The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-12-31
\ REGULAR CYCLONE.
1T LEVELS THOUSANDS or TRIES IN
KAPIoLANi Park.
OF Devastatiou In waikiki Detail
of Damage.

The most violent cyclone that
ever visited the Hawaiian Islands
struck the South end Of Kapiolani
Park to Diamond Head at 1910
last night.
The Park, yards, fields and
roads are strewn with wreckage.
Trees were taken up by the
roots, and III some places the
houses now stand like monuments
amid the ruin.
The cyclone stuck from the
South West. 1t passed over all Of
the houses along the beach aud
dipped down at the Waikiki road
from Sans Souci to the residence Of
James Campbell. At Sans Souci,
Meet rlar e's and other places al ng
the beach there was only a sharp
blow, and roar, like thunder,
was heard.
From the Waikiki road the
twister proceeded in straight lines
to Diamond Head, across the point
near Campbells and up as far as
Douglas place on the Moiliili road.
Striking the mountain il rebound
ed IN a close angle and reached
DR.. Troussou's old ostrich farm
from the South East. From there
the couse was almost straight down
the road to Notes where the
cyclone rose. At Henry Poor's
place, further OH, it dipped slightly
agaiu and then rose toward the
mountains. Suction drew down
trees from both sides toward the
twister, giving the outer edges
of the course peculiar appear
ance The lines of the sto.m,
however, are clearly marked.
Opposite the first Sans Souci cot
tage the devastation began. From
that point the cyclone cut a swath
to the road near Douglas place at
Diamond Head. The big trees
are taken up by the roots aud lie
all over the ground, in some places
in piles Some are taken away
from their beds and are removed
several feet. For a hundred yards
into the park not tree of any size
is left and the shrubbery is whipped
to pieces All roads around the
race track on that side are blocked
with trees that lie by dozens across
them. None Of the many roads
across the district can be travered
in a vehicle more than a hundred
yards
Opposite Maclarlane's the situa-
ton is just as bad. All
of the trees are gone.
At James Campbell's gate a big
tree lies across the main road and
obstiucts travel. Here the electric
wires are down, pole having been
broken. One of the wires also
broke and set fire TO the grass.
Toward Douglas place on the
rear Park road, the sight is even
worse. Trees lie in heaps over
eve, ything. Some, in fact many,
were pulled up by the roots and
scattered miscellaneously around.
They lie across the roads and fences
by the score. Travel is impossible.
1t is like fighting ones way thi ough
a dense jungls. Pedestrians cross
back and forth from the road into
yards and pastures to make even a
slow pace through the wreckage.
Douglas pasture fence is smash
ed, and his yard fence is complete
ly destroyed. This morning a
Chinaman was engaged piling up
the remnants of few panels.
Every tree around the place, even
the big Magnolia in the front yard,
is down. Low Towering plants
were badly whipped and the hard
lest shrubs suffered. Mr.. Douglas
house is not damaged, though un-
questionably saved from complete
destruction by the thick growth Of
trees around it.
From this point the course OF the
had moved, and came directly from
Diamond Head. Trees along the
road lie in both directions, as il
they had received two rushes
which is probal l.. On the right
smoke was noticed coming
from pile Of wreckage about fifty
feet high. An examination dis
clo' ed house under the mass. L
was inapproachable from the front
At the rear trees lay across the fen
Cos and were banked up against tn,
gate. The yard was strewn witt
trees, and limbs and trees, tor
from the roots, covered the top o
the house. The rear veranda wa.
smashed, an clubhouse moved from
lis pillars, shingles on the roo
knocked in, the stove pipe knocked
down aud other things damaged.
This was about the appearance o
the house of A p. Jackson. one S,
pretty before the storm. His bean
ii ul grove and yard are ruined
This morning it was necessary tC
clear the debris away from tn,
doors before the inmates of thu
house could get out of it. TIL,
family got breakfast at II
/ o'clock on account Of the disor
dered state. Covered unde
. mass OF debris in the yard wa
: Mrs. Jacksons valuable collection
l OF flowers, beaten to pieces ant
: utterly ruined. On another sid
: under pile Of trees was hous
. containing 200 fine chickens
. When the place was visited thi
morning the house could not b
seen, but healthy cacklings in tn
debris indicated that at least par
of the brood were all right.
Everything at D.. Trousseau'
old ostrich farm, except the build
ings, is in ruins. The trees in tn
paddocks are piled here and there
The wind mill which stood by til
road, was wrenched of about ha
way up and blown over into tn