The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-08
TIE TORNADO.
REVOLUTIONARY MEASURES TO Be
ADOPTED FOR SAFETY.
Every Man Should Construct a ''Dug-out.'
"A Place of Safe Retreat-How
to Dodge the FunneI-Shaped
Aerial Monster.


Signal Service Report
Since we cannot resist the power of the
tornado, the question now suggests itself
What precautionary measures can be
taken7 That which remains to be done
can be accomplished in an transformations
and quiet, tut secure manner. Every
man can and should construct dug
out" al s'.IBr suitable point. within con
venient distance Of his house IF a per
son is situated within town or city, let
him select some portion of his yard for
the purpose bat f residing in the coun-
try he will not be confined TO narrow
limits tie select on of a desirable lOca-
ton Where "a person living in a village
has no ard. he mu /. if he has cellar,
construct Il cellar cave as means
of protection With respect to the
"dug-out. IN no event should the roof
be other than level wits the surface of the
earth; in fact. Il is highly desirable that
the retreat should bc 80 constructed that
the ordii AIRY surfa G of the earth would
form the roof or covering, and that all
preparation of the dOmicile proceeded by
way of excavation and supports from be-
meath. to iOcat OF. there is not much
to be said, the most impof tant points be
ing: COM enient distance, a high dry
place. and possible oprOrtuu IS to eX
caVate into the northern or eastern slope
OF a knoll or hill the latter instance
the entrance way would suffer less fir NJ
the violence Of the storm. providing. per
haps. that il did aOt entirci, enYelop your
retreat, for. IN that III, in the whirl of
the dying debris. AL sides alike would be
at the mercy Of the w.H,l-.
aving decided uro.. the 10 alton, as
regards your iouse or other buildings.
prepare TO sink Il shaft. SAY four to 81
feet square. the entire dcp,h OF your dig
out rom either the northern or C,>
ern better the former wall e thi si.,fl
cut out stairway Leading upward 10 the
surface of the earth for the purpos o. in
greSs and egrcss On the side of tho
shaft opp site the stairway, comm NE
the excavation for the incl scd retreat
The size of the room will of course ne
pend upon how much you may 1T a..
time wish to secure from injury. clier
have the excavation too large t,iau not
large enough The slight dif crcnce IN
the expense of time and labor may per
haps, be the means of saving you a great
deal when you least expect The entire
room should be below &c urface of the
ground distance of at cast three feet
and the OVerhaDgir g roof of earth should
be supported from beneath by heavy
timbers toprO idle against any emergency
like the dasbing of heavy debris or the
tramping of hor : and cattle upon it.
In the event tt tornado, your retreat
e dugOut"y may be entirely buried be
erything must be made as secure as posi-
bic. The entrance door should be made
of the heaviest timbers and supported be
tween castings of similar strength of con
struction. Arrangements should be made
to secure the door by heavy fastenings
In order that ventilation may be provided
for, two box spouts, sduaring eight
inches, should be let throush the roof.
The top of these spouts must be level
with the surfa, e of the ground and pro-
tected by iron gratings. : entilatiou ma,
also be provided for by openings through
the.upper portion of the door, and these
also should he protected by iron gratings
The "dug-out" should be large enough ia
contain your family and such personal eff
fects as are considered most valuable
In case you are possessed of a building
that has no "dug- out" Or cellar cave, your
best plan is TO move from Vour house, or
from the location where YOU are If not
able TO bene..t by these directions. retreat
instantly 10 your ce lar and place yourself
face forward against the west wall. This
Is the best position in any cellar If for
any reason you can not get 10 the west
wall, take your position tthe next Lest
face forward against the south wall but
as near the southwest corner as possible
In case the buildi z is removed from the
foundation, it will always be carried above
and over you, or if torn TO ieces the
debris will be instantly removed to the
eastward ndeF no circumstances.
whether in a building or a cellar. take L
position in a northeast corner. in an cast
room. or against al east wa l. emem
Der that the TORNADO cloud invar abs
moves in northeaSterly direction.
The rule regarding the movement to the
northeast must be obe,ed The northeast
quarter is fatal position, whate, er ma,
be said about destruction 10 life or iFop-
ri in, nj oaF. f fol " NfSAI
are close pressed by the advancing cloud.
never remain standing and attempt to
weather The storm. but throw yourself
prone face downward upon the ground
head TO the east. and arms over the head
to protect it. If you should chance to he
near a large stone or stump. or some
heavy. low object firmly Embedded in
ground. take a ps tun drectl, to The
east of 1t. lying y ne 40 the grou q
head toward the b oc;. protecting the
former with your f.i,.cd arms This
advice is given IN tie case of extreme ncCcs-
sity, where other and better OPP Ortunties
are unavailable or have become forfeited
1t is better, il possible. never to trust
yourself behind or ab.ut any movable
oh ,ect located in the center of the storms
path: by all means not tree or anything
that rises same distance from the urface
of the ground you can get out, never
remain in house. or any other building
klal Is AT ait tikc \ IA u ltiEa unWn ct re
moved from its f".i;tlaii0n. f forced TO
remain ia a ai Lin vi bout lar.
ways take p -.i,n ags,i the west or
south wall better the urmer}. either prone
(fate downward M o. the DOR or stand
ing with your la k tn the wall
In any build NJ a.w.!ts take your final
~posilicn on the i:rS or ground ioOr or in
the eilar ever and or lie in front of
9 door or window. or near Il stove or
heavy piece If furniurr Make every
effort 20 get into the west room and. if
possible before The onslaught remove all
furniture from the western OrliOn. Il
you have the ecesSaTy tue, shut tightly
every window AID door in the building
within Viii h you may be located at the
time OF ;he storm. ever take refuge in
q forest il small ~ We OF trees in an
orchard. in bu ldiug or near Il fence of
any nj. unless sues obstTuct on is en-
tirely out of The i"0of The storm.
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