The Chitina leader., 1913-10-07
Nome Storm Swept

NOME, Alaska Oct 6.-Late this afternoon when this wire sent terrific 50le gale which started Saturday. continues rage along the and has already caused damage Nome Nearly mile of Front street. aung the beach, has been washed away and business ruined The real destruction commenced at o'clock Is morning, when the Elite Baths and foursory hotel build crashed to the ground and the mercy of the angry which rolled in from tumutuous The Front street indescrbable Jewey ores dry goods stores, restaurants, saloons warehouses all ruined
 Nearly all day terrific wind and ranstorm ragged while darkness pervaded that almost pitch black and added to the horror of the situation The continues unabatd and may carry away the business Nome The Board of Trade saloon and restaurant ruined also the entire of buildings along the beach side of the street. The life saving station has been swept Ruins appalling sight everywhere while hundreds homeless excepting the cold storage plant which threatens any minute Fortunately loss of life has occurred the present time.
 All hands been communicated assist in rescuing the effects from the destroyed buildings but the huge breakers have carried many thousands of dollars worth goods The people anxious but have shown wonderfully courageous spirit in the time of dire calamity They working herocaly but do little to stay the hand of destruction that is ruhessy sweeping away hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal awnings and buildings
 SEATTLE, Oct. 7-The people of this city have heard with much regret of the serious catastrophe which has bean Nome Representative citizens have called public meeting with view to starting relief fund for the afflicted people of Nome
 WASHINGTON Oct 3.-Having secured a satisfactory tariff bil which the President expects to sign tonight with currency reform to be adopted before adjournment and with assurances that the Alaska railroad bill will be passed after Congress in December the President is giving attention to the fourth big which he will likely insist having passed It relates to the government ownership and operation of telegraph and telephone nes The idea either to purchase existing lines and operate them under the post office department establish systems. Yesterday Representative David John Lewis, Democrat from Maryland, had lengthy with President Wilson on the subject having had similar talk days ago. MT. Lewis is preparing bill which he will shortly introduce in the House. It is minated that it will have the endorsement of the President and that he will make it an administration It is not generally known the details of the bill to be introduced but is thought that the
 first provision will be to call upon the postmaster to submit estimates of the probable cost CD of installing govern ment telegraph lines and telephone lines in competition with
 the existing companies and @ of purchasing all existing ne Either would involve a physical valuation of the two companies, probably through the interstate commerce commission.
 The present agitation upon the part of the Alaska Good Roads Club of Cordova for automobile road between Chna and Fairbanks w it hoped succeed in cncihng good work that started at Fairbanks years ago. Since that time wonderful improvement has been made the government road It has been put in such condition that during the good weather of the it is possible for automobiles to make fairly good time the horoughare But is still that considerable work performed so that the road would be available throughout the entire summer for rapid traffic by automobile between the two terminal points, It is desired that regular lines
 shed for the carrying of passengers and the mail at regular intervals between the railroad terminus Chtina and the metropolis of the Panama valley The recently formed at Cordova is expecting to aid in the establishing company that will be in position to put line of good machines and make bid to the mail Efforts under way have the General advertise Tor bids for the Chtna It IS also expected that such representations will be before the proper Congressional committees will result appropriation this winter for the improvement of Alaska Tn general and the Fairbanks road n particular For long matter andm much