The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-23
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Particulars of the Great
Hurricane.
Great Destruction of Property
Volcanic EruptiOn.

group that Is within the memory OF any one now
living upon these islands. hawaii was the first
island to feel Its force. From the valley OF the
Waipo letters nave been received stating That the
gale commenced to be felt at sbour seven O'Clock
the morning OF the 9th inst. the greatest force Of
wind being experienced at eight O'Clock. the gale OF
hurricane lasting an hour and half. The direction
Of the wind was down the valley. After the force Of
the gale was spent 1t was found that twenty-eigh'
houses mad been blown down and DESTROYED and as
many more partially DESTROYED Hardly a tree OF
bush ~ lett standing In the valley. From being one
Of the most charming little hooks the island IL
has become o dreary-lO0king waste The inhab.t'
ants were paralyzed for q time AMI business OF al
kinds has been brought to o standstill. The gate
was felt nc kOhao, ON the same island at about tue
same time perhaps little later, and here the wind
ran ROT 70 quote the words Of resident, the dts
rict looks as though the bosom OF destruction had
swept Its surface The mill building AMI sugar
houses Of DIR. Nights plantation were blown down
and broken into kindiing wood. At the Kohala
plantation the steam chimney was blown down;
the principal buildings remained standing, but were
flooded with the torrents of rain which fell.
The sugar cane upon both plantations was
stripped Of leaves or blown down and much OF it Is
ruined. Trees and bushes were swept from the
earth and the very grass beat into the diN A
mango tree, with trunk ffTeen inches In diameter
was snapped on just above the ground and hurled
along the ground for some distance. Groves OF
kukui trees that have stood the gales of scores or
years were Frustrated or torn to pieces. In this
district 100 houses were blown down or bacly
damaged.
Crossing the channel the hurricane next struck
the Island Of Maui. At Hama the schooner Kinau
was blown ashore this being the only damage ye,
reported from that point On East Maui the destruc
ton was very great From Ulupalakua Captain
James Makee, proprietor OF Aakee's Plantation,
writes:-
We nave met with great misfortune but not
hope an Irremcdiable one. At a quarter past ten
! had Just begun to write when the wind COM
menced TO blow furlously. In five minutes alter 1t
perIenced. The door OF the office was burst In and
IT took ali the strength Of Mr. s. and myself to close
door an we saw he @ e Se as
30 terrific that trees, houses and everything about
were lying before the force OF the wind was, OF
course, anxious to get 10 the dwelling house, but
could see no way OF accomplishing my desire. At
this time servant who had managed 20 get to the
got out Of the lee window Of the ONCE and made a
desperate attempt 10 get to the house. The air was
gles It seemed rs though the lures were let loose
] finally got into the garden, where the trees were
falling in every direction, when gust Of wind took
me and threw me some ten feet, fortunately landing
me on grass plat, by winch good fortune received
no injury One Of the natives came with great din.
succeeded in getting Into the house. l found -
had swooned from fright. She had been at the cot
narrowly escaped being crushed by the falling trees
Arriving at the house, the terrible danger through
which she mad passed Overcame her.
The gale continued in all its fury until two
O'Clock, when 1t subsidized. 1t was fearful to see the
havoc during Its duration. Trees were PROSTATE in
every direction; the mill and engine house. the
boiling house. the bowling alley, sugar house, COOK
house, two Of the chinese and one native house
were down. One store house at the beach and all
houses i'm
sea. Fortunately no lives were lost, and
all escaped without injury except Mr. Lake. whose
whIppe had q hard time. Although their house
stood through the storm every part 81 It was hooded
Is not more or less wet, It rained In torrents, tile
water finding Its way everywhere ard through
have not yet seen the cane fields bur fear all the
large cane Is destroyed or nearly So shall go to
or what sugar we have, - it Is more or less mixed
with water.
This plantation had suffered from prolracted
drought OF over ten months during which much Of
the cane had suffered severely Later advices state
that most OF the mature sugar cane had been
thrown down, ana Will OF course sprout and become
largely damaged thereby. The younger cane will be
greatly benefited by the drenchlng the land has re-
celvei. One field Of young cane received too much
water, being washed out Of the ground and carried
away. Strange TO say, the reservoirs upon this
plantation received but little water, 30 that the
necessary supply for the OF the mill will soon
run short unless rain fails. At the plantation
andng and along the coast the houses were levelled
or carried into the sea. One house was carried
away with woman and child In II, but the natives
saved them from watery grave. Later advices
state that the plantation buildings o. Hama were
also badly damaged. At Haiku about one hundred
acres Of sugar cane were blown down. and, TO all
appearances destroyed; but the buildings were not
much damaged. The boys seminary was moved
from Its foundation. The dairy buildings connected
with this institution were blown down. At Hobron's
plantation the trash houses were 1attened out, and
other buildings more or less damaged. The sugar
cane IN this district Is also damaged.
West Maui did not suffer 80 extensively. At Corn
wells plantation the only damage done was TO the
proprletors residence. the roof Of which mad been
raised Tor the purpose Of adding another story The
house was flooded and the contents furniture. books
and pictures ruined. At WauSn and Walhee the
plantations did not suffer much damage. One
bridge over the Waikiki River was carried away
and the other somewhat damaged. From Lahaina
letters have been received, stating as f0liows:-
50 IL commenced lightly on Tuesday night,
with gentle breeze, up to daylight on wednesday,
when the rain began pour faster and heavier wne
the wind Increased in proportion, from the west
ward, veering round TO all points, bccOmlnga per.
feet hurricane thrashing and crashing among the
trees and shrubbe y, while the streams and iish
ponds ran over ana the land was flooded. such u
Storm has seldom been known IN the experience Of
the oldest residents OF Iahaina Uc0ntnued through
the entire day into the night, the wind blowing IN
squalls upr0o ing and prosJrating numerou' bread
run, COC0auub anu OTndfEeHIh tcc5 touslucIuDlc
damage was done TO buildings, many being In part
or wholly unro0fed, and one being entirely blown 10
the ground the prison, while pretty much every
mouse OH the low grounds was flooded. "
] hope you are all safe In Honolulu. We, mere Of
Ianana, have had one OF those terrific, tropical |
storms, hurricanes, cyclones, or. If there Is any
harder word IN the dictionary, 1t well deserves IL,
which we read OF IN sensation paragraphs, but |
winch few men actually witness more than two or
three times their lives. 10 commenced yesterday
morning before davbreak with fine, steady rain ac-
by rising wind from the north aud |
northeast, increasing In violence until about noon,
when the play was AT It's height, and coc0anuts, !
bread fruit, branches OF trees and whole trees might
be seen prOueitng and gallopadIng down street
ana up another, while the horrible Of the gale,
now shriek1ng like Ave thousand steam whistles |
let on at once now booming like magnificent thun-
der, kept up III music 10 the mad performance. |
Add to this an inveerate rain that knew ceasing
from early morn to late at night and you may |
have an idea OF a tropical storm IN Lahana. owing |
TO the previous dry spell OF weather. OF long dura-
tiol the swollen streams from the mountain dld |
not come down till about eleven A. NJ. and the |
water IN the canal In front or my house was gradu
ally rising by the ram alone until 1t was full ana |
overfiowing. At that time down came the accumu- |
lated waters from the mountain sides IN oil drec. |
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