Show THREE LIVES LOST IN FURIOUS GALE AT NOME SEATTLE Oct 25 One 5 One worst storms that ever raged In the thc Bering sea raked the Nome Nom coast from flom October October October Octo Octo- ber to lUh Three lives l es were vere lost lostin lostin in the thc Nome sea se and a large larre amount of d damage ma e was done to buildings along along the water front The drown d l are arc George George Furth engineer of or Sessions Session's naptha launch Gerge George Robinson C. C F. F Kelly Kell boatmen The accident occident occurred on the night I of ot Mond Monday y October and was witnessed witnessed wit wit- b by man many who were ere unable to render assistance owing owinG to the fury of the waves The news was brou brought ht down clown cown yesterday yesterday yester yester- esterday ester day by passengers passengers on the steamship St. St St Paul which left lee Nome Ye Wednesday neda evening October after aCer having to t put In behind Sled Sledge e island for four days das to keep from being buffeted about by the storm On Friday FrIda afternoon October the tho wind began to blow very ery hard when the thc St. St St Paul was a few hours hour out from St. St Michael B By the time the boat reached the Nome ome harbor a gale salo was In progress and boats were being to sed about like chips on the thc waves One of the l lighters from the St. St 81 Paul was taken awa away and stranded on the beach Saturday mor morning Ins there was a lull lul for a lets few hours and the thc loading of the boats hoats In iii the barbor was as as begun besun However h by noon the gale ale was on again gain worse than ever and all al vessels vessels ves yes sels ads were forced to put behind Sledge ge geIsland Island for safety t and remained there until Tuesday night Wednesday night when the St. St Paul left lef the thc wind had ceased and it i was as thought the blow blow- was over o t tOn On Sunday the damage was vas done to the tho water front buildings During the tho fur of the tho gale the water rose to eighty inches higher than It was wa In 1900 when the tho most damage in the history history his his- tory tOI of or the country was as done This fact leads to fears that t when the next boats arrive the they will wi bring news of serious damage at St. St Michael The drowning of or the three men on Monday night was due to the capsizing ing of ofa a dor dory In which were vere five men The two who escaped only did so after a hard struggle |