Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-28

stewardness and their department. They
say they left the ship when the steward
and stewardess were engaged constant
ly in passing food to all and long at
ter the crew took to the rigging, the
steward and many Of his walters passed
up meat and sandwiches to those dashed
In the yardage Of the wreck.
The night of Thursday, when the
shipwrecked people were in the rig
sing, was q terrible one. as a high
wind which was almost responsible for
the loss of the sealing schooner Casco.
which had sailed from Victoria on Sun
day last, was blowing. The Casco put
into Bamheld on Wednesday morning
and Captain Munroe reported that on
Tuesday night the sealing schooner was
within a few yards of being wrecked
off Cape Beale and If she had not
cleared the point, her company of TWEEN
ty-four would doubtless have been all
lost When the sealers told of the
storm, which Captain Munroe said was
one iof the worst he had ever expert
enced, those at Bamfied thought that
none of those in the rigging of the Va
lencia would have Survived the night
That same day q telephone message
was received from Lineman Logan of
the land party, which went by the land
trails to the wreck from Cloo-Ose and
the lineman told tragic tale OF seeing
the wreck break UP at noon on We'd
nesday, carrying away all who had
survived the terrors Of the previous
night.
Attempts to Throw Lines Ashore
The three shots heard by those on the
steamer Queen as she stood by the
wreck on Wednesday were the sounds
of attempts to throw lines ashore.
Lineman Logan telephoned the Asso-
clated Press correspondent at Pachena
that three lines had been sent shore
ward. The first fell short, the second
reached shore and was caught by Lo-
gan, who was making it fast to a piece
of rock when it broke. The third fell
short, striking the face of the rock.
Those on the rock saw the failure of
the attempt and when signals were
made shouts could not be heard above
the roar of the breakers though the
wreck was only IS yards away, the men
OH the wreck waved their arms, indi-
eating that there were no more lines.
The last hope had gone and soon after
wards, when the steamer Queen had
left the scene, the men on land saw the
end.
Before long the wreckage began to
wash ON the rocks and there the first
five bodies were found. Barrels, casks
and all manner of freight was then
washed ashore and the Nitinat Indians
and those of Cloo-Ose and Pachena
have been busy gathering what they
can.
The Nitinat Indians propose to hold a
potlach In a few days with the goods
they have secured. The parties at the
scene are preventing any looting, how
ever The government agents are Or
ganizing posses of Indians to search
for bodies, especially in the Barley
sound district and near Ucluelet, where
i- q of he
will be recovered, as the tide sets in
that direction. This afternoon a dis
patch from the Associated Press COR
respondent at Ucluelet reported the
finding of a body on Erickett island
west of Turret island, in the Broken
Group. and later the correspondent at
Cape Beale told of another body, that
of Fred Erickson of Iowa, having been
located near Cape Beale.
Government Will Investigate
The dominion government has decid-
ed to hold an investigation into the
wreck of the Valencia and as a result it
is expected consideration for the bet
ter protection for the shipping on the
west coast of Vancouver island Will be
gone into fully and steps taken to Sc
cure the necessary arrangements. Capt.
Gaudin, the local agent Of marine, has
not yet been advised of arrangements
for the inquiry. 1t is doubtful if a
coroner'S inquest will be held here, now
that the bodies recovered are being sent
to Seattle. The government inquiry
will answer this purpose.
The tug Bahada reached Bamf1eld
creek tonight with Capt. Patterson Of
the Pacific Coast Steamship company
on board, the tug having picked him up
at Neah Bay, together with some dories,
which will be used with fishermen man
ming them to search the coast for bodies
The revenue cutter Grant was standing
at the scene of the wreck when the Ba-
hada arrived and two officers of the
Grant and Mr.. Bunker, the passenger
from the Valencia, as well as some of
the men from the Bahada, made land
ing near the scene to get the bodies
found. Before these could be taken into
the dorieS the sea began to rise and they
had to leave in order to get through
the surf without the bodies. Bunker,
the Seattle assistant school superinten-
dent who survived the disaster and
who has been energetic in his work
since reaching shore, offered his Serv-
vices to patrol the beach, If the gov
eminent would allow him men. He said
bodies We're being washed in all along
the shore, but it was only possible TO
search for them at low water. Capt
Patterson tried to organize an Indian
crew to search and failing to get suffi-
cient men, he will proceed to Neah
bay to get Indians and canoes from
there.
Eleven bodies have been found near
the wreck, and Light Keeper Patterson
found another near the light house. The
Bahada put into Bamfield for the
night and it will return to the scene of