Show l SPANISH rANI H STEAM c I- I SHIP mr l LOSS I IS I I C CONFIRMED fIRMO I i Reports of Sinking II in Storm Corroborated by U. U S. S Ensi Ensign n By Bt Associated Press Prell MADRID Sept 20 Dispatches re received received received re- re here from Havana confirm the loss of ot the Spanish steamship Valban Val Val- ban banera ra In the tropical storm which raged over the Gulf of Mexico and adJacent adjacent adjacent ad ad- jacent waters last week The majority of ot the passengers were from Malaga Spain KEY WEST NEST Fla Sept 20 That That the Spanish steamer carrying carrying carrying car car- passengers and a crew of ISO went down in the hurricane that swept Key West est ten days ago appeared to have been made certain by the the- st state statement lement l e ment of Ensign I L. L B. B 3 Roberts commanding commanding com com- manding officer of the U U. S. S S S. sub sub- chaser ho bo stated h he plainly saw the nameplate of ot that steamer on the 1 vessel essel found Cound yesterday sunk Junk in forty t feet et of water near here The statement of ot Ensign Roberts I corroborated that of divers who on I order of ot the Cuban consul here made madean an investigation of the sunken vessel The wreck was seen by by the and the coast guard vessel near Rebecca shoals shoals' shoals lighthouse lighthouse about forty Key West It lay In water ater which covers covers a a. a b bed d of ot quick quIck- sand No bodies were seen The has been missing since the storm The passengers arc are thought to have ha been been almost all SpanIsh Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish or Cubans The vessel carried a n. valuable cargo I IA A wrecking crew rew will leave e here here today and the naval natal station hero here has I promised all facilities to aid them I |