The Way We Were

In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago.

Jan. 9, 1913: During a storm commencing on New Years' Day and lasting three days, the town of Craig suffered much property damage and the death of one citizen. On the second day, Jan. 2, James Comus was instantly killed by a tree, which was blown down on his cabin crushing him as he lay in bed. C. Erickson narrowly escaped a similar fate, having left his cabin only a few minutes before his cabin was wrecked by a falling tree. Numerous other cabins were blown down by the force of the gale. On the West Coast, the fishing industry is temporarily demoralized by the severe weather. On Jan. 4, four fishing boats had not reported for eight weeks and six had been at anchor, 14 days on account of bad weather. Other West Coast points were visited by the gale, but Craig sustained the brunt of the damage. At Hydaburg Indian village, the Natives were panic stricken. Two children received minor injuries and several houses were demolished.

Jan 14, 1938: The 1937 financial report of the Bishop Rowe General Hospital was approved by the Board of Control at the annual meeting held last Monday night and is hereby presented to the public. It will be readily seen that the receipts have dropped off again this years, as they had last year when compared to the 1935 report. The total number of patients raised little. There were 140 in-patients this year and the same number last year according to the report of the superintendent, with 101 dispensary patients, a slight increase over 1936. Receipts from patients for care, medical supplies and X-Ray services $7,248.81 in 1937 as compared with $9,527.72 for 1936. Gifts of money from local sources made a decided dip last year over preceding years. In fact, it tied an all-time low mark, the only benefits given being the Silver Tea and the share in the profits of the President's ball.

Jan. 18, 1963: Plans for a reception on arrival of the first ferry here were discussed by the Chamber of Commerce at its luncheon meeting yesterday. Details were left to the Board of Directors. Ferry goes north Wednesday but makes only a short stop en route to the inaugural ceremonies in Juneau. The chamber anticipated it would be here several hours on the south bound trip and a reception probably could be held at that time. City Councilman R. W. McKibben proposed the Chamber back a project to do some repairs at Shakes Island in preparation for the tourist season. He suggested a small building be constructed on the island where a shakes splitter could demonstrate the art of splitting shakes with a froe when a tourist vessel is in port. The general consensus among the non-shakes-splitters was that the froe, the tool issued in the operation is spelled “Froe,” and the proposal was referred to the executive board.

Jan. 14, 1988: Beth and Tyman Comstock of Wrangell got their wish Jan. 8, when their daughter Tyla Kathleen Comstock was born at 7:42 p.m. in Wrangell General Hospital. “We wanted a girl badly,” said Beth, mother of Wrangell's first baby of 1988. Beth said every thing happened in the usual way with no complications. “We're very hum-drum, she said. The 8-pound 12 1/2 ounce, 20-inch girl arrived after only three house of labor. Tyla was “perfect” and Dr. Wayne Davenport “who loves to deliver babies acted like a proud father when he went to the basketball games afterwards, Beth said. The couple wants to have more children, but for now Tyla and her big brother, Aaron, 19 months are enough.

 

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