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JACK DEVINE, PROP.
“THE HOME OF THE SOURDOUGH”
ROOMS BY THE DAY OR MONTH
SQUIBBS COD LIVER OIL
VITAMIN TESTED VITAMIN PROTECTED
LARGE BOTTLE—$1.00
PLAIN OR MINT FLAVORED
NOME DRUG STORE
“Cappy” McDougall, Proprietor
Opposite Telephone Office
Distributors E. R. Squibb & Sons
Manufacturing Chemists
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NOME MACHINE SHOP
, W. L. SLACK AND SON, PROPRIETORS
Our Aim-—Satisfied Customers
BOILER, MARINE, TRACTOR, ACETLYNE AND ^
ELECTRIC WELDING
MATERIAL STOCKED: SHAFTING, STEEL, BRONZE,
BUSHING, BABBITT, ACCESSORIES.
Prompt Attention to Local and Out of Town Work
FINN ALLEY CAFE
CARDROOM
BEER
Lunches and Dinners
NOME, ALASKA.
Northern Light & Power Co.
AND
Alaska Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Second Avenue and Lane’s Way
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LIGHT, POWER AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE
DETAILS OF 55
MILE BLOW AT
CITY CORDOVA
GALE OF GREAT INTENSITY
DEC. 5 KNOCKS OVER WARE
HOUSE, BUCKLES BUILDINGS,
SMASHES GLASS
(Cordova Times, Dec. 5)
A howling wind storm last night,
which, when it steadied down long
enough to be measured on the U S.
Signal Corps wind meter, showed a
velocity of 55 miles an hour, kept
citizens awake most of the night,
and wrought considerable damage
throughout the city.
The wind increased during the
morning hburs and blew hardest be
tween seven and eight o’clock. The
direction was east to south-east.
Early this morning Mayor W. H.
Chase summoned a fire patrol to
guard against any possible blaze
which, if started, wolud have meant
disaster.
The greatest single damage was
done to a large corrugated iron ware
house belonging to the Strand-Jen
sen Fisheries, which was blown
down. The building contained many
of the company’s fishing boats and
the damage was considered heavy al
though the exact total could not be
determined at the time.
A part of the Burkhart Flats fac
ng Second Avenue was blown down
and the freight house of the Copper
River and Northwestern Railroad
was toppled over.
The car shops of the company al
so suffered severe damage when the
ea^t quarter of the building collap
sed. Heavy timbers from there al
so pierced the storehouse roof.
The Cordova Mill and Lumber
Company suffered severe damage
when the entire roof was taken off
the sawmill and part of the walls
collapsed.
A rough estimate of the damage
in the city at noon today placed the
loss to property owners at $100,000.
The Cordova Icepack warehouse on
the City Dock was also among the
buildings suffering from the wind
when it was blown over some time
this morning
Various home owners throughout
the city reported windows blown in
but the greatest damage to glass was
in the down town section where the
Cordova Drug Company, the North
western Hardware Company. The
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2#,—8 P. M.
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ADULTS . .50 Cents
SCHOOL CHILDREN 25 Cents
DEEDS FOR SALE
AT THE
NOME DAILY NUGGET
JOB OFFICE
ARTHUR EIDE
PAINTING
AND
PAPERHANGING
REPAIR WORK
PLACE ORDERS
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Club, and the Cordova General hos
pital all lost large plate glass win
dows. The hospital lost the large
window in its surgery room.
At the same time a small window
on the opposite side of the room
went out, causing the full force of
the gust to pass through the room. A
cabinet of instruments was blown
over, damaging many of them and
breaking all glass containers 4n the
cabinet. Within 45 minutes, how
ever, a temporary operating room
was fitted up and will be used until
the other is repaired.
A garage belonging to George Doo
ley was partially destroyed as was
one belonging to T. M. Donohoe.
The Manhattan Hotel was also
among the business establishments
suffering the loss of plate glass win
dows.
Other results of the y/ind were:
Forestry building carpenter shop
moved three feet, cornice on the
Chadwick building blown off; small
fire station on the hill blown away;
Alaska Transfer storage building
damaged, and signs, bill-boards,
building false work, and roofing pa
per scatterd over the town.
Heavy front door lights were brok
en out in the Lathrop building en
trance and in the Times plant. Pre
sumably rocks or boards were hurled
through them by the force of
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the wind.
Wooden sidewalks were picked ifp^
bodily and out of their foundations
Supt. B. N. Gwin sent out general
word this morning that school would
close for the day to avoid injury
to school children who had to cojne
from long distances.
Several section of the city were
without lights and power until this
afternoon as feeder lines were torn
from poles. The Alaska Public Ut
ilities, however, reported no serious
damage to its equipment and had
men working on the interrupted ser
vice as soon as it was light enough
for safe work on the poles.
An early survey of the Municipal
and Lathrop hangars revealed that
no damage had been done there. One
airplane, anchored on the field, was
also safe and undamaged.
This morning’s wind storm was
likened to the one in 1931 when the
roof of the school house was blown
off and damage over the city ran
into thousands of dollars. However,
today's storm was said to be not as
serious as the one three years ago,
although a final survey is likely to
put the loss through property dam
age almost as high.
LOST—One 32x6 truck tire moun
ted on rim. Return to Nohalico and
receive reward.
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ALSO A COMPLETE LINE OF
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S. S. ALASKA.DECEMBER 14
S. S. YUKON.DECEMBER 21
S. S. NORTHWESTERN. DECEMBER 31
S. S. VICTORIA.JANUARY 7
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each scheduled sailing of Alaska Steamship Co.
ships the day before departure from Seward for
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Jas. P. Daly, Agent.
General Agents for The Pacific Steamship Lines