THE CHILXOOT POST
Chi.lkoot Barracks, Haines, Alaska.
TuhJ 1 shea v/ithout expense to the Government.
Vol. V*-*-in lay, September 11th., 1925.-----No.35.
50^ (Quarterly.. $2.00 Yearly.
NEWS 0 F THE WEEK.
The huge dirigible "Shenandoah” ras wrecked last Thursday by a
terrific storm while flying over Ohio. According to reports the^
huge mammoth of the skies was struck by lightning or torn apart oy
tthe elements, breaking into three pieces and falling seven thousand
feet to destruction. The fact that helium gas was used in the big
bag instead of hydrogen saved the lives of many oi the^ crew.
Sixteen includ.ing Lieutenant Commander bandsowne were killed and
mgny others of the crew were seriously injured. This mishap is
one of the most serious in aviation in recent times and will do
much to dampen the ardor of the enthusiasts of the air.
At the same time that the ill
frantic search was "being made fo
was forced to come down in a sto
of the Hawaiian coast* on accoun
would he able to drfcft many hour
many beaches. These tv/o serious
to change the policy of the gove
they
many
are a misfortune to progres
more such accidents will cc
-fated ”Shenandoah was being wreckec
r the lost sea-plane P1T9-1 which
rm while within three nundred miles
t of running out of gas. The plane
s and is looked for on some of the
mishaps or accidents will do much
lament concerning aviation. Indeed
s 7 and be fo re the air is mas oGred
curc
According to dispatches from Rome., the Italian submarine Sebas
MsapJarad an MOO faet of .at,,- daring
naval maneuvers between Syracuse and Sicily. j- -• P
crew cf fifty officers and men.
The tenth week of president Coo'lidge’s vacation
he will return to the White House she roly.
ended and
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According to a famous French Surgeon, gas warfare is not near y
so inhuman as shell warfare. When shelled troops Always fi^it
the last and are terribly mutilated, ten gassed tuey are forced
to evacuate their positions without so much loss.
Five thousand old soldiers of the G. A.. R. paraded at Grand Rapids
in what may be the last national meeting.
Great Britan has resumed diplomatic relations with Mexico.
. Henutv she-iff recently discovered two old fellows on a farm
A deputy sn-^-L rro^rv^t did not Know there
S gStVSK *> il.etridty —
fairy tales.
4. jr* f’-ip reason under the new Alaskan game Laws
tVip first arrests oi tne oea,bLii
were made at Petersburg for killing deer out of season.
prince Chichibu the "Prince of Wales" of Japan is now in London
and will enter Oxford University.