The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-01
IN
4 CYCLERY
Rubber Tires Burn
in BaiIey's
Shop.
From Saturdays daily.)

Everybody rubbered when Baileys
Cyclery was on fire last night What
with the burning of rubber tires and sew
eral cans of carbide, Il pungent smoke
was caused which filed 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 was 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 moment 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 lisht-tingered and ever-present
youngsters. The fire department arrived
early on the scene. and several lines of
hose were passd into the establishment.
There was no flame. only thick smoke.
| In this the fremen worked bravely for
about three-quarters of an hour.
The tire seemed to be in pile of rub
| Der bicycle tires resting on a shelf In a
rear work-room. They directed their eff
/
they had to work by the light of lam
tern.
MIR. Bailey did not arrive at the fire
until it was practically over. He stated
he had left the place about $50 and
everything seemed to be all right then.
He said there had been no fires used
during the day, and was at loss to &C.
count for the origin of the blaze. Every
thing in the display room was carried
lnt, int, 60
dragged out by about dozen men, who
We're ready to save anything, from q
lamp wick to chunk of lead.
Much amusement was caused by the
efforts of "a number of men while re-
moving a showcase. One man fell ant
the showcase rolled over him, but luck
lily the showcase was uninjured. A
newspaper man saw a horse in stall
thirty feet in rear of the smoking work
shop. He lodged three streams Of wate
and heroically loosened the strap Will,
the horse was quietly munching hi
evening meal of hay, and rushed into tn,
street with the beast One Of the rescu
ers rushed pellmell into one of the from
stores which is at present for rent ant
rescued a chunk of plumbers lead which
seemed in imminent danger of catching
fire. When Mr.. Bailey arrived on tn
spot he gazed at the store, which wa
vacant save for a heavy cloud OF smoke
Harmony Hall is above Bailey's Cyc
lery, and 1t was thought at first that
was on fire. A stream of water was ID
rected against a rear window, breaking
it. The water which fell into the room
| did practically no damage, and severa
lodge members made haste to close tn
wooden shutters. Considerable smok
, came into the hall.
When the alarm was turned In at tn
Central Fire Station a tram car was i
y front of the station. The driver almos
lost his head as the engine, hose-wago
. and chemical dashed out into the street
n The engine swshed by the frlghtene
mules heads, the hose-wagon grazed b
the side of the car, and the chemical CT
;. the space near the front platform almos
paralyzing the driver. The exhibition {
driving showed the excellent training
: the department
Bailey carried about $4,000 worth {
goods in his cyclery and plumbing d.
partments. on which there is about $50
insurance.
Mrs. Bailey came down town Undue
with the idea that her boy was in tt
store when the fire started. She was r.
p assured that such was not the case, ar
that If he had been there was amp
a time for him to have gotten out safel
. 1t was limited that incendarism migl
g have been the cause Of the blaze, as p
>. liceman Akau said he saw two me
a standing near the place when he ra
l. saw the men also. Neither of the me
e cyclery.
A.