The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-01-28
FIERY FiAMss,
A BIG BLAZE IN CuiNArCwN--oN -
BUILDING BURNED powE--A
cHINANAN sUFFoCATEp TO
DEATH-INQUEsT


kaulike streets. 1t started in the
upper story, the flames soon com
municating to the roof, aud spread
ing with rapidity, illuminating the
sky so that the reflection could be
seen long way off. Soon after the
fire was discovered, an alarm was
turned in, and the fire increasing
second alarm was rupg. The de-
partment responded quickly, the
Volunteer boys of Engine Company
No. 2 getting on a stream first from
hydrant at the corner of Mauna-
kea and Hotel streets. No. Engine
was also quickly on the spot and
soon had two streams on, which did
effective work. Engines No. and
No. also lost no time in reaching
the scene.
In the meantime the fire was gain
ing Roadway, and as all tue build
ing's in The block where the fire
commenced are of wood, it locked
as if the whole block was doomed
to destruction. However when the
department got fairly TO work it was
seen that it would not take long to
get the fire under control. About
ten minutes past 8 O'Clock this was
accomplished, but the fire was not
completely out until nearly 9 clock
The members of the fire department
worked hard and It is to their efforts
that the fire Was 50 quickly got un-
der control.
An immense number of people
turned out to see the fire, an i the
scene in the vicinity was lively
one. The building at the curner
was almost entirely destroyed, only
the charred frame remaining The
upper story of the adjoining build
ing on King street was completely
burned. The building on Kekaulike
| street next TO the burned one is
somewhat damaged by fire. These
two latter were owned by Alb Sing.
cook on the steamer Kinau. He has
insurance in the Sun Fire Office on
the several buildings for 1000. 1t
is also stated thBt some of the build
ings in rear which were only clarred
were insured, but owing 10 All Sing
being away on the Kinau. nothing
is definitely known. The one at the
corner was rented by All Wong Kee
and used as fruit store. On the
first floor were four rooms, one of
which was occupied by an aged
Chinaman, Lohiau. He was sick and
persisted in the fire, his charred body
being found on mat on the fo"I
after the fire. A number Of Chinese
and Hawaiians rented the rooms Oh
the second floor and some of then
lost everything. The building OF
King street damaged in the upper
story is insured in the Trans-Atlan
tic Office for $3.50 by Tuck Lung
Chung, the owner.
So far the origin of the fire is ur-
known. Fire Marshal White ha
made a thorough investigation q
the premises, and is fully of ih
opinion that the fire was started l.,
kerosene lamp, as Immediately afte
the fire was discovered keros, ne o.
was seen dripping from the secon'
story of the corner building by De
puty-Marshal Hopkins. A nativ
and his wife have been held o.
suspicion. They had been living il
one of the upstairs rooms where tn
fire started.
The cables of the Mutual Tele
phone Company which run on tina
side of the street were destroyed
Men were at work on Sunday max
ing repairs. A number of thieve
were around carrying off anythin
they could lay their hands or
Several arrests were made.
AN INQUEST.
: After the fire an inquest was hel
, before Deputy Marshal Hopkins on
of the coroners for the island, upo
the body of Lohiau, WHO perishe
in the flames. The following jar
was sworn; II. l.. Blanchard, Ge'
Barker, U. Curtis, Joseph Clarke
Elvert Olsen and James Gregory
9 The following evidence was tax n
/ Kauanui Aiana( w )sworn stated:
] was at The Chinese Theatre in OF
5 room braiding. My brother W,
t attending TO a baby, my husban
was in the Theatre. A Chinama
came in and said fire, fire l di
moi hear the alarm. / went out al
> looked and supposed tile h'e was
= Maunakea corner. ran up the
and tried to get in whore tine body
my father was lying, but could /"
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