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Show VESSEL DRIVEN ASRORE j DURING A HEAVY FOG a Accident Occurred Near Scene of the Valencia Disaster, the Captain and Cook Being Drowned Ship a Total Wreck. Victoria, B. C. Tho barkontlne Skagit, 443 tons, for Port Gamble, drovo ashoro Thursday morning on tho Vancouver Island coast, within a few mllos from whero tho Valencia disaster disas-ter occurred. Captain Rose and tho cook wcro drowned. Tho mate and oven men reached shore In safoty, although somo wcro injured aa a result re-sult of hardships, and wcro succored by David Logan, tho lineman wflo did cxcollcnt work during tho Valencia disaster. The Skagit is a total wreck. The Skagit was bound from San Francisco, Fran-cisco, which port nho left on October 0, for Port Gamble, and encountered a heavy fog, obstructing the sight of land. Tho vessel was In the breakers before the crew was aware of tho danger. dan-ger. The scene of tho disaster has been tho graveyard of many vessels, notably tho Valencia, Undo John, Janet Cowan, Atlanta, Vesta and other craft, on somo of which many of those on board wero lost. |