Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-12
BLASTING OPERATIONS DID
GREAT DAMAGE
IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES
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table.
The piece Of wood. which was about
seven feet Of three-by.four cam, with.
in an inch Of striking Mrs. Spinnie
on the head, II came down end first
aud must have killed her it she had
net jumped out of the way in the nick
Of time. The lamp was sheltered by
the falling timber.
Mr. Spinnie. when he knew what a
narrow escape his wife had had. was
IN no pleasant mood and had no com.
pliments for the manner in which the
blasting is being conducted.
Unless the Spinnics are assured that
the occurrence of this morning will
not be repeated they will move from
the house. Mrs. Spinnio Is in constant
, dread of some fatal accident to somu
member Of her family as result OF
the terrific blasting
Several panes of glass were shatter.
cd In the Spinnie home and pictures
on the walls were jostled out OF their
proper positions.
The greatest actual damage done so
far by the blasting has been TO the
buildings OF the Honolulu Iron Works
An examination was made Of the
buildings this morning. by members
and employees of the company, aud It
has been estimated that several thou
sand dollars worth OF damage has
been sustained. The company will
present its bill to the responsible par
tios.
Fortunately no one was injured in
these buildings. The earliness OF the
bour when the blasting took place OK.
plains this fact. Had the scores OF
men Who labor in these buildings been
present at the time of the blasting
"omeone must surely have been seri.
nuSiy cut by the flying glass.
over eighty panes OF glass were
! shattered at the Iron Works by this
mornings blasts. In nearly dozen
casoh the greater portion of the win.
dow sashes were broken. the wood.
work as well as the glass being shat.
tered, so great was the conclusion.
The brick buildings seem to have
been more susceptible to the concus.
sion than the iron structures.
The two buildings Of the Iron Works
GearCst the scene of the blasting were
those directly affected. One of these
buildings is Of brick and the other OF
metal. The brick building is used as
q pattern department and Is connected
b. bridge with the metal structure
which is used as the draughting de-
partment upstairs and general bust
ness offices downstairs.
The brick building sustained tn,
most severe injury. In this structur,
fifty panes OF glass were shattered anc
six or seven sashes were broken b!
the conclusion. The glass in som,
leases fell on the inside of the build
ling; In others on the outside The
windows facing the sea were most
damaged. Those on the other side
tnowever were broken IN many cases
THE building Is a two.story affair and
has metal roof supported by iron
Orders. In every case where the brick
work supports an iron girder the wal
has been badly cracked by the con
CussiOn from the blasting. One can
plainly see the cracks by standing on
the outside of the building and run
ming his eye along under the edge oI
the metal roofing.
Strangest Of all. the metal roof has
been raised at least half an inch from
the brick.work and seems to have
been shifted an inch or two to one side
toward the sea. The force of the con
cussfon seems to have had a tendency
10 raise the roof and slide 1t from its
former position toward the sea. Th,s
is an injury which is very serious and
II Is question whether the building
Is safe In its present condition.
The metal building facing the Sea
sustained no structural damage, 5ut
between twenty and thirty panes d
glass were shattered and the from
door. large double affair, was com
pletely ruined, being so sprung that I!
Ia wedgcd and every joint Is agapu
A peculiar thing in connection VII
this door Is the fact that "A large i:Ol
h0lt was snapped in two when tn,
door felt the COnCussion Of the blast
Ing.
The cement pavement in front Of tn
Iron Works also felt the shock, bem,
cracked in many places,
All the doors on the makai side y
the buildings on the road are wedge
aud could not be opened this moruiaa
Before business could be commcaCy,
Ut the iron Works this morning
hrc' m and dustpan brigade had to 'ah
charge and clear away the broke
glass.
Captain Bray, manager Of the Sal
ors' Home, presented a bill to Co;to
BROTHERS yesterday for large pane z