The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-24
HOW THE FIRE SWEPT CITY

The first connected story neasuraby complete
disaster presented herewith the people Of Honolulu Il
by newspaper and gives all the facts that
obtanab the present time It presents them succnctly
briefly shape easily grasped in the that newspaper
man accustomed tells his story
! EFFECTS OF FIRST SHOCK.
apparent this special dispatch that the first shock in
and brick and perhaps few of those with steel frames
The most of to nave pen ne on od the
and the bay and on the south sd also on the made
ground
Immediately following earthquakes which do appear
Market street the section along
Battery but this partially under control by
Wednesday night the fire being checked Keaney
which chief retail business of the cityor
until the retailers began out Market and Suffer and Post and
WHERE THE BATTLE WITH FIRE WAS HARD.
The fire fight south of Market streets with the water mains
difficult There thousands of the who live that section
would make the work OF the regular and volunteer remen much
SHORT sHR1FT FOR LooTERs
Add this that there always ootng at fire and
cpon the difficult situation of the and and children
STILL credit city be said there little lootngand
the ors who caught shot down other wolves
SECOND FIERY OUTBREAK
In spite of all the difficulties the first fire have been
controlled Wednesday night until
day that fire broke again in the little frame buildings the
streets well up on the side the hill This is the
| the long climb of the hill toward California street
COURSE OF THE FLAMES
The fire to have toward North Beach against
time Of the year in San Francisco conception fury
the blaze will be gained from the consideration of that fact
ABoUNDING FIRE FOOD.
The fire found food in all directions oFarre street
closely built Market west to Van Ness and
lined with buildings frame Pine
the north To Market street. the south the buildings larger
and Of solid construction.
! RETAIL AND RESIDENCE SECTIONS ATTACKED.
Sweeping in all directions this fire travelled swiftly and
this second conaagraon that destroyed the retail business
section and large Of the residence portion the city
Powell Stockton Mason Taylor Laven
worth Hyde Lan and Polk streets all these would furnish high
of this conagraion the St. Francis Hotel Powell
Geary the Pleaanton Suffer the Waldeck
Jones above Post street. the splendid Paramount the
Mob HILL the California Hotel Bush above Kearney
all the splendid shops along Post and Suffer and Karne the White
House. Newman Levinson OConner Moat Co, Roos Bros,
CHINATOWN WIPED OUT.
confagratoh
the earth popuous quarter
French and Italian colony and of the Greek fishermen went up il
any fire in this crowded section city
destructive life that the greatest
life by fire in the mass occurred when was seen that the North
threatened story appar-
that tugs around from the city front proper
Meggs wharf street to those residents
would naturally make their to the water front from their
homes the high slopes Telegraph Hills they could
, '-'' ''' HUMANITY IF EMo 51F BY FIRE.
These people, caught ring between
have become panic stricken Before they could be
the Advertiser correspondent five them had
SHIPPING SEEMS soSTa HES S'e''
The shipping of San Francisco does
aged by fire by the shocks the earthquake
ships laden with provisions have been permitted
which explains the holding of the Sonoma but that pre-
caution and certainly with which the Honolulu people will find
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST EPIDEMIC
There has been little sickness apparently the hundreds of
thousands who have been made homeless who compelled
live in the and have apparently
E DAMAGE TO OUTSIDE CITIES
Outside San Francisco the shocks have extended
long distance down the peninsula but with eccencty
Stanford University reported be greatly damaged but