Yol. 6.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, June 25, 1904.
No. 26
FIRE ON STEAMER
Heavy Loss of Life on Excursion Trip
Six Hundred People Drowned and
- Burned To Death—Vessel Beachee
Special to the Forum.
- New York, June 16.—The str.
Gen. Slocum, carrying 1,500 Ger
man Lutheran excursionists, was
on her way in the East river when
a fire broke out and in a short time
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the boat was a mass of flames.
The first intimation of fire being
aboard was when about opposite
the Meadows.
The captain found it impossible
to beach her there and was com
pelled to run for some distance,
succeeding in ruuuing her aground
on North Brother island
During the run a terrible scene
was enacted. Men, women and
children were frautically seeking a
safe place from the flames.
Many wnose clothing had taken
fire plunged overboard, only to be
drowned, while those who re
mained were burned to death.
Five hundred bodies have been
recovered and many more are be
lieved to be in the ruins of the
vessel, which was burned to the
water’s edge.
Chicago, June 16.—The city is
full of prominent republicans. It
is reported that H. C. Payne,chair
man of the republican executive
committee, is seriously ill and not
expected to be here.
Louie Shequin has moved his
residence from 4a to. 3b on Little
Minook. He is groundsluicing on
3b and has an open cut almost the
entire length of the claim. „
DROWNED AT TANANA
An elderly man named Williams
was drowned in front of Tanana
June 20. Williams was a wood
cutter about ten miies above Tan
ana and came down in a sailboat
to get provisions. He brought his
boat alongside one of the Louise’s
barges and in some manner cap
sized it. He was never seen after
going under the barge. Williams
j was a cripple aged about 60 years
and was an ex-Confederate soldier.
GRAND JURY EMPANELLED
The Chena Herald prints the fol
lowing names composing the grand
jury empanelled at Fairbanks:
A. B. Lewellyn
Dan Ryan
I Richard O’Neil
J. W. Johnson
R. C. Wood
H. Austin
C. Tackleson
! G. W. Swigert
C. N. Craemer
F. A. Limbacker,
J. R. Campbell
j.J Fallon
Harry Freeman
Charles Gins
James White
R. Cicero
T. Davis
R. Rutherford
H. R. Siebe
foreman
RAMPART HYDRAULIC COMPANY|
The prospectus issued by the
Rampart Hydraulic Mining Co.,
operating o.i Hunter creek, is one
of the finest and most artistic pro
ductions ever issued. What is next
most noticeable about it, is that
every statement contained therein
is absolutely true. L« M. Davis is
to be congratulated upon his enter
prise.
The Leah is high and dry in the
slough between Chenoa and Fair
banks. The boat reached Fair
banks without difficulty and dis
charged her freight. While cleaning
boilers the water began to drop
and before the Leah could again
get up steam it had dropped 32
inches.
CLEARING WRECKAGE
Japanese Discover Many Sunken War
ships— Will Make Good Squadron
When Raised At Talienvvan Bay—
Tokio, June 9.—Official roports
show the first section of Talienwan
bay has been completely cleared of
its Russian mines. Sixty-two were
found and exploded. Two Russian
warships have been found under
water 1.200 yards west of San Shan
island, and one is believed to be
the cruiser Boyarin. Other sunken
vessels have also been found south
west of the same island. From the
narnber of sunken ships of war
some idea is now being secured of
the destruction which has visited
the Russian fleet. There are enough
of the sunken cratt located and
marked, when raised and restored,
to make a good squadron.
LOUIS SLOSS Jit. COMING
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: Louis Sloss, Jr., second vice
president of the N. C. Co., is ex
pected to arrive on the Susie from
Dawson. Mr. Sloss is accompa
nied by Geueral Manager Wash
burn and Mr. Dirrtond of the San
Francisco shipping firm of Wil
liams, Litnond & Co. "The North
ern Commercial company,” said
Mr. Sloss in Dawson recently,
"contemplates no change in policy.
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It is here to stay and will keep its
Dawson and other Yukon posts
well stocked and not overlook the
, Tanana field. The campany has
all the steamers necessary and if
i needs be has extra craft, to press
i into service.”
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j Joe Anicich is having shipped
1 from San Francisco a complete
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| long-distance telephone outfit.
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