The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-20
vALbANERA
SINKING IS
CONFIRMED:
$50 KILLED
Spanish Steamers Hulk
Found in 40 Feet of Water
Passengers Mostly Span
ish-Divers Are Exploring.
SENT S. 0. S. SIGNALS
(By Associated Press)

MADRID, Sept. 20.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Havana confirm the
loss of the Spanish steamship Valban-
era in the tropical storm which ragged
over the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent
waters last week. Among the first
class passengers were Anastasio Sa-
enZ, Havana merchant and his chill
dren, Marie, Terese and Jesus. There
were five second-class passengers and
sixty-four third class.
The captain Of the Valbanera was
Ramon Martin, and the ships compile
ment included three officers, a chap
lain, six under officers, four doctors,
five engineers, seven sailors, seven
stewards, nine electricians, one chief
steward, eight cooks, twenty seamen
and two maids.
The majority of the passengers
were from Malaga, Spain. The ship
belonged to Pinillos, Izquierdo & COM
pany, Of Cadiz, and took her name
from Valbanera. where the principal
owners were born.
LAST HEARD SEPTEMBER 8.
HAVANA, Sept 20.-The Valbanera,
bound from Spanish ports to Havana,
was last heard from on the night of
September 8, whe she appeared off
the entrance to Havana harbor. Yes
terday steamer bearing that name,
but reported by divers to be much
smaller vessel, was found off Rebeca
shoals light, forty miles from Key
West.
Tho wreck was located by the coast
guard cutter Tuscarosa, and the sub
chaser 203, and was resting on bed
of quicksand in about forty feet of
yofn
hull by the Cuban consul here re-
ported the wreck bore the name Val
banera, but said the vessel appeared
only half So large as the missing liner.
Saw Name Plate.
Esign B. r. Roberts, commander of
the sub-chaser. also said he had seen
the name plate on the Valbanera on
the wreck. and his statement confirm
ed belief that the sunken vessel was
the one sought. There were no bodies
in the vicinity and nothing to indi.
cate what had become of the 800 pas
ec~"rs GrG $50 members of the crew
Further examination of the wreck
tcCey Is expected to show whether
those on boad got away in small
boats. None have been picked up bu,
search of the surrounding waters and
adjacent islands is being continued ir
the hope that some survivors may
have reached land or their bodies will
be found Most of those on the Ill
fated steamer were Cubans.
Reports yesterday that faint wire
less calls, supposed to be from the
Nalbanera had been picked up durins
the past several days, continued to be
a mystery. The calls were said t.
have been picked up here and at Ha
vana, but were so weak as to preven
any effort toward locating thir source
CORPUS CHRISTI LIST 400
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Sept. 20
With the known dead near the 40
mark and steadily increasing. resi-
dents Of Corpus Christi and othe
nearby Texas coast towns today re
sumed their search for bodies OF add
tional persons who lost their live
through last Sundays hurricane an,
tidal wave.
The number of dead was 1856, bu
many persons were of the opinion tha
all of the shore line and wreckag g
had been thoroughly searched.
In Corpus Christi proper, cond
tions were becoming more nearly MOI
NAL today. Although electric light
and street car service may not be re
stored for some time. the announce
ment that it was hoped TO turn on ga
in some of the less damaged parts c
the city late today was hailed wit
delight.
According to a statement issued b
the principal relief committee clotl
ing and financial assistance const
tute the immediate needs of the rt
fugees and the people of the natio
were calld upon to render assistance
The food situation was said to be sa
isfactory.