LAUNCH WAIF
IS SET ON FIRE
BYEXPLOSI
With a detonation which shook the
whole city, bringing people who had
retired for the night to the windows
of their homes, and causing habitues
of the pool rooms and other places
to rush to the streets in large num
bers, an explosion on board the
launch Waif about midnight last night
set fire to the craft as she lay at the
City dock, and nearly caused her
destruction.
It was some time after the explo
sion that the siren at the Public Util
ities office sounded the alarm, to be
quickly followed by the ringing of the
fire bell, and again there w'as some
delay in locating the scene of the
explosion and fire. The newr auto
fire apparatus was gotten out with
some difficulty, owing to the fact that
there was no light in the fire hall,
and a chemical drawn by hand which
started for the scene of the fire ex
ploded and blew the cover off before
reaching its destination.
Little Red Wagon Fails
It was a night of mishaps. The
chemical engine, driven by Dick Ker
wood, started down the C avenue hill
toward the dock, and at a point near
the alley between First and Water
streets the front axle gave way and
The machine was a helpless wreck.
The hose wras quickly removed
from the machine and a connection
made with the hydrant at the inter
section of the railroad with 0 avenue,
and two lines of hose wrere laid.
In the meantime the Waif had
.burst into a seething mass of flames,
and the adjoining warehouses, con
taining much combustible material,
were endangered. Willing men, at
the risk of the consequences, with
poles succeeded in moving the burn
ing vessel some distance from the
wharf, and in the meantime the fire
men got two streams of wrater on
the fire. The fire had gained such
headway, however, that it was soon
seen that the oil-saturated launch
would be almost totally destroyed.
The efforts of the firemen were suc-j
cessful in preventing the fire from
spreading to the dock.
The Waif is owned by Matthews
and Arnold. For a long time she wras
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in the oil trade between Katalla and
Prince William sound ports, but late
ly her place has been taken on that
run by the Pioneer, and she has been
engaged in towing on the sound.
The loss to the vessel will amount
to about $750. She carried no insur
! ance.
BIG TOW OF LOGS IS
BROUGHT INTO PORT
BY ILL-FATED WAIF
The largest raft of logs ever towed
to Cordova arrived here yesterday in
tow of the launch Waif, in charge of
Captain Matthews. The raft was
75 x 550 feet in dimensions, and was
estimated to contain more than 300,
000 feet of lumber. It was cut at
Port Edges, on Hinchinbrook island,
by Gus Ause, Axel Cruse, Tony Peter
son, Pete Huff and Gus Juslin, in a
little more than two months’ time.
The logs were consigned to the
Cordova Mill and Lumber Co.
ADDITIONALNAMES
ARE INCLUDED IN
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
The names of the following, con
tributors to the Armenian relief fund
have been turned in today:
Collections by Mrs. Lou Smith, Mrs.
Charles Canavan and Mrs. Charles
Ristine (Mrs. Ristine’s name was in
advertently omitted yesterday)—Mrs.
Charles Ekland. Mrs. Charles Nichols,
Mrs. E. Goodreaux, Harold Graham.
By Mrs. Lydick and Mrs. Corser—
J. Brabazon, Mrs. E. O’Laughlin,
Tony Lynch, Mrs. W. Downing. Mrs.
J. ,T. Fraisure, Brady Howard. W. P.
Rutherford.
KETCHIKAN FISH
KETCHIKAN, Sept 12.—Yester
day’s fish prices were: Halibut, firsts,
11 Kc; seconds, 8y2e; sablefish. 3%c;
led rock, iy>c.
There will be a meeting of the Re
publican Club at the city hall on
Monday next at 9:30 p. m.
Jack Palmer returned from Seattle
on the last boat, and reports that the
Alaska Coal and Petroleum Company
will resume work on its property at
Katalla about October 1. Mr. Davis
will be here at that time.
War Tax or no War Tax, Yama
Yama! Saturday night, at Eagle
hall. IT'3
PRESIDENT MAY
TAKE HAND IN
STEELTROUBLE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Interest in the steel
strike situation centers on the possi
bility of President Wilson again tak
ing a hand, either by urging the
strikers to reconsider the order, un
der which a strike is called for Sep
tember 22, or by trying to secure a
hearing for the unions by the United
States Steel Corporation.
Chicago Strike Ended
CHICAGO, Sept. 12 (by Associated
Press).—After a tie-up of seven
weeks in the building industry in this
city, work will be resumed tomorrow.
The carpenters have been granted
the increased pay demanded.
REPORT OF CAPTURE
OF THREE AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The state depart
ment is investigating reports to the
effect that three Americans were
captured by the bandits who blew up
the train between San Luis Potosi
and Tampico, Mexico.
NO “ONE BIG UNION”
FOR MINE WORKERS
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 12 (by
Associated Press).—The annual con
vention of the United Mine Workers
of America, in session here, yester
day adopted a resolution in opposition
to the “one big union” and kindred
I. W. W. movements.
TACOMA NEWSPAPERS
RESUME PUBLICATION
TACOMA, Sept. 12 (by Associated
Press).—The striking newspaper
printers here have resumed work un
der old conditions, and the news
papers are resuming publication for
the first time since a week ago.
ENGLISH HEIR APPARENT
A GOOD YOUNG SPORT
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Sept.
12 (by Associated Press).—The prince
of Wales was an interested spectator
yesterday at a “Wild West Stampede”
here, and afterward participated in
the riding of bucking bronchos with
the cowboys and cowgirls.
Markings of Horse’s Coat.
It is found that there is a very defi
nite connection between the coat color
of horses and the frequency with
which white markings occur. Thus
the latter are by far the most com
monly associated with the chestnut
color. And not only are they the most
prevalent in chestnut horses, but it is
also, of course, a well-known fact that
the markings are apt to be more ex
tended in nature in the case of this
color than in liiat of any other. Chest
nut, therefore, apparently possesses
so to speak, a special affinity for these
markings. Bay ranks next as regards
the degree of frequency with which
white markings appear in horses of
this color, although it comes a good
way behind chestnut in this respect.
Then follows brown, while the white
marks are met with less frequently
among black and roan colored horses, j
Why Strike Collapsed.
Two telegraph operators worked in
the office of the Milwaukee Free Press.
Both were employed by the press as
sociation and not by the paper. They
came soused one Sunday night, de
cided to strike, making demands for
more pay and shorter hours from the
managing editor of the newspaper.
They were told to make their petition
to their employers. The telegraphers
retired for a council of war, put the
strike into effect and decided to picket
the office. The office had but one en
trance, but there must he strategy;
so one of the strikers posted himself
directly in front of the office and the
other around the corner, the two be
ing out of sight of t ach other.
Then each hud the same hunch of
getting another drink. They left their
posts and that was the end of the
strike. Other operators/were called in
and the wires b>'-^ed-merrily on.—
Pep.
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ward and Mrs. Hanna E. McCrary.
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“Good Eats.” The home of “homey”
home cooking. Meal hours—Break
7 to 9; lunch 12 to 2; supper 5:30 to
7:30.
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