The Alaska daily empire., 1922-02-16
PAC. COAST CO.
IS CAUSED LOSS
BY WIND STORM
Old Warehouse Is Blown
Down by Taku Gale
Company Suffers Loss.

The Pacific Coast Company ware
house at the foot Of Main Stree
collapsed during the terrific gale o.
the Taku wind last night, causing
damage amounting 10 $4,000 10 the
company. according to an estimate
made this morning by R. r. Young
agent.
About 90 tons of coal, number o!
carts. shovels and other small equip
ment belonging to the company were
in the building at the time OF tn,
catastrophe The coal is being re-
moved today.
Articles Damaged
Three road trucks belonging to The
u. S. Bureau of Public Roads were
kept in the warehouse and two o.
the trucks were slightly damaged
A street scraper belonging to the
city was not touched by the failing
timbers and OF "a rolls of paper
owned by The Empire Printing Con
panv, only one was damaged, as Tar
as is known. number OF INSECT
laneous articles were in storage III
the warehouse. An estimate of thS
total damage cannot be made unti9
the wreckage of the building is re
moved
Building Braced
The building was firmly braced and
short time ago the braces were
strengthened, according to Mr.. Young.
From the position of the wrecked
building this morning it is evident
the wind came from the direct north
with such force as to push the build
ing IN the direction of Willougnby
Avenue, shaking it from its braces
A part of the high board fence
around the c. w. Young properly
was down this morning and it is
thought it must have been torn down
by the same gale which struck rne
warehouse.
The Pacific Coast warehouse, al
one end of which were coal bunkers,
was erected about 20 years ago when
the site was used as the company
dock. Five years ago the new Pa
cific Coast Company wharf was con
structed and the old dock used by
small boats, while the warehouse was
used as a storage room. For a Short
time it was used as an armory foE
Company A OF the Home Guards, or
ganized here several years ago.
Orpheum House Damaged
The Orpheum rooming house was
twisted slightly by the Taku wind
early this morning The building Is
now being securely Ibraced against
further damage.
This morning two large Windows
in the Garside building, on Seward
and Third Streets, were blown out.
Two windows in the second stor.
of the w. II. Case building were
blown out. One window in the Ros-
sene Studio and one window in the
story above the studio were blown
out. and also two windows in the
Coliseum Apartments broken.
Telephones Out
Thirty telephones were found TO
be out of order this morning because
OI Ine UdtOG tMIOuShb Va
lines by the wind according to a
statement made by Roy holland, man
ager of the Juneau-Douglas Tele-
phone Company.
Miners at the Alaska-Juneau Cold
Mining Company have been unable to
work today because of damage done
1by the wind to one of the power
lines supplying the mine with light,
IT was stated today The line Will
probaIbly be repaired by the time the
night shift goes on, it was stated.
Damage caused by the wind on
one of the Gastineau company power
lines at $50 O'Clock this morning
caused the lights to go out in Iu
menu for about one-half hour.
The window OF John Packs bar
her show and one of the windows In
the Valentine building on Seward
Street were blown out this afternoon
The small boats on the Waterfront
are being closely watched and so Tar
no damage has occurred.
Douglas Suffers
Douglas reports the worst storm
there since the winter of l909-l0.
The brick chimney and smokestacR
on the school house was blown down
during the night and school has been
closed for today and tomorrow un
til the repairs have been made
Chimneys have been blown down
windows broken and roofs torn OF
on various buildings throughout the
town. A number OF line poles were
twisted out of shape. The water
front is continually swept by sprays
of salt water, which freezes a.
soon as it lights, spreading Gov
ering of ice over boats and docks.