?he Sails ^tlaskan
No. 44 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY. MARCH 24, 191* PRICK 10 CENTS
I Wl DEATH IR4IL
. THOUSANDS W MB
March 24 ? Tornadoes of
terrific violence swept over the
~ nubile west yesterday afternoon,
leaving a trail of doith and do
Mr uc tion (iuri Indiana to Nebraska.
In the city of Omaha alone there are
i n<> handred people dead and seven
hundred Injured, many of whom
cannot recover. The property Ions
in the city will approximate a mil
lion dollars. Two thousand peo
ple are hoo eless ami the hospitals
,iim| private homes i?rv filled with
t' dead and ilying.
Last evening just before dark,
huge clouds rolled up accompanied
by constant flashes of lightening.
The thun<k?r bellowed In almost In
vcwsant roar. an<l thi>n coining out
of the angry heavens, a ball?x>u
*1 taped spiral tail of twisting clouds
descended tc the earth and the
cyclone began Its merciless wi>rk
of death. A strip fire miles lo?g
and six blocks wide. In the suburb
of the city. was wrecked with
thousands of buildings piled and]
twisted In hopeless confusion. In]
a half hour it ?M all over, hut
(hat half hour liari done a damage
inoki s|)pallln|{. Many hull(Hn(j?
hurst into I lame from the wreck
In# stoves and burstinR of
mains, hut a torrential rainfall Im
mediately followed which qoenched
the flames and thus prevented a
worse hotror.
The nearby cities that escapes! the
defctructive force of the cyclone,
are sending trainloads of supplies
tnd scores of physicians to care for
is stricken people.
Council Bluffs, March 24 ? The
terrlM6 cyclone which (lev&staterl
< huaha had a counterpart in thb
city, when the cyclone struck here
last evening, wrecking the city and
causing the death of hundred*. The
disaster is so appalling that no
accurate estimate can he made of
t .e number that were killed or the
extent of the Injured. From out
ride cities physician* and supplies
aie arriving.
After the violence of the storm
had [KVisod, a terrible downpour of
rain fol'imcd which ??Tcd to *top|
n x?iml conflagration. hut has a*>
Ml much to the Buffering. ami injary |
to proper* jr.
Terra Haute, March 2 1 ? "Hit* city
wkn vInIUnI by *n tpp*lll>>K cyrlot'*
ymtenlir ifUnoN which merci
leuly killed and ile"troye?l. a??l
started a |M?nic thrrnighout the co??
try. In Terra Haute there are
twenty dead and ?c*?re? wittering
from injuries many <tf which will
prove fatal.
iw Moine*. March JM ? The wM*
cMlry in tl?* wKilhtr* *wl
|.?ii of lovm ?m TWInt by mi aw
"U cyrlon* Unt errnlng in whirh
tiiHlml* ha** l*m hlll?l ami ?
|.r<>f? rt ) I<mm offMi-wl which can
?l? If "?***> at. The for
liuiMlmh of mll? ?re ?low? *nl
? ?nl) nirac r am>wn?( can he k*?n
?*d of th? extent of Ihe |i iwr".
<rnRfn tr? arrlrlnn who tall of
moat ilfiiloltMr n)?lllfc??.
bit ilrwl awl property I"1*1 are
1 1 nnenilonv
Atlin, March 22 ? This commu
nity has taken on a renewed ac
tivity durli.g the past few weeks.
Almost dail> large numbers of pros
pectors are coming and going, many
of them for the new strike ninety
\niles over the new trail to Silver
creek, while others are returning
to their holdings in this district.
Two native Indians arrived here
today bringing the statement that
tne prospectors on Silver creek were
panning out ten dollars a day on the
average. They say that the new
strike is promising well and that
a ptrmaneut camp is sure to be es
tablished.
The recent strikes on O'Donnel
river hold out fine promises for :
more strikes Here during the com- j
ing season. Atlin has always be*n
good but with renewed prospecting
I
and greater development work then
is every Indication that her per in u
nmce as a gold camp is thoroughly
established and will Increase In out
put for years to come.
Hon. Dr. Young and his private j
secretary arrived on the last stage
and spent a few days here invcsti- 1
gating conditions in the new strike
region. It being impossible for j
Mm to spend the time to go over
himself, he sent a reliable party of
investigators over and upon their
report will depend whether he will I
recommend the expenditure of mon
ey for the building of a wagon road
to the Te6lin country from here.
Dr. Young said that he was con
vinced in his own mind that the
discovery was a good one, but want*
ed to be sure before recommending
thq construction of a road. One
NEW SPRING****
...millinery...
now
Being
Displayed
H. J. Lynch
Th? Lead ing Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
t? if he was certain of, and wiis
v.-ft?ing to be quoted on, was that
the\ Skagway-Atlin route to Silver
creek was the most feasible one
that ocjuH be chosen for reaching
the new\ sirike. It was through
his recommendation that the gov
ernment nas constructed the road
into the dJ*** lake country, at
which time ^',000 wan spent In 1
making a ?i<o\ oad, and that If the
reports of his warranted it, 1?e
would immediat^^ ask the Domin
ion government f^k an additional
$25,000- for the cfl^ ruction of a
road from Atlin to^k'e lower end
<.f lake Toslin and the Silver
creek camps. He strSgly recom
mends ihe Atlin route al being near
er ana more accessible^ than the
Wrangell n?ute, or any atfher pro
posed route. \
There was a miners meetinjk held
1 1 the Kootenay hotel whichV was
addressed by Dr. Young, the \ol
lonial secretary. Mr Young askeo
the miners to report at once to
him any grievance that they might
b? suffering under and he would
'immediately take the matter up
with the government and secure a
remedy for them.
A resolution was passed asking
that placer claims be enlarged to
500 feet up and down the creeks
and one thousand fee wide, with
no powers of attorney. The Doctor
said he would do all in his power to
secure the desired change.
Fifty mashers arrived in the city
today, with many more on the way.
\V. Masnero, the colored man who
whs chased out by the drunken In
dians, and froze his feet by cross
ing Surprise lake barefoot, is in
i ie hospital where he is rapidly re
severe one,
St. Patrick's Day was celebrated
here by the miners from many of
the creeks. A dance was held in
Kootenay hall to which a large
number attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Black and two chil
dren are making Atlln a visit this
week.
J. A. Fruzer, the gold commis
sioner arrived home or. the last
stage.
Mr. and Mrs. George Adams have
returned to McKee creek Mr. Ad
ams, who Is manager for ?the
?etcrsburg British company, took a
few men with him, and th*y have
t-eftun work preparing for the ?im
cier'a business
Under a recent ruling, all salo>ns
must close at eleren o'clock at nl.^ht
with the exception of Saturday
nights when ten o'clock will be the
closing hour. No saloons will be
permitted to remain open at all on
Sunday*.
E. L. Pillman will leave the first
of April for the coast
k I>r Young, member of the Brit- j
iA Columbia cabinet, returned Sat- ;
iird?y night from Atlln, where he J
wen Vto investigate the condition of
the nS* gold stampede at Silver,
creek. \The Doctor was unable for !
lack ;4ltime to personally go to
the nev ^discovery, but arranged fori
a party go over the trail and |
report to .
In spaklhfc - reporter of the
Skagway Alaska * Doctor said
that if the report >. "nted M.
would immediately as>* an ap
propriation of $ .''00 for the con
strctlon of a wagojn road from Atlln
to the Silver creekY'<'*Otry- He wa
convinced that theJ trail from Atlln
was the nearest tol the discovery
and that It could ? reached easier
than from any othl route. From
what information b / 4$>uld get from
those who had com* ut from the
?iew strike, there wa ^ery promise
of a big camp there * result of
lie discovery. S >
He wisbd It underst 'hat he
recommended the Skagway-Atlln I
route as being the shortest and most
accessible way of reaching the low
er Teal In country, and aald that
tn? new I rail which had Juat been
cut made !'. but ninety mile* from
Atlln to Silver creek over a com
paratively level country.
The Doctor, with hla private sec
retary, left Saturday evening on
The latest thing in Hour.
A practical self rising high grade
Flour? suitable for either bread or
pastry
Nothing to do but make the dough
and It is ready for the oven
TRY A 10 LB. SACK
' - ' 50 GENTS
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
the PrinocOT May for Victoria, and
ra soon as the report comes from
his Invest igators, he will begin tbe
preliminary work leading to the
building of ? government road, pro
viding the strike proves whst he
expects k will.
/?s soon t n tbe report reached him
?t ."Ictorla of the strike, he laid s
aide his other business snd made
tbe investigation In the interest of
? s constituency, snd in recommend
ing tbe AUIn route, he believed he
? as giving the public the benefit
<ti bis Judgment snd experience
Tbe Doctor says that nothing
has been proven that will enable
'ilm at present to recommend any
one going In but the cbsncea sre In
favor of it being a good strike
CABU rx?\V< AU4IX:
XO \EWN tKllM
Th governmert cable lltu? la out
of rominlMlon a train between Sitka
iiid Seattle. consequently the Dally
Alaskan will bare to draw upon It*
imagination for news. It la possible
t i at we mm be able to k?( the more
Important hapfenlngs orer the Do
minion line, though thla la uncrtaln.
There are worse things In til la
life than the absence of accounts of
?lander, murder, war. aulclde, scan
dal and the other things that go to
make the modern Idea of news. It
is Rom, time? refreshing to forget
As a man gror9 older, he takes better
care of fcis clothes, and he is a
lot better satisfied with them.
The service of this store is not
confined to young men. Any
man of any age can be well-fitted,
and conservatively dressed in these fine
Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits and overcoats. Now is the time
see them.
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