The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday May i4th 1921
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LOCAL NEWS
It is a mighty good thing for |
McCarthy tint there are num-j
bers of optimists among its res- j
idents.
Had they been pessimists they j
would now be sitting with their I
heads in their hands; saying I
things are getting worse and i
worse and worse.
But the optimists ure putting
their heads together and doing
something which will be of
some benefit to the town and
and that is improving rhe trail!
between here and Kenneeott, a
sum of money having ben sub
scribed for tout purpose by the
optimists in McCarthy, the Ken
necott lopper Corporation gen
erously supplying several tons!
of waste tailings from their cop-j
per mines, which will make ex
cellent material lor filling in i
the bad places .t the Kenneeott
end.
i
We never have and never will
approved of this method of road-!
building, but citeuinstances j
alter cases,
H. Olson, who is the prime
mover in this work, has already
started hi* subscription list and
will call on those whom helms,
not yet visited, some time next'
week, for further contributions.
Our Kepresentative, Hon. J. Hj
Murray arrived on today’sl
train fiom Cordova, having been
fortunate enough to c itch the La
touche from Juneau immediate
ly upon the adjournment of the
Legislate re.
There is some Court news
this weew, but in view of tile
fact that the disaster McCarthy
suffered yesteioay is engros
sing every ones att* ntion, the
happenings of the few days be
fore have sunk into insignifi
cance.
t*o we have nothing to say on
the subject, but will get busy &
set up a double column write up
on the fire.
$60,000 FIRE.
Whole Block Destroyed
Yesterday. Friday the thirteenth, was another
calamitous day in the history ol McCarthy.
For tae fourth time within the past two years,
a terrible fire h is occurred, this time destroying a
whole block.
Toe \1c(Jh. th.\ Hotel, owned, by Mr. tnd Mrs. Pete
Johnson, a. fine building fifty five feet by sixty, two
stories high with VI ft basement, steam heated and
combining hotel, boarding house and pool hall, and
barn ana chicken bouse witn 10o chickens were
completely destroyed. Also .vi rs. Kennedy s res
idence ol eight rooms uni bath, and coil ware
house. i ,vo story building, unoccupied, owned
by wus Anderson, Vancouver, * . •lormeri.v a pool
hool Log eaoiii at tear. The Spencer cabin
across the sM eet >tore building anu residence,
unoccupied, owned by ai. V. Lattin oi Seattle.
F1KE EVIDE.\TgY >TaKTED FUO.vl CIGAtlE1TE
I he fire broke oul in the upper story of the oatel
about noon, at which tin e Vi is. Johnson was serving
dinner to her boat nets, anu Peie was at his ranch.
airs. Kenneu> saw smoke issuing i rom the rooi Ac
gave the alam , as no stow s vwie burning in
that p art of the buikling it is believed tuat some care
less loUg'V tnrev\ down i '-lgireiio ecu smolaered
for hours. In but a few minutes tie whole place wus
in flames, anti tner< was no unit . ,-ven s»art me
the engine iu tne basein»*ui to pump oeiore tne Dimo'
ers lell in. Leapi .g to ihe next builumg toe life
soon caught the co d warehouse, and tne fumes almost
asp^ xiateti the lire fignters. vVilhng workers of
bom sexes, helped in trying to sive foinsois > *
longings and wiien driven out by the flames turned
ineir endeavors to next Uoor, .vlrs. Kennedy saving
most of her furniture and her wardrobe, furs,etc.
.vieanwhile the fire jumped the street and cotisum.
rue Oj encer ruum. uuiiuhuku uu uestroyiiiit
two ottier ouilaings, so that the only buildings lei't
in the olock are the cabin owned by Aron Erickson
aiiu the bungalow owned by Mr. Lattin.
By the use of dynamite and the bucket brigade
wim blankets, toe fire was arrestee at tins point.
Good work was done by the volunteers and the
cnemicals> But without adequate water pressure
it is impossible to do much No insurance was
carried by any of the sufferers. and much sym
pathy is expressed for them.
PURSE SUBSCRIBED for the JGHNSONS
This mis.ortune has swept away the work of twelve
years for Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and rendered them
destitute. They are our oldest and most respect
ed business people. A purse is being raised to
help them rebuild. $o00 has be^n raised today in
McCarthy and an appeal is here made to all old
timers all over the Copper River valley to help.
TELEGRAPHIC
^ PERSHING CHIEF OF STAFF
i Washington, May 13th. Per
shing was appointed chief of
staff of the Army today sue
feeding General March.
APPOINTMENT NOT MADE
Washington, May 12th. It is
understood that the Alaska Gov
ernment appointment will not
be m ide until tiirding h is nam
ed tne Shipping Board.
It appears as though Perkins
of Seitlle lias a ch ince.
MASONS HONOR PERKINS
Washington. Co .Perkins of Seat
tie and .Alaska has been elected
Vice President of the Nation il
League of Masonic Clubs*.
PLIGHT to FORT NORMAN
Montreal. A ay 13th. Airmen
seeking to reach Port Norman
oilfields returned today eonvi
ced that the flight is impossible
tins early.
Tacoma, May 13th. vlomt f * *
second trial has be n neniel
Presiuent L*arson, of the defunct
fccandanavian Aniricm Bilk,
Tacaino. Juoge Askern slid
that J. r.. Chilberg, foimer Seat
tle banker anu Alaskan mine
owner, now in New York had
been indicteu in connection with
the same case but it was very
prooable mat lie would never re
j turn to the state.
j Tweive new g ilv atm-* l ouek
ets were tikenoio »f so>;c ves
terdfiy by J. B. O’X Mil. this
morning only three of them are
o> be found.
Any one having taken one of
I these by mistake, please return
The News is out two buckets
with spiral wire handles Please
keep buckets if they leak and re
turn the handles.
Yesterday vvj realiz»l th^
totil inadequacy of our fire p • >
I tection. We must secure hand,
pumps or other apparatus,
Citizens must co-operate with us
and take it up to.iigat at tii \.
I B. Hail H.p.rn.
K. Snyder Fire Chief.