The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-30
DAWSON PEOPLE
 LOSE HEAVY IN
 RECENT FLAMES

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 Fire last evening destroyed property
 of II. F. Peter and Dr. c. NJ. Faulk-
 ner, on Queen street, near Second avenue, 10 the extent of several
 thousand dollars T A. Firth, broker,
 and Vincent Vesco, jeweler, also sus-
 tained losses of several hundred dol
 lars, chiefly thru damages to their
 premises by water. Mir Vesco's
 building was not burned. but much water ran into the place. and all the stock had 10 be renewed
 The fire occurred in the old Bill Liggctt building. large twO-story log structure. with board covering, owned
 for some time past by MT Peter ! Dr. Falkner. formerly part owner of the building, sold his share in the structure within the least year to MT 1 Peter The upper story of the build l ing and sheds on the rear are entirely ruined II is believed by those who 1 have examined the building today 1 that the walls are in good enough condition to support a roof for 1 one-StOry structure, and it is under | stood Mfr. Peter plans to have the 1 debris removed some time later and | to convert 1t into One-story store building
 The value Of the entire building was perhaps $3O0O and the damage to it will amount to perhaps $2,OO0. Dr Faulkner estimates his loss in furniture. personal effects. library and the like at $1 800 He had large and well furnished living apartments In the building, alongside of his office. Furniture which he formerly had In his residence was moved into the quarters not long ago. and he also had there a large number of Klondike souvenirs, pictures and such. which he valued highly and which cannot '' ItpIdItu. lHtSt were destroyed entirely. The doctor reports. however. that his dental supplies and the most of his dental tools are intact and can be recovered. Some of the tools however, are enCased in ice for the time and it ts likely will be some days before the place can be thawed out and the same recovered.
 The doctor saved nothing from the building but the clothes he happened to have on when the fire started Even his fine fur coat was burned. He figure the clothes stood him the heaviest loss of any one line of articles
 MT. Peters stock was mostly left intact on the lower floor. but he esti mates the damages to watches. clocks and other equipment from water and the like will run his total loss up to $3,OOO or $4,0O0.
 Mir. Firth's brokerage office had just been repapered and the work finished this week. He sustains prac- tically a complete loss to that work as well as considerable injury to other furnishings of the office.
 The fire started about 6:30 o'clock and is believed to have been caused by the alright heater in Mir. Peters quarters blowing up from accumula- ton of gas. He was at dinner at the Arcade at the time and did not know of the fire until the flames were pretty well along. Mir Peter. how ever, thinks the fire may have started from spark from the stove.
 When the reduction was made in the fire department a year or more ago authority was given by the coun- ell to arrange for call men to be paid whenever they might turn out to a fire, and possibly for some such to arrange for sleeping quarters in the hall. But the chief could find no one willing to take on the proposition at the time, thus leaving the force short handed.
 As soon as the police learned of the fire last night they sent a good squad, which rendered valuable as. s1stance. Several volunteers also got into action, among them Alex Seeley, l the old reliable; Alairie Segiun, Road l Superintendent Me Neil, Billy Anstett. l Victor Seguin and number of the ugiogo club boys and others.
 After the fire took the fresh spurt and it began to look the worst Man ager o. s. Laning, of the N c. com pany, called out the entire N. c. fire department, and his boys rendered valuable service. The N c. ran a line of hose up the alley and put on good strong stream and was prepared, if necessary, to put on two more lines. The city fire department Tt that time had on three lines of hose, two from the hydrant at First and Queen, and one from the hy- drant at Second and Queen
 The fire was discovered by Dr. Faulkner and he turned in the alarm hty Ll TT