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No. 161. FOURTEENTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPT KM HER 1911 f'RfCB. 10 CBNTH
SEC. FISHER
TALKS WELL
Sunday afternoon at 4:20 o'clock,
the ' "Cabinet " special, as the train
?.V b conveyed Secretary of the In
terior Walter E. Fisher and party
was :ianu?d by O. L. Dickeson. Vice
Wvsident of the White Pass and Yu
kon route, arrived hack from White
borse.
As the plans to have the band
from >Vrt Seward at the station to
welcome the party had miscturied.
the party immediately went on board
the Revenue Cutter Taboma. to pre
pare for dinner.
Promptly at nine o'clock, the Hon
orable Secretary, Got. Clark. Mayor
Tanner. Col. Richardson. CoL Garde
ner. Or. Kelier Vice President Oick
eaon. Or. J. P. Rrawand and United
States Commissioner Martin Conway
took possession of the stage in Elks
H?H. Mayor Tanner, after a few re
marks. introduced Governor Walter
E Clark who said that he was pleas
ed at s?>e>in? the interest shown by
Skagway i- the visit of the Secre
tary of the Interior.
Secretary Fisher prefaced his talk
by saying that if the world at large
knew of our climate, which had been
us near perfect as be had over seen,
we woold hare thoasands upon thous
ands of visitors each year. One day
onlv had there been rain since his
<3. par" -? from Seattle, said the Sec
retary. and that was a weather re
cord which would be hard to surpass
uty where on earth.
With evident pleasure the cabinet
aiiiister dwelt upon the scenic won
der- of the trip over the White Pass
a to the valley of the mightx Yu
kor He expressed himself as sur
prise! at the wonderful and delicious
tables it had been his goad for
tune to partake of and pred cted a
ewemi L<n>se Lives Wfoenn Fare ?estoKoys Tflaree Story
Frame Snra<?fliiDr?"Kfflrr?w JHkDIls aimidl Lack
off Fnre Escapes ?amise Msaimy Oeaidlhis
ercju future in the agricultural re
sources of Alaska That it had been
hy the merest chance be had been
able to make the trip to the gate
city of the mighty interior. Secre
"?ary stated was his good fortune.
Tha^ the greatness of Alaska, with
ts future, and Its problems of trans
portation impressed him, cannot be
denied, but he only spoke of those
problems in a general way. and of
fered no remedies.
Mr. Fisher said thai he was satis
fied that Mr. Dickeson would work
out the problems here to the best
Interests of the people and at the
same time protect the stockholders'
interests on a basis that would be
satisfactory to both.
The coal question was gone over
at length, but while he admitted
' that it was a question which should
receive immediate attention, still he
did not state what would be his plan
nor did he even tell what would be
his recommendation. olh?r than to
say that should the leasing system be
adopted, be would be in favor of but
one system, and that whereby the
surplus should go back to the devel
opment of Alaska.
He impressed It upon his audience
and Alaska as a whole, that in the
future they should tell Congress what
should be done, setting forth plans
in detail, and not tell Washington,
? hat not to do.
He said it was easy to sit on thr lid
?>r to take acrow-bar, and regardless
of the results, pry off the lid. but
ihat was not what be wanted to do.
He wanted to find the key which
w<ouM fit the box. and open h up for
-he best interests of those concerned
"What is It you want?" If you
want to have the coal lands opened
(Continued on page four.)
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
JUNEAU. Sept S ? At a few mln
after midnight Sunday night, an
alarm of fire was turned in by one
of the firemen on the steamer Geor
gia. and within an incredibly short
time flames were seen issuing
from the lower windows of the Ju
neau hotel, a frame structure of
three stories without fire escapes of
any kind.
Although the fire department re
sponded with great promptness and
twenty lines of high pressure hose,
the fire gained headway and was so
hot thai the met* were unable to go
within the building.
Tbe building was full of guests at
the time the fire broke out and but
a few momenta demonstrated that
there was to be greet loss of life.
That thi^ proved to be a fact is dem
onstrated by the seven blackened
bodies which are today lying in the
morgue, charred almost beyond rec
ognition, and the continual digging in
the ruins for others, supposed to
have been caught in the fiery furnace.
The hotel was hemmed In by other
buildings, and with its narrow- halls,
and lack of fire escapes and other
fire fighting apparatus made of It a
veritable fird trap.
The list of those dead, and identi
fied are as follows:
William Arthur South worth, a ma
chinist. bom at l.ani*ing, Mich., died
at <he hospital last night from burns.
He leaves a mother, sister and two
brothers living In Lansing.
Alma S. (Jodberg, Born at Hammar
Socken. Sweden. Her identification
was made possible by the finding of
her Bible In the bed-clothes beside
her with her name In it. She arrived
in this town with her MsUr on June
18.
Dennis Harrington. Was born in
Cork County Ireland. Has brothers
at Valdet; Risbee. Arizona and San
Francisco. He was employed at the
Kbner mine as a miner.
Nick Boce, born In Austria and was
employed as a cook in the hotel.
Walter Davenport, a painter by
trade. He was a member of the Ta
coma Lodge of Moose.
William Morrtooo. a member of the
Masons and the local lodge of Klks,
was killed by Jumping from the third
story of the burning building. He
made an attempt to Jump to the next
building as several of the Inmates
of the doomed building did, but an
Uw distance was sis feet, he failed
to make it and fell to the ground
breaking his neck.
ITknown woman. She arrived in
the city the day before the fire and
wm employed as a chambermaid In
the hotel. She i* described as tall
and wore glasses, was very quiet of
demeanor. She was aeien to reach a
window hut rather than jump out
she plunged hack Into the flames
which surrounded her.
A number of miraculous escapes
w?re made. More than a dozen per
sons made their escape by Jumping
from the burning building to one six
f?et away, and then going down the
fire escape.
Night Clerk J. Z. Kimberlin fought
his way through the flames to the
third floor where his wife was sleep
ing. and dragged her down to safety.
Both were badly burned and are in
the hospital.
Mr. Kimberlin says ti?at when the
stvnd pipe which reachea to the sec
ond floor was manned and an ft Item [t
made to fight the fire from the in
side there| was no water.
Almo?t without ex-eptlon those
who escaped with their lives were
p?-rfeetly nude, their night ck?th?* be
in i burned from their bodies In mak
ine their escape through the flames.
It is believed that many more Urea
w ro lost, but an the day clerk Is
dead, and the hotel regltser burned,
there Is no way of checking up the
lift of guests who were at the hotel
?tit; the time of the fire.
Kveryone in the hotel at (he time
lost their baggage.
The fire gutted the whole block as
far up as Behrends' t>ank. and today
special policemen are patrolling the
district, and the firemen are search
ing for more l>odie? which are believ
ed to he In the ruins.
Although unable to confirm the re
port. It is believed that Miss Emily
Oolwell, who resided In this city for
a number of months and was employ
ed at the Royal Steam laundry, jump
ed from the third story of the burn
In-! building and was supposed to be
dead. She was taken to the hospital
and there upon examination It was
found that both her arms and one of
h?r limbs were broken, and that she
sustained other Injuries. It la be
lieved that she will recover.
NOT IDLE TALK
As The Old Saying Goes ?
Hie proof of the pudding is in the eating "
thereof and thus we refer the showing
of our New Fall line of ?
MENS AND BOYS SUITS ?
AND OVERCOAT :
?
TV assortment d STYLES. PATTERNS and COLORING ? ?
?K#oiutrK- unin>*ed4i\X e GL ARANTEE every one of these garment* ?
?o ht perfectly. and pve the purchaser wcanng. lastvig quaKtiesflJNo matter ?
what stvle vom have pictured m minds eye, we can suit vou
agents for
ADLER & SON COLLEGIAN CLOTHES
Suits and Overcoats From
$1230 to $30.00
H. J. LYNCH
Th? Up-To-Dat? Habardasher and Ladle* Furnlahw.
+ + + + +++++++++++++++++++++
+ FRUIT BY THE +
: CRA TE OR BOXl
? ? ***
* From now on we make a special J
+ canning price on all fruit by the box +
* or crate. We receive fresh fruit on +
+ each Pacific Coast steamer, and ow- +
"l ing to superior buying facilities, can +
+ make prices thai will make it possi- *
X ble to can all kinds of fruit at a +
+ reasonable figure. *
* ? v
* P. H. GANTY, Grocer J
I* *
FISHER STARTS
I. B. STAMPEDE
Like most good things which art>
Irekl until the last, the entertalnm?Mit
and initiation of the Honorable Sec
retary of the Interior Waller L. Fiah
er b.v Tamp Sk^gway No. 1. Arctic
Brotherhood, wax the moot enjoyable
part of the hospitality afforded Mr.
Fisher while within the portal* of the
Gate City to the Interior.
While all other modes of transpor
tation were off their schedule time.
Arctic Chief S4pprelle started the
party over the trail on the appointed
hour and minute, and from the time
the distinguished musber put on the
muck lucks there was no halt on the
trail until tho Summit had been rcacik
ed and Walter L. Fisher was an Arc
tic Brother.
Accompanying the party which con
ducted the Honorable Secretary orer
the trail were chechacoa, Captains
Marshall Chili**, J. T. Geary and R
F. Woods, all of th*1 l'rvite* State*
Coast Artillery Corps. Captain Walk
? r WaHorf .loyne*. 1'nited States Rev
Nw? Cutter Service. rormuander of
the Revenue Cutter Tahoma, Captain
C. H. White, Master of tb<. City n t
Seattle, the "cradle" of the Arctic
Brotherhood. Robert D. Heinl, the
Washington correspondent of Ijpslie'*
Weekly, Thoroaa Gorham. of Boston,
and John H. Cobb, of Jun<an.
Robert W. Jenninrs felt the im
portance of the occasion, and thought
it time to get bark into the ranks
of thotw who hnv#} the welfare of the
Northland at heart. and hi oore more
enrolled m a member of Camp flkag
w *r.
After th* party had returned from
the toilsome trip. and the pork* laid
*?ide. a deKrtons malamuU. ?tew was
aecred At the ftrntifp of th# mother
camp, and (food fellowship and good
cheer prevailed until a late boor.
While seated around fhe festal
board the newlr ma' In brother Arctic*
entertaHvM by some of the old
sourdough* who told of the exciting
day* which are now hWory, and be
mtnhMf Imbued wltlr the spirit whirh
?'? In the atr,io?ph<f?>. Brother
mad* a abort speeeb. In whWi he
'?*prpWK?d himself a* under a debt
of gratitude at the honor whirh had
lx*n bestowed upon him. In ma kin*
him an hooorary member of the fore
moat order of the Northland.
Anion* the out of town brother*
present were f^)*WTWir Walter B
Clark and Jack I'nderwood. of Camp
Nome No 9. Col Wild* P Richard
son, of ''*mp SC Michael, No. 8. Col
Cornelius Gardener. of Camp SkiWrwar
but residing at Ft. Wm H. Seward.
Lt. O. E. Michaeh* and P. A. Polley.
of Camp Haines N. 17. and Brothers
Aborcromble and Aiken of Camp Sit
ka. No. 6.
The special train which wa* to hA*e
pulled out at 12 o'clock midnight, with
Brothers O. L. IMckewon and Dr. Orlf
flth and party, wa* held for JM> min
gles. while the City of Seattle forgot
her Mttln* time was aet for I o'clock
ships time, and finally rant off her
Inst line about 1 20 minutes after her
scheduled Quarter hoor whistle had
awakened the echoes of the night
The attendance was one of the
largest Camp Hkagway No. I has had
?imv Attorney tleneral Wickersham
and Secretary of Commerce and f-abor
Nagel were made honorary members
of the Brotherhood
The C. P R freighter Princes*
Kna docked at Moore's wharf at 7
o'clock this morning with 2*0 'on* of
freight for ?.hia port and l?? head of
cattle.
Have One On
Yourself!
A Dry One
A'
SLIP-ON
Rain Coat
Entirely Free From Rubber
Slip info a "Slip On" fhen
wear a (mile when it rain*.
Its a Lire Wire
line of hats we handle
Seek here and you
?hall find ju?t what
your mind is made up
to have
WILL CLAYSON- Clothier
The Home of The
? HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX
? CLOTHING
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