The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-06-21

is BURNED
(From Sundays Advertiser)


and little past Beckley street, was
completely destroyed by fire last even
ing between eight-thirty and nine
thirty Mr.. Ludloff with his wife and
children escaped with the clothes they
had on, everything but a few house
hold effects perishing in the fierce fire.
An insurance of $4,000 in the CONNER
cial Union Assurance Co. of London,
covers the original cost of the house
and part of the furnishings
The alarm, 81, was turned in at $50
the fire being said to be, on the calen-
dar, two hundred feet Eva of the King
street pumping plant. The Palama en-
CINE responded with hose cart from
Central. Chief Thurston was easily on
the spot followed by the patrol wagon.
The fire was thought at first to be
Allen Herbert's residence now used as
the Alexander Young Hotels farm, or
the poi factory which is opposite Lud-
lofts house. 1t was a long drive, some
two miles, for the horses and when
the fire was reached the Palama en-
CINE had q hose attached to the near
est hydrant, on Beckley street. 1t
took all the hose off the reel to reach
the conflagration and little water was
Forthcoming at that, barely enough to
reach the skirts of the fire.
Ludloff's house, frame residence of
one story, with several rooms and ver-
andah was gone when Chief Thurston
arrived and all energies were directed
to saving neighboring property, some
what thickly scattered. The next cot
tage belonging to a Portuguese now
on Maui caught fire but was tackled
by the axe men and saved from entire
destruction. The wind, fortunately was
light and the sparks did not carry.
Ludloff's wife who was putting her
children to bed and barely escaped was
overcome and taken charge of by
neighbors. Ludloff himself resorted to
tears and was overcome at the loss of
his house, furniture including three
paintings whose loss he particularly be-
moaned, and one hundred chickens.
He was sitting in his room reading
the paper when he heard noise in his
bedroom where there was a lamp.
Jumping up, he found the hall in flames
and all access to his room barred. He
called to his wife and the children, who
got out just in time. Ludloff says the
curtain was up and the window open
not more than foot. He thinks a cat
may have upset the lamp. The dry
framework burned fiercely and the lack
of water settled all hopes.
The house is said to have cost $3.50
and has $500 insurance with another
$500 on the furniture. Ludloff once
sold milk from Ahuimanu Ranch and
was then located on Nuuanu Avenue
The burned home was comparatively
new. The fire was reported out at 10
p. m.
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George Clarence Pearson, Ferdinand
Smith, Eleanor Julia Waterhouse, Per-
cival Wayland White Jr.
General Course-Tom Ayoy Julia
Mills Damon, Amy Pinkham HILL
Ethel Constance Restarick, Allen
Campbell Robinson, Esther Dagmar
Sorenson. Philip Chin Wong, Joseph
Yuke Tong Zane.
Commercial Course-Percy Gynlais
Hiwa Deverill, Katherine Mary Han
nestad.
Just before the closing chorus. 20
Happy Day" the platform was piled
with flowers. The chorus was render
ed by a large class of young women
and some young men. When it was
over, Rev Mr.. Westervelt gave the
benediction and the audience filed out.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
Glass Day exercises of the graduating
class of '04 of Oahu College We're held
yesterday in the cool shadow of Pauahi
Hail. the function resolving itself more
or less into garden party. The stone
terrace was decorated in national colors
and the college colors We're conspicuous
as background for the class as it
lations of the guests. The presence of
the Hawaiian Government band, which
played beneath n big tree, was an adj
ded attraction to pretty school cere-
mony
Following the reception, Harold Cas-
tie, president of the class, mounted the
terrace and made an address accom-
panying the presentation of beautiful
Hawaiian flag to the college on behalf
of the '04 class AS he concluded he
raised his hand and pointed to the flag
staff and at that moment the ball of
bunting at the peak broke its fastenings
and fluttered to the breeze, a fine en-
blem of old Hawaii. The band at once
struck up Hawaii Ponoi, concluding n
spectacular ceremony in melody. Mr..
Castle referred TO the Hawaiian ensign
as one to which all scholars had been
endeared by association in their early
school life,
The Glass Prophecy, very interest
Ing fiction, was read by Miss Constance
Restarick its amusing particulars and
references to class members being APP
plauded,
The Glass WIN a very unique docu-
ment containing the last Will ana tesla-
ment of the senior class, was read by
ERNEST n Smith amid laughter and APP
plause,
tltnrEe i'RURyarrn made a hrlgf atr
dress uuon the HentlmeHt surrounding
the planting nf class tree and "a VERY
mellA NounH shade tree NRs planted