Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-07 | Page 1 | Special Train Rushes Serum for Nome Use

SPECIAL TRAIN RUSHES SERUM FOR NOME USE plane Airplane at Fairbanks to Carry Antitoxin for Fight to Against Diphtheria Epidemic Epidemic Epidemic Epi Epi- demic in Stricken Town I I SEWARD Alaska Feb 7 7 By million hundred A. A P. P One P. One one thousand units of to I fight a diphtheria epidemic in 1 Nome a thousand miles from here hereon on the Bering sea left Seward i the Alaska today post haste on I railroad The railroad built and operated by the United States government made n many any arrangements designed to speed the train which gave up Its schedule and lay Jay ay here forty forty- eight hours waiting for the serum Charles Charies MathIson was at the throttle and Frank Knight conducted con con- dueled ducted the train Tho The two coaches coache's and a baggage car were drawn by engine 66 SHIPPED FROM SEATTLE The serum shipped from Seattle last Saturday arrived ed here last night on the steamship Alameda According to plans an airplane will take tale the antitoxin on its arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival rhal at Fairbanks the northern terminus of ot the railroad although It had been previously pre understood that fliers would take the serum at Nenana an Intermediate point I where the railroad crossed the I Tanana It was said here that the I Continued on page 2 SPECIAL TRAIN RUSHES SERUM FOR NOME USE I C Continued from page pago 1 airplane would leave Fairbanks to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow morning and use three days in flying to Nome st stopping a at Ruby and Kaltag both on the Yukon river dver From F Fairbanks to I Nome by the expected route is about miles The weather along the miles of ot railroad from froni Seward the ocean I terminus to Fairbanks the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago of ot Alaska was reported clear Extreme cold prevailed as asfor asfor for tor the last three weeks The train was expected to to reach Fairbank Fairbanks Fair Fair- banks bank tomorrow morning REWARD FUND GROWS SEATTLE Wash Feb 7 A A fund for the Alaska dog team reward reward reward re- re rei ward started with a national appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap apI peal for donations by Ben Stephenson of ot Seattle Northern Chief of ot the Yukon Alaska Yukon Pio Plo Pioneers totaled last night The money is to go to drivers of ot relay dog teams who rushed units of ot antitoxin from Nenana to Nome Alaska miles to combat a diphtheria epidemic epidemic epidemic epi epi- demic In Nome Nonie The epidemic was reported January 27 i I