The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-23
Budget of News From Along
Kona Coast.
DE sTRUcTIoN FOLLOWS WAVE.
school Matters on HawaIi-Some Able
Papers Read and Systems illustrate
ed-Enect of the Tidal wave-Lum-
Der Piles go TO Sea- Houses Damaged

KA1LUA (HawaiD, June 15.-Mon-
day last witnessed a connection of the
waters of the deep at Kailua and along
the coast such as has not been wit
messed by the Oldest Hawaiian. An
unusual ebb and flow of the water at
intervals of about ten minutes COM
menced to be noticed about s o'clock
in the morning, and at each repetition
the phenomenon was more pronounced,
until il eliminated at 9:15 in such a
retreat of the waters that the bottom
of the bay was exposed to view, and in
such a rise that buildings far above
high water mark were flooded and the
inhabitants driven to fight or other
wise to save themselves.
The damage done was considerable.
The wharf warehouse filled with freight
was submerged four feet, while the
wharf itself. its piers wrested from
their fastenings in the rocks, now
lies canted and at the mercy of the
first rough weather to come. The store
OF George McDougall & Sons was filled
with water to the windowsills, while
the back yard was washed clean. The
six mules in wagon belonging to the
Hawaiian Coffee and Tea Company
were washed off their feet and were
only saved by the pluck of the driver,
who stuck to his post.
J. Kealemekule's store suffered al
most as much as Mr.. McDougall's. The
larger part of the lumber in Scott's
yard was carried out as far as the
point, and an hour afterwards landed
on the Palace sea. wall. The inshore
part of the wall built of cement, has
been considerably injured, but the main
part. of dry stone work, stood the force
of the water we'll One house had the
underpinning washed out, and the old
native owner Immediately invested at
the Chinese store in enough rope to
tether it to a monkeypod tree.
At the time of writing the streets of
the little town are covered with scat
tered rocks, lumber, cattle-pen hur-
dies and everything else movable.
A fair estimate is that at the worst
the sea fell 20 feet below and rose 10
feet above it's normal height The dis
turbance was quite severe at Napoopoo,
Keauhou and Hookena.
A sad death has occurred today in
the family of Mr. Bartell. The youngest
child. about year old, left in the care
of a friend, was scalded on Saturday
last by an overturned coffeepot. The
child was unattended by a physician
until Monday, when blood poisoning
set in, death resulting at noon today.
The interment is necessary at once,
although both parents are absent, hav-
| ing gone to the volcano in quest of
| health.
The coffee crop looks promising this
year. The summer rains are frequent
and abundant and vegetation every
where is luxuriant.
The Kona Teachers Association met
on the 18th and 18th Of this month fol
it's quarterly session. constitution
and bylaws similar to those Of Other
associations were drawn up and adopt.
ed. The teachers present then formed
class and were instructed in different
subjects by one of their number, who
acted as teacher for the lesson assigned
Several of the members were unfa
miliar with the Tonic Sol Fa method o
singing, hence a class with the first steE
was taught by Miss Scott. Mrs. N. F
Scott followed with practical paper OF
physiology.
Mrs. Scott gave an old fashioned ties
of two rounds, those missing taking
their seats
The second days proceedings begaI
by Miss Scott finishing the first step IL
Tonic Sol Fa with an examination
Mrs. Scott read very comprehensive
paper on Reading" which was accom-
panied by questioning and practice il
reading for correct emphasis and in
4 Fiction of several sentences from tn
blackboard. None Of the pupils coul'
equal their teachers reading Of an ex
tract from one Of Mrs. Caudle's lecture
to poor Caudle behind the curtain, pre-
sumably for lack of experience alonl
the lines Of Mrs. Caudle.
Mr.. Mills taught Hawaiian geograph,
from map drawing, sand modelling AM
description His method certainly car
leave nothing of the physical feature
Of the Islands unexplained to his pu
pills
Thos. Ain taught the main feature
Of the second step In Tonic Sol Fa, tn
class singing 10 his directions.
Miss Scott then had the class go Il
the board and draw circles by measure
rert and free-hand, semi-circles an
three-quarter circles, and larger doubl
circles with outer ones adjoining u
form a vine, the lesson being the be
ginning Of ornamental drawing and de
signing
A pronunciation exercise followed
Mrs. Scott conducting. Many were tn
mistakes Of accent made and dispute
INDUCED in as to the usage or authorit
: Of the words given.
The meeting adjourned till October
: The news Of the repeal OF the Regis
, tratIon Act has Just been received her
The repeal Is regretted by leading me
: In Kona, az the act was considered
? good one. Not 30 the native. howeye
e When the tidal wave came In Monda
I morning II was the visible anger OF III
: g0ds at the hated signing away Ito the