The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-10-11

The Sentinel has reprinted tnls week the issues of the Alaska Senti- nel of Thursday, March 29, 1906, and April 5, 1906, A. V. P. Snyder, publisher. On Saturday night, March 24, had occurred Wrangell's big dis aster, when the greater part of the business. houses of the town together with numerous residences, had been the victims of the demon fire. The Sentinel saved enough equipment to print small paper. The first issue was a two-column, four page sheet. measuring 6x11 inches. It was printed in red ink on wrapping paper salyaged by one of the stores, and was evidently cut to size with scis- sors. It is a remarkable example of what can be accomplished under ad- verse circumstances. The second is sue after the fire is of the same size as the first but is printed on news print.
 Shortly after o'clock Saturday afternoon, smoke was seen issuing from one of the rooms on the second floor of the Pioneer Hotel, and an alarm of fire was quickly sounded The citizens turned out soon and ev- cry possible effort was put forth in an attempt to squelch the fire and thereby save the burning building and adjoining ones. But without avail. The fire crawled along be- tween the walls and before much eff fective work could be done, had talk en hold on all the adjoining build ings. after which nothing could be done except to stand back and watch it burn When the fire had reacehd almost to the store of the St. Michael Trading Co. a small building or two were torn down, forming gap over which the fire could not leap in the face of the brisk north breeze. This, alone, was all that saved the town from being obliterated from the map of Alaska The losers are:
 John Sales, postoffice building.
 J. E. Worden, household effects, postoffice fixtures, residence on Cow Alley.
 E. W. Carlyon, store and about three-fourths stock general merchant disc.
 R. Reid, two warehouses and of flee.
 Mrs. Sylvester Sentinel office building.
 A. V. R. Snyder, printing equip ment
 George Snyder, printing equip ment, household effects.
 L. J. Cole, building.
 J. G. Grant, Wrangell Hotel, resi- dence, coal and shed and house occu- pied by George Snyder.
 Lynch and Grant, Pioneer Hotel.
 P. c. Jensen, restaurant,
 L. c. Patenaude, barber shop and residence.
 H. D. Campbell, hardware store and residence.
 L. R. Millingan, general merchan- disc store and fixtures.
 Dr. William Hughes, office, house. hold effects, surgical instruments, stock of drugs.
 U. s. Saloon.
 J. H. Wheeler, stock of drugs, household goods.
 -I afn OF al merchandise.
 McKinnon estate several build ings.
 Donald Sinclair. stock of goods and household effects.
 Edward Ludecke, shoe shop.
 Mamie Fletcher, residence.
 J. Schuler, residence.
 c. M. Coulter, household goods, shop damaged.
 Ed Weber, residence.
 John Birdsall, store building
 c. P. Cole, theatre building.
 Pat Loftus, residence and effects
 Jim Boatman, residence, effects.
 MT. Lemieux, residence, lot of coal, etc.
 V Unknown owners, several houses.
 The stock of goods belonging to St. Michael Trading Go. was partial ly removed, and a quantity or the goods were stolen by Siwashes, some of whom got away with their plum der. About a dozen, however, were caught red-handed and are languish- ing for six months ''in durance vile. '
 Town Rebuilding
 Notwithstanding the fact that the debris is still smoking, new buildings are arising, phoenix-like from the ashes, some laborers even standing in hot ashes while driving nails The buildings are temporary, pend- ing the proper laying out of the &ox.x,, and fo 1ich of ctrpatc aS