The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-22

The Honolulu Iron Works had a mar
row escape. Il was hemmed in by two
story frame buildings on the Eva sid.
which were demolished by an ak bri
Sada under the guidance Of J. \. Ken
nedy.
None Of the bridges across Nuuan,
stream were injured. The fire did no
jump the stream and every burnine
ember was well looked after. NO dam
age Of any kind was received by build.
ings Eva Of the stream.
Harry Juen woke up two Chinese
opium smokers in a den in Block No
1 yesterday. But for his fortunate dis
covery these men would probably have
persisted as all the other occupants o!
the buildings near by had fed.
The Office Of the Independent caught
fire late in the afternoon and the eff
forts Of the men were directed toward
saving the press. A good deal Of dam
| age was done to the building, but the
entire contents are uninjured except by
/ water.
/ Mrs. Blanche Watkyns OF Emma
street, headed a large delegation OF
ladies during the afternoon, furnishing
/ coffee to all the military guards, In
I
/ Kukui to King street. They personally
carried the coffee pots.
Before the fire had taken the church.
but while sparks and embers were fly
ing in all directions, the Japs did good
work on the houses in Block /. being
ably directed by one of the Boards in
spectors named Yamada, who was in
defatigable in this work.
1t was Hoseman Mack who climbed
up the rafters Of the steeple at Kau-
makapili Church. He carried a Bah
cock extinguisher with him, but could
do no good with II on account Of the
heat and chemicals dropping back up
on his face from the nozzle. He had
a very close call and got back just in
time to escape falling timbers.
The Fire Department had a hard
light In keeping the flames from ex-
tending to the stores on King street,
near Maunakea, between which a shack
used as an opium den was sandwiched
For nearly two hours, two streams Of
water were directed upon the shack
but the place took fire in several places
Notwithstanding all efforts to prevent
It.
The telephone poles on King street
were destroyed and Palama and Kalihi
are cut off from central. Superinten-
dent Cassidy and a gang Of men were
busy last night restoring communica-
ton with the Kalihi Detention camp.
The other lines will be fixed up today.
The men had a big piece of work on
hand last night in fixing the wires to
trees and houses until the poles can
be replaced.
An alteration occurred between
Judge Wilcox and National Guards
man Saturday and the former was
knocked down after being refused ad-
mittance TO the infected district after
producing the regulation pass. The
matter was speedily settled and the
Judge went inside. The Guardsman
had better keep out of Judge Wilcox's
court of justice.
HOseman Hugh of No. 1 and Driver
Scully Of No. . had a line of hose in
the church. Their first intimation of
the gravity of their position was con-
veyed through the hose. The water
suddenly ceased to flow through the /
nozzle, and, surmising that something /
was wrong, they rushed out TO find. the /
steps on fire and the hose burned. They
got out in short order and not a mo- /
ment too soon, as sundry burns and
Dlisters testify.
Engine No. is not lost to the de-
'artment. Engineer Renear made a
borough inspection of her last night
ma reported that the engines can be
urned over with the hand and that
ne boiler and carriages are all right.
ut that the wheels and all woodwork
no engine and boiler fittings will have
o be renewed. He says these can be
eplaced from stock at the makers and
hree weeks or a month should see
70. in first-class order again.
Sing Chang's brick store on Afauna-
.ea, mauka of King street, was des-
royed. The fire entered through open
nutters at the back and communicat-
d 70 the contents OF the store. II Is
aid that over $4,000 in gold and silver
DIN Is locked up in one OF the large
afes now buried under the burning
chris. At about 9:15 last night a ire
lendous explosion from this building
nook the earth and scattered tons of
chris over the top of the walls. II is
opposed that a boiler of some sort
zploded.
quite NUMBER or persons about
hinatown yesterday state that many
hinese and Japs deliberately fired r
Ieir houses In expectation of obtain
g heavy damages from the Govern Y
ent. At least one Chinaman was
und who, from general appearances.
Id tried this scheme. Two outsiders L
ere standing In front Of a Chinese =
ore on Hotel, between Smith and
aunakea, when It was noticed that a
nall cloud Of smoke was Issuing from
e kitchen at the back. The two men
shed through to the back and. using
tin dish, quickly extinguished the 7
axe, which had originated in a meat L
fe and had commenced to climb the e
ais. As the roof was galvanized iron :,
ID tight, it is not possible that the IL
axe could have started from a fallen
lber. Captain Murray was notified.
d Immediately inspected the prem
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