Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-09-20 | Page 6 | Ship Brings Aid to Burned City

SHIP Mip BRINGS AID TO BURNED CITY Extra Supplies and Medicine Landed at Nome Nomo by U. U S. S Cutter NOME Alaska Sept 20 UP The UP-The The U. U S. S coast guard cutter Chelan after atter at af ter a stormy voyage from brought the first aid from the outside world into devastated Lire Nome to day Shortly after their midnight arrival arrival ar ar- ar rival with extra supplies of ot food and medicine aboard the crew of the government gov gov- boat was assigned to patrol duty duly to aid deputy U. U S. S marshals In n protecting the foodstuffs saved ed from rom the fire tIre which swept the mining minIm camp Monday The sailors also pitched into the task ask in which practically every table table- able bodIed resident of Nome is engaged that hat of cleaning up the debris of ot the theIre fire Ire which l leveled the business district dis dis- dis and destroyed 40 per cent of the residences Meanwhile plans for rehabilitation went forward rap rapidly The Alaska Steamship company announced a 50 per er cent slash in its rates between Seattle and Nome in order to encourage encourage encourage age shipments of building materials and food The food supply on hand will last 12 days more The building materials available are not sufficient to provide adequate shelter for the made homeless Two more vessels are arc due within a 41 few days the days the coast guard cutter Northland bringing food and clothing and the S. S S. S Victoria on its regular trip with large supplies of unfinished lumber food tobacco and other freight aboard Both should be here hereby hereby hereby by Sunday authorities said The S. S S S. Dellwood Deliwood will leave Seattle attle next week on a special trip with additional supplies