The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-02-09
PANTHEON FIRE
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Corner Saloon and
Stables Burned.
Good Work Of the Department Sew
etaI Rats and Cats Killed.
General Notes,
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Promptly at G:3O yesterday morning
the Fire Department appeared befor,
the Pantheon Stables fully equipped
for the work OF destruction.
About an hour was spent In running
hose from the four engines stationed
at commanding points and In general
preparations. No. engine was placed
at the intersection OF Hotel and Fort
Streets No. 2 at Hotel and Nuu1nu
streets, No. at Chaplain lane and Fort
streets, No. at Chaplain lane and
Nuuanu street; the chemical engine
was held in reserve at the central sta
tlon. Engines Nos. /, 2. and all had
two lines of hose out, and No. 8, the
old China engine, had one line.
Everything being ready at 7:30
o'clock, kerosene oil being plentlfully
poured about the rough shed almost
directly In the rear of Ed. Williams
undertaking parlors, the match was
applied. In a very short space OF time
this structure was demolished, and
the firemen turned their attention to
the building known as the Owl Lunch
Room. The upper story of this build
ing was well saturated with kerosene
oil and fired: and in a moment the
whole structure was mass of flames,
which rapidly worked back to the PAN
theon Stables.
Fire Kept in Hand.
The speed of the fire was continually
checked by streams of water poured
upon it from all sides; and 1t was not
till 10: 30 that the flames showed them
selves upon Hotel street through the
windows OF the barber shop. Despite
the terrible heat the walls of the sa-
loon, composed of redwood, strongly
resisted the attack of the flames and
seemed rather to crumble than burn;
but at last the fire secured a good hold
and slowly worked toward the Fort
and Hotel street corner.
The slow advance of the fire upon
the well-soaked redwood was COM
mented upon by quite a number of
persons. While the whole interior of
the saloon was a mass of fire, small
tongues OF flame would every now and
again appear around the door and
window frames, which burned long
before the fire appeared at any other
point Of the building. The large plate
glass transom over the Fort street en-
trance remained intact until the whole
of the frame had been consumed be-
fore it fell.
BY noon every building mapped out
for destruction had been leveled, but
the debris continued to burn through
out the afternoon, being carefully
watched by several men, assisted by
No. 5 engine.
Notes of the Fire.
Lewis & Co. have donated $3.50 to the
firemen in appreciation of their good
work.
A portion Of the carriage shed at
the Pantheon Stables was not de-
stroyed by the fire. The unburnt lum-
ber will be piled up and will receive
attention later on.
Lieut.. Col. McCarthy's scheme of
tacking sacks to the boarding in front
of the Criterion saloon, was not en-
tirely the success anticipated, as the
force of water rapidly stripped the
sacks from their positions and left the
bare boards.
DR.. Monsarrat accounted for several
rats at the fire, and several other by
ISLANDERS disposed of a few rodents and
stray cats. Two or three warriors
armed with shotguns were also in evil
dence, but their vigilance was not re-
warded, for the rats did not show up
in their direction.
Lieut.. Col. Mccarthy secured the
services of several men and provided
them with about 5000 worth of hose,
for the purpose of looking after the sa-
loon premises. These men received
the sum of $50 for their work and a
further gift of 5000 to the flremen was
,l,A Ahn.r H. Lee.