Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. mining equipment Early Days of the Yukon

Early Days of the Yukon (Ottawa Thorburn & Abbot

Alaska - from Eagle Bluff

this view includes pilings and steel bars

to speed up the breakup of the Lake

Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. mining equipment Early Days of the YukonThis is part of a series of photos showing the burning of St. Mary's Hospital at the north end of town. The fire happened on January 10, 1950 and the temperature was 40C. (1998. 35. 33 to 1998. 35. 37) One of the nurses died in the fire. Everyone else was rescued. Bill Bushell's recollection of the fire is on page 10 of the Klondike Sun Thursday July 24, 1997 edition. Note the power pole phone pole.