The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-04

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ately opposite his extensive stables, We
awakened by the cracking sound of fiji
and the pungent smell of smoke. Look
ing out of the window, he saw a brigl
fame rising from near the northwest col
ner of the large building known as Bel
tleman's mill on Fort street. AS thi
locality adjoined his stables and was o.
their windward side, MI. Dodd kney
that for the third time his property wa
in danger from fire, and made all speed t
the stables.
GIVING THE ALARM
AS he ran across the street he gave tn
alarm to the policeman on the corner o
Fort and Hotel streets. This officer
named Naniani, happens to be the same
one who gave the alarm at the time of the
fire on the northeast corner of Fort anC
alarmed the Waterman in the bell tower
who Immediately struck the signal fol
the third district
| GETTING OUT THE HORSES AND VEHICLES
Meanwhile the flames had begun to at
tack the rear of row of stables in which
were a number of horses. Mr.. Dodd,
knowing that they must be got out
at once. unhitched them, and with the
aid of the Doctor" a well-known stable
helper, drove the frightened animals out
of the stable. In doing so, one of them
a powerful grey, dashed out viciously and
caught the Doctor on the side of the head
with his heels. Fortunately the blow
only staggered him for an instant, though
it was narrow escape from being fatal,
and in a few moments between eighty
and ninety horses were rushing out of the
stables and galloping off in every direc-
ton. By this time there were many will
ing hands at work hauling out the vehi-
cles from the stables, and in a short time
Fort and Hotel streets were lined with all
sorts of carriages, carts and wagons.
BRINGING WATER TO BEAR ON THE FLAMES.
Mr.. Dodd, with few resolute helpers,
dragged the hose attached to the hydrant
in the stables to where the stalls were
burning fiercely, and succeeded in driving
the flames back and preventing their de
stroying the main building. Just here it
will be in place to describe the position
of the various buildings destroyed, all of
which were of wood, as well as the ad-
joining ones.
WHERE TIE FIRE ORIGINATED.
The large building in which the fire
was built as a steam saw and
planning mill by Messrs. Oderkirk & Ber-
tleman, contractors. A short time ago
the partnership was dissolved, and Mr..
Bertleman since then has carried on bust
ness as builder and carpenter on the
premises. No steam has been used for
months, and there being no fire on the
premises there has been no private watch
man employed. The building was I25
feet in depth, with front on Fort street
of 80 feet. In the front was Mr.. Berthe
mans Office and the saddlery shop of Mr..
c. H. Trip. At the rear, where Mr.
Dodd first saw the fire, two stables, each
about rs feet long and II feet wide,
placed parallel to each other, abutted
against the mill building on the south
side, and were connected with Dodds
stables at their other ends. Adjoining the
mill on the north side was large drying
shed, and in this, as well as in the mill,
was quantity of dry lumber, etc
The fire, which rapidly spread within
the mill building and the two stables men
toned, was then on two sides of the yard
which was bounded on the third, or south |
side, by DOdd's stables, Fort street being |
On the east. In this square stood a nine |
roomed dwelling known as Rose Cottage, |
Kept by Mr.. and Mrs. DonnelIy, who had |
also small soda water establishment and |
candy store fronting on Fort street and |
adjoining the Office of Dodd's (the Pan
.heon) stables. Behind the store was a |
range of small rooms, three or four in |
number, which, like Rose Cottage, were |
let out to those seeking rooms without |
board. The soda factory adjoined these.
md then came the stables that were |
PROGRESS OF THE FIRE.
The mill burnt with astonishing rapid
ty, and Rose Cottage, as well as the
other buildings in the same yard, were in
4 few minutes enveloped in flame. Mr.. |
Donnelly informs rs that he was |
awakened by hearing one of his dodgers /
small cottage in the rear call
ng out - Fire !" and that when he ran out
on the back veranda of his house he saw
he flames in the mill where the engine !
used to stand, and that they were then
mounting through the roof. He immedi-
ately saw to the safety of his wife and |
heir baby, as well as his sister, and by !
hat time the cottage itself was on fire.
The fomily managed to escape, partly
dressed, but had to leave everything else |
behind.
TIE FIRE BRIGADE ON THE SCENE.
So rapid was the progress of the fire !