The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-19
p.HALlG SDN
ISI0RE EDAMAGED
,BYE|ERCE B[AzE
Flames Break Out HI Paints and
ON Ssctlon and Threaten
Complete Destruction =.
AER ExTllGllSHED b, M
]. .. BlflRE pEPARIMENT
k0sA MN Total Several Thousand
nSlIats; Sp0ptaheops Coihbpss:
!. iIoh Behaved Cause Of Ere

l10llafs; SpGnta hecIs Coihpdss:
lion Believed Cause Of Fire
4 Fir destroyed the major portion Of
ths waikikf end Of the main saiesfooni
dor QE y Han q son yesterday
sftsthoops The blaze originated among
tha phints aud oils stored In that par
tiSttaf section. The loss amounts TO
hekbrHl thousands tUf dollars ri stock
from both fre and water, while the III.
i.ss " tAs sSilin z black s from from
s4sfRs IRE testeaday was the third
fraR wRlsA sE' o. Haif Is son has ai,f.
tered. the two former ones Completely
destfDying Building and stock 'hefS
tine aIdr6 Wa thrned in 'about four
twthty yesterday AFTERNOON by jim
Brown, " Tie Union Hack lstaiId, I'D
jOihfhk the bnifdfne, whose attention
was aroused by the smell Of smoke, fol,
lowed instantly by q burst Of flames
Though the fansori pvsr the big Gable
slnhk door OF the Arch az tie Maikiti
Sornef OF the building. The alarm was
turned IN at b6R 10, aud within few
minutes the central station, apparatus
MA on Hand, IN charge Of Assistant
Chist Wa1iaes Blaisdell:E &C. ..o's =
FLAMES -Four OF RN41% $
( Flames by this time rolled out in
great volume through theP wide tran.
S0in, under the glass and metal avn
ing, accompanied BY volumes Of dense
black srnoke, Is the Ere seet hed through
the tiers Of paints and oils. The door
Wal. broken open sufficiently to direct
the chemical nozzle through and short
" SAffefwafd the water hose wis at
hand. Chief Blaisdell personally as.
sfbf6d in THE dkmofshing Of the doors
aud through this opening, despite the
ssfss 1atiss Just bet fond and tRg Banits
81 dense smoke, hf6men dashed in and
forced, the flames back. '-'1 80 P" ".s'
AT the same = time. flames broke
thtgbgh the wooden doorway on tht
WeikiM ode, but were held in check
BY the chemical hose apparatus.
dramatically within THE arch open,
Ing. the frsmen came upon great heaps
Sfftins Of paints and oils and barrels
Siish containSd stock packed in straw
iI,the opening % HAT the ffemen Had
dihlSAityl In working their way along
TIE fumes from paints and OILS wert
sfiAi1G but With ,hapdkeTchiefs. 9yei
thor months and noses and using then
fdee guards, the u firemen " worked
tbreaeh 10 the hack Of this section:
zlreat erowds Of spectators flowed
down the streets and spread into the
ire afea, but the police were quickly
on hand ran their allfe ropes and held
the crowds back, for 1t was feared
dNiAgto the combpstibie nature of the
goods on fire ard the possibility Of
gat0ine explosio1s, some would be in
tiied. Sheriff Rose, deputy Shsfih
Asch and Motorcycle .Qfficet Supple
been were on hand early and handled
the crowds and assisted the fremen.
~ Ginger = Mayne, 81 the Z! o. Hal
e. Son staff, arrived before the fire
men, had worked through the arch, ahi
opened. up the main 'King Street door
permitting eaby ingrsss for the chief
and his men.
Fits ExttnguishSd
Within halt an hour the FIRE was en-
tirely e1tinguished. With the open
ing OF the windows in the second AND
third Ao0rs, permitting the smoke Il
CONSPpJ ~ "up bC0h bheb NnO ohtphO nhA
damaged the walls and ceilings, and
ceilings. Volumes, Of water poured
ment, but it was stated by Mr.. Maynt
that little Of the stock there would b.
damaged.
The fremen, using caution in direct
ing the hose water, did little damage il
the main part Of the store.
The paint and oil .sectiol however
was completely Quilted and was mass
of colots running together, smearinf
up everything including the shoes ap(
clothes Of the fremeh, who win be per
sonal losers because Of the nature Of
ths fire they were fighting WV = y
u The FIRE department Handled the sit
uation in. an able manner throughout
and was given good assistance by TIT
police and many spectators. A bal
player In full unifo Tm worked a. though
he were d Paid fireman. indifferent t.
chemicals sS"HH PpefinPttH "f'F and sitting
Damage Is Heavy
The damage viii be heavy but, be
ing confined principally to one depart
ment, the establishment will be abb,
to continue business ip oil other de
partmehts without much interruption.
= The firm Of e, o, Hall 4 Son is on,
of the oldest In Honolulu, aud wa,
originally established on November
1880. There were several changes ant
congratulations up to 1900. The in
creasinE business required larger quar-
ters and in 1900 q handsome two.story
terra Gotta front building was erect
ed. This was destroyed by fire on thu
night Of August s6 1901. The ruinl
were hardly cool before the firm CAV,
Architect Traphagen orders to draY
plans for o new building, and tn
present three story structure was erect
cd within SIX months time, By Ere,
Harrison. c9htrAttor.
Tho origin Of the FIRE had not beel
determiped yesterday afternoon but
believer to be due to spontan6ous com
bustian in the paints and oils section
near the arch and directly behind tn
door where several things were place
which might" have been factors In tn
eoinmenc cement Of the blaze Immt
diateiy . tre started in any part O
that section It was sure to proceed raj
idly. Few insurance men had arrive
ON the scene ut the time the freme
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