The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-04
Storyof the SecondDay


was reached at dusk, when flames
burst from all sides 81 the beautiful
Hotel Fairmount. the palace that above
every other structure was apparently
most strongly ontrenched against the
attack of the consuming .ire. Ana
surrounding that lofty pinnacle Of
fame. as far as the eyes can see to the
south, to the east and far out to the
west, lay In cruel. fantastic heaps
charred and smoking. all that remain
ed OF prosperous city.
The metropolitan city OF the western
slope is In ashes.
THIS has been another day Of uneven
struggle of man against unconquerable
nature. Acre after acre has been
ground into dust and ashes. despite the
heroic perseverance of the firemen TO
limit the conflagratiOn. Tonight there
is a hope that the worst has been
nearly reached and that. when tomor-
row dawns, the end will have come,
but the hope is faint indeed If the
flames can be barred in their devas-
tation of the Western Addition, then
finis will be written to the great dis
aster.
It's best and highest class has already
begun to plan for restoration and to
care for the stricken ones. and the
relief will be immediate and effective.
Total subscriptions of $1S0,O00 We're an
nounced. Arrangements were made for
the immediate relief of the needy. The
baking of $4,000 loaves of bread daily
will begin tomorrow. Major McKeest-
er was appointed commander of the
camps of the homeless. Free transpor-
tation will be provided by the South
ern Pacific to destitute persons desir-,
ing to go to interior points. 1t was
announced that tomorrow there would
begin daily delivery into the city Of
ten million gallons of water
Tonight direct communication was
begun with the outside by telegraph
BY overcoming great obstacles, the
Postal Telegraph Company managed
tn regain one of its shattered lines. The
Postal office tonight is located in a
little wooden structure erected on piles
at the waterfront shore.
THREE FIRES BURN
ON SECOND NIGHT.
Tonight three distinct fires were
burning. one was on that portion that
extends from Mob Hill toward the
waterfront. 1t was travelling slowly
toward the Telegraph Hill section and
may die out from lack of material, or
may again sweep toward the extreme
waterfront. The center fire was in the
Mission. The fire has reached Eight
eenth street, but was making little
headway to the hillside, where thou
sands of people were camped.
The third and most dangerous fire
is that threatening the western sec
tiCn. This is really continuation OF
the Mob Hill fire. 1t is wedge-shaped,
with the apex pushing forward. This
is the point against which the fire.
men are bending their greatest efforts.
Dynamite was used for back firing pur-
poses with only fair success Tonight
many blocks may he blown up.
Chief of Police Dinan said he thought
$50 would fully cover the number of
deaths. He found it impossible to Sc
cure details. About so bodies have
thus far been found.
There was much shooting of looters
today, but the offenders were fortunate
enough to escape with wounds.
This afternoon at A o'clock water was
obtained in the central fire district, to
the great joy of the firemen, and ii
was then thought that there was a
good fighting chance to check the
flames on thu eastern side of Van Ness
avenue. At 10 o'clock this morning the
fire had reached Van Ness and Sutter.
The big power-house at Suffer and
Polk streets was dynamited and this
somewhat stayed the progress of the
fire, but 1t swept across the street.
and the McNutt Hospital was then
blown up. Then the big Vulcan apart
ment-house was demolished.
While the firemen We're fighting with
dynamite. the steeple of st. Mary's Ca
thedral, Roman Catholic edifice
which had withstood the earthquake
shock, caught fire fireman scaled
the steeple with hose and played Il
stream on the burning section, and
the blaze was ,eXtinguished. Thou
sands of people cheered the heroic deed
and the handsome building was saved
FIGHTING THE FIRE
WITH SALT WATER.
At 8 o'clock tonight the fire on the
easterly slope of Mob Hill was eating
its way toward Telegraph Hill. A
stream of salt water was being pump
ed from the bay through hose one
mile long to quench the progress Of
the conflagration, but 1t seemed that
North Beach, like the greater portion
4 of the city, was doomed to destruc-
tion.
The Conried Opera Company left for
New York on tonight's overland, after
having played two nights here. All
the costumes and properties OF the
company have been destroyed, and all
OF the individual members have suf-
fered heavy personal losses.
There is "A great shortage of the
bread supply In the city. This after
noon after a panic at the California
street bakery, the police took posses
sion Of the premises and II viii be
operated under municipal control. Al
this place men battled with women and
children In their efforts to each seize
four and i've loaves Of bread. The
police used their clubs for the pur-
pose of bringing about an equitable
distribution OF the lOaVes.
II, II. Hartman, president OF the
Southern Pacific has toleRraphed that