THE VALENCIA DISASTER
V ANCOU V EH, January 21. Out of the Valencia's crew of 60 and 94. passengers at present only 15 are known to be saved. The vessel struck Cape Baale, where the rocka rise precipitatel about 400 feet. The lifeboats were swamped. One woman dropped her two children into the sea while trying to hand them to her bus. band, who was in one of the boats. She jumped overboard in despair, and was drowned, Her husband was drowned trying to save her. VANCOUVER, January 20. The Egeria's bluejackets in serfboats attempted to save the Valencia a survivors in the rigging, but the rough sea prevented success. One hundred and thirty - nine were drowned.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19060126.2.14
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 6926, 26 January 1906, Page 2
Word Count
117THE VALENCIA DISASTER Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 6926, 26 January 1906, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in