The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

business men, laborers, professional men and people from every walk ir life united in the frenzied effort to aid those who could be heard groan ing and crying.
 | Aided the Workers
 All the places in the vicinity kept open house for the purpose of fur nishing a place where rescuers could warm themselves and dry their clothes. James Russell, the back of whose store was hit by the slide kept his place open all night and a roaring fire going and kept a batch of i gloves drying all night
 1 Linemen from the Electric Light Company strung wires and several high power lights were turned on and greatly aided the work that was continued all night.
 Sensational Escapjes Many sensational escapes are re corded as we'll as pitiful losses and destressing incidents. Karl Soule, who was in the slide, says he took the most sensational ride of his life. He was rescued by William Pilkey, secretary of the Alaska Labor Union, Soule was slightly dazed when he came out from the wreck and cut up little but soon went ito work trying to get others out.
 MT. and Mrs. w. E. Wright were in bed at the time of the accident, in the Goldstein apartments. They were awakened by the noise and their house was turned around and smashed somewhat. They looked out and saw they were safe and then dressed and came out
 J. F. Johnson and Frank Sandburg were two men who made narrow es- capes. Sandberg was warned by Wallin, now dead, that the slide was coming and escaped with a cut on his head and a strained shoulder.
 John Neimi. who is slightly in jured, was sleeping in the same room as Jack Mannisto. They both rode the building to its destruction, which was ScftEdl LctI "IlCi the building started. When the build ing hit and crumbled up Neimi es- capped through the roof and Mannisto was hurled through the air and landed many feet away on the roof of the Cordes gun store. Neimi went to the hospital but Mannisto after get ting patched up a little helped re- scue others, These escapes in their nnderclothes and lost everything they had including their money, clothes and watches.
 Lost Belongings
 M. M. Sundeen Host all of his per sonal belongings including chest of carpenter tools and some valuable papers
 Those who are in the hospital and many others who roomed in the Lar son and Koskey houses lost every thing. Many of the roomers in thee houses were at work when the acct dent took place.
 Money Is Found
 Percy Pond and H. Hansen found a satchel containing nearly $200 ir money, some silverware, a gold watch and other articles of value floating down, identified as Mrs. Pete Koskey and turned over to the city clerk. The grip had opened and some of the money was floating around.
 The money found belonging to Peter Koskey was returned to Mrs Koskey last evening.
 LOSE LIFE SAVINGS
 The Koskeys were doubly un- fortunate in the fact that they had the savings of lifetime invested in their home which was three. story and basement boarding house They paid $6,500 for the place and had just finished paying for it They lost practically everything and both. are in the hospital suffering from serious4injuries. Mrs. Koskey s at St. Ann's and MT. Koskey al i Dawes
 This house was the first one hit md Mrs. Koskey was in the kitch- on preparing lunch. She was car ried down the hill with the house and was taken from the wreckage with several ribs broken and tht fractured ends are pressing against the lungs.
 | Mr. Koskey was outside at the | lime the slide occurred. The aval- enche hit him and threw him clear through the window of a neighbor's E house. He was badly bruised and
 s also suffering from serious in ternal injuries The house into
 '-hich he was thrown is the yellow house next to the slide and was occupied by a man named Backke This house was not hit. a. I RED CROSS ON HAND
 The local Chapter of the Red Cross has volunteered to feed all rescue workers who are on the job. Work CTS last night were greatly cheered by hot coffee which was brought to them while they were at theil work. Women took the lead in thi. work and remained serving all dur ing the night.