Valdez, Alaska Fire
December 1906
VALDEZ SUFFERS FROM FIRE
Bandits Attempt to Rob the Bank, and After
Failure to Do So the Building Is Set Afire by
Them.
Merchandise Loss Is Very Heavy, but the Bank Is
in Good Shape – Details of the Fire Are Not to
Be Had.
The Orr
stage line is in receipt of information that an
attempt was made this morning to rob the Valdez
Banking company. Failing in their efforts to rob
the bank, the bandits set fire to the building,
and the property loss resulting was very heavy.
There was also a big loss in merchandise stocks.
Wires sent to Valdez by the News this
afternoon have so far failed to elicit any
reply, and further details are not obtainable.
Fairbanks Evening News, Fairbanks, AK 17
Dec 1906
Bank of Valdez, Alaska, Burned.
Valdez, Alaska, Dec. 17. – Fire in the Bank
of Valdez, believed to have been started by a
burglar, destroyed the bank, the Stella Hotel,
and the Mercantile Company’s building, entailing
a loss of $53,000. An examination of the bank
vault showed that a large hole had been blown in
the back of the vault.
The Washington Post, Washington DC 18 Dec
1906
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