| Show i y J i I f. f baj r t f 1 Families I- I IB B Back k N Normal I y 1 r fr l I 11 Alaska dM 1 leS ac t to 0 orma 6 7 f I r f After Devastating Earthquake 1 t I of oft 4 t WI In the second Installment f the Alaska Earthquake story Nadine Na Na- I t dine and Keith tell of their efforts l to get get back to 10 nor I t 4 i. i Saturday afternoon we decided J go back to 10 our house bouse WeI We I t. t have any heat heal electricity or water until toward evening iu L r when the electricity came on Wo We WoI I tried to turn on the furnace but enough water waler had bled from the lines that we didn't have enough water pressure to the water through the lines Unes However er a friend called and said his furnace had been In the same condition and he had just got it going lie He brought over some water and pumped it into the lines JInes and within a few minutes I we had heat hent in the house We still dont don't have any water but we we are hauling it from the neighbors and once in awhile the trucks come around and end leave us some water It is almost like Uke camping o out t. t Wo We are getting A along fine and are are p pretty tty well I back to normal Yesterday morning Keith had hada a call from from a man an who Is up hero er I selling t the e Bell Dell Helicopter saying I if f Keith Keith would like t to tp see the quake area area from the the helicopter I he would take him up and I gotto got goto gotto I to o go along I Pile of Rubble I It is surely something to fly flyover flyover flyover over that area and see how the houses houes have been twisted and all crumbled up Many were were just a pile of rubble and If U any any anyone one was in them I dont don't see e how they could possibly have remained alive One new apartment house that w was s nearing completion Is just a pile of matchsticks Because so many people are not at home and also to keep people from looting the damaged houses we have armed guards at all roads coming Into this a area ea Sunday I we went to church and we were Q ci J. J hh stopped as we were leaving end i enda a red sticker was put on the win dow Karen about split when she ehe he read what It said Caution Do DoNot DoNot DoNot Not Drop Anyway that is our o our t pass in and out They wont won't let tet any one else except men who are working on sewer water gas and repairs into tho the area the th missionaries came cameto cameto cameto to the house last night to pick up some card cards and a policeman came with them them that that was iwas the only I way they could could get in Using Initiative It is a sobering experience but there have been ben many humorous happenings On the wall of o one c chome home there Is fI a bears bear's head and It was swaying back ack and tp forth t during the quake When it was uses was over the tongue was on the floor and looked like Uke it had been chewed chew chew- ed out Also there ther was a policeman police police- poUce 1 j man who had just Juat come h ho me from work and He I gone to bed tied He woke wok up when eq t e. e quake Quake started t o his hs wife Tell those kids foj tV kno knock it oft off ff I I I As far as M food goes goesl We ha hays have j e plenty The Tire first night at home homeI I we had hot dogs dogs' ro sted over the fireplace and pork and beans beans' heated on our camp stove plus hot chocolate Sun Sunday ay we cook ed our meals on th the C camp mp stove as they were asking us us to con COnt serve electricity but yesterday we started to use the stove We h had d plenty of food on hand except for bread and Saturday we bought several dozen hot dog buns that I were being stored for the church and have be been n using them as bread I am going am-going going to bake today We have plenty of wheat to grind and 40 pounds of white flour so co that should last a while Love- Love I r Keith and Nadene |
