Those Who Are
Instrumental In
Rebuilding Nome
(Continued From Page One)
did the Office of Indian Affairs build
ing on the corner of Kings Way. All
other buildings on the North side of
First Avenue from this point to the
warehouse buildings of the Alaska
Road Commission on the other side
of Stedman Avenue were burned to
the ground.
The Northern Air Transport is now
located in a new building on the
same corner. Next in line the homes
occupied by Chas. D. Jones, Harry
Hagen doing business in a new
house, Jeweler and Optician; Alvin
Bahlke; a new house to be occupied
by Mr and Mrs J S Stangroom; Mr.
• and Mrs. Mozee occupy the next
house. John White and wife in the
restaurant business next door to
that; a new building for Herbert
I
Greenberg; anotther building occu
pied by Mrs C C Crooks and another
Cork Insulated building owned by
Lomen Commercial Company.
Across the street is another new
building occupied by Mrs Alice Jour
dan. On the Corner of First Ave
nue and Stedman is the office and
radio station of the Pacific Alaska
Arways constructed last fall. Adi
joning the ARC garage is the new
Aaska Road Commission offices, up
stairs being occupied by the U. S.
Reindeer Service.
Up Stedman Avenue one block
are the homes of Bert Stormfeltz
and wife, and Kenneth Rude and
wife, a little further along. Mrs.
Rude is in the women’s apparel bus
iness known as Mildred’s Shoppe.
Below the line of the Railroad
Track the remainder of Nome was
not touched by the blaze. The Lin
coln Hotel, Jack Devine proprietor,
was the only hotel left in town fol
lowing the fire. The former John
Becker machine shop is now owned
and operated by W L Slack, who be
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Alterations and Repairs 411 Second Avenue
ARCTIC BEER PARLOR
AND CARD ROOM
Between Pioneer Drug Store And Dream Theatre
Jack Solomon, Prop.
fore the fire had owned and operat
ed the former W H Sturtevant ma
chine shop. Next to him is Galvin
the Tailor, and adjoining is the City
Laundry, Harry Saito proprietor.
Across the street in what was form
erly the W J Rowe Transfer offices,
is located the M. & M. Bank, G. R.
Jackson president. A few yards
along is the present location of the
Polet Stores and warehouses.
John Ebberle veteran harness
maker and pioneer of Nome is lo
cated in the same place, near the
Lomen Commercial Co.
Another block along is the offices,
dock, warehouses and freight sheds
of the Lomen Commercial Company,
with the large coal pile further out
on the tundra. And below this is
the electric power plant of the North
ern Light and Power Company.
Most of the buildings in the burned
area section of Nome are today two
story buildings, although numerous
one story structures are to be ob
served.
The Masonic Order is now located
in the former St. Marys Episcopal
Church on Stedman Avenue.
The Nome Laundry, Joe Amarok,
is now located up Stedman Avenue
above the Catholic church. This
section of Nome was in no danger
during the fire.
A line drawn through Nome would
trace the limits of the fire as fol
lows: Beginning at the railroad
track on Front Street, the lines
would proceed up to First Ave., to
the left of the sheet iron building on
the west side of the track, thence up
to Second Avenue, just missing the
home of Kenneth Rude. From there
it would extend along Second Aven
ue to Hogan’s Alley—down Hogan’s
Alley a few feet, and thence over
to King’s Way and then down to
First Avence along side of the Office
of Indian Affairs Building. It would
I then jump to the south side of First
I Avenue and continue up as far as
C Street, just a few feet south of the
Federated Church. It then would
(proceed to First Avenue West on the
South side and continue to D Street
; where the fire was stopped, the last
I building to be destroyed along this
line being the home of Mr and Mrs.
Wilfred Boucher.
All territory within this restrict
ing line was destroyed completely by
the fire. More than eleven blocks
of buildings, real property and per
sonal belongings were entirely con
sumed by the blaze. Not one build
ing remained even partially stand
ing in the area encompassed by the
fire.
The dead spectre of seven vaults,
the morning after the fire were all,
that raised their heads above the,
level of the ground—a more devas
tating fire than had ever been seen |
in Nome.
No attempt is made to trace the
path of the blaze as it progressed
from the Golden Gate Hotel, its ori
gin. Today any statement as to
which side of the street it jumped
to first in its progress through the
business district would be disputed.
It is doubtful if any two persons in
Nome could agree as to the manner
in which the flames jumped from
building to building as the fire ate
its way for nearly a half mile thru
town. We leave that to our read
ers to argue about.
The exciting days of September 17,
18, 19 and 20. when reorganization
plans were discussed and emergency
measures taken to house and feed
the population are somewhat dimm
ed but today one can hear almost
any place in the city—"Well! a year
ago on this date, the town was burn
ing to the ground. Remember how |
we tried to save this and that and
etc.,etc., and 'So Far into the Night."
In many respects last winter was
a hard period for everyone to pass. I
Privations of living, hardships of
one kind and another beset many of
the people; but with the coming of .
summer, reorganization of business
and the building of homes, and busi
ness houses, a brighter and more
cheerful city has been the result.
It is fitting at this time that tri
bute be paid to the many cities in
Alaska and the States, who voiced
their sorrow and support by offer
ing their assistance in helping to re
lieve distress and suffering in Nome,
besides relief organizations and the
work of the government in making
it possible to cleanup the debris and
begin the work immediately of re
habilitation.
To every token of help and assist
ance offered—and many were accep
ted out of dire necessity—let us
voice the first public thanks and
appreciation ever to be accorded to
the helpful ones.
Reorganization of city functions
has recently begun—negotiated thru
the Public Works Administration
loan and grant with the City of
Nome in the sum of not to exceed
$100,000.00.
It is impossible to go into details
of the loss incurred by the fire but
it has generally been accepted that
$2,000,000.00 would not have covered
it.
This story is offered as a survey
of the situation as it now appears,
with slight deviations to take into
account, what happened during the
past year from September 17, 1934
to September 17, 1935. It has been
impossible to cover every new build
ing constructed and remodeled in
the city, but in case there are some
which would be interesting to note,
that we have overlooked, the Nome
Daily Nugget, located on Second
Avenue West, next door to the Lu
vina Wallace Young Methodist Mis
sion, invites notes on new buildings
being carried on or already complet
ed in Nome.
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BUILDING CONTRACTOR
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Furniture—Four piece bedroom suites; overstuffed furniture;
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Spark Oil Heaters—Lang Oil Ranges— II. C. I.iltle Burners
NOME DRUG STORE
Prescription Pharmacists
“Cappy MeDougall, Proprietor Telephone Alain 9i,
FINN ALLEY CAFE
Albert Therry, Proprietor
LUNCHES: DINNERS: BEER
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LARGE STOCK OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO
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SEPTEMBER 27
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SAILING DATE FROM NOME WILL BE
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JAMES P. DALY, Agent, Nome.