Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. mining equipment Two men are sitting on

Two men are sitting on a bed with another in dark shirt sitting in a chair

this view includes pilings and steel bars

Alaska - from Eagle Bluff

holding two Canadian Ensigns

Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. mining equipment Two men are sitting onThis 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.