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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
7
A person described as an educator arrives in Seattle seeking a special investigation into a troubling experience. The report notes charges and calls for formal scrutiny by authorities. Specific names and dates are not clearly readable in the text.
Frank F. Bunker, assistant city superintendent of Seattle schools, returns from Victoria to testify on the Valencia wreck. He cites chaotic on board conditions, seeks a rigid federal inquiry to safeguard future travel, and describes the personal losses that haunt him while vowing to resume his duties.
Washington Feb 1 Secretary Bonaparte has approved the recommendation of Superintendent Sands of the naval academy for the pardon of Midshipman Miller of Kentucky who was convicted of chasing.
Witnesses describe attempts to launch boats from the Queen and the Valencia wreck site off Seabird rocks and Carmanah. They note heavy seas of 20 to 25 feet, lack of authority to deploy boats, and the impossibility of reaching survivors before the ship broke apart.
Witnesses describe how the Valencia lacked timely lifeboat deployment and life raft use during the wreck. Sailors testify the ship did not lower all boats and that some passengers improvised escape on a crowded raft. Some died ashore on Tur Island while others vanished or suffered insanity.
Fire destroyed 24 buildings in Panama including the Concordia hotel and 15 stores, with losses near 500000. In San Francisco the transport Meade fire killed three sailors and injured about 80, while 80000 in military treasure was moved to safety as crews battled smoky cargo holds and looming explosions.
Berlin reports the foreign office says Germany has won the upper hand in the Algeciras conference. All powers not bound by special agreement have shifted to Germany's position, leaving France isolated in the conference.
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