The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-28
ULHLL Nv
A CYCLERY.
Rubber Tires Burn
in BaiIey's
Shop.
| HARMONY HALL HAS
A NARROW ESCAPE
Much Smoke, Little Blaze and
Plenty Of Water Cause Ex.
element and Damage.

Everybody rubbered when Bailey's |
Cyclery was on fire last night. What |
with the burning of rubber tires and sew
eral cans of carbide, a pungeut smoke |
was caused which filled King street from
Alakea to Fort Policeman Akau, who |
was standing on the corner of Fort and
King streets last night about 7:15, was
attracted by a peculiar odor, which told
him that a bike shop ablaze. He
ran toward Bailey's Cyclery, and met
Mr.. Coolidge, who had just turned in an
alarm. Coolidge had also broken in the
front door, and in a moment a cloud of
heavy, black smoke poured out.
The gathering crowd then got at the
work of rescue. The doors of the estab-
lishment were forced and the crowd had
a merry quarter of an hour in pulling
out the safe, books, show cases, bicycle
pumps and old and new bicycles which
were strewn along the block, subject to
the light-fingered and ever-present
youngsters. The fire department arrived
early on the scene, and several lines OF
hose were passd into the establishment.
There no flame, only thick smoke.
about three-Quarters of an hour.
The fire seemed to be in a pile of rub
| Der bicycle tires resting on a shelf IN
rear work-room- They directed their eff
forts on this. Owing to the dense smoke
they had to work by the light of Ian
tern.
Mr. Bailey did not arrive at the fire
until it was practically over. He stated
he had left the place about $50 and
| m ha al q
He said there had been no fires used
during the day, and was at loss to ac-
count for the origin of the blaze. Every
thing in the display room was carried
out into the street. The heavy safe was
dragged out by about dozen men, who
We're ready to save anything, from a
lamp wick to a chunk OF lead.
Much amusement was caused by the
efforts of a number of men while re-
moving a showcase One man fell and
the showcase rolled over him, but luck
lily the showcase was uninjured. a
newspaper man saw a horse in a stall
thirty feet in rear of the smoking work.
shop. He lodged three streams of water
and heroicaIy loosened the strap while
the horse was quietly munching his
evening meal of hay, and rushed into the
street with the beast. one of the rescu-
ers rushed pell-men into one Of the front
stores which is al present for rent and
rescued a chunk of plumbers lead which
seemed in imminent danger of catching
fire. When Mr.. Bailey arrived on the
spot he gazed at the store, which was
vacant save for heavy cloud of smoke
Harmony Hail is above Bailey's Cyc-
! lery and it was thought a first that II
was on fire A stream of water was di.
rected against a rear window, breaking
lit. The water which fell into the room
did practically no damage, and severa
lodge members made haste to close thJ
wooden shutters Considerable smoke
came into the hall.
When the alarm was turned in at the
Central Fire Station a tram car was II
front of the station. The driver almos
lost his head as the engine, hose-wagor
j and chemical dashed out intoF the street
The engine swished by the frightened
mules heads the hose-wagon graZed bS
the side of the car, and the chemical Gu
the space near the front platform, almos
paralyzing the driver. The exhibition Of
driving showed the excellent training il
the department.
Bailey carried about $4,000 worth OF
goods in his cyclery and plumbing de
partments, on which there is about $500
insurance.
Mrs. Bailey came down town imbuet
with the idea that her boy was in the
store when the fire started She was re
assured that such was not the case, anC
I that if he had been there was ample
time for him to have gotten out safely
1t was limited that incendiarism might
] have been the cause of the blaze, as Pc
liceman Akau said he saw two mer
standing near the place when he rar
down King street. Mr.. Coolidge said h
saw the men also. Neither of the mer
We're seen by Akau after arriving at the
cyclery.