The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-29
KAUAI NOTES.

There has been an unusual amount
of rain in the past week, upon the
entire Island. At Koloa there has
been a steady downpour, day after
day. At Lihue, Hanamaulu and
Kappa, it was not quite as bad, for
there was an occasional pause in the
fury of the storm. Small ponds and
rivers were formed in the fields and
on the roads, and the road between
Hanamaulu and Lihue was almost
impossible at one time. In some
places the mud was more than foot
in depth, while the water ran over
the surface like a river. The storm
reached it's height on Monday after
noon. The rain fell in torrents for
more than three hours, and it seemed
as though the clouds could not hold
much more water to send down, and
yet it poured! poured! poured!
Towards evening the rain ceased,
and the last of the storm passed
away on Tuesday. Several acres of
land were flooded along the upper
part of the stream that feeds
the sugar mill of the Lihue
plantation; and fish, boards, tin
cans, rubbish of all descriptions,
and enormous quantities of taro
tloated into the mill pond. Swarms
of Portuguese crowded the banks
along the mill pond all day on Tues
day, gathering the taro that had
been washed down.
A sad accident occurred while the
storm was at its height. Marie
Kammeiger, a young German girl,
about 16 years of age, who lived
near the upper stream, saw guam
tity of wood resting against wooden
plank that crossed the stream, at the
back of her house. She stepped on
the plank in order to gather it, re-
gardless of the fact that the water
was rushing madly on. Just as she
was about to lift the wood, the frail
bridge was torn from its fastenings,
and instantly the girl was swept un-'
der the water, and borne beyond the
reach of assistance, although her
mother and two or three others wit
messed the catastrophe. 1t would
have been madness for them to have
attempted her rescue. For two days
the plantation hands were seeking
her remains, but it was vain effort.
The mill dam had been previously
opened to prevent an accident there,
and the supposition is rife that the
body was carried out to sea. Up to
Saturday at noon, the body had not
yet been found, though the father of
the girl and one or two others have
been digging all the week. Much
of the land that had been swept
down by the force of the water, set
tied in the lower part of the stream,
which is quite wide, and formed
small, yet distinct islands.
II is rumored that Mr.. Dart will
soon leave Hanamaulu for Oakland,
there to resume his studies.
There was happy family re-
union, and grand Thanksgiving
dinner at the Rowell Homestead in
Waimea. Mr.. Rowell, Mrs. Riemen-
schneider, and the children of Mrs.
Dole, who are at Punahou, came
from Honolulu on Wednesday, and
on the afternoon of the same day,
started for Waimea, in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dole and the re-
mainder of the family. They were
much fatigued by their lengthy ride
OF 80 miles, for the roads were in a
terrible state, but nevertheless, they
reached their destination in good
season and in good spirits.
The wedding festivities of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Macfie were duly
celebrated at their lovely home
in Kilauea on Wednesday evening.
Numerous guests were present, and
music, dancing and excellent re-
freshments were the order of the
evening. The young couple received
numerous and useful presents.