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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
BY AUTHORITY.
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.
DISTRICT OF KONA. ISLAND OF
OAHU.

DISTRICT OF KONA. ISLAND OF
OAHU.
Tax payers are. hereby notified that
penalty OF ten 40 per cent. must be
added 70 all Personal Taxes remaining
due aud unpaid after the 30th day of
September as provided for in Section ,.
Act q of the 18th of April, 1893, viz;
If any Personal Taxes due chat is
10 say Poll Tax. Road Tax and School
Tax shall remain unpaid after the
Goth day OF September, 10 per cent. of
such taxes shall be added by the AS
SCISSOR and shall be collected as part of
such taxes"
JONATHAN SHAW,
Assessor 1st Division, Island of Oahu.
Approved:
S NJ. DAMON, Minister of Finance.
4417-2t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
Crushed.

"Sir. - said an irate little gentleman
Of about feet II inches to 8 foot
man, II would have you know, sir,
that I have been well brought II.
Possibly" was the auswe-. ''but
sou have not been brought up far -
london Bits.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
Art Goods.

The demand for coiorS. both
water and oil is the suresf in
dication of 4 refined taste among
the ladies of the Islands. We
are in a position TO supply the
demands
a full supply of colors,
brushes, oils, varEiSh and can
vas always on hand.
Picture framing, satisfactory
picture framing, is due largely
TO the taste displayed in the
selection of mouldings that
will harmonic with the pic
ture. We have the taste and
mouldings. Let US give YOU a
suggestion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
FERNANDES & ROZA.

CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS.
Carpentering in all it's branches.
All work guaranteed and promptly
attended to. Orders can be LEFT with
7 NJ. Camara, Jr. Tel. 991.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
DAMAGE TO TREES.
Estimated That Five Thousand Have
Been Destroyed.

Estimated That Five thousand Have
Been Destroyed.
The damage done the trees Of the city is
incalculable. In every square, trees were
blown down. and those left standing were
more or less seriously damaged. Many
of the side streets were completely blocked
with fallen trees. In SONG places only two
or three trees were left standing out Of
rows of a block or two. The long row of
silver naples on B street edging the Agri-
cultural grounds, the Monumen int lot and
the Smithsonian Park suffered terribly.
Tree after tree was stretched. its length
across the street. In the parks in that VI
cinity number of big willows and fir trees
were blown down or broken sof at the
stump. Z
Mr. Saunders. the head of the park COM
mission, said to Star reporter that the
commission had not had time to ascertain
the extent of the damages thr6ughout the
city, but that it was evidently very great.
There are seventy-f1ve thousand trees
said Mr.. Saunders. Judging from what
not be an overestimate to say five thousand
trees have been destroyed. Some of these
are no loss. being in bad condition or badly
located, but many fine trees have been de-
for 1t is question Of time to restore them.
which no money can overcome. But to re-
place them with small trees costs about s.
tree. If five thousand have to be planted
that will be $4,000. Aside from this. 1t
will cost not less than $4,000 to clear the
streets and lop of the broken branches.
With our present force do not think we
could do it in q month. 1t may be done in
two weeks with q big force. but we have SO
little money that it will seriously embar-
rass the commission to clean everything up
quickly"
In the Agricultural grounds Mr.. Saunders
Evening star., 1896-09-30
OVER IN VIRGINIA.
Damage on the Line of the Alexandria
Electric Road.

Along the line of the Washingto ton, Alex
andria ard Mt. Vernon electric road are
evidences of the hurricane intensity OF
last nights storm. Trees are uprooted,
branches blown off, fences overturned.
barns and houses demolished or partially
wrecked, windmills rendered useless,
standing corn lereled and corn in shocks
scattered in all directions over the fields
and havoc wrought generally.
The steamer Mary Washington is blown
hard up against the Maryland end OF the
Long bridge. itself badly wrecked and
damaging considerably the embankment
along the channel. On the flats are hum
dreds of young saplings that, yielding to
fierce winds. usually escape damage, last
night were snapped short of.
At the south end of the bridge the road
so freuuented by the wagons from the
brick yards and lined by the gambling dens
and saloons of Jackson City, is entirely
submerged for a long distance. Several of
the shanties in Jackson City are badly
wrenched: Jacks saloon is unroofed, as
is also a brick building near by. and others
show the effects of the gale. The high
board fence inclosng the Alexander Island
race track grounds is blown down for al
most its entire length, and a portion OF
the grand stand is unroofed.
The wind had a clear sweep past the
brick yards at Waterloo and Brick Haven
and Ft Runyon, and the low sheds where
the baking is done are well nigh stripped
bare of covering. The Virginia Brick Com
pany had smokestack blown down. The
Evening star., 1896-09-30

said very little serious damage was
done. Very few trees Of value, he said.
were greatly damaged. A number of large
trees were blown down or broken. but they
were not of great value.
1t looked like storm In the tropics at
the Botanical Gardens. While the damage
to the trees and shrubbery was not great,
a number of valuable plants were lost.
When a reporter of The Star visited the
gardens this morning the sight that pre-
sented itself was very picturesque. The
cactus path leading from the Sd street en-
trance was almost blocked by the fallen
plants. Everywhere lay scattered the huge
prickly leaves. a silent warning to the
pedestrian with light shoes. The big green
house escaped almost entirely. There We're
some panes OF glass broken. but they were
few and can be replaced In few hours.
Outside in the grounds those picturesque
little circles OF growing tropical plants
were badly wrecked. The tall and stately
banana trees. the pride Of Supt. Smith,
stood the storm bravely. Supt. Smith was
directing a force of workmen when a re-
porter of The Star found him this morning.
He said:
Il am glad to say that the fury Of the
storm was not felt at the Botanical Gar
denS. AS you see, we escaped with little
damage. But the trees Of Washington-O,
how terrible is their destruction. l have
thought of them every minute. The dam
age to them is inestimable. But the most
of 1t could have been averted. The parking
commission has blundered. The trees have
not Deen trimmed properly. NOW, L don
say that all of the damage could have been
averted by the most careful pruning, but
do maintain that many Of those grand old
landmarks that are lying prone today could
have been saved. The trees should never
have been allowed to reach such heights.
They should have been pruned from the
top Capt. Fiebeger had the right idea,
and when he was on duty at the Commits
sioners' office the trees were properly trim
med. Since he went away there has been
The trees have been allowed to grow up
too much and not having roots big enough
to support them. they have been blown
down.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
BROokLAND ALSO SUFFERED.
Damage mt the Catholic University
Was Considerable.

The wind storm last night did much dam
age In Brookland. Trees, coops, Sheds
fences, chimneys, blinds and window panes
were torn off or broken in by the winds
furious sweep. Porches were demolished,
favorite shrubs and trees were destroyed
and arbors and vines were found on the
ground this morning. Telegraph poles and
wires are In a disabled condition near Uni
versity station. The woods are q tangled
mass Of broken and uprooted trees. In
many instances the course of the mad gale
can be traced. In South Brookland on
18th street near the new railroad track
there is an open avenue in the thick woods
where trees are broken Off leaving rows of
trunks standing of the same height Had
it not been that there was an open field
beyond greater damage would have been
done. Another case Of this character is
seen on 11th street between Lansing and
Fort streets, where every tree is broken
or uprooted. Some of the trestle work Of
the new sewer which is being brought
through Brookland was badly disabled.
Great loss is felt in the blowing down
of the rafters and roof structure of the
new dormitory of the Catholic University
on the Bunker Hill road. Here the COM
plete top story was taken off. Mr.. Eberly's
house on 18th and Frankfort streets was
much damaged. 1t is a brick structure.
but despite that the roof was blown of
and the rooms beneath are a mass of fall
en- plastering and broken timber. Fortu-
nately no one was injured. The back
chimney on the Catholic church was swept
away, also was the chimney on Rev.
DR.. Hyvernot's new house on 18th street
The roof of the cupola of theMarist Fathers
home was found In Mr.. Thomas yard this
morning, and much damage of trees and
fences was done in that direction. Mr.. s.
M. Hamilton of University Heights has
considerable loss in the complete demolish-
ing of his windmill and coops. The frame
of the tower of Prof Carl Burg's house on
18th street. which is now in course of re-
modelling, was torn away.
Damage has been done to the roof of the
Brookland school building and the Nc
Mahon Hall Of Philosophy. The roof of
the new building now being erected next
to the Brookland Hall, which was just put
on yesterday. was found scattered through
the streets in that vicinity. Stables and
ether outbuildings also received damage.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
AT MERCY OF FIRES.
District Telephone and Fire Wires All
Down.

Down.
The District telephone and fire alarm
wires were in a horrible condition this
morning, and will. in all probability, not be
In perfect running order again for some
days. Just to what extent they were dam
aged will not be known until late this at
ternoon. The fire alarm system was in a
terrible condition, and Superintendent Miles
said that none of the alarm boxes could be
counted on to transmit an alarm.
Early In the morning the superintendent
started out to make the rounds of the lines
and he soon discovered that the system was
almost complete wreck. Dozens Of poles
had been blown down and wires were
crossed and broken, so that messages could
rot be transmitted over them. Telephone
communication could be had with only one
police station this morning and two engine
houses.
In event Of fire the officials suggest that a
telephone message be sent to fire alarm
call being "444," or that messenger be
sent to the nearest engine house. An extra
large force of men was employed this morn
ing and sent out to repair the damage. but
the electrical work has to be done by COM
petent electrical workers, and this will take
some time.
1.-The trouble Is all due to the fact that
there are so many overhead Wires, said
Superintendent Miles to Star reporter. Il
have called the attention of Congress to the
necessity for putting all the wires under
ground but have been unable to get the
necessary appropriations for the work."
Evening star., 1896-09-30

ney on the new barracks was blown down.
Several other chimneys on different houses
within the inclosure were demolished, and
nun Der of windows were broken.
The farm of Columbus Alexander which
adjoins Fort Myer. suffered considerable
damage. number OF tenants hold prop
erty on the farm, and nearly all the houses
and barns were unroofed.
Down on the road back into the country
from Fort Myer consider able damage 10
barns and dwelling houses is reported
William Young had his barn blown down.
imprisonins six horses. Van Everett had
his barn blown down. while that of James
Williams was almost cut in half. No
casualties are reported and the wind con-
fined Its efforts mainly 10 taking off roofs
blowing over barns and trees and tearing
down feTes.
House Burned.
A number Of people noticed the dark red
cloud which hovered over the western por-
ton Of the city last night about half-pas.
IL O'clock Its peculiar color gave some the
idea that 1T was an atmospheric condition
brought about by the storm but the ma
jority were Of the opinion that big fire
was burning in some part of the country
hack Of Fort Myer. The most meager in
formation was obtainable this morning,
however, even the people residing in the
country near the scene not knowing any
thing about 1t.
1t was finally learned. however, that a
two-story, four-room frame structure, rent
ed by Mary Cook, a colored woman, had
burned to the ground on the estate of Co
lumbus Alexander, close to Fort Myer. IL
appears that the Cook woman had a visitor
from town, and. becoming frightened al
the intensity of the wind, which threatened
every minute to blow the house over, ran
over to the residence Of Joe Gardner d
neighbor, to ask help in getting her horse
cut of the stable, which she feared would
be blown down. Just as che Was leaving
the house rocked, and as the door was at
the south end of the structure she had
great difficulty in getting her visitor, who
was an old man, out. She had not gone
half way when the wind completely turned
the house over She had left lamp burn
ing in the sitting room. and this ignited the
ruins. Mrs. Cook proceeded her way.
not knowing the extent of the disaster, and
when the party returned they had barely
enough time to rescue the horse. The
house was a complete ruin ard the flames
quickly ate up the kindling wood left 10y
the wind. Mrs. Cook did not save a thing
out of the house and IL is said that she had
a considerable sum of money hidden away
in the structure, which was also destroyed.
The fire burned steadily for perhaps TWEEN
ty-five minutes and was plainly visible for
q distance Of twelve or fifteen miles Mrs
Cook and her visitor spent the night with
her neighbor, Mr.. Gardner. There was he
Insurance on the property.
Evening star., 1896-09-30

dren to school. This morning it was silent,
and the school children, rs they listened for
Its familiar sound and did not hear 1t, knew
that something was wrong at school. They
were right. The storm had arranged mat
ters there for short vacation. 1t had
razed the tower, pulled the heavy roof
from its fastenings and let the daylight in.
reporter of The Star visited the school
this morning and found a number of school
children congregated on the sidewalk
watching the work of repairs that had
commenced with the day. Carpenters and
timers were hard at work repairing the
damage Of the storm. OF course there was
no school today, and 1t may be a day or
two before all the grades are running again.
The damage Is confined to the upper story
Besides the tearing away of the roof, the
plaster in several cf the rooms has fallen,
and all this must be repaired before school
Is held 1t may be possible to resume
school in the lower rooms tomorrow
Evening star., 1896-09-30
ACROSS THE RIVER.
Extended Damage Around ROsslyn
and Fort Myer.

The ravages Of the storm were plainly
visible this morning in the district around
Rosslyn, Ballston and Fort Myer. Roofs
were to be found in the middle OF fields and
across the roads, while big trees had been
uprooted and thrown as II they were corn
stalks.
At Rosslyn the principal damage done
was to the big brewery which Is in course
of erection by the Consumers Brewery
Company. That the whole building was
not demolished Is due to its excellent con-
struction and solidity. AS 1t was the whole
fifth story of the tower on the front Of the
built. The wind bulged out all four sides
of 1t, and workmen were engaged this
morning in completing the work of demoli-
ton. A beam blown from the tower went
straight through the north wall, while the
iron girders We're bent and twisted in all
sorts of fantastic shapes. In the center Of
the building, on the south end, pier three
feet square of solid brick and masonry was
tipped over. so that 1t leans at a consider
able angle and fs liable to fall into the
building below. The engine house roof was
also badly damaged and will have to be re-
placed. Altogether. however, the builder
Mr.. Foster, thinks that the building came
out Of the storm remarkably WELL He esti-
mates the damage to be about $500. The
walls at the bottom are three feet thick, of
heavy brick and masonry, and it is due to
their solidity and the good work done on
the superstructure that the building stood
the blow as well as it did. The pier and
the tower projected above the rest Of the
structure, and were, of course, exposed
more to the full force of the blast. The
only damage done to the walls proper was
small portion Of the rear wall of the
front part of the building, which was
blown out and down upon the back.
The fence around the new Pennsylvania
yard at Rosslyn was blown down, and
several small buildings In the vicinity were
unroofed. No one, however, was hurt
in that district, although several narrow
escapes from flying debris were said to
have occurred.
At Fort Myer the wind spent it's force on
the old water tank and threw 1t directly
across the road. blocking travel in that d.
rection for some time. The tall fagstaff
was bent at the middle. and the big CHM
Evening star., 1896-09-30
The rear Of the town hall was also un-


rcofed.
1t 1t strange to note how some old struc-
tures escaped the fury. The tower on the
site of Old Fort Bunker Hill, light wool
en- structure, and seemingly in an unstable
condition, stands as erect as 1t always has,
with not even the flagpole broken. Old
shanties, almost in decay, which the wind
in its hurry might easily have taken miles
away. are peacefully resting on their
Crumbling foundations. The greater part
Of the damage seems to have been in the
north and west sections of this vicinity,
the east and south sections suffering but
slight less. In rany instances the streets
and walks were blockaded by fallen trees
and lumber. which HAD to be cleared away
to make passage for pedestrians and We
hicles. The houses rocked and people
sought refuge in their cellars for protec-
ton. Hardly any one slept and open spaces
and houses heretofore hidden were exposed
to view this morning.
In lexington the chief damage was in
the destruction of trees. The roof Of the
house occupied by Mr.. Marean. on Lincoln
avenue, now rests in the adjacent trees,
and the roof of the central portion Of the
residence OF ex-Commssioner Hine, on
Prospect Hill, is off. The park about the
old lexington Hotel, now used as school,
every one of the fine trees being broken
or uprooted.
The gypsy tents on 4th street, near the
Catholic University, were swept away and
some of their wagons were overturned.
Considerable damage was done along the
Glenwood road. Outbuidings, fences, trees
and tombstones were laid low, and parts
Of roofs cf houses are now to be found in
many directions. The wind played havoc
with the telegraph wires here, and poles
and wires are badly disabled. Mr.. Will
liam Cord, superintendent Of st. Mary s
cemetery, suffered considerable loss in the
utter destruction of all his outbuildings.
Fortunately, the cattle were i'm the neigh
boring field, and the horses were in small
old stable, which alone was standing this
morning. Mr.. Weyrfck and Mr. Finn, both
in the same vicinity, had the roofs taken
off their homes Great destruction is found
in this section, and the losses are heavy.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
NARROW ESCAPE.
House ON Myrtle Street Crushed by q
Roof.

House ON Myrtle Street Crushed by q
Roof.
While the storm was raging its 1ercest
a cry of murder came from house on
Myrtle street. Across the street Charles
Bushby lives with his wife and two chill
dren. The husband was down town when
the storm broke, and fearing for the safety
Of his little ones, hastened home. AS he
reached Myrtle street he saw a sight that
filed him with fear. A huge roof from 1
street sailed over the housetops on the
south side Of Myrtle street and went crash
ing Into mis- little home. A shrek, followed
by falling bricks, was all he could hear.
The air was full of dust, and the electric
light at the corner went out. Cropping his
Y ay through the dark. he at last reached
his home. The front was pretty much all
caved In, and to gain an entrance through
the doorway was an impossibility. Climb
ing to the porch Of the adjoining house, he
| tore away the blinds Of his window and
crawled in through the sash. Down stairs,
where they had run for their lives. he
foul his little family all huddled together.
The mother was drenched in blood and her
| right eye was terribly lacerated while her
right hand had been severely injured.
Quickly summoning medical aid, he set
about to make his family safe. But there
was Lothing to be done but wait for the
daylight. So there, in the basement, the
| little family huddled. waiting for the day.
| Doctor Masterson responded to the call for
| aid and rendered efficient service.
A reporter Of The Star visited the scene
| this rpcrnirg and found the family still in
| the basement, surrounded by kind friends
| and Eeighbors. Mrs. .Bushby had sufficiently
| rec"y from the shock TO tell her story
to the reporter. 1t was about II o'clock.
| she said, when the crash came. She had
retired for the night, but the storm awoke
her. When it was at its height she heard
cry Of murder from across the street.
| Quickly rousing the children, she ran to the
window to learn the cause Of the alarm
That cry saved her life and those of the
children, for when she reached the window
| the roof from some other house crashed
| throl gh the brick wall and carried with it
a mass of flying bricks. The bed where
only a moment before they had all been
I was literally demolished and piled high
| with the bricks. After that she gathered
| the children together, and with blood
streaming down her face, hurried into the
basement, where a little later she was
| forEd by her husband, weak and fainting
| from the loss of blood. Her escape was
| miraculous.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
DAMAGE AT BRIGHTNOOD.
Houses UnrOOfed and Windmill.

Houses UnrOOfed and Wfndmills
blown to the Ground.
Brightwood suffered severely from last
nights storm. and this damage Is easily
noticeable. Besides the pitiful sights Of the
fine shade trees in the yards Of Mr.. L. p.
Shoemaker, DR.. O. G. Stone, Mr. W. v.
Cox, Admiral Lee. Mr.. Irving Ashby, Alex.
Shepherd. Mrs. NJ. E. White, Mr. Joseph
r. Keene, Mr.. Thomas Blagden and a few
everywhere. windmills. buildings of all
sizes and portions of them were blown to
pieces or hundreds Of feet away. The two
large windmius which belong to the pro-
prietor Of Brtghtwood Park. Mr.. Diller
0ron, and which formerly furnished water
Evening star., 1896-09-30

the wind SO that all calls had to come
through the police The ambulance brought
in between midnight and morning three
cases injured badly: Jack Christian.
colored paperhanger, who resides at 6S3 N
street northwest, while passing along the
street was struck by q brick and knocked
down. An examination OF him at the hos
pital showed, however. that he had only
sustained an abrasion above the right eye.
Two others, though. George Sutton. white
cook and E. W. Blount Of the interstate
commerce commission, who were caught
in the collapse of the building at 1917 Penn
sylvania avenue, sustained serious injuries.
Both were rescued from the ruins and
taken in the ambulance to the Emergency,
where q hasty examination showed that
Sutton had broken his right leg and was
bruised considerably about the body.
The doctors dressed his injuries, and II he
is not hurt any worse than the examina-
ton this morning showed, he will recover.
At no time since he was injured has he lost
consciousness, and today he was resting
easily 1t is impossible to tell how badly
Mr.. Blount Is hurt, as the injuries are on
the body. but 1t is thought that they are
not very serious.
Others who felt the effects Of the storm
through flying missiles and who were at
tended to at the Emergency are Susie Will
liams, 123 G street, confusion of right
shoulder; Alex. Brown. SIT I'd street south
west, confusion around left eye, and Thos
Curtain, a tailor at 2O2 I'd street northeast,
confusion on left shoulder.