The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-08
OYNAMI1ING
THE RUINS

Examiner Apr 2s.-There will not be
a dangerous ruin standing on Market
street by this afternoon. Since noon,
yesterday, a large squad of United
states artillerymen, assisted by the
municipal authorities. have been dy-
namiting all the tottering buildings and
walls. This work has so far been
confined to Market street in order to
open safe artery from the outlying
districts to the water front. The dis
trict north of Market street and the
business section will receive the same
treatment after Market street is clear.
a commission. last sunday, investi-
gated all the buildings left standing
upon the main thoroughfare of the
devastated city. 1t was ascertained
that nearly all the steel-frame struc-
lures had withstood the earthquake.
and. although almost without excep-
tion they had been gutted. the loss
was In most cases confined to the con-
tents. The Claus Spreckels building,
the new Chronicle building, the. Flood
building. the Monadnock, despite the
attempts to dynamite it, the Palace,
and others of the same type, are ir
no danger of falling.
A list of the remnants of those build
ings which 1t would be necessary to
blow up was prepared, and, as early as
possible yesterday. the work was be-
gun. BY evening the labor had been
completed as far as Sixth street, and
1t is expected by those in charge that
they will have finished with Market
street tonight.
The list of those buildings the dem
olition of which has or will nave to
be completed by the soldiers includes
many which were the boast of the
city. Bare Brothers new building,
which was to have been occupied in
few days, is gone. 1t was a hand
stories in height, finished in white
granite Its site was on the south side
of Market street near Eighth, and IL
would have been completed within a
few days. when the earthquake and
fire occurred.
I. o. o. F. BUILDING BLOWN UP.
The odd Fellows building. with its
familiar clock tower, one of the first
brick buildings of its size in San Fran
cisco needed but small charge Of
dynamite to make it but a memory. I
One of the most dangerous ruins in
the city. and one which required i'm
mediate action. was that of Pragers
store, at Jones and Market streets
The walls, all of the structure left, were
in instant danger of toppling, and had
| they not been removed they would
soon have fallen of their own weight,
| crushing all within a large radius.
The Callahan building, erected OPP
posite the Hibernia Bank three years
ago. had almost disappeared before the
soldiers reached II. Every effort is be-
ing made to protect the bank building
opposite, although the latter was bad
| ly damaged in the catastrophe.
The Donohoe building at Taylor and
Market streets was merely a pile oi
bricks and wobbly wall, yesterday
afternoon. and to-day ii is less.
Rosenthals opposite Hale's, will he
dynamited as well as the Wiley b
Allen building. The Pacific Mutual
building on Montgomery street is a
tottering mass.
THREE BLASTS NECESSARY
Three heavy blasts of dynamite were
required to bring down the home of the
Sterling Furniture Company, situated
almost directly opposite to Prayers
1t was one of the most difficult cases
| with which the blasters had to deal
yesterday, but it was finally razed
The Cook building will go this morn
ing. No difficulty is expected in blast
ing this.
The Columbia building on the south
side of Market street, the Pioneer
building and the Academy of Sciences
nearby, are also doomed.
The old Phelan building at one time
one of the most imposing of structures
| in the city of the Argonauts, can be
brought down easily, so seriously dam
| aged is II.
| Whole blocks are scheduled to dis
| appear before the attacks of the raz-
| ing party.A group of five buildings at
! Grant avenue and Market street will be
blown up.
OF the Examiner building, only the
| front wall remains. The facade of this
| one Of the most beautiful buildings put
up within the last few years, stands
! erect and stately even despite the
| earthquake and the fire. High above
/ the debris-strewn streets stand the
potted palms which added distinction
| to the edifice BY this afternoon, even
| the last wall will be no more.
on Third street, the remnants of the