Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-07-01

Just mauka Of School street, between the long
bridge and Liliha street. Hawaii No. was the
first engine on the ground and was followed by No
2, TO which Mr.. Buckley had htchod q span of
horses. No. afterwards arrived but tho other
companies turned back before reGch.ng the place
as the house had burned TO the ground The
engines obtained their supply OF wator from taro
patch near by, The house was the residence of
Mr.. Pinohasa Wood. His wife who vas known
TO have been in the house could not be found aud
as soon as it was known that abe WAC MISSING
search was made for her body in that part Of the
building whore she was known TO have Boon sleep
ing. When the flames wore extinguished, and the
burned. An inquest was hold the following morn
ing and from the evidence elected tho facts as
nearly as could be determined were as follows
Mr.. Wood, his wife and an old man named Noa q
relative OF Mrs. Wood, were spending the even
ing At Mr.. Geo. Hardy's house. They wore eating
and drinking ava aud about or 10 o'clock Mrs.
Wood aud Noa went home, the former TO her room
ON the mauka side OF the house and the latter to
sleep on the makai side. Mrs. Wood was sleeping
on spring mattress ON the floor, over which hur-
mosquito net, and candle IN bottle was left
burning on chair by the bed side. Further than
this nothing ~ known definitely About u O'Clock
Noa was awakened by he intenae heat and called
TO Mira Wood TO arouse her but received no reply.
Being unable TO render any assistance he saved his
own life by Rottingout OF the burning building II
Ia supposed from the position of tho body that tho
unfortunate woman threw ono arm out in her
sleep anu Knocked oyor the candle, and that tho
mosquito net and bed clothes caught fire. Ii is
possible that she made outcrv, but IL is GER
tain that little II any effort was nindc TO escap.
Inc verdict of the Jury was that the deceased
came TO her death while sleeping in tho building
which was burnod." The funeral ON Tuesday was
largely attended by the friends of tho family who
have tho aympathy Of the community in their
bereavement
Tn annual examination of Kawaahao semin.
airy occupied two full days last week II was a fair
and gratifying presentation of The work done tho
past year by the present corps of faithful and
efficient teachers. Tho course of study arranged
for this school has introduced some higher
branches than have ever before been taught in
schools for Hawaiian girls. Yet tho work in tho
primary classes was not sighted in the least: they
had evidently boon thoroughly drilled, not to re
peat by rote, but to think and to speak out their
thoughts. Some might criticiso the low tone Of
voice, which characterized the rotations but the
Principal said the effort had been this last year TO
train the pupils 10 subduc their naturally aud
habitually loud and shrill tones. The exhibition
in kawaiehao Church on Wednesday of last week
consisted of roctations OF selected pieces reading
original compositions and singing. The pronunci,
alton OF English was exceptionally good. The
thoughts expressed in tho various compositions,
while not showing a wide range of thought, did
show accuracy of the use of language and cult
waited powers of Discrimination With its full
corps of teachers Miss Helen s. Norton, Princi.
pal, Misses Chamberlain, FlaIman, Storrs and
Napoleon, as Assistants, and its full register of
scholars, 50 in MI, Kawaiahao Seminary has closed
year OF remarkable prosperity and progress IL
there no wealthy friend who will provide the Insti-
tuition the funds it ought TO have at once to build
Immediately new wing Tor dining room, dormi-
reception room and reading arc very taste
fully furnished