"Blaze at Hoan . i :
 Omineca Hotel Destroyed =

the last quarter, at’ the Hazelton’ ‘hos |

Bnet —Insurance for-

Citizens do Splendid Work

1 Two. Restaurants Gutted and Nuinerons: Out: ‘Buildings |
oo ing: to ay report’ presented. ‘by! the secre-

Pat tary to. the board of ‘directors on’ Mon-
_ day. night, ;
Seer also.- - the: ‘largest’ single’ -month' | ‘in “the.

About Half. of. the ‘Loss

; :

vitty thousand dollars worth’.
Imildings, stocks, firnishings and per
sonal effects. were licked up ‘early: ‘this
morning at the rate of a thousand. dol-.
lars a minute in ote. of the most dis-.
astrous. fires that - has yet ‘visited the
wld and histori¢ town of, Hazelton.

At four.o’clock some. of the .citizens
were awakened ° by: the , noise of ‘fite
amd by. reflection on their windows.
The fire alarm wes scon sounded and
in a remarkably. short . time the entire
population was out in the “streets and
headed for. the, fire.

_ The Omineca ‘Hotel, ‘one of ‘the old:
land marks, of the village, owned by -

G KB, Sealy and Teased by C.- Ww.
‘Dawson, the Rex Cafe, and the B.C.
Cafe, together with numerous “ware

houses, barts,.ice liouses, garages and.

‘- hen’ houses are completely - destroyed

“hr

“Yast fire ‘of about ten years. ago Tha

“of. novelties; fancy.

“ the time the alarm. was given.

“. anti the hotél building collapsed was

- I; so far as the
fire was under coutro {some 400,000 pounds of halibut being |:

. R. 8. Sargent’s - Ware: house and J. C.

m - against the he
Jind Benson's

ers an-ubeven figh

ads The - guests ‘at: the..
© out with their. persona,
CUD! tb

hha only, ‘ten.

; - ateet and. foal th

with all thelr contents. The. loss’ - is

estimated: at at least. fifty thousand ,

_ dollars, with insurance of only half,
that. amount. The biggest individual :
looser’ is c.. W. Dawson. Not only is

— all his investment in the hotel furnish-

~ ings a complete loss, but the-big stock

goods, . groceries.
and diy goods, ice . cream. “fouritains

* ete., are: all. gone.

The: ‘tire, when’ ‘first’ ween ag: ina ; ,
“ye -stnai- log -hevi-hottsé, at: the, rear. of the “

B. 0. Cafe. : -From'there it spread “go

| rapidly that ‘né: “could. see: it Jap

from’ one ‘building ‘to: ‘another. ‘That
“hen house was ‘the’ farthest: building J:
aay from the. ‘hotel and-the hotel Was
the last puilding to take fire although
‘it was only a matter, of- minutes from

One of the first to. see the tire said}
that from ‘the time ‘it: was first noticed

only forty minutes. ” “In an hour ‘the

other buildings close by were concern:
ed, but all day “today there was, a big
dariger: yf a wind should crop up. -

The citizens put up .a magnificent
battle against the. flames which at all
tines for. an hour threatened to take
Alten ‘Benson’s gas station: and garage

K. Sealy’s’ pesidence , recently moved to
the lots on which his ‘former yesldence
stood, and which “was: ‘burned in the
. Joys lvl ji some: shacks at. the back}.
- of the, hotel: also put” uy a. great: fight
at to save, their homes.
parage, Sargent’s ware-.

the’ Sealy ‘residence, but at. that time
the hotel. was saved by some wonder-
ful’, work. ‘The tivo restaurants ‘that
were burned this. morning” were. built
on ‘the’ sight” of the old fire::  -. ana

To add. to the fire and to keep ‘it g0-

least ‘seventy-five cords: ‘of bireh wood
and a. pile of: coal in one of the: hotel
store houses.
the ice houses bélonging © to each: of
the: places of business . were a@ source
of danger all day.

The. Dominicn Telegraph lines * "ali
were damaged and communication to
the outside was cut off for some few.
hours. but Manager’ Irvin’ had a staff
at ‘work as ‘soon as the poles, avere cool
enoilgh. to climb, and even before all
the poles had atopped burning, - repairs |"
were | under. way, The Light. and: Pow-
er Co: also’ suffered loss from. “wires
and poles being burned, al
j Mr. Dawson has not " decided on
‘any program for the future. Mr. Sea-|
ly, owner of the hotel building, ‘was at
his farm in: the ‘Bulkley Valley and
he -could not be: reached: until the tele-
phone’ wires were repaired.’ He was
expected down today, :

~ Goes to: Prince :

ents prst week. ‘The efforts of the
Pacific Fisheries to: control all.the
buying and selling of hatibut bas’ re-

‘sulted in a‘fallure and on Monday the

halibut was again sold on the open
market. The first. sole résulted in

suld. aud. bent forward to the enstern
inarkets. “That is by far the. largest
shipment made this ‘year. Under the
co-operative plan tried the first of the
senson Canadian fish were eetting by
far the warst af the deal. ,

tidns, | but. in: Yeality ‘it wos ‘belnging
the: ‘Canadian’ ‘fish’ ‘down. to the. same,
atate:of - unfreshness os the ‘American
fish: which ‘waa landed: at, the ‘Alaska
ports, iced and shipped - by boat to
Prince: Rupert and then handled over
the w harf/to the train: "The fish was

vesidence got going
a loss doublt or treble the present :
less would have resulted, - Thus d “Jot}
 evedit is, due the. men. ‘who. fought;
t—little” oF: noth-,
ith” put “puckets a and, o
fo from the river.
‘no one injur-
hotel’ all: gat
belongings ¢ ‘ahd,
ants and
ersonal,

house or Sealy’s

ing to: ‘fight w
line of forestry.” ‘ho
Fortunately "there: “SVOS .

helongipgs. “ at and:

an sare: look!
’ “goods.

he “atria ng Ste »

not getting to the market: in geod’ en-
ough. shape ‘a0 ‘the orders “were. few.» ’
The efforts of the- Seattle fish, buy-
ing ‘cuxeern to. make ‘the’ Alaska: ‘ports,
the: great, halibtit ports. instead ‘
pert - have not, ‘been. ‘f .Buecess. and: the:
nian: who’ Vent’ ‘out on “the © ‘banks and
edught ’ the fish waa the. biggest: -Jooser
‘But Tow that: sales ‘are pelng “held. in
Rupert “there : will bea big improve-
ment in the fish: business. Not ‘onty.
will, ‘the, pissenger fraing’ ‘carry: all: the
i possibl a pecial: fist train
“wil: be. run fie nently an
ka wil ica ‘that:

of jt and ‘all | adjoining buildings’ up. ‘to.

ing. at a guod rate for hours were at:

Those Diles. of. fuel: and |:

ni altzer’ ae : fy, rosin ,

~ Rapert Again|

nd do the best ° of.
Prince Rupert is feeling muuch better. ou sailsfactorily a

Carloads |: :
" of fish were: lett"standing ° ‘in the’ ‘rail. |":
way’ yards ' awalting - ‘shipplug ‘instrue- oo “

: Ree ew " Heepital
“Reporis Given)

pital Was? the biggest ‘three. months in
the: history of" the institution; aecord-

“The: ‘month’ of. March’: was

: | istory. of the institution. a The. ‘tin-
ancial situation was’ also: zeported- to
be” in: o. “most satisfactory * “condition,
esmecially when the ‘general depression

‘lof: the country - was. taken. Ante consid:

eration. Bo.

“Dr; G ‘“Wrinch, secretary. to ‘the
board, and who ‘had: “the handling of.
the special building . ‘and : furnishing
funds in econnection with. the new hos-
pital, Presented ‘his: report. It was. a
very satisfactory. report. -
al has’ ‘been built and much. new equip-
ment.-and furnishings havé been gup-
plied. Three. private owards have now.
been “completely - furnished bythe W.
A. to the: H. H., Hazelton, by: the ladi-
es of. New Hazelton and by Mr. ‘and
Mrs. Tomlinson. The: other ‘private
wards have been temporarily firnish'
ed. The public wards are still in need.
of considerable | modern furnishings,
and this will be added as- time g0e8 on
and finances “permit. While in ‘the
south'Dr.’ Wrinch was able to get eight
hospital beds from the Bute Street
Hospital which “was recently closed.
Hea got them. at a very reasonable
price nid: so far ‘as beds are concernefl |-

| the, institution ig pretty. well fixed He

also was able to get a number of light
chairs which ean be° used by patients

- . ine to. get ut on the ‘yerandabs, and

vat” will: ald be

nd- ‘tor: “instruc
ment “has been ‘installed’ and: ithe hos:,
pital: ia ‘now well. taken care of in the
steralizing - department. Ag: things
are: mow the larget : hospital - can’ ‘carry

work. ‘The details. of the furnishings
will: be added in due“ ‘course. ce a
The bonrd went on record, on xesolu~
tion by Robt. Hunter and Capt. .Mor-
titer as approving the enveful hand-"
ling* of the building and furnishing
special funds by. Dr, Welneh. °

NEW CHURCH HYMN BOOK

Will be Intreduced in the United
‘Cherch afl ever the Dominion
on Next Sunday

Pitty ‘topies of ihe’ new ‘hymnal ‘of
the United Church. of. Canada. hove.
been: purchased by, the Indies - Aid, of -
Hanelton. ° Next. Sunday ev ening « the
service: will be: largely . one of snered:
song. fom ‘thé’ new hymnal. » ‘The ad-
‘dvess of the. minister,, Rev. 'T. ae

‘Wright; B Ay will. be in. keeping avith
the: special occasion: “Thee place and,
power | of: song in the. aworship, ‘and. life :
‘of ‘the. ehureh,”, This wilt be the last’

rervice before “Mr. Wright. leaves for. :

‘Victoria - to nttend the “annual confer-

elice;..“He. expects . to. be transferied .

‘south which | transfer’: will ‘take “effect

the. end: Of: Jiine. : Mrs. Wright, will al-

at the: close -will leave for. Toroiito: toy

‘attend the. world's, We ‘0, T: Uy “conven-}:

tox: which meets in June: and then Ate

tiring "to; 1 Hazelton ‘watt the: end: of

The hospit- 4

a0. iitteva the ceonference sessions: and |.

Same I
From Influenza|

“Mere. Leela. Helkenbers, wife of D.
H:. Helkenberg _ of South ‘Hazelton,
passed: away at ‘thy: Hazel-oa' hosplral
on, Thursday evening ° after. being: ‘ad-

followed: ‘hy ‘pneumonia - from.” Which
she could. Not revive; ‘She was 48
years of | age and swas a. native. of Ger-
many. . She. is’ survived, by her: hus-
band -and quite. a large family. The
funeral wag “held -on Saturday. after-
noon from the Anglican, , Shureh | in
Hazelton and interment took place in
the Hazelton cemetery. »Rev. | Mr.
Bannistér ‘officiated at the” services
and -o large number. of friends and ac-
quaintances. “were present. This is the
second’ death in the family within a
few : days from influenza and pnreuni-.
lonia, three more ‘daughters. are in the
“hospital suffering from: the sane flis-.
ease. Gertrude is on the: way to re-
covery, Ruby,, who «has “been. much.

now out’ of danger: and. Mrs. Hawkins
of Burns Lake who has: ‘been in. the.
hospital for about. a “month: with: the :
same trouble, is now. makings slow Pro: ,
gress ‘toward recovery. °

Many Fires i in

District Due to
- Careless. Burns.

During tne ‘past. ‘week of ary and,
warm, _ weather At seemed that’ every-
8: around: Who: had. done.
any. Slashing” ‘Or: clearing started fires
to ‘burn’ ap’ the. brush ‘and then, ‘let’ the
fixes” take" ‘thelr ” course—a’ “very. “bad.
thing. to do. at any season of thé: ¥eur.
For. 2 week.’ ‘or: more ‘the air has been
heavy: with smoke: and: ashes and fires
can be “seen burning in all: directions

, The bigger fires are between 8 and 9)

“mile” along -the wagon, road and be:
tween it-and the railway track. That
fire was started early’ last week and
was hot looked after. » Another — big}
one is at Six Mi: Creek on the Bubine
trail. Another: run from - above - the
new bridge across ‘country |towards

_the Silver Standard mountain. Pos-

‘sibly the biggest. one is np.the Kispiox
ruuning front Tomlinson flat right on
‘up the rivet. So far the forestry de-

; ‘partment’. has: “been assisting ° “in! Dro: +.
.- beating: aULy, Dbulldings which: might ‘be

-endaugerod,- uit) as for: the. fires ‘they,
‘Seemtto le following’ the ‘old: buns. an
are not in any. thnber.::

to, permit: a ‘tire to travel. But. any |
place’ where ‘fire - ig: punning now, ‘the:
agricultural value ‘of the land 4s delng
‘destroyed. Fires: are, bad © and © “Steps
shonld . be token now to, impréss’ “upon!
“those who might ‘figure: on” ‘ getting:
“work fighting. fires that: there will al-.

oO hein heavy punishment for’ anyone
caught starting, a: ‘fire, :

-. 7.

NATIVES GIVE ‘BANQUET. TO REV
MR. WaIGHT. a & 7

‘ [Bagan’ Ss Mil to

‘mitted to the hospital the day before.’
She © developed. influenza on April 15th,

slower in throwing off the trouble is.

‘| the reception. at the: hospital.

There. ig: stilt ”

‘too mach: motsture : in the: ‘green: ‘thmher: :
: this “district will beheld. in. the. follow

“Make Boxes. to”
_ Garry. All Fish

which - ill be of. considerable benefit -

out” the: ordinary’ run..of Iumber the
mill will make’. a, specialty of box wood -
for the fish business of: the north ond
‘also the developing fruit business of
th’ interior. » The’ mill, ‘has - heen over-
hauled: anda lot of new. machinery’ ‘jn-
tulled. Nevw.. sais that will, enable

the mill: to handie the largest logs and .
several. labor. saving .. devices have
beet put ‘in. Of: all mills: along the Cc. -
Nv R, ‘railway ‘Hagan's mill at Vanurs--

dol is one of the very, ‘few which have
continued. to operate in spite’n£ all de-
pressions and difficnities. [he new
business ° of making: box-shakes will: be
2 big: beip. in maintaining steady ‘work -
for the plant.

a

Hospital Day to.
Be Observed as. [

— Usual May 12 _

ta

“|

-The annual. hospital Day will ha ol

-[ served this
j;and Will -.consist \of- sraduation . exer-
i cides, a musical program, o dance and
“There
should be a great attendance of. ‘people ~
from the district for: the: reception as.
i the hospital may be seen now as it las
;hever heen seen before. “With. the old
-Lnilding ‘down and. away. and: a ‘Tok of 7
{ provements made ‘to, the.
> presents. ery “attractive -appeural
Tt: seems ‘that. the® Indians. ‘ofsthe

trict are” planing On. big: ‘doings at OG

about’ the. same” time: and it may. be.
that, some arrangements : ‘Wild: be’ ‘niade. am
with. thera td permit ‘the. hospital. to:
carry out its. regalar ‘program. . Steps -
shave been. taken to. engage. Kitanmax
Kall for the 13th if it _has.not already |
been .taken.’ The nurses who will be -
graduating at that time are- Miss Mil-
ler: and Miss Bulwer. -A committee of
three Wh appointed. by, the board. to
meet and. co-operate “qyith - a ‘committee
from the W. A. to the H. Hi in work.
ing out the: details | ‘of the celebration ;
on May 12 and 18.

pasa INSTITUTE MEETINGS
will he adaressed in “this ‘District. by ore
ad. B.: Munro,’ Deputy: Minister a

‘Agriealture’ for: B.C

“Mectings: ‘of Parmer’, Tastitutes’ dn

ing. places | on’. the following ; dates :
Terrace, May. oth at 8: Dpm.; Tellwa n. o
May. {2th at 8. Dm. Burns. Lake i
May “15th “at Spm. -
deputy’, ‘minister of agriculture. will ad: oo
dress: the farmers on ‘matters ‘yelating
‘to: the: policy of the ‘provincial: depart:
ment: of agriculture-, Al farmers . in os
the. ‘distriet ‘are invited : to. attend: - vA. :
“lot. of henetit -shéuld result. ‘to. them. -

whe siel work. 0 on tne x new. Inldge is rs

4

“Hagan’s mill at Vanarsdot is. now all. so
fitted : up-to carry, on. a. ew “business. -

to the- interior, * Instead of turning .

year on May 12th and 18th

rounds eo

J. B. Munro,‘the |.