The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-02-18
TWO FIRES.
Burning OF 4. q. schumann's House at
Waikiki. r. Ryan Loses His Boat
Works 4 Second Time.

Burning Of Z. G. schumann's House at
Waikiki. r. Ryan Loses His Boat
Works Second Time.
Mr.. Z. G. Schumann's house at Wal
/ XIX. was destroyed by Ere on Saturday
night. It caught shortly after 10 o'clock
froIa a lamp upset by Mr.. G. Schumann,
brother OF the former, while engaged in
killing mosquitoes in his room. Dir. E.
=. Schumann was down on the bridge
when re heard the cries OF fre, and when
ne reached the house it was all in flames.
+. Only a lounge and few chairs were
/ saved out OF his own room, that being
/ situated away from the starting point Of
/ the fire The loss is figured at $4,000,
on which Mr. Schumann believes there
/ is an unexpired policy, but he does not
! remember the amount, and the agent
to whom he refers Cannot say without
consulting the books in his Office. This
. he could not 90 before opening this
morning.
A few minutes before 3 o'clock on Sun
dag afternoon fire was discovered in Mr..
L r. Ryan's BODYBUILDING shop Oh the
tsp!anade, close to tire rear Of Mr.. Geo.
Lucas Honolulu Planning Mills. The
first alarm was quickly followed by
general alarm, bringing with the fire
brigade an immense crowd Of spectators.
Engine Company No. / Volunteer Boys
arrived in very short time first on the
F SPOT, and, fastening their hose to the
plug or Fort street at the front OF the
planning mills, they played good stream
until the engine CT the same company
relieved them. Then two streams we're
played bv that engine, while Engine No
2 was playing from the hydfant at the
corner Of Fort ard Queen streets The
fire was quickly got under control and
stopped from spreading, but in the short
space Of time much damage was done.
The building, a rough shed sixty by
thirty feet, was completely destroyed.
Il belonged TO the Government. Mr..
Ryan lost three new surf boats, one
twenty-five feet and the others twenty |
four feet in length; also the prepared |
frames OF three more boats, all the tools, |
including @ drilling machine, and |
models, tar, oakum, oak tiE2bers and |
other material. 4 large surf boat in /
addition to the above was pulled out by |
willing hands, but the planking was all !
charred ard viii have to be wholly re- /
placed Fortunately two or three valu- !
able boats were lying outside Of the shed |
and so escaped.
EIr. Ryan, who was on his way to
Waikiki when he met people hurrying
to the fire, has no idea how it caught.
al hands had left the shop at 4 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon, and he knows OF
nobody having gone back any time be-
fore the fire He estimates the loss
roughly at 81 800, on which there is in
surance OF 81 800 or Whereabouts (he not
having the policy at hand when spoken
to-. MIR. Ryan was burned out OF an
other boat shop, short distance in rear
Of this one, and lost everything, by a fire
III the summer Of 1886.
The flames before being gubdued caught
q wooden building belonging to Mr..
Lucas, containing sub-ofice, toal and
material rooms, etc. One end of this
5aiIding was thoroughly charred, and
will require complete renewal, but
the flames were not permitted to go
'urtuer