The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-19
A BIG BLAZE.
Almost Total Destruction of the
Dudoit Premises.
The Fire Department Responded
Promptly to the Call and
Did Effective Work,

! ing at II 90 o'clock for fire III the
two-story wooden building on the
corner of Alakea and Beretania
! streets, and known as the Dudoit
premises.
! The fire had evidently been burn
ing in the rear for some time pre-
vious to the alarm, as the flames
were burning furiously when the
Fire Department commenced to ar
rive at the scene of the contiagra-
ton.
THE DEPARTMENT AT WORK
No. l and No. 2 engines had
streams on the burning building
in few moments, but the water
did not seem to arrest the furious
flames.
In very short time a blaze
broke through the roof and lit up
the sky in a manner that a person
at a distance would suppose that a
whole block of buildings were fur
nishing food for the hungry flames.
Reinforcements shortly arrived
in the shape of more hose until six
streams were playing on the build
ing at one time. The assistance
was timely as it prevented the fire
from spreading to the adjoining
buildings. About 1 so o'clock the
combined efforts of the hard-work-
ing firemen succeeded in getting
the flames under control, but I'M
/ fortunately Ill the upper story
was comp. ted.
HOW .-. ,isCovERED.
The cot e was occupied at
the time by Richard Day, Chas.
Richie the hotel clerk, DR.. NJ. E.
Grossman the dentist, and Henry
Congdon. The first two gentlemen
lived in the second story where the
fire is supposed to have originated.
Mr.. Day was awakened at about
II :45 o'clock by the strong smell
of smoke in his room. He imme-
diately called Richie to inform
him of the fact when flames came
bursting through a rear door, max
ing them both beat a hasty retreot.
They rushed downstairs to awaken
DIR. Grossman and Mr.. Congdon,
but found their fellow dodgers had
been awakened by the cracking OF
the flames. Mr.. Richie rushed
over to the Hotel to sound an alarm,
and in few moments the entire
upper story of the building was one
mass of fire.
THE ORIGIN NOT KNOWN.
The origin of the fire could not
be definitely ascertained this morn
ing-nor is it ever expected to be-
but is supposed to have started in
bath room, situated in the rear por-
ton of the building.
The premises are owned by DR.
McGrew and are leased to the Ho-
tel. The property was insured.
Mr.. Richie and Mr.. Day were
both unfortunate enough to lose all
their belongings, and only escaped
in their sleeping garments. Mr.
Congdon and DR.. Grossman had
ample time to get their effects to
gether, which were carried to the
sidewalk opposite the burning
building. They were indeed lucky
The Hotel suffered the loss of tn,
furniture in the second story, bu
are amply secured by insurance, ST
an ADVERTISER reporter learned
from Col. George Macfarlane.
Police Captain Louis Toussain
was one of the first on the scene G
the confagration, and was instru
: mental in saving, with the assist
ance of several willing hands, c
. furniture, wearing apparel, etc
, from the lower rooms.
D NOTES.
: As soon as the alarm was sounde
people commenced to arrive from a
directions. There was an immens
= crowd of onlookers but their pre-
d ence did not interfere with the wor
# of the fremen owing to the splendi
,, service of the Fire Police who ha
. their ropes stretched across the di
" ferent streets in the vicinity of tt
fire and would not allow anyone
go under them without a prop
( right.
d Richard Day was burned out son
time ago at a fire in School stree
Ne He is unfortunate.
Id The fremen did splendid servi
o. this morning and deserve mu
! credit for their heroic work. o
!! hose company gained the veranda
Is the second story and entered t
so burning building with a stres
er of water that did much towards &C
Sc quering the flames.
Iv The Volunteer Hose boys were G
he good and strong. When the fire "
20 finally extinguished their clotl
ho were water soaked.
~ No. engine is said to have b
e. & the first stream of water on the bul
~ ing building. There is always a gr,
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