Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-25

Davies 4 Co.. the stores OF NacCarlana
4 CO.. Bishops Banl and the Bishop
Estate buildings. The second Of the
two iiOors Of the Campbell block Is
divided into Offices with wood and
glass partitions.
After the arrival Of the first section
Of the Fire Department there was
some little delay in getting on water
Ih"n there was difficulty in finding al.
Nantag"ous points Tor attacking the
iira. Ii was not very long. however.
before two engines were each serving
double lines of hose The chemical en-.
ginc was on hand but could do moth.
Ing. From Fort street streams were
conveyed through Martins aud the
Telegraph office, also up over the edge
ni the ROOF. several changes being
mad" as the action Of The FIRE was bet.
ter asCcrtainCd. Ultimately. on that
side the d"luge was mainly delivered
through window from The courtyard
and through holes chopped 10 the sec.
, ond floor from line carried up the
stairway. The store floors were sey.
rral inches under wltcr most Of the
time.
Al the Merchant street end a power.
inI stream was played from the alley.
way into the window OF the middle
extension. For the irst while. how.
ever, this water VIA directed against
ia" closed shutters as II 20 keep them
4 from bursting with the internal heat.
One ~ the most effective streams
however proved to be from line car
! ri"d IN from the Queen strret end. f.
was Il god while aitcr the first water
when this direction was taken. J. A.
! Kennedy. vino buried into town from
the baseball game, found the way.
Along with Mr.. Bath, jlc plumber. he
CROPPED his way alJns narrow lane
between the piles,of merchandise into
the warehouse until he came right In
close view OF where the 1amas were
eating away at the iniiammabIe uer.
"handis". Chief Engineer Thurstou
was speedily apprS"d OF this route to
the very heart of the combustion and
promptly had line run 10 the spot.
Mr.. Kennedy was aStoundad TO find
cases Of turpGntilc and rliut mate.
rails piled up not more chan fifteen
feet from the spOs where the flames
were raging. Had the fire eaten
backward along ia" lane mentioned,
the consequences when IL reached such
inilammablc material may only be i'm.
agincd.
With the seat Of the fire being at.
tackled now from above ana below. Il
Was only matter o. time tor the con.
quest. \ general alarm lld early been
sounded aud four engines were pump.
ing at their best. No. ., the new ma.
chine, was at Hackfclds corner. No.
was ~ Fort and Merchant streets
No. ! was nj Schaclers. Merchant
street head Of Kalhumanu No. 8,
the Makiki engine, was at Twins
warchous" on Merchant, between Fort
and Alnh"a streets.
Il was i o'clock, with all the delug.
ing. that the fire was pronounced prac.
ti"nlly dead. and hail an hour later
Snly tho engine al Hackialds was Ia
operation.
What Was Feared
Up 40 the last there was reason To
fear that fire might be gmoulderiug
snmcwhcr" under the upper floor or |
under the ROOF and suddenly assumed !
volume and yigOr al distance from
whcr" the fir"men were working. I'm.
Ill III" final hour, indeed to the crowds !
IN tn" streets a formidable outbreak |
scrmcd imminent from abundance OF
visihl" symptoms.
NJ 3:ij smoke was streaming ranlily !
from Ncpularing agcrtures over the ,
old National Bank front This ennis
sion continued strong for an hour
After / O'Clock, oven, all four stores
between WntCrhOuse's office and the
F0H street staircase were stltllingly
hllcd with smoke. Clouds OF smoke
were constantly rising from the roof,
Those who penetrated to the interior.
however saw thai 1t all came from the
IRE IN ia" warehouse. as the tlameAl
that destroyed portions OF the W.
stairs construction had long since been
eNtingulshed.
Damage to Building.
When The notes for the foregoingI
particulars were taken, the full extent
Of the damage To the building could
NOT be asCcrtaiu"d. What Bulletin
reporter could see in the murray atmos.
pher" around whcr" the fremen We're
working ON the upper door proved ,
that only n splendid fight made by
them sayed the whole interior be.
tween Notes party wall and Mer.
'hant street.
Where hole was cut on a line with /
ne head OF the Fort street stairway (
ne IloJling above the redv Of Law.
'ehce's was burned nearly through. A
ew feet back. above the hardwar- "
when the floor was chop. =
PED open near the hole made tor the |
IolS" IN the first instance, the start
ing discovery was nIa6p fbnt thai