The Valencia Shipwreck on the West Coast TrailCharles Brown Valencia Survivor

The Valencia Disaster

 Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail1. The Valencia Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail2. The Voyage Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail3. The Boats Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail4. The McCarthy Boat Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail5. The Bunker Party Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail6. On the Valencia Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail7. The Rafts Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail8. The Turret Raft Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail9. The Rescue Ships Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail10. The Aftermath Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail11. The Survivors Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail12. The Lost 

The West Coast Trail

Shipwreck on the West Coast TrailPrologue Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail1: The West Coast Trail Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail2: When to Hike & Fees Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail3: Trailheads Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail4: Getting There Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail5: Considerations Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail6: Campsites Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail7: Shipwrecks Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail8: Routes Shipwreck on the West Coast Trail9: Sights & Highlights

Charles Brown Valencia Survivor

Charles Brown, a seaman on the Valencia was one of the six crewmen that left the Valencia in the last lifeboat, the McCarthy Boat, the morning after the shipwreck.  The McCarthy Boat left the Valencia at about 9am on Tuesday, January 23rd.  They were specifically ordered by the captain to get to land as soon as possible and hike up to the cliffs opposite the ship to receive the line from the Valencia.  They did not attempt to reach land until they found an easy landing seven miles north of the Valencia, near the Cape Beale Lighthouse.  When asked about this while testifying during a Valencia inquiry, he responded, “I didn’t want to come back’.  The Seattle Star printed a picture of the McCarthy Boat survivors on 27 January 1906 and they identify the man in the back row in the middle as Charles Brown.