The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-06
BLOCK OFFICIALLY CONDEMNED
TODAY.
Saloon, Stables, Lunch Rooms and Bar
ber Shop to Go-Precautions to Pre-
vent Spread of Fire.

At street meeting of the Board of
Health this morning all the mauka
corner of Hotel and Fort streets, in
Guiding the Pantheon saloon, Pantheon
stables, Owl Lunch rooms and Roachs
barber shop, was condemned and or
dered burned. Chief Hunt who was
present, received his orders verbally
from President Wood, of the Board.
1t was the intention to have the fire
today, but it was found impossible 10
clear the place in time. Carriages and
horses of the stables company will be
saved. The rigs will be fumigated and
the horses bathed in solution salts
factory to the Boards chemist. All the
liquors in Jim Dodd's saloon and ware
house will be destroyed. Roach's bar
bering tools will be washed in disin-
fectants and returned to him. The Owl
| lunch rooms will go up in toto. Mr..
| Sullivan was allowed to save his books
| and private papers. John Phillips
plumbing material was removed to the
old bell tower in Union street. Phillips
place was not condemned, but it was
though impossible to save it from the
flames.
1t will take until o'clock to clear
the district of effects to be saved. Fire
will therefore not be started until TO-
morrow morning. Another reason for
not burning today is that there is a
strong wind from the north which
would undoubtedly carry the flames in
to the block bordered by Fort, Hotel,
Alakea and Beretania and doubtless
BURNING down to the public library and
Y. M. G. A.
Extra precautions are being taken
today by neighboring merchants to pre-
vent a spread of the flames in case
there is high wind. Colonel Mccarthy
has the best arrangements. This morn
ing he had Lucas Bros. begin the con
struction iW front of his place well ou
into the street of a corrugated iron wal
extending to the height of his build
ing. This will undoubtedly prove ar
effective barrier as it will thoroughly
close off the heat. The Kash, at the
corner of Hotel and Fort, will have {
board fence and will keep it wet con
! stantly. Benson, Smith & Company
Sachs Dry Goods Company and the Ar
lington have arranged to have hose OF
the tops of their buildings.
On the west side of Hotel, opposite
Roachs barber shop, precautions hav
, also been taken. Fairchild and Levi
, & Company have iron, fireproof shut
= ters to their doors and windows. Tn
= Hub, furnishing goods establishment
. has placed a corrugated iron wall owe
it's front. The two Chinese shops mex
= door, toward Bethel, have tin an
= wooden fronts.
:, 1t is expected that the precaution
will prevent the escape of the flame
= out of the immediate district to b
burned. OF course being in a thicl
j, business community the job will be
hard one though Chief Hunt is quit
confident of success in stopping tn
: flames at the designated places All c
: the engines of the fire department wi
: be on hand and will have out a fu
= quota of hose.
= When the fire is over the burned dis
trict will extend from the Chinese res
taurant, next to Williams, on Fol
street, down to the corner; up Hott
Il to the lanai of the New England baE
: cry and back to Fowler's yard on u
?. north side.