The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-03
TENAkEE STRUCK
 BY WIND STORM,
 BOATS WRECKED
Fishing Fleet Driven -on the Beach - Smaller Boats
 Smashed to Pieces.
Special Correspondence.)

TEN A h EE, OCl. A HedVy Wlhu' storm that struck Tenakee Inlet We'd nesday night and Thursday morning drove many of the boats anchored here upon the beach and three or four of the smaller boats were smashed to pieces and others sus fered severe damage.
 Up until o'clock in the morning the wind was coming from the south east and at that time it shifted to the west From this wind there is no shelter and most of the boats that were, anchored broke their an chor ropes and piled up on the beach Some of the smaller boats were liter ally smashed to kindling wood. The KNtie, owned by William & Howard. native fisherman. was tied to the Snyder dock and near the Columbia pile driver. The boat got. between the dock and the driver; hole was stove in her and she swamped. The boat was afterwards beached and re- pairs will be made inside of week.
 The Blanche, owned by John Nel son, was driven on the beach; was smashed and swamped. It is on the beach for repairs. The Foxy is d .otal loss. Boats belonging to Luea Rine and William Logan were smash ed to pieces
 The beach here is a busy place, with many, power and hand trollers with their vessels up on the sand at tempting to patch up their boats. The Earl M made an extra run in from Juneau with several passengers who came, to- Juneau from the West ward. Captain Manley returned the 1 next morning with Charles Parker l for Gypsum. Earl Manley was deck hand on the trip and visited at his home here for a short time.
 MT. and Mrs Charles Parker came in to Tenakee last week to visit Mrs. Parker's mother, Mrs. Anton Nelson. They were formerly from Thane and have been at Seattle for a visit with MT Parker's sister Mir. Parker has now gone to Gypsum to work while Mrs. Parker will visit with her moth CT here.
 There was big dance at the Nel- son Hall Friday night after the pic ture show. A native band furnished the music and dancing kept up until after midnight. The dance was pro- nounced very enjoyable
 The Tenakee Needle and First Aid Club had a very pleasant meeting at the home of Miss Precilla Robinson on Saturday afternoon and several pieces of work for the coming bazaar were finished The hostess served cake and chocolate.
 At the last meeting last Saturday, which was business meeting, at the home of Mrs. Joe Manley. three new members were added to the member ship TheyIwere Rose and Dora Pet CTS and Maxine Boyd. A lot of work was planned for the bazaar. The hostess served refreshments. The next meeting will be with the Misses Rose and Dora Peters.
 Mrs. E. C. Jacobson and Mrs. Mar tin Borlick and the formers little son, Arnold. returned to- their homes at Juneau on the Estebeth Mrs Borlick is much improved in health after having taken the mineral baths here for the past three weeks.
 Captain Harry Nudge of the Sadie and William Ireland have returned from six weeks prospecting trip. They met with some very stormy weather and are very glad to get back to Tenakee.
 James Paddock is out on a hunting trip.
 There are n4 |, pupils enrolled at the Tenakee 'school. The attend ance for time fell off on accoun. of an epidemic of colds but is now normal again. The teacher. Miss Precilla Robinson. is working on a program that is to be given by the pupils soon.
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