The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-31
THE STORM Of THE YEAR.
RECORD OF SIX INCHES AND A
HALF OF RAINFALL.
Two Great Down Pours-Honolulu
City the Center-Damage by Floods
Many Instances-Storm Notes.


center during the twentyfour hours.
There were two great downpour;,
one about p. m. Wednesday and one
at this morning.
Over an inch of rain fell each time
in the space of a few minutes. Save
for a brief spell early Wednesday
evening showers were constant during
the entire period.
The storm came from the south and
struck with full force the island froll
Koko Head to Kaena Point Around
Diamond Head and the park there was
considerable wind.
A large tree in James Canpbcll's
yard, several in the park and one On
Mrs. Carter's premises were pros
trated.
Telephone lines and electric wiics
above the park were thrown down.
In the city there was high wind
about a. m.
A large tree in Senator Waterhouse's
yard, Nuuanu street, was blown down
and limbs were torn off around Pun
ahou.
At Pearl City and farther down IN
the Eva district there was strong
wind and a number of trees are down.
The rainfall was almost upprece-
dented for the short period. At the
corner of school and Nuuanu and at
the city center guage the fall reached
the $50 mark.
Punahou had an inch less, and the
Park 6 inches. Luakaha, which was
out of range of the storm, had only
$50, according to John Cassidy's reg
lister.
At Pearl City no figures were taken
but the fall is known to have been
about three and a half inches.
Numerous low places about town
were flooded.
Pauao valley was washed out.
The Manoa stream swelled to a
small river.
Dr. Sloggett's residence on Bere-
tania street stood in an immense lake
and the circus tent was two feet deep
in water. The piano, which stood on
the ground, was ruined.
\ japanese waded in water above
/ his knees at the foot of Kukui street
this morning to clear the debris from
the gate of the culvert. The yards of
Lund, Johnson, Cowau, Cook and the
japanese Lyceum were flooded.
All over town the tram tracks were
buried under sand, and had 10 be un-
earthed before they could be used this
morning.
Along the front the flood was even
worse. Warehouses and shops had to
he dried out tn slorning.
In the |. I. S::'"N. Co.'S. warehouse
sixty-three bags of sugar were ruined,
At high tide water rose under the
houses all along the beach at Kakaako.
Cinnamon were driven from their
homes at Kalia, wading out of the
flood
The low land around the old kero-
sene warehouse is from two to three
feet deep under water, the beach road
holding it back.
Kalia stream near John Ena's is like
a rolling river.
At Mrs. Pratt's place and Jim Sher-
woods the sea, at high tide, dashed
over the sands and up to the houses.
Water rose in all of the boat houses.
Nuuanu stream was quite a picture
this morning. Hundreds of people
congregated on the new bridge to see
it. Water filled the channel from wall
to wall and rolled and roared like a
mountain torrent
The water pipe to st. Louis college
was carried away and shut off the us
ually plentiful beverage from that in
sttution.
No damage was done to the new
walls.
The distractions in the channe
were removed Tuesday afternoon. TIL,
little bridge to the college was taker
out and half of the foundation re
moved, giving the stream a sweep o
forty feet at that point, with eight,
feet above and below.
Kaumakapili Point was flooded from
the town above and the natives resid
ing there had to wade out to dry land
Water rose to the beds of the livn,
} rooms.
/ Independence Park was nearly
I foot deep in water.
g One of the front windows of No.
fire house, Union street, fell out dun
ing the night. The old buildin
leaked like seive and forced the fir