The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-25
British Mayor to Rescue.
(By Associated Press.l J

tBy <ABSOclateu GreSS.l
VICTORIA, 9. G., January "a, 7P: NJ :,
the tug Lawn. which viii leave as soon
as possible for the Valencia, although It
Is feared she will arrive too late. as a
ports the steamer breaking up.
The Mayor has made arrangements
with the commanding officer Of the naval
station at Esqulmalt to send a life boats
crew from II. NJ. s. Egeria, on the Lorne.
to see II anything can be done to succor
those who were In the rigging OF the
wreck.
(By Associated Press.)
VICTORIA. b. c., January 2i.-Al-
though the latest news from the wreck
of the Valencia is conflicting, it Is prob
able that 140 lives were lost, while only
fifteen persons were saved. The report
from the steamship Queen that % pas
sengers were clingng TO the vessels rig
ging with little chance of saving them
was followed by the story that the wrecS
had gone to pieces. AS only fifteen sur
vivors have been heard from so far. 1t
is probable that the loss of life will reach
140.
CBy Associated Press.)
VICTORIA. b. c., January 24.-6:3o f.
M-rhe steamer Queen reports that when
she left the wreck there We're some 20 or
30 persons clinging TO the rigging. The
Vaiencia is almost s,iJtissrtseril Il nnsJ the
after part of the hurricane deck being
above water. There was slight hope of
rescue on account of the heavy sea.
tBy Associated Pressl
VICTORIA. b. c.. January "a "A Bam-
field despatch says:
Messages requesting that boat with
coal. oil and other supplies be sent to.
render assistance, have been received.
The latest reports from Cape Beale say
the survivors at Darling reported that
there still remain some alive on board
tneS snip.
Those on the ship. it is said are pre-
pared to fire n line ashore as soon as
the rescuers are ready to fasten 1t to a
bluff for breeches buoy support This
may result in the rescue of many of those
hitherto thought lost
(By Associated Press.)
TACOMA. WASH. January 2.-The
steamer salvor is returning to Victoria
disaster. The vessel should reach Vic
toria about 4:3O this afternoon,
CBy Associated Press.)
VICTORIA, B. c., January 2i.-The Ta-
coma story of the salvers coming with
sixty corpses from the Valencia is ono
of many unfounded rnmors which have
been current since early this morning.
The salyor was reported ut Bamfield
Creek this afternoon with no bodies.
There are other rumors. one that the
salvor has twenty-five survivors, but this
Is also thought to be untrue Rumors
are also current that the steamer Queen
has lost boat with its crew. hut this
also is unfounded, as far as can be
learned.
s(By Associated Press.9
VICTORIA. b. c.. january aI-2.l0 T. NJ
Confirmation has Just Eeen received that
all on board the Valencia have been lost
With the exception of the fifteen men
who reached Cape Be~te.
CBy Associated Press)
VICTORIA. B. c., January 2l-2:l0 p. NJ.
The survivors of the Valencia disaster
are all members of the crew, comprising
Boatswan McCarthy's crew and n boat 5
crew, headed by j. G. Miller fireman.
1t is not clear whether there are nine
or eleven in this crew,
Fifteen Persons Saved.
The fifteen persons saved are f. T..
Junker. formerly assistant, superintendent
of schools at Santa Rosa, Cali who lost
NJ wife wife. and two daughters; j. Rlchley,
fireman: Carl Sammel, Passengers; Mike
Hone, +. Brown, 4. Hosoda Oakland:
I, 4 Mccarthy, boatswain: Thomas
Shields g Gampbell. who lost his wife