Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-30
The Uu,rnftun Hotel

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the lean angularily Of his physique by
warmth and mbanity Of treatment which has
gained him the sobriquet Of Jolly George. II
one may forget his exceeding thnness there
Is little to quarrel with in Mrs Fasaetts skill
in taverning; and the hostelry over which he
now rules with rod Of steel-covered with.
velvet, lis so very well kept that many Of his
patrons have come 10 regard him--so popular
has he becomc-as stout, even poriIy; nay
actually fat
But it is not so much with Mr.. FaSsett's
self as with the recent improvements that
have gone on under his eagle eye that this
article purposes 10 deal. When Doctor Nc
Grew sold his lease to G.. W. Macfarlaue &
Co, the hotel was in fine order and its mp.
pointments very complete. The new lesscrs,
however, determined to spend pot Of
money in still further increasing the conven.
ience the attractiveness and the completeness |
Of the place. Some of this work has been
the following all done under the direction Of
Mr.. Fassett.
lnthe hotel proper one ofthe latest improve.
ments is the writiry room, small but ary
and well lighted apartment to the right Of the
mauka entrance with door opening on the
veranda and and another into the office hall.
This room is a great improvement on the
writing room in the basement next to the
billiard room, now used as card room. The
writing room has been in use some time
SINCE but the new private dining room is not.
yet ready for use. The pantry and store
room, occupying space OF about 20 by ~ are
being rehtted and will be used as private
dining room, which will have two glass doors
opening on the makai veranda and another
opening into the hallway opposite the Office.
To take the place Of pantry and store room,
d a small two.story building has been built
mauka the kitchen The front one Of the
three rooms making the upper story which is
on level with the dining room, is pantry,
II by IS. Behind this is the minor store
room, IL by IL; and, still behind that, a
pastry room, also IL by IL. The latter room
is connected with the kitchen and not directly
with the store room, and at present awaits
the finishing connection of new range
specially imported for pastry cooking. Part
of the lower story of the new building like
that below the kitchen, is taken up by the
driveway the rest is large store room, en-
tered from the minor store room by trap door.
One Of the serious drawbacks to the
perfect comfort and convenience of the
Hawaiian Hotel has been its Jack Of water
pipes in its upper story. This lack has been
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completion Of the tank and pumping apparatus
placed at the rear OF the kitchen. The tank
tower is a continuation Of the uncompleted
n. tower SO long standing in the hotel yard. I!'
T. peak is now nearly 10 feet from the ground
r. the floor Of The tank being IS feet above The
d. third floor of the hotel. The tank holds 5000
n gallons when full, and is filled by fore,
as pump which receives the water direct from
hb an artesian well at about 10 feet from tn
Ie- ground. The pumps are worked by ,h'
sn hand and arm power of two men and can fl
Ii- the tank in two hours and a half--expensiv
mt machinery and fuel being saved and the other
ng wise idle time of employees utilized.
~ But the chief feather in lean Georgies ca
''e is the new ice house and refrigerator. For tn
y" constructions Of this house Mr.. Fasset DIRE,
W. largely upon his experience in Chicago, bl
So drew also sufficiently upon his own fund c
."' ideas to make the structure unique among ic
NJ houses. a somewhat detailed description
"s necessary to thorough understanding Of tn
'e merits Of this Indispensable adjunct to goo
"a. fare in a semi.,ropical caravansary. Exter
iiu nr;l, he h,;id;nn is s,tfic;nntlv
-" to escape the scrutiny Of passers by. roor
VI IL IL serves at once as entrance hall, a
Jul butchers shop and as storing cabinet fo
the models used by the chief pastry cook an
~" confectioner in the preparation Of spcctacula
,n' effects in sugar and -four. Here are cut til
''e lent sausage and the toothsome mystery. b
I'm hind the butcher shop, lighted by window /
IN the NORTH is the refrigerator, room 10 IL
'he 10, above which is the ice house proper,
w tunnel shaped space 10 x 4hx3. Both al
'S zinc lined and insulated in several inches
charcoal. The charcoal packing of the r
'"s frigerator is inches on the floor, inches c
ha' the sides and inches on the roof-besides
was air chamber above the ice house. The il
''e compartment holds ~ tons OF ice, and is Ike
'e, nearly full most Of the time From each s'
"," Of the ice chamber 3 zinc pipes. ~ inches
,nly d;,n,,., dosc.nd IN IN. aoor If The ,.fr;e,
'"s ator. The presence of the ice forces the co
"" air downward reducing the temperature Of I
i'he refrigerator to about 40. A wooden fran
MI work supports hooks on which are hung t
ON beeves. the mutton and the cetera OF I
Is Aesher's and poul,erer's furnishing. lneludi
i'ed 40 quarters Of beef, sheep, brace Of porke
per few launches Of venison and cuts OF veal a
anc lamb, there are hooks enough to upbear S
''ne fcient wild and tame fowl, hares, rabbits a
ei other game to .eep the luauing members
iS the legislative assembly in perpetual luau
It's a month Of Sundays-save the poi and g.
xag- Tn. ,rea, Hawaiian food staple kno
&c not the canny coolncss OF Il
anu Geogie's bles, retreat but there repo
"''y on slabs Of lustrous ice, the plump mullet,
ANIMATED founder, the diminutive pompl
l. the brilliant faeaipi ireavnaatni' and ma
another beautiful denisen Of Oahu's piscatol
wilds. Here also are kept the welltubl
:" mess mackerel, the smoker halibuts. the m,
be.saltcd cod and the mountaineering salu
'"e belly, Here indeed nigh, angle. the mi
'"'' Wanted fisherman Of the burg with a reas
''o"' able assurance Of success. in any weather |
~ at any tide. The new refrigerator Of the
w waiian Hotel is pronounced success and
W." il is so is another plume Is the bonita
49," caslue Of George c. Fassett.
,h;.h Much new furniture, crockery, cutlery, c
Ia. came down by the Alameda. including I
, in pai'o' 'e'' f"s" St''' '''""s 'A,e
,h.s. ranges, etc. They are not yet unpaeked,
raj. will be noticed anon.
=, ~ Mr.. Joseph Tidep who selected the FL