Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-06-18
A BLAZE.
A Couple Of Houses Burn Down

A Couple of Houses Burn Down.
The town was alarmed yester-
day morning By the breaking out
of a fire in the center OF the toxin.
which resulted il the destruction
Of two buildings occupied by a
number of people. The FIRE was
noticed about nine o'clock In the
morning in the rear of the build
ing rented. by Geo. Lincoln.
james Spencer IF the Bell Tele
phone Company saw the smoke
from his Office and Turned in the
alarm. The Chemical Engine
was the first or the scene. but
the fire was then spreading with
great rapidly. 1t was evident
that the houses lad been burning
for some time b sfore the fire was
noticed. Fortunately there was
very little wind or the houses
between those destroyed and
Bethel street would be in ashes.
TIE FIRE depar ment responded
promptly. but lid not work as
well as in former days. There
seemed to be a lack of Judgment
and knowledge, which should
not be tolerated. Chief Hunt
was at Little Biton when the FIRE
was announced aud consequently
arrived when the flames had con
troll Mpister King did excellent
work and it is due to him that
the shops and Offices occupied
by Redward md Phillips aud
their ueighbors iidn't burn down.
Messrs. John Mott and c E.
Williams, bott old fremen. also
assisted materially. A detach
ment from thu Takachiho was
sent ashore with a pump and
oDerated from the rear of
the buildings That no engine
was stationed in Merchant street
where there Is a cistern, and
where so much valuable property
is located was a surprise to all.
The fire is supposed to have
started in room makai side of
Kube's tobacco store, bat how it
originated Will remain mystery.
The buildings we're solely used for
shops and stores and nobody
were living ii them. The pros
perry destroyed is: The house
owned by E. S. Gambia and accu-
pied by W y. Wright as a
carriage mandatory. The build-
| ing was insured for $1,000, and
Wright has an insurance of $1,000
on his stock in hand, tools etc.
His loss will not be covered
though. by thatlamount as he had
about six carriages under build
ing and II mum Ger for repair. In
the same building was the Office
of MoCorristen, who runs an
express business. The FIRE didn't
reach his Office and he succeeded
IN getting his furniture out
through the assistance of willing
friends. 1t as to be regretted
that Ned Imbotf who assisted
everywhere broke his left arm
in helping to remove McCorris-
ton safe. Ned is around to-day
with his arm in bandages and
will have to do the one-armed
act for month or two. A
chinese painter had some stock
in the upper part of the building
and lest it all. He had no in
surance. The next building was
the property of the Won Holt
estate and was not insured. II
was occupied by Kubey whose
stock is insured for 500. Por-
tuguese shoemaker who lost most
of his stock. Charles Molteno the
barber. whose stuf was all saved
aud the Hawaii Furniture Co., a
recently established business
Young Maps cigar store was not
burned down. but his stock was
destroyed. lie holds an insur
anee of S500s Re,lward's adioin-
ing shop was scorched. and BIZ
was damsgeG TO the amount o
about 500. john Phillips plumb
ing shop aud Legislative Hail.
was s,ved foI which all resalist.
are truly Il snkful. While sh'
| FIRE department is being severel,
criticized. the able assistance 0
many of the bid time fremen i