Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28
oRPHEUM DESTROYED
AND LIVES LNDANGERED
(Continued from Page ~
JAS. H. LOVE.

I
awakened by scratching sort of
noise that I, at frst. attributed to
rats In the ceiling. The noise, how
ever. became SO loud that | sat up
In bed, and the next moment saw
flames coming through the transom
over my bedroom door. There Is
hallway outside of my room, and aft
err throwing on a coat and pair Of
pants, I dashed out and was at once
In a mass OF flames. However. |
made my way to the stairway and
reached the street safely. I lost
everything except what I stand up In
and have no hope of recovering any
thing"
Almost Caught.
William Hooper, who also room
ed in the house, had n narrow es-
cape, as when. he woke up he found
the hallway blocked with flames. He
jumped through a window into the
narrow lane between the Orpheum
and Myrtle blocks, and although he
lost all his musical instruments and
clothing, he is happy at having saved
his life.
J. Rodriques, another roomer. also
had narrow escape. as when he
swoke he found his room like fur
mace. He divcd through window
onto Fort street, and, grabbing the
telephone wires, managed to make
his way to the ground. Rodriques
and couple OF other men then pro-
cured a ladder and, placing II up
against the wall of the building, en-
abled three other persons to escape
from the burning house.
The rooming house, which was
owned by ]. venhuizen, was full of
roomers, and come thirty persons
were domiciled there last night. The
owner was on board dredger In the
harbor, and he stated this morning
that he had arisen at half-past three
o'clock in order to see the comet and
that while watching the heavenly
visitor he suddenly noticed the glare
of FIRE up town. Venhuizen
thought that the fire must be near
his place, and hurrying up Fort
street had his worst suspicious real
lied.
Alarmed by Flames.
| w. Macrae. who was managing the
rooming house, did rot awake TIL
he heard the flames roaring over
his head. He escaped in his night
robes and has lost all his belong
ings. Mary Keolakai. who occupied
the end room OF the building, re-
ported to the police that she had
lost 5000 in cash and several articles
OF jewelry. Chief McDufie searched
the ruins OF the room and succeeded
In finding a watch and three pins.
No sigrs of the coin were found, and
the probabilities are that the box
: containing the J,oney has been burnt
and the cash buried under the re-
mains of the roof and flooring of the
building.
Heat Intense.
The heat of the fire was intense,
and the steeple of the Chinese church
opposite the block was badly blister
ed and burnt. The cottage occupied
by j. Silva, which is at the back OF
the theater. was also ssorehed, but
stream of water from the hose pre-.
veited 1t from catching fire.
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No Insurance.
Venhuizen's property was not In
sured. and he estimates his loss at
$500. All the contents of the
rooming house were completely de-
stroyed, and when the floor and root
fell in. the remains OF everything
were buried.
Three stores that were situated be-
low the rooming part OF the build
Ing were completely Quilted and
everything save few toys destroy
ed. The Oahu Ice Cream Parlor is a
total loss, and the clothes cleaning
establishment alongside has also
gone up In smoke. Both businesses
were conducted by Barney Atwood,
and his loss is heavy one. The
third store was occupied by a Jap
anese junk dealer. and his whole
property has gone up In smoke.
Pulled Walls Down.
AS soon as the fire chief saw that
the outer walls were lettering. he
ordered that they be thrown down.