The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-01

exs throwing the searehlght OF publicity upon the Incl
n Of the catastrophe make il safe Tor the travelling
public IN the future"
s, bearing the narrowing evidences of his terrible ex
ene aboard the Inflated Valencia Frank T. Bunker arrived
~ morning 30 O'Clock from Victoria on the Steamer
Fnsess Beatrice Mr Bunker accompanied BY City SUI
seun.endent OF Schools L. Il, Cooper
Mr. Bunker reluctantly told his story OF the iatciul Jour
p from SAN Francisco saying that he had suffered enough
usal anguish already without telling al the painful features
q he tragedy that tore from HIM the strands that moored him
= lie aud hope After experiencing the poignant grief
hts Hie NIr Bunker habors malice does he feel bit
SAFEGUARD PUBLIC TRAVEL.
Calmly and deliberately be stated that the only reason
h desired searching aud rigid inquiry into disaster vas
i safeguard public travel in tho years To come lie is resigned
!, The tate ms wife and babies lie believes that he has
s,re 81 seattle educational lie As oon a. his tc,an
aken by the present board Of inquiry he viii Immediately
assume his duties assistant city superintendent OF public
shs Seattle lie anxious TO get at work believing
hus occupied he W more easily bear his irrcparahc loss
I have talked about the unfortunate affair much
Ian afraid everybody surfeted with the details that ter
rb catastrophe My only object IN giving the wreck and IN
cuts thereto as much publicity as have purely and solely
! desire minimize such in the future The
aveng public has the right only demand but receive
h safest and most modern appliances Tor protecting human
ALL WAS CONFUSION
eWhcu the Valencia the rocks. instantly all
,auon Crew and passengers ran wildly to and fro aud
nc air full Of orders TO lower boats 10 know
shsher the orders ISSUED By officers Every
holy seemed bent taking Of themselves II BE
tat Captain Johnson and his subordnatcs did the best they
mud but there organized discipline board l. Of
II
ued chaotic state II : unfortunate that
one n authority did rule that with hand OF
I entered the second leboat lowered. There no
Og stationed the rail any other place that 20
order the people the boat There 70 the
Ertoat That matter ourselves had to cope with
Nv wife and two children. mess boy Frank Rehey, tour
Other passengers and myself started IN the boat We cap
sired feet from the steamers side and the four passen
eers and one OF NY babies sank before my eyes.
cLINGING TO THE BOAT.
When the boat rghted Rchlcy my wife and girl and
myself cnging the boat which filled with water
aeEs.a III - hot aHAfa sFas fa
sn child away hfehoat their death Rchley and
hurled ashore Richcy sprained his ankle in some
which, together with his thorough drcnehng and
po>ure caused hm great pain.
we landed north OF the wreck about three miles IN the
erection OF Cape Beae We went along shore for some DIS
and another party who had been safely washed
ashore in Of the lfeboafs consultation was held by
the party the best method Of giving immediate AID TO
those still board the Valencia We attempted 70 scale the
Gift overhangng the steamer the rocks below, but Il
physical mpossibty gain the top the condition in
which All Of Us we're thought the best plan to inland
end seek help from settlement any could be found
TAPPED THE WIRE.
we abandoned telegraph hut. We broke
the door and found deserted. picked up an old tee
phone received climbed pole and tapped the wire We did
know where were but talked over the wire 20 some
one whom aiterard ascertained 70 be Mrs Patterson an
operator Cape Bealc lighthouse told her Of the wreck
and urged her send help and provision as quickly a. possible
After the overlapping episode we attempted 20 rstatn
the Of the wreck but were 80 exhausted at inc
ts was too much for II not case OF desefton 81
the helpless people who remained on the valencia W. eouu
reach them Ny best judgment was TO secure hep from
,e inland tfartnatelv AID reached the too late
~The bitterness OF personal loss did not or would not
deter from making every effort to save ne 90 nor ne
heve that left uuturned stone to ad inc
passengers and who remained on inc aees o "e 'a
enean
a. - .tc sfs.gf Of those uu
ap sight II 0.Ntl -,
nu that everybody believed that ives OF many e. ~
al rnaiH be When she have given ~
~ without boat or boaEa OF +ll.l
srss-s ~ - 5Tent emit Of the pres
.Ientn f. concerned
Ihaa should be a rtgi
inquiry the affair. Wit
Fraucso such FisN ht.t-s
order issued q worth human te 'N 80
les thana csrvoF nv Judgment basis"