The Valencia Tragedy
Download or Read eBook The Valencia Tragedy PDF written by Michael C. Neitzel and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 1995 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Michael C. Neitzel |
Publisher | : Heritage House Publishing Co |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : 1895811368 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781895811360 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Valencia Tragedy by : Michael C. Neitzel
Book excerpt: "The most shameful incident in Canadian Maritime history" occurred in January 1906 when the steamer Valencia hit rocks off the treacherous west coast of Vancouver Island, only 100 feet from shore. Over the next 40 hours the vessel was pounded to pieces. More than 80 people, many of them women and children, drowned. Men watching from the shore offered no assistance, and three potential rescue vessels sailed away. The tragedy is considered the most appalling display of bad luck, incompetence, negligence and lack of compassion in recorded Canadian maritime history.