1906: The SS Valencia hits a reef and 136 people die - Victoria Times Colonist
At 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 23, 1906, the lighthouse keeper at Cape Beale sent an ominous message by telegraph: “Steamer Valencia in bad place.”
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At 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 23, 1906, the lighthouse keeper at Cape Beale sent an ominous message by telegraph: “Steamer Valencia in bad place.”