The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-31
NOME IS ABLE
 ID COME BACK

The following extracts from the Nome Weekly Nugget of october II, shows how quickly the people of the North forget hardships and disaster, and look with optimistic eyes on the dawn of the brighter days
 With money already here and nor on the way. With the city council authorized to receive and dispense funds and with the spirit of it's peo- pie rising to meet the occasion, Nome is gradually getting back into shape. The efficient work of the street clearing department in clear ing the debris from along Front street and the water front has made those places resemble almost their former orderly condition. The en- terprise of the merchants in getting their places of business repaired and made habitable and the general air of cheerfulncss under difficulties is having it's effect on the town.
 From one end of the main thor oughfare to the ether workmen are busiIy engaged in repairing and re- building. Everywhere is heard the rip of lumber and the pounding of nails and through the scenes of re- construction and rehabilitation the busy people bent on getting started again are Hitting in and out about their affairs. Therelare more peopl at work in Nome today than before the storm. More people are earning wages and this will add to the pros perity of the business houses. The coming of money to the city council for relief work does not mean that anyone who needs a meal or a dolla can walk up and ask for it and eX- peCt to get it But it means there will be plenty of money to pay for the work. Already, as stated above, Front street is a busy, bustling plac
 nd anyone who will take the
 'ouble to walk it's length can see
 It there is plenty to do and ap- ! ently plenty of people to do it.
 The expedition with which the work is being put forward speaks well for the ability of Nome to come back. It will not be many days before the city will once more resume it's old time ap- pearance. The fire de- partment has moved back into it's quarters on Front street. The city pumps have been cleaned
 "The fire alarm signals have all been tested and are in order. This insures prompt fire protection.
 At a mass meeting-of the citizens the task of handling the relief work was turned over 10 members of the city council, aud ways and means fo the receipt, custody and expenditure of money and stores sent in for the | relief of the people of the city ar ranged for.
 The total loss as printed ln the | Nome paper does not cover the loss to tenants nor the loss of nor dam age done to stocks, but merely gives l the damage to buildings in the dis ! trict struck by the storm as being | in the neighborhood of $195,OOO.0O. l
 It is not too much to estimate the loss caused, to property in Nome by | the storm of October 3 and at | $1,0OO,OOO. The Pacific Cold StOr age Company sustained a loss of l more than $I0O,OOO. Sesnon Com | panys loss was estimated by the | manager to be $6O, ,OOO, and the as sessed value of the buildings in the | wrecked district was $195,OOO. This | does not include the loss of furni- ture, household goods and supplies, l nor the loss by the destruction of | bridges and boats, nor the losses at l Solomon, Fort Davis, Safety and the l intervening stations along the coast. 1
 For a mile and half along the | Nome water front not one house cs- capped either total or partial wreck | age in the line of buildings next to l the sea.