The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-03-03

0De Chinese store BestrnNC d. Two
OtGers Damaged Remarkable Res
cue OF Il Family.
At five minutes after II o'clock
this morning an alarm of fire rang.
A few minutes before midnight man
living il FOwler's Yard was going
home on Nuuauu staeet, when he saw
flames issuing through the transom Of
Ching Pun merchant tailoring store,
in the next building to the Thomas
Block, above King street. The en-
tire fire brigade responded to the
alarm--the four engine companies,
hook and ladder, and fire police.
When the dremen arrived the
flames had a strong hold of the store
in which they started, but the fire
was out and the last engine sent home
at twenty minutes past one o'clock.
The contents of Ching Pun's store,
consisting of a large stock of tailor's
goods and equipments, were complete
ly ruined The loss is insured for
So 1000 in the North British and Mer-
camille, with Messrs. HoffschIaeger
< Co., and 81 ,250 in the Royal, of
Liverpool, with lion. j. $. Walker.
The fire extended east to the mer-
chant tailor store of Hop Hong, but
was checked there before making
much Roadway, although the loss is
considerable from smoke and water.
Hop Hong was insured for 81 900 in
the North German Co., with Messrs.
II. Hackfeld & Co, Westward the
fire entered the matchmaking and
jewelry store of Fai Kee, where it
caused several hundred dollars dam
age from water and breakage, also,
it is said, some little pilfering of jew
elry. The loss is more than covered
by $4,000 insurance in the Union Co.
of New Zealand, with Hon. }. S.
Walker.
The building is two story brick
one, with lath and plaster ceilings
and partitions. 1t is owned by Goo
York, who is in China, and built on
lot belonging to Mrs. Stewart. Its
middle store, Ching Pun's, and rooms
above are thoroughly charred in
walls, ceilings, stairs and floors, re-
curing complete reconstruction. The
two fanking stores are much less
damaged, but still call for great
deal of repairing. The building was
insured for $1,000 in the Imperial
Co. of London with Mr.. A. j. Cart
wright, and the company will recon-
struct the damaged portions.
There was q very exciting episode
when the fire was at its height. In
one of the many living apartments
upstairs Ching Pun, his wife and
three children slept. When awaken
ed by the shouts outside and the
roaring flames within, Ching Pun
found the stairs leading up from his
store all ablaze. The bedroom door
is only few feet from the head Of
the stairs. He closed the door
against the relentless invader and led
his wife and children to a wooden
balcony about six by six feet and
twenty feet from the ground. From
there he passed them one by one to
window over the matchmaker
store, where some dodgers reached
out helping hands and drew them in
side in safety. Chin Pun followed
his little family the same way, and
all reached the ground by Fai KEGS
stairs. Looking at the place in day
| light the rescue is seen to have been
a heroic one, as there is a reach of at
least seven feet from the balcony to
the window. The balcony is all
charred, showing what the fate of
the entire family would have been, if
the husband and father had not made
the desperate attempt.
Fire Marshal White is of opinion,
from a close investigation of the
ruins, that the fire originated from
the taiIor's iron beating apparatus.
He intends pursuing his enquiries,
however, to satisfy himself on the
question Of whether there is any bad
oil in circulation.