The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-06-15
MOUNT kATMAI VOLCANIC ERUPTION
CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE $4,000

Cordova June 12.
The information today concerning the conditions
dak Island encouraging All evidences of further
eruption have disappeared and the atmosphere has cleared
the neghborhood of Mount Kama No danger
hendd and the inhabitants of the and villages within
the volcano concerned in estimating their losses
and the probability recovering of their possessions
The wireless station Whteshed has been enabled get
into communication with the cutter Manning which is
still standing the Kodiak The information
flashed through the air last night that the hundreds of people
who had been succored and protected the Manning had
turned Kodiak of desolaton presented in
cry direction Cattle stock sheep and animals had been
orally killed. while the grazing and agricultural land presented
dismal with black sand everywhere bghtng green
pastures.
WASHINGTON June 12-Offcal life was very much
disturbed the reports of the disastrous catastrophe that
has overtaken the people Kodiak and neghbong islands
kilograms have been received from Seward Cordova and other
Alaskan organizations, and also from Capt Kirkland w Perry
of the cutter Manning asking that appropriation be at
made for the relief of the volcano victims In accordance with
the seeming necessity Delegate Wckesham and Senator Yves
ley L. JONES' of Washington got together and prepared
oluon authorizing an immediate appropriation of $4,000 to
be used in the of the victims who have been made home
less Late yesterday afternoon this resolution introduced
the Senate by Senator Jones and the House by Delegate
Wickersham. It will undoubtedly pass
the Mariposa Sunday night c. Dunke mining for the Alaska
Syndicate was returning passenger from the westward He boarded
board the Marposa sailing Valdez s-
evening
This miles
they volumes smoke flashes
of fire. seemed to come either from Mount Kaa which possibly
miles back village
volcano farther back Becharof
Thursday morning. blu
Kodiak Island,
Strait At Uak much people heard
shocks during the night and were alarmed over the aspe of the kv DUR
The
the island to the of Kodiak.
O'Clock of
suddenly of
that seemed spread and open like funnel while terrific beng noise
wa
great
Cordova, June II.
information indicates that eruption of Mount
Kata has been disastrous in it's results than the earlier
Of e the devastating effects of the outpourng bghed the
country for radius of 200 miles Rich agricultural
and grazing lands buildings and canneres totally destroy
ed for further usefulness while large herds of horses cattle
sheep were smothered or starved to death
The wireless apparatus at Kodiak struck by lightning
and totally destroyed AS information could
be secured from that The United States
Manning had to Kodiak to coal about the time of the
urbance and has been the of direct information
though the condition OF the atmosphere has made difficult
to get through many distinct or ineligible messages
The Manning is still at Kodiak and has taken command
Of all the tugs that neighborhood The tug Printer
command of Lieut. Seare dispatched Seward yesterday
carrying dispatches be sent to the officials
Washington Lieut. Seare able to give definite details
far the existing conditions Kodiak He
that practically all the people living Kodiak have been tax
aboard the Manning and being cared for The town.
presumably the entire island buried to depth of from
twenty feet under deposit of sand ashes All livestock