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THE DAILY
AVORNINg
ALASKAN.
VOL. II. NO. l90
SKAQWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAYj MORNING, MAY 4, 1899
Tin Daily Alaska* will Introduce j?o<
to all Hit |??*opl? worth snowing. Id
.ev ry |iom? rrery morning. C ()(>()
Number who r<nri it rtally vvfV
PRICE 10 CENTS
The Largest And Finest Hotel in Alaska.
THE
H?TELo
KuropoHU Plau.
All Modern Improvements. Sample Rooms for Commercial Men.
BONO ST BIT. BBOAOWAY ANO BUNNELL*
A ? ? ?
Uai-g* ...nofoptabta Room*
NO BAR ? NO BUNKS
Patrcraga ot Bualnaa R??
ldanta Sollaltad
Golden North Hotel
A First-Class Hotel
kales Reasonable
Thos. Whitten. Manager. BonJ Street, between Main and State
?torn* t ?mlorli
Spri lul Ulvra
ELECTRIC lilCHTS
Portl nd flizpah House
Mr. and Mrs. A. I'. Mead. Proprietors,
(Foratrljr of Ml. Tabor, Ore.)
Cor 5th Av. Bet. Broadway and State
opposite ? iiy iinii
Prices 25c to 50c Skagway, Alaska
Kvi-ryth'ii|f Fir?tH.'lsin?
Electric Light am)
Call Bells
ST. JAMES HOTEL
Cor 'er Fourth Avenue and S'a'e
> it ir i
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
[European Plan]
ERNEST F MILLER, Manager
It--* appointed hotel in Slcogwjx. EWantlj furuUlukl.
?rr:- Lights, i'omfortablv heatvU. Kino, Iar?*
u arm lobby.
H- ?(lqu.u- !?- *? ?r ATLIN-KLONDIKD MIXEIiS Kea?on?ble Torm*
'?-?lilftSiHs
F. F. CLARK. PROPRIETOR
The Pacific Hotel
? - - ? ? - I iiroprau Flnu. ? ? - - - ?
I tl: j venue Nor Main Street. C. W Klippel. Manager.
w Most Comfortable
Del 1 1 Id ^i\ Rooms In the City
TI M MS HI ISIIMHI t . AI.ASKA.
Free Storage for Ba^age
U. S. Hotel
O. D. Bentlev, Prop.
Best Dollar-a-Day House in Skaguuay
Near R. II. Depot. Bed?23c? Meals 25c
LODGING 2JC BO AKD PlK MlAl 254- PHHatPK fj.O
H0TEL WI0KSTR0M
Board anj Lodging per week So and Ss-70
Johnson avenue, Vjr old Postoflke. NO BAR See the High Flag Pole
Rainier Hotel & Restaurant
)I2 BROADWAY. Frank Hall, Prop.
Kxrelleut Mim ?> ivntv All the delicacir* the market afford*. Uent chef*
employed Handsomely furnished room*. Electric lights, city water
and best wotnraodation* in the city
SKAGWAY - ALASKA.
Shoup Avenue House
.Shoup St. Near Hroad way
H. E. AYERS. Proprietor
Recently r? novat* d, enlarged and refurnished. Linoleum covered lobby
carpeted ?tairwayo. elegantly furnished room*. electric bell*, baths, etc
The MONDAMIN
HANSEN vV TEN* ANT, Propa.
The Mo?t Modern Hotel in Alaska.
Electric Lighted. Svperior to any Housl North of Seattle.
Freight to
Dawson !
Before Making arrargements to
ship your goods down the Yukon
Z plfln.Rft givft na n. nail. We guaran
tee you will save money by pat-:
ronizing our scow to Dawson
Y. Y. T. Company,
M. KING-, Manager
J. 5. Graham
BOND STREET.
Ladies' Shirt Waists
of the finest Madras Linen, Percales
and Zephyrs, Separate Collars, Laun
dried Cuffs, all styles and colors.
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Silk Petticoats
In plain and changeable Taffetas.
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Ladies' and Misses SPRING- JACKETS.
Pete Eels came up from Haines Mission
a few days ago and reports good finds of
copper ore being made in the vicinity ol
Haines Mission, the copper being of verv
good qualitv.
John Watson, a machinist from London,
England, who is on his way to Benneet to
work for the Canadian Development Com
mpanv, stopped at the Occidental hotel
and left for Bennett yesterday.
Shoes at Cheney's Boston store.
lor Bargain*
Go to H. C. Smlthsons, on Third street,
between Broadway and State. 8x10 tents.
$5 50. Leather top rubber packs, boots
and shoes, and general outfitting. Two
Wagons, SI; ach. 5-j-im
M'IKANUE,
Bui *ol I* be Wandered * I.
The people of Skagwav pass all other
grocery stores to go to the wholesale gro
cery of Gordon & Co., on Broadway at the
foot of Holly, just to save money and get
fresh goods. Call and be convinced.
Outfitting a specialty. 5-Vtm
Shoes at Cheney's Boston store.
The finest lot of pack .111 J work animals,
harness, sleds, pack saddles, and all equip,
ment compMe lor business, ever offered in 1
this market. Enquire ot Perrv Hinkle, |
Burkhard hotel. 5-4- im 1
Mrs. E E. Seigley, wile of P.ivmaster
Seiglev of the White Pass & Yukon rail
road, arrived from Seattle yesterday and in
future will make Skagwav her home.
All jurors and witnesses who have serv
ed in criminal cases since the appointment
ot Marsh?l Tanner, are requested to call at
the marshal's office and receive theii fees.
A. Mahonev. who came out from Daw
son several months ago, arrived yesterdav
morning 011 his way to Dawson on the
City of Seattle and registered at the Occi
dental.
Mrs. C. A. Paulev, who has been on a
visit to Spokane, Wash., returned yester
dav on the City of Seattle.
A large lot of furniture for E. R, Peoples
came up on the City of Seattle yesterday.
Two tons of liquor went up on the White
Pass and Yukon railroad, under convoy,
vesterday. and a shipment of three tons
will go up today.
N. K. WILSON
Druggist
Largest Stock |
J^Pljgsiciaqs' Prescriptions garefully [ompuniled
Holly Ave, Near State.
MERCHANTS
BHNK OF
HRLIFAX.
I. K. KENNY, Pre*.
!*?? l.ll'OHI*OII?TKD |H?H
HEAD OFFICE
HALIFAX, N. s.
d. ii. Duncan, ocn. Mgr.
Paid up Capital $1,500,000.
Rest $1,250,000.
A General Banning Business Transacted. Gold Dust Purchased.
Bills of Exchange Bought and Sold. Correspondents in New
York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and .Seattle.
F. L* MURRAY, Manager Bennett Branch.
Greatest F i re
Ever in Skagway
SEVEN BUILDINGS CON=j
SUMED IN ONE HOUR.
Fortunately There W?? no Wind
And the tire Wh. Confined lo
Ikt Square Occupied by the
Bulldluga Drelroj rd? l.oaa< a on
Properly and Niork Reaches mi
t(frr|?li of *n,000-*plnidla
Work of Ihe 1'lremrii nud fill*
sens ? Eaiimn'i Ulue Tuuk
Water Wagon In Evidence -
?tveral Thieve* V uglu-liiil
den la of Ike
ESTIMATE OF LOSSES.
E. s. Brown, losses on stock of shoes >5000
Thov Marks, owner of building 2000
E. W. Moyer, losses on stock 6000
M ? on building 2000
California Pack Train saloon building 200
Harv Higgins ? saloon too
Cottage adjoining ???
Mrs. J. H. Heddrick's cottage 5??
Gussie Moore's log house
Thos. Mark's cabin ? '5?
Total estimate 516,550
What has been dreaded all winter and
for the ominious sound of which every
businesss man has had many a sleepless
night since the water mains troze last Feb
ruary has come to pass, and a serious tire
visited the community shortly after mid
night, sweeping away In one hour's time
all the buildings contained in the square
bounded by the north-east corner of Shoup
avenue and Main street. A total of seven
buildings were consumed, two of which
were fine substantial business houses each
carrying large stocks of merchandise. It
as difficult to get at anything like a fair
estimate of the losses sustained by the
several parties burned out, but from all ,
facts to be ascertained earlv this morning
the sum total will reach about #16,550,
with not a dollar's worth of insurance on
'?nythh.g.
The fire originated in the second storv of
E. S. Brown's shoe store, -n Shoup avenue
near Main, and when the alarm was sent
out the whole upper part of the build'ng
appeared in flames which spread -0 quicklv
that notwithstanding the tact that several
hundred men volunteered to carry out
stock from the store below tliev were
driven off bv heat and fire and the larger |
part of the stock was consumed with the j
building.
No water was to be had in quantities to j
make any impression on such a fire as was
developed Inside of five minutes. The two '
hose companies responded promptly and a !
line of hose was laid from the hydrant at |
BroA'nell'i corner to the corner of Main
and Shoup avenue. It took time to do this. '
however, owing to the great distance, and
when the water was turned on it was found 1
that the pressure was just about enough to
carry it to the fire and no more. In other
words, it jvis practi<:allv useless for any
purpose except the bucket brigade. The
lack of pressure was .due to the fact that
the water company was repairing the main
pipe line between the Muore mill and
Broadway, where the pipe was completely
open. The pressure at this point, however,
was sufficient to force it to the hydrant
It was bv this time seen that every
building on that block was doomed and the
fire boys, headed by Chiet Fleming and
Marshal Tanner, devoted their energies,
with the assistance of the citizens, to sav
ing the property in the doomed buildings
and the houses on the opposite side of the
street, which were at one time seriouslv
threatened. The bucket brigade did good
work and these saved all the little build
ings outside the fire limits.
The fire quickly eat its way through
Mover's building and then passed on to the ,
other five buildings on that block, taking
them in in rapid succession until thev were
all consumed. vVhen Brown's and Mov
er's buildings fell in the danger to the
town was practically over, and the firemen
had then no trouble to confine the fire with
in that square
No occasion ever turned out so many
earnest, hard workers as did this fire.
Men from every walk in life were in the
ranks, doing all thev could and obeying
the orders of the men in command like
well disciplined tolJiers. Preachers, law
yers and doctors elbowed the rougher
miner and laborer, and all worked faith
fully the best thev could. Among the
leaders were seen Chief Fleming, Dan
Kane, his assistant. Friedenthal, Jack
Kirk.tJim Larkins and many others equal
ly as prominent, whose names it was im
possible in the confusion to get. Frank A.
BrouUs, cashier of the Red Line Company,
worked like a Trojan, in tact so did
everybody else inside the fire line. Super
intendent Eastman, of the Water Com
pany, distinguished himself with his blue
tank line water wagon, which he drove up
past the fire at a time when it was danger
ous to approach so near. This water sup
ply was quickly exhausted by the bucket
brigade and off Mr. Eastman went for an
other load, making 600 gallons in all which
he furnished.
Remick, the blacksmith, had much
trouble saving his place opposite the fire
on Main street, but by persevering anj
with the aid of the bucket brigade lie
finally succeeded.
The little house on the corner adjoining
the brewery and opposite Mover's comer
was several times threatened, but the pres
ence of a persevering m m on the top of
the roof with a water hose from the brew
ery saved that building and probably the
brewery as well. The way this man
stuck to his post when the heat was so
great as to be unbearable too feet awav
drew the admiration of all onlookers. His
name could not be learned.
There was a rumor that a woman wa
seen in the upper floor of Brown's shoe
store when the fire broke out and that she
was lost in the tire, but this could not be
verified up to the time of going to press
E. T. Broemser and his family had
moved out of the upstairs portion of
Brown's shoe stor.- the dav before the fire.
Among i he many nervous men standing
around the fire was Bob Smith, who lias
$5000 worth of hotel furniture stored in
the old building across the street from the
fire and which at one time was smoking
badly. The bucket brigade, however,
saved it.
There were a numDer 01 peuy inieves
around taking advantage of the confusion
and stealing from the piles of goods carried
across the street from Moyer'sand Brown's
stores. Two arrests were made. G. E.
Erickson and R. Jackson. Both will be
given a hearing today.
the general opinion prevailed that It
was a very fortunate fire. Had there been
a strong north wind such as prevails here,
and no water, nothing could have saved
the town from utter destruction. Fortun
ately there was no wind, an<l the light rain
that had fallen and was falling damped al
the surrounding building to an extent to
prevent additional fires from the showers
of sparks that were flving high in the air.
Tt)-re was quite a fusilade when a stock
of small .irm cartridges exploded in Moy
er'i store. A little later a littl: excitement
was created by the explosion of a can of
benzine. This was followed later on bv
the explosion of some dynamite which
started the crowd in all directions in antic*
ipationot mire tu come.
/t 4 o'clock this mtrning the fire was a
smouldering mass and was being watched
by the firemen to prevent sparks froin fly
ing around.
Alice Dalton, a sUk woman, who occu
pied the cabin two doors east of Brown's
sh?e store, was carried bv James Fitzpat
rick at a time when It was thought the
building could not be saved.
Parker, the driver f the Blue Tank
Line, hauled four additional loads of water
to the fire fter the two hauled bv Mr.
Eastman, making a total ot 18 o gal ons
that went far to^aid keeping the lire from
spreading.
Mill 1 IE
I MR llf
Captaiu Barrington on His
Way to White Horse.
TO STEAMER DOMVILLE
All Trade Will Com* b| War ?'
Hkngwajr Mitd Ihe Slramrr* on
llir I'pprr Yukon Will Have
I* I <- it I > lo do-l'HMriigcr Hair ^
Only ?BO from Krallle 10 Uaw-j
?on.
Captain C. S. Barrington, who operated
the Willie Irving on the Upper Yukon last
season, came up trom Victoria yesterday
on the City of Seattle on his wav to White
Horse to Uke charge of his steamer, the
James Domville, which wintered at that
place. He came out about a month ago
and went below on a visit. While below
he saw Captain John Irving and heard
from Captain Spencer, who is at Portland,
Or. Both are expected on the r 'xt boat
to go in and take charge ol their respective
| steamers on the Upper Yukon.
I Mr. Barrington is taking in eight tons ot
supplies for the boat and 500 head of sheep
belonging to C. Wachter. This eight tons
and the 500 sheep will comprise his cargo
on the first trip to Dawson. The Dom
ville is a large boat of 360 tons and he
doe* not care to have her loaded too heav
ily while the water is so low. She is pro
vided with an electric search light on
either side, which makes navigation of the
narrow places In the river an easy matter.
All the travel will come by the wav of
Slcagwav, says Captain Barrington, and
the st amers on the upper river will have
plenty to do. He has quoted a passenger
rate of Jqo from Seattle to Dawson and >
freight rate of Ji8o a ton. which he think*
will be as low as any other transportation
company can give. He will command the
boat him elf and will have a Canadian
mate. He has a license from the Canadi
an government to ciptaln the boat. He
will have to fly the Canadian flag, and
would fly the American fl ig under It were
it not that he will not put "Old Glory" in
that position, so he will content himself
with running up the Canadian flag only.
Captaiu Harrington was on the Uoper
Yukon river list year. He and his brother,
wiiq died in Dawson last fall, bought the
Willie Irving from Captain Spencer for
$20,000, anJ after running her all summer
sold her and bojght the James Domvllle.
He is regarded as a thorough steamboat
man and as one of the safest captains on
the upper river. He will leave tomorrow
tor lienne t, accompanied by Captain John
Russel, J. VV. Church, E. McCronlan and
T. J. Pinder, all of whom are on their way
to White II >rse to work on his boat.
ui:r tt i:r:> iikwett am> atmk.
Summer Schedule Ayrced tpoii by
Mcitmcr Mnrr
Mr. F. H. Warlock, the agent of the Ca
nadian Development Company, yesterday
received a list of the new steamer rates to
be charged Bennett and Atlin City. Mr.
H M. Kersev, managing director of the
company, nu t the representatives of Cap
tain John Irving and Captain E. W. Spen
er, the man 'gers of the other steamship
lines in that trade, and arranged the fol
lowing traffic schedule for the coming sea
son:
Passage S20 oo
Stateroom. berth * oo
Meals t 00
hrelght, per ton ? jo oo
Horses and cattle. . 2* oo
Sheep 4 oo
Dogs 4 oo
The Canadian Development Company
will have two boats on this run, Captain
Irving will have one anJ Captair. Spencer
will have two.
k. ol I'. Hull Tolllghl?
The Knights of Pythias dance in Hose
Company No. 2's hail tonight will be a
great social event. Extensive preparations
have been made anJ from the number of
tickets already sold there is every promise
of a large crowd. The best of music has
been secured and nothing has been over
looked that would add to tne pleasure of
the guests. While the dance is a public
affair, no objection.il characters will be
adnntte I, Nie grand march will begin at
nine o'clock.
I'lre Wurdm ill Work*
James Larkin, the new fire warden ap
pointed by tlie citv cjuncilat Its last meet
ing, put lu a busy day of it yesterday and
met with goad >u?.s.e>i. Everybody was
courteous an J teemed anxious to comply
with any request the city council might
nuke in regard to sanitary matters and the
prevention ol lues. He called on the pro
prietor of the Rosalie hotel, at which place
the tire occurred yesteraav morning, and
tound nun very willing to do anything to
prevent a similar occurrence in til; future.
I lie flues in most ot the houses are all
right, aliluugli some will have to be re
paired.
Peterson & Co. were among the heaviest
receivers on the City of Seattle vesterday.
Frank Coyne, who runs an express be
tween Skagway and Atlin, returned yester
day and reports a weekly paper started in
Atlin luineJ the "Atlin Claitn." It is four
pages and made its appearance last Satur
day.
P. H Woriock, the Skagway agent of
the Canadian Development Company, will
go to Bennett this morning, to superintend
the shipping of some of the company's
fteight.
Drill steel and miners' tools at W. L.
Creen's.
Singer jewing machine -wholesale cost,
H. A. Bauer.
All wool dress suits medium price, at
Clayson & Co.
Por correct neckwear go to the Khndike
Trading Company.
lor fcale.
Saloon and two well-furnished rooms in
connection. #150 cash takes it. Call at
the Pashion, Holly street.
t he i<oss Higgins Co. desire to inform
the public that in future they will give
special attention to the hotel and restaurant
trade, in addition to their regular whole
sale business $-4*4t
Clayson & Co. received a large shi|r
ment ot merchandise on the City of Seat
tle yesterday.
Yesterday's cold snap made a good trail
between the xummit and Log Cabin, and
seventy tons of freight were freighted over
yesterday and the same number the day
before.
A shipment of hay for Lilly Bros. c*tn?
up yesterday on the City of Seattlt