Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-05
MORE VALENCIA
VICTIMS FOUND
THREE BODIES RECOVERED AT
SCENE OF WRECK
This Brings the Total Up to Thirty
Three-cansdlan Investigation
Into Disaster VIII Begin
Today
BY Associated Press.

VICTORIA y. c., Feb 4.-Three
more bodies were recovered today at
the scene Of the wreck of the Valencia,
the total now reaching thirty-three.
Today the United States ship Perry
and Lorne and Wyadda crulsed near
to the scene Of the wreck, the former
tug picking up two bodies, the latter
one a woman. One of the women was
badly decomposed. the features being
unrecognizable. The United States
steamship Grant spent the day cruising
among the islands of Barkley sound
and returned without seeing anything
of either bodies or wreckage. Constable
Conway, who Is at Darling creek. re-
ported from there toward evening that
some bodies and casks of liquor were
seen in the surf and he expected that
further bodies will be found tomorrow.
The bodies brought in by the tugs were
taken from the shore near Darling
creel, where landings were made to-
dsS. Nine Of the bodies were sent on
board the United States steamship
Perry TO Bamfeld and she will bring
cable station will be sent to Victoria by
the tug IIorne, leaving tonight.
Descriptions are being sent by the
Lorne. The searchers are sure of the
identification only of Gus Edickson and
Iglehorne, and another body is thought
to be that Of Peters. One woman
found has three rings, a diamond, a
ruby and moonstone. She also has a
chain bracelet with paddock. Another
,l~4 80 IL oe
two wire rings on the little finger, both
connected. Descriptions of all by the
teeth are being sent to the superinten-
dent of provincial police here.
The Canadian investigation into the
wreck will be commenced at the court
house tomorrow morning with Captain
James Gaudin, agent of marine; Cap
tain G. j. Cox. Lloyds' agent, and Cap
tain Newcomb of the cruiser Kestrel,
who arrived tonight from Port Simp-
son, as commissioners. c. H. Lugrin,
who was counsel for the Dominion
government at the investigation into
the Clallam disaster. will again rep
resent the government, and e. V. Bod
well will appear for the Facific Coast
Steamship company. Nine of the sur
vivors of the crew sent here by the
steamship company arrived tonight to
give evidence at the investigation.
"A HulIDer Ol ITlelluS anu IeldtlNeS
of wreck victims have arrived to view
the unidentified bodies at local morgues
and some touching scenes occurred
when near relatives examined the
bodies seeking some lost one But one
of the eight brought yesterday was
positively identified. that of j. Bruer
of Minneapolis. where he had extern
sive lumber interests. Miss Minna
Breuer, who the day before had Of
fered $1OO reward for the recovery of
her uncle's body, identified one of those
brought in on the Wyadda by a de-
scription of the dental work tele-
graphed by Minneapolis dentist.
Some of the crew who arrived today
believe the body of It man wearing a
blue sweater described yesterday, is
that of A. Aberg, fourth officer. This
would seem to be correct. for "dou-
Bile A" monogram was found on the
dead man.
The report that nine bodies were
shipped on the Perry proves erroneous.
The Lorne leaves at midnight with
twelve bodies, nine of them men, three
women.
Police Constable Deasy is returning
with the tug bringing a full descrip
tion of the bodies unidentified.