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

Mr.. Jaeger thinks that Hon. H. A. Wide
man, who owned one of the buildings
known as the Poore premises, was in
sured, but as Mr.. Jaeger was not in the
city yesterday he could not give the exact
figures.
DEAD BODY FOUND.
After the fire was extinguished, Il num-
Der of people who were curiously exam
iuing the ruins made a shocking discov-
cry on the site of one of the small sleep
ing apartments attached to Rose Cottage
Half buried in the blackened cinders, as
found the charred body of human being.
Deputy Marshal Dayton hurried to the
spot and found that the remains were
those of man who, from appearances,
had been asleep i'll bed, as there was no
clothing on the body, which was lying,
face down, near the place where the door
had been. The remains were frightfully
burned, the back being almost wholly
destroyed so that the viscera was exposed
to view.
Mr.. Dayton Immediately empanneled a
jury, consisting of the following persons:
F. Wundenberg, NJ. Grossman, J. H.
Bruins, Jr., F. J. Higgins, Henry Davis,
H. Terke. Frank Godfrey was appointed
clerk. The body of the deceased was ex-
amined and some fragments of clothing
that had escaped the fire were preserved.
The sum of $12 20 in coin was found in
blackened mass of wooden near by. The
testimony Of Mr.. Donnelly, who had
rented the room to nun of war; s. man,
was taken, aud coffin being provided,
the remains were placed in it and taken
to the Station House, where they we've
fully identified and thence conveyed on
board the Hartford, from which, to-day,
they will be taken to the naval plot in
Nuuanu Valley cemetery.
THE INQUEST.
The following is the evidence given be-
fore the jury:
Mr.. Robert Donnelly deposed: Three
men-of- war; s-men came TO my house last
night at 7:30 o'clock, and I let them
rooms. They went out and returned at
1850 o'clock. The man who occupied |
the room where this body was found was
one of them. I did not hear when he |
came back. The room had q veranda. |
The other men had room next to mine. |
in the main building. When they came |
they were perfectly sober. They said |
they had been to the theater, and had |
come from there. Did not take their
names. Cannot identify any of the men. |
The man in the room was the man that !
went out after the three had come back.
When 1 awoke the Enterprise Mill was
burning. There was plenty of time for
anyone to escape after the alarm. I and |
my family got out after the alarm. The
door of the room was close to where the
body was lying.
Charles Direngar and Edward Butler,
,camen of the L. S. S. Hartford, testified to
being tue two men who, in company with
another nam. Edward Gatrell, engaged
tud occupied the rooms at Il sc Cottage
Fac deceased was an apprentice on board
.Ir H rtford, English by birth, and II or
Is W, "t a.. J! was perfectly sober
When they saw him alive at the Rose
udgiug house at 1880 o o'clock last night.
He then went out. On awakening with
The fire alarm, one of them ran and awoke
IatrelI, calling, "For Gods sake turn
out; fre!p He replied, " All right"
The ire was then within five feet of his
room, and a dense smoke was about it
Had no drink during the night None of
them were drinking men. Were on good
erms with deceased who was their
'chum
Mr.. Donnelly was recalled at his own
request, and stated that there was no lock
on the door, which opened in. It had
holt and thumb latch with a dron The |