The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-18
FINE WORK OF POLICE BOY LOSES HIS ARM
RESCUE CRACK ENGINE OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
Captain Kanae Resolves Chinese Wo-
man in Dramatic Fasnion--police
Handle Crowds in Efficient Manner.

The police distinguished themselves
this morning at the big fire on Hotel
and River streets. All Sc med to be
fish that came to their net for GIpy
saved every thing from chicken 90 a FIRE
engiu) The most creditabla WORK
done by the police department was the
act rescuing the crack engine of tpe
fire department. The engine was c0u-
pied onto the fire plug in Hotel street
and for a time did splendid service 1t
is the new engine and is the most pow
erful apparatus in the fire departments
The fire had gotten too big a start
however and the hremen were helpless
to cope with the flames. Suddenly the
flames leaped across Hotel street and
set fire to the building on the OPP
posite side. To their dismay, the crew
Of the fire engine discovered that they
were hemmed in by flames from both
sides. The heat increased every instant
and it soon became evident that the
engine men could not remain there any
longer and if the engine was not gotten
out, the experience of the big plague
fire when one of the engines was caught
in a similar fashion and destroyed.
would be repeated.
In vain did the driver try to force
his horses to enter the street and be
hitched to the engine. The heat was
so intense and the flames so bright, that
the horse broke away i'm terror. Some
of those near the engine We're driven
from the place The engineer stood by
his engine. Several police officers saw
that the only way the engine could be
saved was to pull ii away by hand pow
or. Some Of the stalwart members OF
the police force took hold of the engine,
and, aided by some firemen and one
civilian dragged the machine out of
danger. Four hundred feet of hose was
burned however.
Police Captain John Kanae effected
quite a dramatic rescue of a Chinese
woman. Shut off by the flames below
from escape through the lower portion
of the building. she was seen at a sec
ond story window shrieking for help.
Captain Kanae saw her danger climb
ed up a telegraph pole, leaped across
the sidewalk to the window and placing
the woman on his back brought her
safely down the telegraph pole amid the
cheers of the crowd. lr.
officer McDufIe effected fully as
heroic deed, although his bravery was
wasted. He saw a dog in the second
story window and climbing a telegraph
pole like Captain Kanae, effected fully
as thrilling rescue; the dog was so
frightened however, that it rushed Wild
ly about and finally jumped into the
Nuuanu stream and was drowned.
officer Sam Leslie rescued a chicken,
while Chester Doyle busted himself with
wrenching off the Gamewell Fire Alarm
boxes from the telephone poles in the
immediate vicinity of the fire as this
valuable apparatus had to be saved.
Large crowds We're attracted to the
scene of the fire and for a time the
police had to work hard handling the
people. Deputy High Sheriff Chilling
worth was on hand promptly, and High
Sheriff Brown soon arrived on the scene
SO that the policing Of the spectators
was conducted splendidly, the hremen
being given all the room they desired in
which to do their work.