Show J BIG FIRE AT DAWSON ALASKA CITY VISITED BY CONFLAGRATION I CON-FLAGRATION I I Large Part of Business Portion of Town Wiped OutLoss will Exceed I Half Million Dollars I I I Seattle Wash Jan 16The steamer Danube at VIctorIa from Skaguay brings news that n large part of the business portion of Dawson was wiped out by fire on the night of Wednesday last A dispatch was received at Skaguay on the same night The loss will exceed half a million dollars There are no names of the buildings or losses The Skaguay operator says great suffering suf-fering oulcl undoubtedly follow the fire as the temperature at Dawson wat 40 degrees below zero with the wind blowing the regular The water city supply is entirely without I |