Peter Glube
Peter Glube was a second-class passenger from San Francisco on his way to Seattle is listed in the Valencia’s passenger list. His body was found washed up along the shore near Darling River and found by Frank Bunker, a Valencia survivor. The San Francisco Call newspaper on January 31st, 1906 reported, “PROPERTY OF DROWNED. Collector of Customs Guards Effects of the Valencia’s Dead. Collector of Customs John Newbury received from F.F. Bunker, who arrived by the Salvor today, the effects of some of the bodies washed ashore. One lot is the effects of Peter Glube, or Glude, in which are two watches, one gold, the other silver, a purse with a small sum of money and a letter signed by his wife, with enclosures of a little letter with crosses indicating kisses from children, a knife and a match box. The letter referred to was posted at Brownsville, near Seattle, on January 9 and has a Seattle postmark of January 10 and an Oakland postmark of January 12. The body on which these things were found was picked up by Bunker and Captain Ferris near Darling River.”