The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-08

winchester Hotel. which are very
dangerous. Will have to be brought
down and the Masonic Temple at
Post and Montgomery streets is also
doomed.
OCCIDENTAL WILL GO.
In the district whose center is
Montgomery and Pine streets. there
are many ruins relics OF the carry
boom days OF the city, and which will
be blown up before to-day's sun sets.
I The Occidental Hotel. which recalled
days OF which Bret Harte wrote by
it's mere presence. will GO. The Me-
vada Bank building at Pine and Mont
gomery, the Fair building on Pine
street, the Safe Deposit building at
California and Montgomery. these are
things of the old SAM Francisco which
is no more
The entire block on the south side
Of Market street opposite Sansome.
which included many wholesale hous-
es, win be brought to the street level
by the use of explosives.
One of the first of the ruins which
will be attacked this morning is that
! of the Emporium. The front wall of
this famous building is standing. but
is detached from the side walls, being
separated by a crack several inches
in width. 1t appears to be one of the
most menacing wrecks in the city, and
/ guard of police has prevented any
one from passing before It for several
days. over fifty boxes of dynamite
will be required to bring down this
shell of brick. Each box will be con-
nected with one main wire leading
to the apparatus with which the blast
Is set Off but the placing of the boxes
will be one of the most dangerous
tasks the firing squad has yet met
In the immediate future. nothing
will be done with the ruins of City
Hall Before this pile can be touched
! II will be necessary for the Board OF
Supervisors to consider what plans
shall be made for u temporary mu-
nicipal structure, and II is probable
that the half-clad steel tower will be
n feature of the partially destroyed
city for at least several days to cocle.
1t is constantly guarded by a sergeant
of police and five patrolmen, and all
who approached are warned off,
The blasting party, which numbers
over twenty men, is under the charge
of Captain l.. V. Coleman of the Ar
tillery. who is accompanied by Lieu
tenant Briggs. Supervisor Duffey is
working in conjunction with Capt.
Coleman, and has accompanied the
party since the work began.
Master Electrician Davis5 U. S. A..
has supervised the actual work. Ser
! geant Of Police Campbell accompanies
the party.
The work of the blasting squad was
greatly hampered yesterday morning
by crowds of sightseers who obstruct-
| ed the street and sometimes made 1t
| impossible for the men to work. AL
| though 1t had been intended to begin
| operations early In the morning. 1t
was not until noon that adequate po-
lice protection could be secured and the
street cleared.
| In the business section near Cali
fornia and Montgomery streets there
| are many Glass A buildings which
have been comparatively slightly dam
aged. The Kohl building, formerly
known as the Hayward building, Is
probably the best off, many of the
windows in the upper stories being
not even cracked The ground fooi
is being used as the headquarters o
Company d, Twentieth Infantry. sThi'
regiment, under the command o
Colonel Morrison, is patrolling thu
downtown district. and its headquar'
ters is the plaza. opposite where tn,
Hall of Justice once stood.
The Merchants Exchange Building
is already being repaired, a force OF
cleaners having taken control yester-
day. Repairers are also at work ir
the new Chronicle building.
The St Francis Hotel and th'
Shreve buildings. as well as many
others. are in good condition and viii
require little work before they can b'
refitted.
| The work of cleaning the debris of
Market street is expected to begir
| within short time.
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