Show FW mhd ROM ILL si SHIP the valencia goes to pieces on the rocks near cape beale only thirty six of the passengers gera and anc crew were saved the dead numbering the greatest loss of life ni i the north pacific since 1875 victoe Is n B C of 0 tile people on board the steamer valencia when abo abe struck near Klan away rock five miles from cape beale but thirty six siv wre were saved the dead number the greatest loon of life in the north pacific elno the Pit pacific was lost in 1876 1875 tho the valencia in whose rigging about thir ty people were clinging frantically waving for assistance which could not be given when the steamed queen quean left the scene it at 11 30 a n broke up about 5 ap p m wednesday sweeping to death those few who had survived those these terrible hours bourg of privation chilled and numbed to tile the limit ol of human endurance by clouds clouda of spray which swept over them of the total company of but 33 have been definitely accounted for and three mm men believed to be other were seen been on shore from the whaling vessel orion near the wreck huddling about a fire SJ sli survivors haye have been taken on the sal vor nor most of them so go badly cut up and bruised without boots and so over come that they cannot stand muel mud leas walk eighteen were picked up b the city of topeka with alth the thre seen from the orion a mile and a hall I 1 from the wreck added the v IT total to 36 leaving leasing a death list hat of I 1 persons not a woman or chi child id la is among tile he saved in an interview at bamfield creek wednesday night boatswain nic cartha wid told the first detailed story of the wreck lie ile said the steamer valencia eta at had been going by dead reckon lag jog and overran her dia distance ance sound coundi ings ha had d been made three and four times time a an hour the steamer struck at 11 46 45 p m monday night about the first officer ter and a seaman engaged in sound an ing g having ten minutes before got 1 thirty bitty fathoms speed was waa ordered by captain johnson hut but the tha vessel began filling the captain then gave ciders 01 tiers to have two ot of tile tha seven boats lowered to the saloon deck rall rail instantly the Las passengers crowded to the rail and 0 oaf y crowded tho the boats during the elci t e m ent they cut viba tover lines they could lay their hands on the davits biord about the same barne time the lines were wera cut and both boats were smas od at the sides of the vessel vesa eil capsizing tha mhd passengers and crew in them I 1 ha crew threw lines out and by mearia of jacob a ladders succeeded in get ting six alx of the passengers thrown out of the boats on board again tha boats when lost were vere mostly filled with women nomen and children one very sad incident was alt needed A lady and gentleman with 1 little girl tried to get in oue aue boul boat the father succeeded and the tried to pass the child but a bov wava struck her and washed the child from her aims the child was lost before her ber eyes one life rift was wa also lo 10 bied but it was dashed to pie lleces 0 O 9 after aate this four boats succeeded in K get et ting away from the ship all full ol 01 0 passengers this left one boat and two life rafts the captain after con suiting with the mate asked me ile carthy to take charge chich he didi did and called for volunteers and the alv ballore bailors who reached shore in safety responded the captain instructed them to pull along the beich be ich and find a pance to get ashore landed at 1 10 p m tuesday and made cape capa beale lighthouse at 1 3 p in it bedora fore L making cape beale the tried to get back to the vossel vessel by the beach but could not do so BU the valencia left san francisco about 11 on saturday last and heard beard no sound or saw no light pros pres eding danger the off leers run ding by dead reckoning and were or on the outlook for umatilla reef ft allen hen tho the steamer struck she am BE backed off after she ehe struck but bat the water filling the engine room the larer were extinguished and the eagins engins crew forced out lot at the roomi room although not before the valencia had been derivi eu en hard bard on the beach |