NEWS NOTES j
Mrs Grace Grantham, teacher -of
the Council public school, is a visitor
in tlio city.
Hugh I’carson, Council miner and
dredge man. is paying the city a visit.
The winter mail leaving Nome Ap
ril 7th. arrived in Seattle June 7th. ex
actly two months after departure, ae
v'C-ording to advices reaching the post
master.
Proprietor Jr.s. Swartzcll has finish
ed a general renovation <>f the popular!
Golden Gate Hotel and has everything
in readiness .'or the travellers arriving
on the first fleet.
The Klite Hath House has installed
Moonlight water for bathing purposes
and Xomeites may now enjoy the use
■ if that sparkling and wholesome fluid
“within and without.” so to speak.
The power .«■ hooner Rupert, owned
and operated by At Winkler, arrived
in the roadstead from Safety this
morning. The vessel will 1** employ
ed In tlio coastwise trade.
Fred and Mrs Ayer are back from a
several weeks' sojourn in the Council
section, wher Mr. Ayer has been over
seeing the mining preparations of the
Wild Goose Co. •
The Moonlight Water Company has
opened the mains along Front Street
to their fartherest eastern extremity
and the sparkling fluid is now available
to the residents of points east of the
Alaska lighterage docks.
The lighterage company placed its
barges in the water several days ago
and is in full readiness to handle the
cargoes of the incoming steamers. The
tug Dorothy is in service and the Day
ton is being placed in the water today.
The Council mail departed today in
charge of carrier Carlson. The con
signment. was held over for one day in
the hope of the Senator arriving so
that the mail from tlie States could be
included in the dispatch.
Arrivals from the west const say
that up to a day or two ago the ice
pack was still visible from a point op
posite Cripple river to Sledge Island,
despite the fact that no ice has been
seen near Nome for nearly two weeks.
A radio from “Brother” Carroll,,
genial agent of the Ahiska Steamship
Co., reaching the Nugget yesterday an
nounces that the* Victoria .will return
to Seattle by the direct route. The
date of sailing has been fixed for June
The Associated Press advised the
Nugget yesterday that a copy of the
Congressipnal Record containing the
Merman peace treaty has been mailed
to this paper. The treaty was pub
lished yesterday. In the event that
arrangements can be made, the docu
n^ent will probably be reprinted, either
whole or in port, some time during the
summer.
CLOSING OUT SALE
$3,000 worth of
Clothing, Hat* and
Rubber Good*
AT GOST
As Hardware & Gents' Furnishings
do not go together i have decided to
close out entire line for cash at once.
SALE BEGINS MONDAY, AT 8 A. M.
$1,000 worth of Hals at Cost.
$2,000 of Gents' Furnishings at cost
$1,000 worth of Rubber goods at cost.
Rubber Boots, any Brand.$8.50
Men's Shoe Packs, Pair.4.25
Overalls or Jumpers, Best.1.50
Stetson Hats, Best .3.50
Gordon Hats, Best, .2.50
Imperial Hats, Good .1.50
Medlieott Underwear.2.00
Work Shirts, Each .1.00
Insoles, Hair or Cork.10e
Shoe Laces 6 Pair for,.25c
Rubbers, Gents’ or Children .... 50c
Men’s Vests, Caslimere, .1.00
Neckties, Good ones,.20c
Men’s Best Oregon Flannel Shirts. 2.25
Men’s Vests, Cashmere .1.00
Children Shoes, Pair .2.00
Thread. 6 for .25c
Bring the Cash
HOLT’S CA8H STORE j
Tho Moose lodge has changed its
twice a inont- meeting day from Mmi
day to Sunday, and will, meet during
the remainder of the o.*cn season on
the see »nd : ml fourth Sunday's of
each month, at the hour of 2 p. in.
U. S. Commissioner J* I>. Flannignn
of the Council prc^nct. Is visiting in
Nome. Judge Flannignn 'arrived a
day or two ago accompanied by his
wife and family. Mrs Flnnnigan and
the children will leave for a visit to
the States on the returning steamers.
The lady Moose lodge regaled the
male Moose organization, and also their
families,' with a delightful sociaT and
dance following the lodge meeting on
Monday evening. A delicious lunch
eon was also served during the even
ing. The affair was greatly enjoyed.
It is icported in the Yulfon Marine
bulletins icaching tho local radio sta
tion that the ice departed from St.
Michael ha.v on June ath. At last re
ports the Yukon steamer Seattle No. 3
was between Kotlik and St. Michael.
The vessel will he the first river
steamer to arrive there this year.
Commission Win. Worcester of the
Kougarok precinct is a recent arrival
in the city. Judge Worcester is on
business bent. Mr. (Jed. Thompson,
a well known old timer of the Kouga
rok section, accompanied the Commis
sioner on his journey from the inter
ior. Thompson is in poor health and
is seeking medical advice.
Uoth the Victoria and Senator en
tering liering Sea Sunday and at lie
time thirt article is written are hung up
from the Senator at 1:30 f. in. yester*
Nome. Reports from the Victoria at
No ice had been encountered up that
time. Reports from the'Senator at 3
p. 111. yesterday afternoon said the fag
was lifting at that time but the offi
cers were uncertain whether^ the
steamer could come on to Nome or not.
gress. Nothing further had been
heard from the Victoria at that time.
this morning disclosed tlAt the Sen
tlian she was yesterday, having been
delayed by very heavy fog and ice.
The engines were reported shut down
and idle. The Victoria reported at the
Nome full speed and had no Ice
they reported that the steamer had
been stopped bjf dense fog and ice.
The vessel failed to give her, location
sixty miles south at that hour.
In response to requests for a resume
of the influenza situation at Nome last
winter, th<- following brief summary is
published. The revival of sorrowful
information of tills character is nol
pleasant and can he condoned only on
the score of demand by those who at\
not informed of the true facts concern
ing the dreadful visitation which de
prived Nome of such a large |M>rtion
of Its population. Withal, the writei
approaches the task with reluctanc;
and with profound regrets and sym
pathy for those whose sorrows may be
revived thereby.
'The epidemic* maile* its first definite
appearance a day or two before the
departure of the Victoria on the last
trip of the season of 1918. Presum
ably owing to the fact that Nome was
then encountering its fal| round of the
grippe, the few eases developihg dur
ing this period attracted slight attent
ion. Nearly* everyone had a "cold” al
that time, hence the development ol
the fell seourage which was to las
practically the entire community pro
strate "was scarcely noticed until the
infection had spread beyond possibili
ty of control. The lack of knowledge
concerning the disease was also an
important factor in permitting it to
gain a foothold in the community.
When the Victoria departed on Oc
tober 28th ..there were no more than
two or three cases of severe sickness.
Among them was that of Health Offi
cer Dr. Neuman, who was laid pros
trate with pneumonia resulting Ppm
exposure while attending to his luties.
The illness of Dr. Neuman left but
one practicing physician. Dr. Bursop,
of Ft Davis, to care for the several
hundred persons taken down a day or
two later. There was also a dearth of
trained nurses, owing to the closing of
Holy Cross Hospital during the pre
ceding summer. Dr. Burson, to whom
all possible praise Is due for his heroic
and untiring^servlces, warned the pub
Ih.-lr mklut but thu fllMuae bait ulrvaily
gained uneonlrojlaldc headway. The
force on October 29th, by the follow
trated and by November 3rd. the nirni
bor afflicted had reached into the hun
1 Cross yospital and the Institution was
[victims.Tlie epidemic continued to pro
gress in spite of all that could be done
jure of the last boat saw fully seven
eights of the entire population striek. r\
Deaths occurred among the while pop
day up tq November 2Sth. The nat
ive population was equally "• afflicted
disease with amazing rapidity. Deaths
developed among the native element in
tens and twenties daily. The disease
also reached the outlying districts.
practically every settlement along th*‘
coast l*etween Shlsinareff and "White
Mountain was speedily involve^.
In a majority of the native villages,
tlie inhabitants were practically wipe-l
er children surviving. Teller was
prostrated soon after the epidemic
burst on Nom.-.and the plifgue involved
time only one person in Teller was able
to lie on their feet to minister to the
rest. From Teller, tlie epidemic spread
Wales and created fearful havoc. One
Wales within a period of two or three
weeks. The major porjion of the nat
ive residents of all the interlying set
be sent. By some peculiar intervent
ion of providence only one white death
occurred in the district west of Nome.
The same fearful havoc was wrought
by the epidemic along the coast be
tween Nome and Chinik, entire native
villages' being practically wiped out.
Owing to the prompt action of Acting
Superintendent Pyfed Evans of the
Bureau of Education in sending out
warnings where telephone communi
cations existed, quarantines were es
tablish* d along the eastern edast in
time to prevent the disease spreading
[beyond Chinik. .Most of the residents
|of that settlement were taken down
and two whites perished, in addition
to a considerable .number of natives.
As soon as the Nome situation had im
proved to tin* degree that help could
i be secured, the Bureau of Education
j also sent <>ut relief parties to Wales
and Mary's Igloo. The party arriv
ing at Wales found a most appalling
situation. Over half of the populat
ion were dead and lying unburfed and
most of the remainder were prostrate.
The * stablishment of a strict quaran
tine immediately prevented the disease
spreading farther Into the interior and
saved a large part of the native pop
ulation. The quarantine established at
I Council and other sotttlements pre
sented the disease gaining a foothold.
j;md Council, Dime Creek, Shismareff.
.Candle, Kotzebue, Peering and other
points along the northern coast escap
ed entirely. In the meantime, the dis
ease had also appeared at St. Michael
'being brought there presumably an
the bust boats in the fall. A few white
deaths occurred in that-section and
approximately 150 natives perished in
the district between St. Michael and
Hooper Bay. I'nalakleet was spared
a visitation through the prompt es
tablishment of a strict quarantine.
The value of quarantine methods wag
demonstrated in most effective man
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ner. as the diseas • was checked at ov
ery point were quarantines were es
tablished before the disease arrived.
The total number of white deaths oc
curring among the Nome and Ft. Dav
is populations was 32 and comprised
the following well known people.
NOME’S MORTALITY LIST
WALTER SHIELDS
FRED SAGER
E. L. ERICKSON.
FRED LARSON
GITS XORSTROM
MARTIN ANDERSON
MRS. HARRY CLARK
GENEVIE BROWN
SAM BOICH
JOHN MILNE
FINN ItESVOLD
MRS FINN RESVOLD
IDA MASCHKA.
ED BREDESEN,
GEORGE PROSSER.
MRS C. A. RIGGS
GEORGE WATSON. ,
MRS. R. M. SEIDLER.
CHRIS ANDERSON.
JOHN LITTSCHINOHR
MATT LAWSON
FRANK J. Ml ELK IE.
TIIEFOE. ROZA.
NICH SCOVICH.
WM. ALLAN
ALEX LIEF.
JOHN RENNET.
Soldiers at Ft. Davis
TACITI'S MAHERAS.
MORRIS PASCOFF
OSCAR HENDRIPKSON
ANDY THOMPSON
GEO. HAEDLEY
Approximately eight hundred per
son*. including both whites and nat
ives, perished and about twenty settle
ments were afflicted before the epi
demic was checked in its devastating
progress. The situation at Nome dur
ing the height of the epidemic was ap
palling. so many being sick at one
time that there were hardly enough
able bodied people U> care for them.
Seven hundred and eight natives are
known to have died in the district an 1
a small number have not been located
and are presumed to have wandered
away and perished.
The Bureau of Education, co-oper
siting with the Territorial authorities
and the Nome relief eommittee’s • did
nil th-it w«s humanly possible to rel
ie^> the suffering of the native pop
ulation and performed | remarkable
work with the assistance of a numbei
of heroic volunteers. The cost of the
relief measures taken during the visi
tation approximate $90,000, a portion
of which was provided by the I ted
Moonlight Water Baths at the Elite
Bath House.
COCO C0,LA served at the
ARCTIC BAKERY
HELP WANTED.
A waitress and 1* chambermaid
wanted. Inquirt* at Modini's Cafe.
Those Sourdought Holcakes with
coffee for 25c at Arctic Bakery.
FOR BALE.
Account Going Outside, Desire to
sell, at sacrifice one used phonograph,*
also on# perfectly new Hawaiian steel
guitar including steel bar, picks and
Inslruction book. Guital also convert
able to a common guitar if desired.
Inquire Nugget office or H. L. Bakci1 at
City Telegraph office
BOXES FOR RENT
At Posloffice. 75cts. per quarter.
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COCO COLA and SODAS
HILLS’ BROS. COFFEE SERVED. HOTCAKE8 FROM 7 A. M.
MEALS FROM 12 —8 P. M.
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