Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-25
The Campbell Block
BADLY Quilted
With Fire and Water

Bigger fires have tested the Capac.
Il! vi the Honolulu Fire Department
the little more than half century
ur It's existence, but never tougher
one for the area covered by the enemy
than the little volcano that ragged ia
! the heart Of the Campbell block for
| about four hours on Saturday after.
noon. II is doubtful. too. IL the history
stanc" o. 80 many whit" men. busi'
ness and professional. directly sus,
taining Inconvenience and damage as
/ on this occasion. At the same time.
PROBABLY seldom il ever has fire
rHusCd 50 little loss Of property in pro
portion to the time and trouble rcQiir.
ID to put II out.
Still another remarkable feature Of
he event Is that while the symptoms,
our after hour from the first, were
nat the entire block was doomed from
usidiUus crawling of hidden flame be
,w"cn the lower ceiling and the upper
.iUOr the upper ceiling and roof. and
wall intcrstiCCs. not one in a thousand
NJ the multitudos gazing OF the contest
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origin Of Fire.
Nhcr" ana now III" fire started did
not long remain mystery. Early In
'h' hrst confusion, Abraham FcrnaG-
dEz' manager OF the Hawaiian Hard
ware COMPANY made a statement 10
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.oi John \. M"Candl"ss, which made
'hS matter clear. lie stated that ma
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Focus OF Flames.
IN, explanation oi the wonder mCn.
TONED Is that the warehouse whore
tue hrc started as described Hes 10
inc rear oi Notes restaurant Mar.
tih tailor shop, the lnl"r'lsland T"l,~
graph Company's office. staircase
from Fort street and the lawrcnc" 10.
Dacronist store. Where the explosion
occurred and the goods caught fire Is
Ochlhu the sixth door from the retail
store oi the Hawaiian Hardware Com.
phny' There Is a private stairway
from III" street to sleeping rooms over
Notes making another door besides
'h"s' already mentioned. Between
III" restaurant premises and Martins
- p''h part! wall o"t inc hawaii
q" '"'UMu'c 'on'Pln! warehouse
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