Photo by W. J. Erskine 

 BARGE "ST. JAMES'' AT KODIAK, JUNE 4, 1912, BEFORE THE ASH FALL 



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THE "ST. JAMES 



AT KODL\K, JUNE 9, I9I2, AFTER THE ASH FALL 



"The buildings of the Navv wireless station, on Wood Island, were struck '^X ^f Strung 



burned on the evening of the 7th or the morning of the 8th. The darkness at the time 



was so intense that the flames could not be seen from the mission less than <, "i;'^_^^^^>; 



Late in the afternoon of June 8 partial daylight appeared and the fall of ash almost ceased 



(see page 156). There was darkness for practically 60 hours, at a distance of 100 miles 



and 

 was 



from Katmai Volcano (see page 165). 



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