The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-26
CAPTAIN WANTED TO GO
DOWN WITH HIS SHIP
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about 2 O'Clock Yesterday morning" said
Captain Gibbs. AT that time l had not
seen anything of the Valencia. A thick
fog was hanging over the straits and
nothing but the white foam of the
breakers could be seen from our decks
The City of Topeka steamed to about
three-quarters of mile of the Valencia
Owing to heavy seas 1t was not deemed
wise to proceed further.
we spoke the steamer Queen and were
informed that about o'clock there were
estimated to be about sixty persons still
olinging to the rigging of the Valencia
The City of Topeka then cruised about
the entrance of the straits in the hope Of
finding survivors. At 1890 we picked up
the RATS. The condition of the survivors
was deplorable. All were so benumbed
that they could not stand on their feet
and had to be hauled aboard the Topeka
In the arms of our crew.
Women Refused to Go.
THE survivors told me that the valen-
cas officers did all they could to impress
| upon their minds the fact that there
would be little chance for help after the
life boats had gone. Still the women re-
fused to take to the life RATS and as a
consequences men took their places. That
was one of the first questions l asked
those on the raft when they came aboard
the City of Topeka. All stated that the
best of order prevailed and that the men
showed courtesy to the women.
when the time came for the lifeboats
TO leave the Valencia the officers ordered
all the women to take to the RATS. The
survivors state that in spite of the fact
that the Valencia was beginning to break
up. the women refused to go on the life
RATS and in life boats. stating that they
would take their chances with the ship
rather than leave"
A survivor says that men, women and
children singing Nearer My God to Thee
shivered and chung together on the hurrl-
cane deck of the Valencia when the
steamer Queen hove in sight. The women
on the ill-fated vessel took off their un-
derslSirts and saturating them with kero-
sene. burned them signals to attract
passing vessels, but all in vain.
List of Survivors.
Seattle, Wash, January 25.-Following
is correct list of the survivors of the
Valencia today:
Survivors picked up by City of Topeka:
c. Allison, passenger, ST. Paul.
j, ]. Johnson third cook, San Fran
CISCO
c. l.. Willos, passenger San Francisco.
r. Pervaner, fireman, San Francisco.
G. D. Gardner passenger, Los Angeles.
M. f. Perry, quartermaster San Fran
CISCO
i. " DITCH, WdlleIt san FIdHClSCo
w. A, Raymond, messenger, San Fran
cisco.
X. F. Garrick, first assistant engineer,
San Francisco.
Joseph McCafferty. passenger, West st.
Johns, N. b.
J. Walsh, waiter San Francisco.
A. w. Hawkins. passenger. Seattle.
j. Hoddinott, waiter, San Francisco.
Peter Peterson, second officer, San
Francisco.
f. f. Bunker assistant superintendent
of schools, Seattle, lost wife and two
daughters
j. r. Eichley, fireman.
Carl Samuel, first class passenger, for
Seattle.
Michael Hone. second Grass passenger.
for Seattle.
r. Brown.
A Japanese named Hazoda, from Oak
land to Seattle.
Survivors who reached shore In the
second boat:
]. Mccarthy. boatswain.
Thomas Shields
F. Campbell, second class passenger,
who lost his wife and 1s-year-old daush-
ter
b N Ledhos, fireman.
Albert Wells, ssed II, Of the United
states navy.
John Mark. San Francisco.
w Goslin, San Francisco.
r. Lampson, San Francisco.
c. Brown, San Francisco.