The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-23

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Some af ihe bridge. across NHuInn
H.uan were injured The ore ava not
jump ihe stream and every burning
tmbcr vas we'll looked after. 40 dam
1Ec % any Kind was received hy build
ugs Eva Of the stream
Harry Iuen woke up two Chinese
opium smokers In a den In Block No.
I yesterday But for his fortunate dis
coyery these men would probably have
porlshed as an the other occupants OF
the buildings near by had fed.
The Office OF the Independent caught
fire iate 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 unlnjured 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
spectors and firemen on Nuuanu from
Kukui to King street. They personally
carried the coffee pots.
Before the fire had taken the church.
but while sparks and embers were ny
Ing in all directions, the laps 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 n Bah
cock extinguisher with him, but could
do no good with it on account of the
heat and chemicals dropping back up
on his face from the nozzle. He had
very close call and got back just in
time to escape falling timbers.
The Fire Department had hard
| fight In keeping the flames from ex-
| tending to the stores on King street,
near Maunakea, between which 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 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 aC-
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. ] and Driver
Scully of No. 2 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 mo-
ment too soon, as sundry burns and
| blisters testify.
Engine No. | is not lost to the de-
partment. Engineer Renear made a
Thorough inspection of her last night
and reported that the engines can be
turned over with the hand and that
the boiler and carriages are all right;
but that the wheels and all woodwork
and engine and boiler fittings will have
to be renewed. He says these can be
pnn1npol Oh M In nlya a
three weeks or month should see
No. in first-class order again.
Sing Changes brick store on Mauna-
kea, mauka of King street, was des-
troyed. The fire entered through open
shutters at the back and communicate
ed to the contents of the store. 1t Is
said that over $4,000 in gold and silver
coin is locked up in one of the large
safes now buried under the burning
debris. At about OILS last night tre-
mendous explosion from this building
shook the earth and scattered tons OF
debris over the top OF the walls. 1t is
supposed that a boiler of some sort
exploded.
Quite a number of persons about
Chinatown yesterday state that many
Chinese and Japs deliberately fired
tHelT HOUSES III expectation Vi ODtdlu-
ing heavy damages from the Govern
ment. At least one Chinaman was
found who. from general appearances,
had tried this scheme. Two outsiders
were standing in front OF Chinese
store on Hotel. between Smith and
Maunakea. when 1t was noticed that
small cloud of smoke was Issuing from
the kitchen at the back. The two men
rushed through to the back and, using
tin dish, quickly extinguished the
blaze, which had originated in a meat
safe and had commenced to climb the
walls. AS the roof was galvanized iron
and tight, 1t Is not possible that the
blaze could have started from a fallen
ember. Captain Murray was notified,
and Immediately inspected the prem
ises.
Word to remove all shipping from
proximity to the approaching fire was
sent to the harbor master at about
1880 Saturday morning. The Holly
wood, Beechdale. Andrew Welsh, Con-
way Castle and Fort George were hast
| lily got ready. The lines OF the four
| first named vessels We're slackened at
about the same time and they crashed
| together and became entanglAd The