Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-20
GLOSS from
night fire
DR.. Straub Is $4,000 Out OF
Pocket Through Sud-
den Blaze.

street. and at 1l:i. the old McGrew
residence on the corner of Beretania
and Richards streets was compile ely
Quilted. DR.. Straub. who was consult.
ing physician Of the Honolulu Insti.
tute of Physiotherdpy. which was 10.
Gated in the building, sustained a loss
of about $4,000. and all his instruments
were destroyed. The building was no,
insured. and It will be total loss: II
was very old house and burnt like
box Of matches once It had caught
alight. The cause Of the fire way un.
doubtedly a short circuited wire and.
ms the house was simply one mass of
wires of all descriptions. there is no
doubt In the mind of Fire Chief Thurs.
ton as to how the blaze started.
The fire started in the X.ray room
and II was there that the flames did
the most damage TO the flooring. The
room Is Quilted. as in fact the whole
house Is, but there are more holes in
the floor there than in any other part
of the building.
The rooms that were fitted out for
different electrical treatments. have
been absolutely cleared of all their
contents. Remains of baths and cab
inets are to be seen mixed up with
burnt wood and ashes. The gymnastic
appliances are also all destroyed. and
there Is nothing left that could posi-.
bly, be of any service again.
The fire brigade got the alarm at
1886 o'clock. and the steam and
chemical engines we're quickly on the
spot. Chief Thurston saw at glance
that the place was doomed. and he at
once directed his attention to pre-.
venting the blaze from spreading to
The other buildings in the grounds.
The two story cottage that adioins
the burnt building. is only separated
by six feet passageway. The heat
from the fire blistered the walls OF
the other building and. only for the
efforts OF the chemical engine crew
the place must have gone mp. As It
was the wall paper and curtains In
one room were scorched and discolor.
ed.
When the alarm was turned in. the
fire chief and assistant Deering were
quickly on the spot. lhe-Makikl Dig
ade was called In to cover the town
while the central men fought the
hames. AS soon as the Makiki hre
ladies came along. Chief Thurston
ordered them To stay by 'he hre ana
project the other Duiidihes'
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wailan Hotel, was III ms once wheh
me alarm was turned INTO MN by a
man named canned. inc lat'er had
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