William Harper
William Harper was a fireman on the Valencia that did not survive. His name appears on the crew list for the Valencia and is counted among the lost. His body was never recovered. In the weeks after the disaster, George B. Harper, William's brother made several inquiries to find out if he was on the Valencia. William Harper had left Hopkinton, Iowa eighteen years previously and was known to be working as a fireman for the steamship company that owned the Valencia.