The weekly Alaska citizen., 1920-01-05
DAWSON PEOPLE
 LOSE HEAVY IN
 RECENT FLAMES

anu NlHceHt NeScO, JeWelef, also SuS> tained losses of several hundred dol lars, chiefly thru damages to their premises by water Mr. vesco's building was not burned, but much water ran into the place, and all the stock had to be renewed.
 The fire occurred in the old Bill Liggett building. a large two-story log structure, with board covering, owned for some time past by Mir. Peter. Dr. Falkner. formerly part owner of the building, sold his share in the structure within the least year to MT Peter. The upper story of the build ing and sheds on the rear are entirely ruined. It Is believed by those who have examined the building today that the walls are in good enough condition to support roof for a Nne-story structure, and 1t Is under stood MT. Peter plans to have the debris removed some time later and 10 convert 1t into one-story store huilding.
 The value of the entire building was perhaps s3,OOO and the damage to 1t will amount to perhaps s2OO0. Dr. Faulkner estimates his loss in furniture, personal effects, library and the like at s1,500. He had large ana 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 be replaced. These 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 1t is likely will be some days befor" 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 S3 900 or $4,00O.
 MT, Firth's brokerage office had just been repapered and the work finished this week. He sustains prac- tically complete loss to that work as well as considerable injury to other furnishings of the office,
 The fire started about 6:3O o'clock and is believed to have been caused by the alright heater In MT. 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 we'll 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 year or more ago authority was given by the coun- cil 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 ehort handed
 As soon as the police learned of the fire last night they sent a good squad, which rendered valuable as eistance. Several volunteers also got into action, among them Alex Seeley, the old reliable: Alairie Segiun, Road Superintendent Nc Neil, Billy Anstett. Victor Seguin and a number of the Uglogo 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 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 "t 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 by telephone. He was in his apart ments in the building when he heard, he states, what appeared to be an explosion downstairs and flames be- gan to work up around the safety into his apartments. He immediately ran to turn in the alarm. The fire department responded. and laid line