The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-08-27
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SUGAR MILL BURSED.-At about one O'clock on
Wednesday morning last, August oath, the inhabi-
tants of Union Plantation, Makawao, East Maui,
were alarmed by the cry Of fire. The manager and
his workmen soon discovered that the engine room
gas in flames, which speedily communicated to the
whole structure. Covering the mill, CHARTERS, and
the boiling house, which was soon reduced to ashes.
Owing to violent rains during Tuesday, wetting the
trash completely, the mill was not running that
night, us usual; the fires had been put out, AMI ut
z o'clock that evening the entire works were inspect
ed by the manager, Mr.. s. G.. Wilder, and also at
0 o'clock by the sugar boiler. Soon after midnight
a native discovered the fire and gave the alarm.
Fears were entertained that the heat would occasion
Oh explosion of the boiler, but a falling rafter, break.
off a steam-pipe feeding a small engine which drove
the separators. provided an escape for the steam and
ayerted the catastrophe. By dint of great exertions
the sugar and molasses already packed were saved,
also the separa,Ors and a few other articles. but some
sixteen tons of sugar, in the coolers and bins, were
consumed. The cooper's shop and trash house were
saved, as there was but little or no wind at the time
The buildings being Of wood, burned so rapidly that
in two hours after the FIRE, persons were walking
over the ruins. The mill and engines are not mate
rally injured, the heat not being sufficient, and are
nov being packed up for removal to Kualos, on this
island, being destined for the plantation now in pro-
cess there.
- The cause of the fire is not positively known,
but fom its origin being in the engine room, it is
supposed TO be the work of an incendiary-one of
the %workmen, who was caught in the act Of stealing
n barrel Of molasses the Friday previous, punished
and driven from rhe premises. This man was seen
about the buildings the night before the fire, but was
not to be found the next morning. Arrangements
have been made with the Elst Maui Plantation to
take of the remaining crop, which, with the increased
facilities Of that plantation. can readily be done. The
property actually destroyed is about $4,000 in value.
but the entire loss from the suspension of operations
must be not far from $1,000. Timely aid was rem
dered by Mr.. Spencer. of the East Maui Plantation,
who, with his workmen, came over on the first al arm,
and the owners OF the Union finuta,iOu dOsi-e 10 70
thus publicly thank him aud the foreign workmen
employed on the plantations, for the prompt and gen.
erous assistance afforded by them on the occasion.
Praise is especially due to Mr.. W. L. Davis, whose
coolness aud energy are worthy of note.
KASEoHE BAY-The steam schooner Annie Lau-
is made a successful trip to this bay last week,
carrying there a heavy cargo of machinery for the
Plantation. Capt Johnson found the en-
trance through the reef has fourteen feet of water,
for any coaster that We have, not excepting
the HIlauea. When once inside the bay. it is beau
tiful steaming, the water being 'smoS a as 8 mill
The .4nnie Laurie was es.to go within
twenty yards of the shore, near Mr.. Parker's church,
where her cargo was easily landedf a wharf can
be constructed into deep water here at very little
expense. and it will be n necessity ere long for the
trade of the district. \ correct survey of
the channels into the bay cor there are severaD
ought to be made, and the two principal ones should
buoyed.-I 1t may not be long before such q vessel
IS the .9aRis Laurie may End full and constant en-
ployment in running around this island, stopping for
freight at Kaneohe, Punaluu, Laie, Waialua, and
Such q packet running regularly once or
vice a week would give an impetus to the trade Of
ii those districts. E
\ Il ME~NoRIAM.-Now seems to be q most appropri-
re time for a special effort to raise funds to erect a