Fairbanks, AK Fire, May 1906 - Jail Destroyed
Posted September 14th, 2008 by Jenni Lanham
FAIRBANKS JAIL WAS DESTROYED
Only One Building Available for Court House Purposes and for Housing of Prisoners of the City.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 24. – United States Marshal Perry received advices tonight from Fairbanks that the court house was destroyed by fire and that only one building was available for court house and prison purposes. The combination of the safe was broken during the fire. There were seventeen federal prisoners at Fairbanks and Marshal Perry has been besieged with telegrams from the department of justice today asking for particulars of them.
Court officials at Fairbanks have been instructed to secure temporary quarters to house the prisoners.
Reno Evening Gazette, Reno NV 24 May 1906
Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers in the Newspaper Archive. Over one billion newspaper articles online!
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial
to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!
Find Your Ancestors For Free!
Take advantage of a free trial and start finding more information on your ancestors!
Military Records - 7 days for FREE! Fold3 Civil War, World War I, World War II, and more
Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records, Obituaries - 7 days for FREE! Find genealogy records at archives.com
Census Records, Vital Records, Old Newspapers - 14 days for FREE! Trace your families history at ancestry.com Search millions of records.
Yearbooks, Death Records, Histories, Obituaries, - 3 days for FREE! Search huge database of Records at worldvitalrecords.com
|
gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2011, All rights reserved. Contact me. Privacy Policy. |