The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
WENT ON ROCKS.
Steamer Valencia Wrecked on
the Coast of an Islaad.
MANY PERSONS LOST.
Is Thought That One Hundred and
TWenty.0ne Souls Perisbed on the
llI-fated Ship. Not a Woman
or Child AmoHg the
Rescued.

A dispatch from Victoria. B. c.,
saws the Valencia, which was en- route
from San Francisc,, with 81 passen
gers and 'ew OF 60, went ashore at
midnight Tuesday night during a
thick fog and large number were
drowned when attempting 10 leave the
ship. The steamer is on tho rccks
against high cliff, and is likely to go
70 pieces at any time. O1e boats crew
reached Cape Beale at o'clock Tues
day afternoon, and nine men got
ashore near the telegraph hut, about
Is miles from tn. lighthouse Two
men are prisoners on the face OF the
Cliff near which the stsamer vent
ashore and cannot get up the cl f OF
return to tie wreck. TIE sea will
probably reach them when the tide is
nigh. The men report terrible scenes.
One woman dropped her child into
tie sea when trying TO hand it to her
husbal d who wss in one Of the boats.
Wien the boats crew left there
wes little boy running about the
decks crying tor bis mother, who was
among the drowned. There are still
about I25 persons on the wreck, with
almost certain death staring them IL
the face. The steamer Queen, which
arrived here at O'Clock from San
Francisco, landed her passengers and
left at once for the scene Of the wreck
TIE steamer Q leen City left at mid
night on her regular coast cruise and
should reach the scene Of the wreck
in a few hours. Urgent messages are
being received for assistance.
A dispatch from Cape Beale says
the steamer lost is the Valencia OF
San Francisco, which vent ashore Oh
Vancouver island coast near Clocse
The lighthouse keeper says about 100
we're drowned. The news Of the dis.
aster on the Vancouver island coast
In neagre, being confined to the mes.
sage received by Capt. Gaudin, agent
Of the marine service, from Light
house Keeper Patterson at esp:
Beale, saying: Steamer wrscked be.
tween here and Close, about 100
drowned, niLe reached telegraph hut.
Will wire more :-raticu!ars as soon as
possible" Cape Bale is on Vancou7
Island at the sou ,hern side Of the en-
trance to Barclay sound. The name
Of the wrecked vessel has not been as
NO SIGN OF LIFE.
The correspondent Ut the Associat-
ed Press On board the steamer Salyor
nas wired from Bamfeld as follows:
The steamer Valencia was located by
the steamer Q 1een at 9 a. m. today on
Point Planway, about five miles from
Cape Beale. Toe tug Car went in to
investigate and report that the
steamer was ashore, stern first and
aer decks swept clear with the ex-
caption # small part OF the deck
house and her two masts standing.
No persons could be seen alive on
BOARD, In the rigging CT the foremast
vas what the captain Of the tug Czsr
took to be signal, although be was
unable to say whether it was a piece |
OF sail OF a human being cllnging to
the rigging.
TIE steamer Salv stood in TO,
q about two miles but was unable to go
any further as heavy sea and west
erly gale was blowing, making 1t high
ly dangerous, if not impossible. to
make closer approach.
The Gar was within three quarters
OF a mis- from the wreck but could
q no further towards the Valercta
and after making as complete an e1-
animation as possible, she returned to
the Qleen and Salvor. The latter
steamer and the tug Car then left
TOR Ram6eld creek. the Queen stand
ing by her companion line. When the
Savior left the scene there was heavy
swell from the southwest and rain
was falling iu torrents. The Queen
reported having heard three gunsnots
shortly before the arrival Of the Sal
vor, but nothing Of any living person
was to be seen.
Advices from Cape Beale say that
p men have arrived, one Of whom! 1.
the boatswaSn, the othS7S haing sail
ors. Tney reported a passenger list OF
"a and a crsw o. so and sa;i that
when they'1eTt che wreck yesterday
morning there we're about 100 persons
on board, 8 large percentage OF whom
were women and children VINO were
on the quarterback. Two boats were
smashed alongside and all the occu
pants were drowned.
TIE Valencia lett San Francisco
about II o'clock on Saturday last and
heard no sound and saw no light pre-
saying danger. The officers were run
ming bY dead reckoning and we're on
the outloon for CnunaGilla reef light
ship when the steamer struck. She
Tas backed of after she struck but
the water Il led the engine room, the
6res we're extinguighed and the en-
gine crew forced out Of the room, al.
thcI;oh not before the Valencia had