The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-25
JUPITER PLUV|US RE|GNS
HEAVY THUNDER STORM AND
RAIN IN MOUNTAINS.
The Lowlands Have Very Little Wet
ting, but the Streams all Rise Sew
eral Feet-Steamer Reports.

The storm last night ran almost
straight up the backbone of the Is
land. Its range was northwest to
southeast, or from Waianae and Waia-
lua almost in a line to Koko Head.
Though lightning flashed and thunder
could be plainly heard i'm town, the
moon shone brightly over the city
nearly all the time and the air was
fresh and clear. Once or twice there
were very light showers, but these
were momentary, passing off quickly.
The downpOur of rain on the noun
tains all the way down to Waianae
was quite heavy In Nuuanu valley
there was quite pour but by no
means as heavy as has occurred be-
fore. At the upper reservoir the total
fall for the twenty-four hours was 7.45
inches. This means that about inches
fell during the storm, which is nearly
an inch less that the precipitation in
town during the food of a year ago.
At the government electric light sta
tion in the valley the figures were Civ
en- as 4 inches Hat, but there was evil
IDENTIFY some error in the measurement
This little pour in the valley above
the city caused considerable of a rise
in Nuuanu stream, and, as the memo
ry of last years disaster was fresh in
the minds of the people in that locality,
some excitement prevailed. The small
footbridge near Vineyard and River
streets was carried away and some
damage was done to the stone wall in
the same neighborhood. Some of the
yards in the low grounds were flooded
with water. In an hour or two the
freshet subsidized, however, and by this
morning the river had resumed it's nor
NAL status.
On the extreme east line of the Is
land the fall was also very light, the
weather being much the same as in
town. Farther inland at Ahuimanu
Henry Macfarlane's place, the precipi-
tation was 1.20 inches. From these
points the storm appeared to come
from the sea toward the north turn on
the mountains and move off to the
southeast. 1t was the opinion of peo-
pie over there that Honolulu was once
more being deluged.
Accurate figures from Waianae and
Waialua could not be obtained, but
the assumption is that the fall in those
places was in the neighborhood of 5
inches. Waialua telephoned that the
storm was very heavy and was accom-
panied by lightning and heavy thun-
der
AT Punahou the fall of the twenty
four hours was only .09 inches, which
shows that no part of the storm had
struck with any force there. Profess
sor Lyons charges the storm to the
action of air currents above the noun
tains.
In connection with the freshet on the
stream the following communication
has been received from a resident of
the locality:
There was a large crowd out last
night watching the stone wall on Riv-
er street being washed away OF
course the expense of rebuilding it will
not be very great, the government has
lots of money But who will provide
for the poor people who lost property
and risked their lives for the second
time through the neglect of the public
works department officials?'
Captain Mosher of the Ke Au Hou,
which arrived this morning 16 hours
from Hanamaulu. reports the roughesC
sea he ever experienced crossing the
channel The cabin was flooded and
everything on deck had to be made
fast. The wind was from the north
east.
The steamer Iva reports strong
winds, heavy seas and heavy rains on
the other side of the Island.
The schooners and steamers from
Molokai and Lanai report strong north
east trades and considerable rain
there The Concord lost her foresail
in the gale.
The Noeau reports the sea choppy al
Honokaa and Kukuihaele with strong
| northeast winds and light rain squalls
Thursday and Thursday night.