Jose Romero
Jose Salomon Romero was a waiter on the Valencia. He lived in San Francisco where he was recently married. Romero has worked for several years on various steamships and only recently transferred to the Valencia. This tragic voyage was only his second on the Valencia. The San Francisco Call newspaper reported on January 26th: "Mrs. Romero awaits news of her husband, and her grief is doubly severe owing to the fact that her mother died but two months ago." His body was never recovered.