Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-10
HOyOLsL LII IN FLAMES.
Sixty Acres of Chinese Buildings De.
stroyed nv Fira

At o clock on the evening of April 18th
ire broke out in the Chinese Quarters of
Honolulu, corner of Smith and Hotel
streets, and proved one of the most disas-
trous confagrations ever known in that
city. The Chinese fire company, the first
to undertake the distinguishing of the fire,
were unable to check the progress of the
flames, which spread over sixty acres of the
Chinatown of Honolulu.
THE CHINESE THE PRINCIPAL SUFFERERS.
The native population were not numer-
Gus in the burned district, and. living
principally near the water, many of their
| buildings were saved, while the closely
packed tenements OF the Chinese were de
stroyed.
The area covered by the fire is estimated
to be at least sixty acres in extent, covering
the most populous part of Honolulu, and
only two or three buildings were left stand
| ing. The population of the burned dis
trict is estimated at about 5000, and it was
found difficult to furnish immediate shelter
for the homeless, but the Immigration
Depot and other buildings were used as
temporary quarters for the women and
children.
The bulk of all the movable property
was removed i'll advance of the fire, much
of IT being taken across the Nuuanu stream
to places of safety.
JACK ASHORE.
The sailors and marines of H. B. NJ. S.
Heroine, Captain Blackburne, did splendid
service during the fire. Theodore H.
Davies, the British Vice-Consul, and Cap
tain Blackburne had an interview with the
Minister of the Interior, and the latter
gave permission for the men TO pull down
buildings or blow them up, as they thought
best to arrest the progress of the fire. The
work of pulling down the buildings was
begun, but 1t was then discovered that
there was no powder, and this had to be
sent for. In the meantime detachment
of men from the Satellite came on shore,
properly equipped for work, and they and
the crew of the Heroine succeeded in saw
ing the Sailors Home, the new Palace
building and several private buildings.
TWO LIVES LOST.
4 young native woman, name not given,
lost her life in the fire. She had come out
OF burning building in safety. bot was de-
termined to go back and get the rest of her
clothing. Notwithstanding she was strongly
advised not TO attempt to return to the
burning house she did so, aud persisted in
the flames. 1t was reported that DR..
Emerson had found human body under
meath building charred beyond recogni-
ton.
The lowest estimate of the loss of prop
erty is 81 100000 and one of the Honolulu
papers puts the figure at 81 100000.
LOSS IN GOODS ALONE.
From the Gazette the following list of
losses in goods alone is obtained Y. Amin,
100000; Wing Wo Chan, $35 600; Wing Wo
Tai, $4,000; Ong Chong. $4,000; Harng
Lung Kee q Co., $50 600; Quong On Kee &
Co, $4,000; Quong Lee Unen & Co., S25,-
900; Hee Wo Chan, $4,000; Lau Kim
Lung, $4,000; Sing Chong & Co., 5000;
Tan Yuen & Co., So, 600; Yuen Kee & Co.,
$4,000; Keng Sun Chung & Co., 5000:
Chung Wa, $4,000; Antoine Lopez So 600;
Quong Sam Kee IL Co., $4,000. Total,
$4,000.
LIST OF INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The Honolulu papers fail to give the
names of the parties insured, but give the
total amount covered by insurance at $685.
800, apportioned as follows: South British.
SS,625; National, SS625; Hartford, S., $50;
Commercial, $4,000; Lion, 81 coo; Ham
burg and Magdeburg, $50, 000; Trapsatlan-
tic, $50, $50; North German, sd, $50; Union
of New Zealand, $4,000 Royal, S25, 600;
Imperial, $500; North Assurance, 81, 500;
Sun, s., 500; London, Liverpool and Globe,
$1,000; Firemens Fund, 1,000 Prussian
National Company, s., 800 Hamburg and
Bremen, $1,000; Washington, $4,000; ORR
emit 50 800