The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-05

Peter Koskey and John Larson, who re at Dawes Hospital, are getting llong nicely. The signs are hopeful hat they will make complete recov- ries.
 That there are no other bodies in he slide is the opinion of Mayor J. -atimer Gray. MT. Gray said this morning: We have taken a cen us of the residents of the houses lffected by the slide and every one hat possibly would have, been there las been accounted for. With the recovery of the two bodies yester- lay we are sure that we have taken very body out" .
 Bodies Are Located
 The body of Henry Yeager was To- cated at 145 yesterday afternoon and uncovered at 2:15, and that of Lourie Maxi, the other missing man. was located at 12 noon and uncov- cred shortly afterwards. The body of Maxi, who was rooming in the Larson house, was found in the base ment of the house, just above Gas tineau avenue, the house itself. with the other inmates, having been car ried down the hill to the rear of the Goldstein building on Front street Maki's body was found about 15 feet away from Yeager among the gen eral debris
 Were Instantly Killed
 It Is the opinion of those who took out the mangled bodies of both men that they were instantly killed by the slide. It is said that Yeager, who was rooming in the Koskey house. was in the bathroom when the slide took place Maxi was said to have gone down in the basement of the Larson house to kindle a fire when the slide occurred Friday last.
 Worked All Night
 The Alaska-Juneau sent crew to the scene of the basement of the Larson house where many persons were confident the body of Maxi would be found that worked from 12 o'clock Saturday night until 6 am. Sunday, without finding any trace. Relatives persisted that the bodies were there and under the direction Of Ernest Morton a crew of volunteers took un the work. Acting under the advice of Lee Rox, assisted by F. C., Jacobsen, the workmen first came across the body of Yeager
 Workers searched the basement of the Larson house with the result that the body of Maxi was found. The fire bell was sounded and people flocked to the scene.
 After the body of Maxi was found, Morton started the workmen on the debris covering the basement site of the Larson house. Councilman Johnson, working with the crew, slipped and his foot overturned a wash basin. which exposed the foot of Yeager The body had been GOV cred under a coal box over which was about four feet of muck and debris There was pile of lumber on one side and stump on the other.
 Is An Old Timer
 Ben Rodebaugh, who had roomed with Yeager at Thane a year ago identified the body. In peaking abou, the incident, he said:
 "For one thing, I recognized the watch, which had not been damaged but the chain had been broken. Yea ger has walked practically over the whole of Alaka. He came to this country when about 25 years of age He worked at his trade as a butcher in Nome and also mined there. He arrived there from Montana. He made two or three fortunes. His partner was killed in a cave-in in tht interior in placer diggings. He wa; employed at Thane last winter. ana went to Ketchikan last spring to lool after some of his claims. He worked for the Carstens Company here also He had many friends among the olt timers"
 Both Yeager and Maxi were mem bers of the Alaska Labor Union.