The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-06-30
GROUND TWICE BURNED OVER
From "Reminiscences Of an Old
Member OF the Honolulu Fire
Department.

Department.
Where the fire took place Sunday,
June IL, on King street, the last
previous fire on that location was
July 3. 1855, nearly ~ years ago.
aud was known ~ the variety
Theatre Fire" The theatre was .
canvas building attached to the
makai side of a long wooden build.
ing owned by Governor Kekuanaoa,
and immediately mauks OF Homo
lulu Hale. Honolulu Hale was then
the Post Office aud occupied by II.
VI. Whitney rs a stationery and
bookstore also. The stoue building
known as the Polynesian office stood
| where the present Post Office stands.
| On the cor,sr Of Bethel aud King
streets, opposite the Bethel Church,
vas q two-story building occupied
a. a general store by Castle \ Cooke.
/ Where John Nott's store now stands
was the two.story coral building
owned and occupied by Henry
Dinond. Adjoining Dimond's on
/ the west stood one. story wooden
building occupied by Watts Hawai-.
! ian name LapuuD. as a general retail
/ business.
Fire broke out tuesday evening.
July 3, about : O'Clock. Dimond's
coral building stopped the fire on
that side, bu, swept all away to the
west corner. including Castle \
Cookies, aud makai To the Pnlynesian
Office and Honolulu Hale. These
buildings escaped, being coral with
slate roof. H. 4. Janion's buildings
lwnudp, wher the Union saloon
block nov stands, w.r. saved through
the all nigh, hard work Of the Ho
uululu Fire Department. SHOWS
coral building adjoining Janion's
now covered by McInrrny's block
also stood ti,. racket aud saved that
end of the block.
The Honolulu Fire Depart mcut
was composed 81 Mechanic Engine
Co. No. - Il Giliiland, foreman 90.
aud Honolulu Engine Co. No. ], who
were in m..tI ing at the iim. the fire
broke ont. down town IN A. j. Cart
wright's office. in the two story
building (Halr Maho.) iat.l y ocru
pied by Allen \ Robinson. No i,
wcrc busy 10 r.organinIng aud adopt
my constitution aud toy laws. Alex
aud"T J Cartwright was Chief Eugi
I a"er. aud Benjamin +, Snow. First
Assistant, Eug'n"er.
The buildings on til" mauka eide
, II King street w.r" IN considerable
danger owing To the Intense hea
: aud sparks, bu, wsr. saved b!
spreading blankets on the roofs anc
/, in front, aud ths -pgiues playinI
water ON them. j. 7. Wat.rhOis,
/. o"cupird the store On the corDe
, where Hamm.r'e saddlsry now is
and also anot her building, abou
hall way iM ween the corner an'
. Bethel street. When the morning
I dawued on July 1, 1855, tn. fire wa
pau, aud the tiremen went home AM
, got ready To take in the Fourth II
: all its fulluess.
, July 81, four weeks after tho fire
1 the late Henry 4. T.. Carter, on be-
| half of the ladies of Honolulu, pre-
scuLed Mechanic Engine Co. No.
: with a very handsome silk banner
I, The present alton took plac. in iron
Of Hale Mahoe. II. 4. Z. CarteI
.tanding "n the second story Vel
). anda, |eliver.d an eloquent in
IS pI"mptu presentation speech. Hal
/. Mshoe was built by Charles Vincen
!. in lSi2, aud not IN the forties, a
the Star stated a shor, time since,
4. These "reminiscences have bee
!, jutted down by John 5. Smithie,
!, now uI MahukOua, who adds:
:. &c. I. Gulick and James McGu uiI
Al az. the only old timers that | "a
g iecol!ect who were present al tn
n fire, Charley Was a good-sized la
=. at that time. jim Mcclure wa
O like my self, Just about conteInpla
i. ing getting married aud starting
the family business