The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-04
Little Too Much Of Jupiter
PIuve' Even for Hlio.
DAMAGE 10 ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Changes in Hotel NIanagement-Parties
Organized for Volcano Trfps-society
Matters for the Month-Minstrel
Company to Show-Hilo shipping.

HILO (HawaiD, April 29.-For year:
HiIo has held claim to being rainy
district, but many day has passed
since the town has experienced such {
deluge as that of Tuesday and Wednes
day OF this week. The court house yarC
was under water for hours, the mini
mum depth being a foot, and down Wal
anueue street the rainy waters rushed
in a perfect torrent, washing out every
particle of dressing on the road and
leaving bare, ragged rocks. The rivers
were full, yet there was no danger OF
an overflow. Along the volcano road
near the four-mile post, the raging, wa
tiers struck with such force crosswise
of the road as to carry away team OF
horses belonging to Chinese who was
coming toward Hilo. He saved himself
but both horses were drowned.
The most exciting episode of the
week was the arrival of the shipWreck-
ed crew of the British ship Centaur. The
Centaur was grain laden from the port
of San Francisco and bound for Queens
land, Captain Isbester commanding
When eight days out sailor careleSsly
dropped a lighted lamp on some COM
bustible material, and in a few mo-
ments the vessel was in flames. Every
thing possible was done to save the
vessel, but after twelve to eighteen
hours battle with the flames it was
found necessary to abandon her. The
boats were lowered and made ready.
Clothing, provisions and instruments
were taken, and the captain and his
twenty-four men set out for Hilo, eight
hundred miles distant. In eight and a
half days all were safely landed on the
Hilo shore, in the best of health. They
left for Honolulu per Kinau.
The boats, lamps and some other ar
ticles belonging to the wrecked ship
were sold at auction by Sheriff Hitch
cock, and brought fair prices.
The police made a raid on the gam
bling fraternity of Waiakea this week,
with the result of bringing into court
fifty Chinese, Japanese and natives.
ALI Hilo is growing enthusiastic over
the idea of having horse races and a
race track. Several well known adj
mirers of Ilorsef1esh are to be seen any
day speeding their favorites along the
beach road. 1t will be new departure
for Hilo to have races on the 18th of
June, but all signs point to races, and
very good ones, too.
The fires of Mokuaweoweo, 1.-The Ter
rible," are the attraction of the hour. A
fine view of the burning crater can be
had from Wailuku bridge, in HilO town.
A large party, some fifteen or twenty
from town, have started this week to
make the ascent of Mauna Loa. Among
the number are Messrs. Howard Hitch
cock, F. NJ. Wakefield, Tax Assessor
Farley of Kauai, j. T. Silva, the pho
tographer; E. Fuhr, E. Very and E. d.
Baldwin. Some of the party will join
Mr.. Julian Monsarrat's crowd at KAPPA
pala Ranch. Reports from those who
have reached the summit are to the
effect that three distinct lakes are burn
ing in the crater. The flames ascend for
some hundred feet or more and are
plainly visible from Kawaihae, Lahaina
and points as distant as one hundred
and fifty miles. Mr.. Monsarrat's party
will camp in his shingle house on the
slope of Mauna Loa, some 5000 feet
above sea level. They go we'll pre-
pared with guides, provisions and tents.
Genial Jack Wilson, with his usual
keen eye to business and a realization
of the growing needs of the town, has
added another enterprise to the many
he already controls. His latest venture
is the purchase of the lease of the Hilo
Hotel from the late manager, Mr.. Vier-
IA. He has already added many con-
veniences to that hostelry and expects
soon to improve the place in every way
needed, so as to make it a modern and
place for tourists, as we'll as
a comfortable home for those who are
nnlv inc oh 10 IntO
emodeling the main building and put
ting up pretty cottages on the grounds
in the rear. Billiard and reading rooms
Will be an attractive feature under the
new regime, and everything possible
will be done to make the hotel business
a success in Hilo. If anyone can do it,
Mr.. Wilson can, for he is the hustler it
takes to do it.
Norman Lyman, who has had several
years experience in the soda works
business, has purchased the Pacific Soda
Works, and will continue the business
On Volcano street. Hilo now boasts of
three soda works.
All the prisoners have been taken off
The Puma road and transferred to Ono
inea Jail, awaiting the result of legisla-
tive action on appropriation bills. Work
on the Onomea road progresses rapidly, |
grading being almost completed to Ka-
walnut bridge.
The regular monthly social of the |
First Foreign Church was held at the
home of Hon. F. S. Lyman on Tuesday |
evening. Notwithstanding the heavy /
ain, a goOdly number turned out to /
Enjoy the splendid musical and literary /
program provided by Misses Weight |
md Forbes The uSuaI SOcia hiIitV Dre-
vailed at the refreshment tables, and +
Ill went home satisfied with the even
ng'S pleasure.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
social Circle of the Foreign Congrega-
ion, the following officers were elected:
PRESIDENT, Mrs. S. L. Austin; vice presi-
lent, Mrs. G. Furueaux; secretary, Mrs.
=. A. Scott; treasurer, Mrs. F. S. LYMAN