The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-08
TWO FIRES.
Va. seals House Des,rcyrn. aud
iac Owner BADLY Nnrnt Heroic
Conduct stores Guttcd.

conduct .NtNtts Suited.
a few minutes past eight o'clock
last night the fire hell sounded an
alarm. The fire was at punahou
and in the house of Mr.. W. II. Seal.
The Fire Department sprang prompt
" to duty. No. engine was taken
to the scene of the fire, but the dis
lance which had 10 be travelled be-
ing so great and the building being
an old wooden one, destruction was
practically accomplished before water
could be got on.
1t appears that Mr.. Seal. whose
family is in san Francisco, lived in
the house alone. He employed
Chinese cook. who seems to have
been absent NJ the time. Mr.. w.
Lishman, who resides in the neigh
borhood, left his residence in com.
pany with q native at about eight
O'Clock, and while they were walk
ing the native drew attention to an
unusual light in Mr. seals house.
Mr.. Lishman ran with all possible
speed to the house and entered by
side door, the only one that was not
locked. Mr.. Seals bedroom was
all in flames. The bedding was
nearly consumed entirely. The door
was ablaZc with oil from lamps.
| The papercd walls were burning and
the heat was terrible. When Mr..
lishman entered Mr.. Seal was sit
ting on the floor, near the end Of
the bed, as though lie had rolled
out. lie was naked and in dazed
condition. Some cloth or socks he
had on his feet were burning, as
was also piece of bedding he had
in his hand. Mr.. Lishman snatchcd
the burning material from his feet
and hands, and grasping the help
less man, tried to drag him out.
"Lct me alone, am all right"
shouted Mr.. Seal frantically, and
showing Mr.. Lishman off the latter
almost fell into the fire.
Mr.. Lisllnan who is not very
large man almost despaired Of
saving Mr.. Seal, who weighs over
two hundred pounds. He kept
shouting for help and was about to
abandon all effort and look to saving
his own life, (the building was then
all on fire and threatened to cave in),
when nobler feeling prompted
him. Forgetting self. Mr.. Lishman
made effort to drag the unfortunate
| At Mt nj ~ AI, nnl
said again, but the native entering
just then grabbed one of Mr.. Seal 5
hands. and helped to get him out on
the vcranda. Other assistance soon
arrived and the sufferer placed on Il
bed and carried to the hospital,
where he now lies in a critical state
The native boy who assisted Mr.
Lishman, had followed that gentle
man in the beginning, but was
driven out of the house by the
smoke. Mr.. Lishman, though not
burned. suffers to-day from the eff
fects of the smoke which he inhaled.
Hardly anything was saved from
the house. There was insurance ON
it for $500 in the Fircmcn's Fund
Insurance Co., c. II. Bishop Il
Co., agents.
TaE SECOND FIRE
At :2D o'clock this morning
another alarm of fire sounded, and
notwithstanding that the boys had
answered call the previous even
ing and hail celebrated the event as
usual, they were promptly on hand
again. The fire was in Chinese
store, in brick block on Nuuanu
street, just above King street. The
engines arrived in good season and
shortly after water was obtained the
flames were checked, and in short
time the fire was entirely out.
Two Chinese stores were com
pletely gntted. The store of Tai
Wo Wing Co. shoe makers, received
} touch of the fire and suffered q
loss Of window full of goods. The
Merchant Exchange windows and
doors were broken and some of the
J liquor lost.
Tom Cow, where the fire is thought
to have started, though no one seems
to know positively, kept dry goods
business and was insured for $500
in the Royal Insurance Co., Hon. j
5. Walker, agent. The other place
Sui Lung, adjoining Tom Cows
and which was also completely burned
out was insured for $1,000, but tho
policy lapsed two months ago. Tho
: block, which is of brick, is insured
for $ 1000, as follows: The Lior
| $4,000, the Hartford $4,000, the Roya
: $1,000, the Transatlantic $1,000, ant
: Warehouse $4,000. Damage tC
, building estimated between $3.50
and $1,000.