The Springfield herald., 1906-02-02
VALENCIA WRECK
TERRIBLE STEAMSHIP DISASTER
IN NORTHERN PACIFIC.
OVER ONE HUNDRED DROWN
Vessel Strikes the Rocks in Dense Fog
Only One BoatIoad Escape-Aw-
fuI Scenes Of Suffering and Death.

Victoria. b. C.-With ninety-four
passengers and about sixty in her crew
the steamer Valencia went ashore
about ten miles east of Cape Beale
in thick fog about 12 O'Clock Monday
night. She is on the rocks against a
high cliff and is likely to go to pieces
| at any time. The boats crew of six
reached Cape Beale Tuesday about 3
p. m. The survivors say that great
number were drowned in trying 10
leave the ship. Nine men got ashore
about fifteen miles from here.
Denver.-Theodore ID. Shreve of this
city was one of the passengers on the
steamer Valencia. He is the son OF
JAMES A. Shreve, one of the Oldest real
estate brokers in Denver. He is lith-
ographer and has a wide acquaintance
in this city. The family resides at
1868 California street.
Later.-The wrecked steamer Valen-
cia now lies submerged and broken.
but portion of mast standing above
the water, and the fleet of steamers
and tugs have to-day (Thursday) been
turning their attention to patrollins
the vicinity in the hope OF finding
boats, RATS or wreckage still afloat
with survivors, though the chances
are small.
Ashore several parties have been
toiling over most arduous trails, some
carrying succor to those who were
washed ashore. others securing the
rugged rocks of the shore line, seek.
ing for any survivors that may have
reached shore and be lying foodless
and helpless. while others are engaged
In the melancholy duty of recovering
bodies.
OF the total company of 1874. but
thirty-three have been definitely ac-
counted for, and three men believed
to be other survivors were seen on
shore by the whaling vessel Orion
near the wreck, huddling about a fire.
Six survivors have been taken from the
Salvor, nine men badly bruised and so
overcome that they cannot stand are
still camped at Darling. and eighteen
others were picked up by the City of
Topeka.
With the, three Seen from the Orion
added !, the sysursivSss total thirty-six.
leayinga death list 81 fl9 persons. Not
woman or child is among the saved.
Scant hope is entertained by those
on board the patrolling steamers that
any others will be recovered, for the
doctors on rescuing tugs say the limit
of human endurance will have been
passed before this time.
The nine survivors of the Valencia
who are at, Darling river telegraph hut.
are reported from Bamfield to be in
deplorables condition. so o~ercome by
exposure and exhaustion that they are
unable to stand. much less to make
their way along the trail to the nearest
place of shelter. One has a sprafned
ankle, the others are without boots
and exhausted, several with their feet
raw and bleeding from walking to the.
Darling river over the rocks. 1t is i'm
possible for them to reach Bamfield or
Cape Beale, even could they cross the
flooded Darling river in their present
condition. They have no provisions
other than those provided by party
of three which went TO them from
Bamtield with small supply yester-
day.
Survivors of the wreck of the steam
ship Valencia, who were picked up
from a life raft, say that Captain o.
NJ. Johnson made no effort to save his
own life, and that the last words he
was heard to utter as the raft left the
ship. were: MY God, send relief to-
my passengers!" The survivors say
that most of the women refused to
leave the ship, preferring to take their.
chances on its reelins decks than on
the frail RATS. The last view the sur
vivors had of the persons remaining
on the ship was when the raft was
tossed high on a mountainous wave.
They saw the men. women and chill
dren clinging together on the hurri-
cane deck, while family through the
soar of the surf came the strains of
Nearer. My God, to Thee sung by
those who were about to die.