The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-20
Loss BY FIRE
WILL AMOUNT
TO $4,000


"AH over iu ten m.uuIesf Jus look
a H ul o. D. suaub exclaimed
thIs morning. standing in The midst of
thg Charreo remains col abe Honolulu
institute of Phgsiotherapy. which was
destroyed by fire al a late hour last
might lt was "a scene 0f desolaton.
indeed. The entire Interior Of the
building Was quilted. but the frame
work OF the structure. most OF the
walls and the ROOF still remain. el0-
queut evidence OF the intensity OF the
destructive Gre which had changed an
institution OF almost inestimable util-
iIg 10 q valueless mass Of charred
woodwork and worthless debris
The fire burnt with startling rapid
/ it. The outbreak was FIRST noticed
shortly before eleven O'Clock. when
tle boy who looks after The building
Was preparing 10 retire for the night
and within an almost Incredible space
IOf time. the place was an entire wreck.
Passers-by first noticed the flames.
which seemed % be- boz the room second
. from Beretania street 30 Richards
/ street. and me fire brigade was mott
/ fed by telephone. Though fbe res
pOnse 10 the call was prompt and
/ the supply u water good, there Was
DOi the slightest chance Of saving the
building; indeed, fears were enter
tanned al along until the fire was
finally subdued that the adjoining
buildings would ignite and Increase
! the difficulties Of the fire fighters.
/ 70 fierce were the flames and 80 in,
tense fbe heat that the paint On the
| Hawaiian hotel On the msuka side
peeled OF ~ though spirit lamp
bad been beld ~ f. Many windows
were also broken 90 this building. on
the makai side the dwelling Of Dr.
/ Suaub Was threatened, and seemed
doomed, buf fortunately the hremen
were able 10 check the spread " the
flames and had the fire under control
before any 81 the adjoining buildings
became ignited. ~ n Was, however,
he damage done r. heavy The IN.
s1tute II finished. Every instrument,
every electric apparatus and every
book f. destroyed, and the total dam.
aye H. expected 10 exceed $4,000.
~ the X,raye room, where n seems
likely that the FIRE started, the floor
iDg II burnt Out and hardly yestlge
Of the costly apparatus remains. ~
one corner u the floor, the X.ray coil
reDOgcg, utterly uscIcsg, and Of the
5000 worth Of instruments kept IN
this room, there are only . few pieces
Of diGcOlOred steel and silver remain
ing. ~ the operating room the same
result ~ apparent The operating IA,
bic r. wreck and the library valued
At 5000 has also been burnt 70 ashes.
on the floor IN the office lay two
grewsOme exhibits. One ~ a large
tumOr kept for scientific purposes and
the other II portion Of a mans
stomach, and strangely enough neither
Of these two objects we're much affect
81 By the fire. Across the same room
stands bottle Of alcohol, used for
stcrilizing purposes and n also re.
mains intact, despite the fact that the
heat here must have been terrific. A
Weighing and measuring scale n bent
IN dozen places by reason Of the
heat, for nearby were stored numerous
drugs upon which the fire fed with
ayidity.
The destruction Of the institution II
o loss which will be felt by the gen.
eral public ~ well as by those 6nan.
cially interested IN the work done by
the institute. Ever since its incep-
ton here the institute has been on a
Temunera1ye basis, and II has been
growing IN SUCCESS almost daily Its
utility has been recognized by the me.
dicsl profession and many local doc
tors have handed over patients TO be-
treated at the Institute. The 6nan
ciaI loss which viii probably fall on
the institute win amount w something
between $4,000 and $4,000, for most
Of the instruments, ETC., are covered
by Insurance,
How the fire occurred ~ a mystery
but r. n generally thought that a short
circuit was responsible for the out
break.
IN THE MOONLIGHT.
Even during the fag end Of tho