The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-07
The Wreck at Daybreak.
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firm was seen to be on fire and two
streams We're put on the roof to pre-
vent the flames getting a foothold. Two
more streams of water were kept play
ing upon the buildings across the
streets, at one time both of them be
ing concentrated upon the Hebron Drug
Company establishment.
Once the alarm had been sounded the
streets began to be filled with specta-
tors. The fire was most brilliant and
lighted up the entire district, putting
the moon out of business, and attract
ing the attention of people who did not
hear the alarm whistle. The crowds
began to come in singles, couples and
then in SWarmS, until the police, Sath-
cred from all over the city, had work
cut out for them in keeping back the
people who, eager to see, were for get
ting into the front row all the time
There were picturesque costumes, men
who by day are the glass OF fashion
appearing in pajamas ana trousers
without coats and in slippers, While a
hoIoku did duty for street attire Tor
many woman who wears II oiliy III
the house otherwhiles.
There was a most brilliant spectacle
while the flames were leapinS hlSh
fire got to it's highest there were a Sc
ries of exnJosions which drove back the
people. In the Waikiki end OF the
huilding were kept the various stores
of cartridges. and these began to eH-
nIode with rapidity When the plate
GLASS windows fell out from the eX-
+rar,e heat there was a clear held TOT
the target practice, and the cases Oh
shells began to pour hre upon tiie
walls of the burning building and the
surrounding ones as We'll Many car
tridges were thrown out into the street
without exploding, by the force OF the
explosions of others, and all DAY yes
terday there were crowds OF iadS anu
men gathering them as souvenirs. otie
baIl went through the window OF the
new Mcintyre block, others through
GLASS on Fort street, while many per
sons in the crowd said they heard the
whizzing of bullets about them as 'heS
stood and watched the blaze.
With crash the King street Wali ol
tho building fell about 4:4o cloch,
, There had been burning herce lIe an
tho time along that side OF the pItliuiii7'
the force of the flames seeming 20
,nauka. as there was no Wlno oioN iii7'
the trades having been turned on
, the occasion, thus saving perhaps
entire block. The firemen had seen l".
, >.,,.a,,irs of the wall under the vigor OF
49,, aones and there was none OF thehi
,Iane, the side of the building BRICKS
,nd terra. Gotta were streWn acfos9
Ur;,. s+reet some of the fragments ps
;,c, thrown into the enclosure afoIihu
tha MCINTYRE building. This MAJ heoi
+ba ton-notch of the fire. as from liia'
+i,ne il was declining, the fuel Whlcii
ia having been exhausted, ana the
eo,.+. of the fremen being rewarded III
leening it within the bounds set iol
rrt,a host work was done by the hie-
man on the Levers & Cooke pulloii'7'
where several times there was he,
t,ia,a One-haf the roof OF the ouiiu-
TO was DESTROYED. and in hghthS 'lle
ear5as the water was poured through
10 roof and down through the foors'
aa,+ro,,ing much of the stock. mere
as q shortage of ladders, the depart
r,nn+ not being regularly supphen VIZ
any at all. and there was fnuch ue''''
in getting to this work. 1he s''iiiSs
hose had to be drawn up 10 the t"oi ~
: a haud-line let down by hreiiiaii ~
had stumbled up the STAIRS anu
his way out on the top any way
! sible. There was some dl''' 'ie -,
q lost in this way. but 1t was ho' ',.a7,,
: to have enabled the firemen TO preSeii'
n the damaging of this oulloiiis
q extent. :: ,,,,earaf
= +ha+ tba Levers & Cooke block Wouio
- GO and once the flames had Sc.
= c,,red 2 foothold there. there "ouie
80 heen little hope of saving III,
: tsH;,s;v as there was such STOCK VI