The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-18

was O1C Ot JIG AdISCes hOuOAU4Q
has had IN some tim6. The stock
IN trade Of six different men was
completely burned out, and several
others had their goods wholly or
partially ruined by water. The
total amount of damage is at pres
ent unknown, though it will prob
ably be in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
Just how the blaze started Is a
mystery. There are all kinds of
rnmors about the origin, but no one
seems to know anything about il.
Some say the starting place was In
the Honolulu Furniture Store, a
business recently started others
are of the opinion that it was In
the rear of Kubey's cigar store,
while number cling to the belief
that LincoIn's was the place.
James Spencer, an operator at
the central office of the Bell Tele-
phone Company, was the one who
turned IN the alarm. He saw the
smoke from the central window,
and says they gained with great
rapidIty. Almost instantly after
he saw the smoke the flames burst
through the roofs. and the group
of buildings was ablaze. He says
1t seemed TO be coming from the
rear of Kubey's store, although he
Is not certain as to It's location.
When the engines arrived on the
scene the fire was burning fiercely.
Chief Hunt was away, attending
to one of the Department horses,
which Is sick, and consequently
did not reach the fire until some
time after it had started. In the
meantime Minister King took
charge OF affairs.
The fire had too big start to be
successfully controlled, and the ef-
forls of the Department. were bent
toward keeping the flames from
spreading. This was done success
fully, and it is due to their efforts
that the whole block was not
wiped out of existence.
The Japanese cruiser sent a
barge, with about twenty men in
It, ashore soon after the fire started
They went to the scene of the fire,
and worked like trnjans, but with
out accomplishing much. They
brought with them a small pump,
that was worked by one man, and
threw stream about the size of
lead pencil, but they worked it
hard, and it was not their fault
that they did not extinguish the
blaze.
The heaviest loser was w. w
Wright, whose carriage manufae-
tory was totally destroyed About
ten carriages, that were stored up
stairs, were burnt, among them
new vehicle belonging to w G.
Peacock, and new hack of J S.
Audrade The building belonged
to e. s. Cunha, and was insured
for $1,000 The adjoining build
ings were owned by the Won Holt
estate. Mr.. Wright had $4,000 in
surance on his stock. A few of
the carriages which were In for re-
pairs were saved, but the greater
part of the contents of the build
ing was lost.
A Chinese painter, whose shop
was above Wright's, lost all his
paints and oils, and was discon-
solate, as he had not cent of in
surance on his goods.
In fact, the only other unfor-
tunate who carried any insurance
was s. Kubey, the tobaceenist, who
had $500, on his stock, which was
all destroyed.
Others who were totally burnt
out were MeCorriston, the express
man, Portuguese shoemaker
Charles Molteno, the barber, and
the Honolulu Furniture Company.
The latter firm was peculiarly uu-
fortunate, as they had opened their
store only the day before, and all
their stock was destroyed. They
are new arrivals from the Coast.
The Portuguese shoemaker had
hard time defending his goods.
A few of the bystanders, evidently
In need of new foot gear, went into
his shop and helped themselves to
the pair of shoes that seemed near
est a fit One even sat down, after
the fire was over, and put on the
new pair, leaving the old ones in
exchange. The Portuguese at last
found out what was going on, and
put stop to it. Moiteno saved
nearly all of his things.