The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-05-03

AHL VI -AAlsAAAAe III iiIu
has led to the seeking of other material for the pur
pose common wheat and oat straw have been ex-
tensively used in the manufacture OF the coarser
qualities For the finer qualities the Esparto grass
has been used. From letter which we have been
permitted to see, written by gentleman in London,
learn thGt the supply of the latter material is
found to be short of the demand; and that it has
now been found that the trash crushed cane from
Sugar Factories is the most promising material with
which to supply the want of material. In order to
make the material valuable for the purpose it would
be required to make it clean, when it might be
used as dunnage in slowing cargOes. There can be
doubt but that this article could be made availa-
bic in the manufacture of paper, but its value
fuel with our sugar manufacturers would very likely
render it Improbable speculation for them to
ship 1t to z foreign market for anything like the
price which they would probably get for it. The
high price for other fuel which they would have TO
get to replace the trash would make 1t necessary
for them to receive in return almost as much per
pound they could purchase the paper for after it
was manufactured from the material.
RESULT OF LAMP ExPLosIoN.-A fire which
originated from this cause was discovered in time
to prevent any extensive damage, on Wednesday
morning last, at the grocery store Of Crowell & Co..
on Fort street. Mr. Crowell, who lives in the rear
Of the store, awolle about three o'clock and found
the room on fire. He had been in the habit of keep
ing gasolene lamp burning all night, which had
exploded setting fire to the bed curtains and bed
ding, which making rapid progress. He threw
the blazing lamp out of the window and as no time
to lost attempted to subdue the fire alone and
had nearly succeeded in doing before he obtained
the most serious part of his injuries his feet
and legs He is at present in the hospital, and al
improving it will be several weeks before he
will be able TO attend to business. The noise of
dog in the room awoke Mr.. Crowen at the time
otherwise the fire might have proved a serious one
for the neighborhood. This we believe is the first
serious accident which has occurred here from the
use OF the Installations of Petroleum, and as the
material used in the lamp by Mr. Crowel was Case
line, trust our readers will see the justice of our
remarks Of the subject few weeks ago.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE-A man named Michael
shae, living in a lodging house in Mauuakea street.
tried to kill himself Saturday last at a few min
utes before o'clock, by cutting his throat with
piece of broken glass bottle. fellow lodger,
who is employed on the Kilauea, noticing something
peculiar in the mans appearance in the morning,
felt rather uneasy about him while at work during
the forenoon. AT noon he went home to see how
Shae was getting on, and as he entered the house
saw him 60 into his room and lock the door. He
waited awhile in the house, and hearing no move
ment in Shaes room, being still suspicious in regard
TO him, went outside and looked into the room.
He was horrifed to see him standing in front of
lookingglass in the act of cutting his throat, and
Immediately rushed into the house, at the time
calling for help. The door was burst open just as
shae fell on the floor, bleeding profusey from the
wound he had inflicted. He made frightful cash
across his throat, partially severing the wind-pipe
but none of the arteries. The wound was sewn up
and the taken to the hospital and although still
in critical condition, it is thought he will recover
The nature of the wound prevented his giving any
account of himself until Monday He came from
San Francisco by the last trip of the D. c. Murray,
and shortly after his arrival was engaged to run an
engine on plantation on Hawaii. While there
he met with accident which injured his head and
compelled hum to return here for medical treatment
He has had occasional spells of apparent insanity
SINCE during which lie seemed to lose all control over
himself and it was during of these that he at
tempted selfdestruction. He has been quite deli
rious since he has been in the hospital and it is
thought the injury to his head had caused slight
conclusion of the brain.