The Nome daily nugget. [volume], November 10, 1937, Page THREE, Image 3

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STORM LAST
NIGHT WAS
A BAD ONE
the storm, with some buildings
still remaining in inverted posi
tions, due to theid foundations
being swept out from under.
Several buildings disappeared
completely, after their occupants
had moved out.
The street at the East end was
washed out and no longer was
contact possible by motor truck.
Debris Piled About
Front Street, and the Nome
main business section was pile-d
with drift wood, splintered re
mains of bulkheads and the rear
walls of several buildings, which
took a terrific beating.
The Lincoln Hotel, the only large
hostelry in Nome since the big
fire which swept Nome in 1934.
was vactated, as collapse was ex
pected at any lime. Th etotal
stock of liquor of the Lincoln dis
pensary, was lost, as was the mod
«rn heating plant just recently
installed. The rear of the build
ing broke off and the expected
damage will total some $20,000
or more.
7 No Lives Lost
After a careful check, both on
the Sandspit opposite the river
and thruout the rest of town no
lives were lost several people
were injured by collapsing of
buildings but not seriously.
Prominent townspeople, espec
ially those whose buildings are
withstanding successfully the
beating of the seas, which are
breaking over bulkheads, recall •
with chagrin and regret, the fail
ure of attempts to interest United
States Engineers a year ago, in a
project to build a steel revetment
the entire length of Front Street
on the beach side of Bering Sea,
from the Jetties to East of the
Lomen Commercial Company
I
jocks, about three or four thous
and fett.
Failure Get Revetment
A.n attempt was made then to
gain the approval of such a pro
ject. but was turned down.
Should Be An Aid
Chamber of Commerce and City
officials said: “I hope this will be
sufficient evidence to bring about
plans for a definite survey to
ward the possible construction
next summer, as Nome is badly
in need of such revetment, as en
tire business district has aLways
been menaced by late storms.
Erosion of sands during the past,
two years wiped out all remains
of former sites of buildings be
fore the 1934 fire, when Front
street was moved several feet
north) to provide as much as pos
sible for such emergency.
Eye of Storm Passed
At eleven A.M. today, the wea
ther Bureau here, reported that
the “eye" of the storm passed di
rectly over Nome, headed north
east by east, dark clouds with
quickening of intensity followed
close behind by clear spot. Me
teorologist Ross Dobbs predicted
storm area would not entirely
pass Nome within the next 36
to 48 hours. Wind velocity last
night at midnight reached thirty.
Barometer at present rising about
ten h undredths every three hours
very slow. Wind direction of
storm, veering from southeast to
south southeast, indicating, says
weather bureau, that storm, prob
ably h>e in southwest tonight whi
ch brings unusually high water.
$200,000 Damages
Estimate of damage was raised
to approximately two hundred
thousand dollars as “from relia
ble business sources. Seas still
running high although intensity
diminished considerable since
early morning, however, indica
tions are that storm will pick up
late this afternoon or evening.
Men are working constructing
temporary bulkheads during the
slack'll p in the storm today, pre
!
paring for any possible increase
tonight.
Warns of Danger
The Weather Bureau is warning
people on south side of street that
tail end of storm which is now
coming Nomeward, may be just
as severe as the beginning, so be
prepared.
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