The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-03-02

Total for Februar.

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Total for February. inches.
Mr.. J. II. Wood sends rs the following comnu-
nication relating to the ireshet:
NUUANU PLANTATION, March /. 1867.
II. II. WHITNEY. EsQ-Dear Sir: As the fall of
rain during the past week has been very unusual,
if not unprecedented, it may interest some of your
readers to know that my record, carefully noted. is
as follows Friday, 3 inches II hundrcths /; Satur-
day, 50; Sunday, I2.75 Monday. Is Tuesday.
2C6; Wednesday, 600: Thursday, .63-total, 1871
inches. Though my record is made differently for
nv own purpose, | have here reckoned the twenty
four hours, from : 4. Nj. of one day to the same hour
the next, that l may compare notes with those OF
DIR. Judd, made a mile and a quarter nearer town.
As a matter of curiosity, l measured the velocity
Of The Nuuanu stream on the 9th inst, though be
fore the water had reached its highest point by
three feet, and have since measured the area under
my bridge spanning il, and taking the water at its
maximum hight, aud velocity as measured, the
quantity passing the bridge per minute was l,62O,-
459 gallons=l5.2l0 600 pounds. or=7.G05 tons,
which. with the fall of six fee; the river has just be
low the bridge, furnished a horsepower of 2.7j5.
From these figures Col. Prendergast can easily
figure. approximately. the quantity of water this
stream discharged into the harbor on that day, the
size of a reservoir that would hold it, and the
months it would furnish Il fuH supply to the city.
Enormous as was the quantity that fell here on
Sunday. | am certain it was not half as much as
fell one mile and a quarter further up the Valley,
where it was raining heavily from 81 !. NJ. through
out the day, while there was no rain here till IL
A. NJ. and but little till ) p. N. from that time to
ii p. NJ. the fall was about ii inches.
think nearly every stone on the river bed of
less than a ton weight has been moved, and many
Of much greater weight. There was n continued
limo of Thorn TuSbinu down stream like foot balls.
occasionally striking the bed OF the river once OF
twice and then away with a bound several rods
making the earth tremble and a noise resembling
distant thunder.
My rain gage is a patented article, procured of
Messrs. Z. O.. Hall x Son. who have more for sale.
Yours truly. j, ii. WOoD.
DRowNED.-On Sunday last. during the freshet
in the Nuuanu stream. quantities Of frewood from
above came floating down, and were eagerly picked
mp by the natives living on the borders of the
stream. Among the rest was a young married
woman. named Kalehua. who was more venture
some than the others in wading out into the stream,
when Suddenly, by a new accession from above,
the waters came down in a huge wave and the
woman was instantly engulfcd. Her companions
on the shore found it impossible to render her any
assistance, but had enough to do to look out for
their own safety. She was seen to rise once and
endeavor TO reach the bank. but instantly disap-
De3rcu. drawn unutI ny Il WhliiIpoi- buTIuS liz
day. and on Monday morning. both banks of the
stream were carefully searched without finding the
body. but on Monday afternoon it was found by a
fishermen on the edge of the reef, not far from
where the Lackatcdpna is moored. On information
received. Sheriff Dayton had the body brought to
the Station House, whence. being identified by the
husband and other relatives. it was taken up the
Valley for intermcnt. There were two wounds,
one on the head and one on the check, by contact
with the rocks. |
LARCENY FROM A SuIP-Last Saturday evening
a seaman belonging to the Lacka1cGana. named
Edwin Warren. who was on shore on boat duty,
taking - French leave" went on board the British
bark Tea-er. lying at the Esplanade, and asked
permission of some OF the hands to go below for
a nap. he being apparently somewhat under the
influence of liquor at the time. This was granted.
and Warren eviuced his gratitude for the hospitali-
tv by getting up sometime during the night and
stealing from the berth of one of the sailors. Il
silver watch and chain. a shirt, coat and pair of
boots, together with S2.25 in change. With this
fair start in the world. he set out for Eva. where
he was arrested on Monday by some natives on
suspicion Of being a deserving seaman, on Tuesday
tried for the larceny and on Wednesday sentenced
to six months Imprisonment at hard labor. Ii is
understood that the period of sentence was fixed
at only six months in order that at the expiration
of that time he may be returned to his ship. which
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that period. |
THE AIBERNI-This fine schooner. which runs
regularly on the IIilo route, has been Il month alb
sent to-day. and has experienced a good deal of bad
weather. y week ago last Tuesday. she was at
anchor in Hilo. having found it impossible to take
in cargo at either Onomca or Kaiwiki plantations.
At the former her boat was swampel and a lot of
sugar lost, and at the latter the same accident hap
pened with the loss of a load of molasses, the boat
in each instance capsizing. The wind was south
east. and Capt. Quincy, of the odd FeI0lr, says the
breakers were terrific. With the wind at south
west or westerly. as has been the case the past
week. the iBsrai has probably succeeded in load
ing, and may be looked for shortly.
BURGLARY AND LARCENT.- Sometime during
Wednesday night last, the drug store of DR.. Nc
Kibbfn. on Queen street. was entered, and some
sixty or seventy dollars in cash stolen therefrom.
The thief entered by the window in the rear. hav-
ing pried of the wooden shutter with a chiscl. and
breaking q pane of glass. turned the spring. thus
electing his entrance. From all the circumstances,
it would appear that the thief IN this case was &C
quainted with the premises. and from the foot
prints which he left. would seem TO have been a
Chinaman. Our police are pretty sharp. but I'M
fortunately they are limited in number. AS ii
seems.-s0 much so. that the business part Of the
town is not properly guarded.