The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-12
H|LO HAD A
BIG STORM
Shipping In Danger 3
Days.
ALL THE STEV{DORES IDLE
Need of a Breakwater Accumulated
Prospects of the Band
General News.

well as for the shacks along the beach
The Hilo Mercantile Company had a yard
full of lumber, some of it piled close to
the bulkhead which the company built in
front of the property.
Saturday night the. tide was high but
there were ill effects. Sunday morning
there was no let up and watchmen pa
troled the beach to notify the company
when there was cause for alarm. Up to
II o'clock at night everything seemed
SAFE but after that hour the tide rose
higher and the situation was critical. The
vessels in the harbor rocked quite as
much as if they were at sea and addition
al anchors were thrown out in order to
keep the three big sailing vessels from
going out to the reef
| Gradually the water was forced under
the lumber company's bulkhead and word
was sent to the Sheriff to send down help
Ito move the lumber. Besides the Mercan-
tile Company's full force of men nearly
all of the prisoners were on hand moving
the heavy timbers and boards back into
the yard. The sea continued to work in
until the bulkhead was nearly all washed
away, the men working at times when
they were waist deep in water. Not
stick of lumber was lost, however. On
Monday the work continued, for the force
of the water had not abated in the least.
The ship Falls of Clyde was at her
moorings with the largest cargo ever
brought to Hilo, but the matches could
not be broken, for it was impossible for
the men to stand on deck owing to the
continued rocking of the ship. The San
tago was ready for sea and anchored,
M har
from her mornings. Captain ingalls, i'm
mediately had double anchors rugged to
chains the vessel could have double
hold but the force of the swell was so
great that she dragged both anchors at
} tached to ninety-five fathomS of chain.
} The Falls of Clyde snapped new eight
, inch hawser early Monday morning and
later in the day broke her chain moor
ings. The Martha Davis was moored
close to the reef and managed to hold
that position though experiencing as much
difficulty the others. None of the cap
tains left their vessels during the storm;
their presence was needed at all times.
Late Monday afternoon it was thought
best by Captain Matson to move the Falls
of Clyde to safer anchorage and she was
towed to a point opposite Waianuenue
street
Nearly all of Monday night the tide
continued to do damage and early Tues
day morning the underpinning to the
building containing the donkey engine
used in hauling the RATS from vessels to
the Mercantile Company's yards was I'M
, dermined and one side of the structure
gave away. At Reeds bay an old and lit
tle-used wharf of the Rover company was
washed away but the amount of damage
was practically nil, it was the inten-
ton of the company to pull it down later
and erect another. Dscharging or load
ing vessels was at a standstill for three
days during which the storm lasted and
the merchants who had goods on the Falls
were kept waiting. Natives engaged on
the wharves as stevedores We're idle dur
ing the time, an idleness which would not
> have been theirs had there been break
water built where it is needed.
: BAND PROSPECTS.
: Prof. c. II. Heitmann, for long time
a member and occasionally leader of the
Government band in Honolulu, is now in
Hilo and if he is successful in securing
employment will remain here. Prof.
Heitmann was one of the best musicians
in Honolulu and under his leadership,
during the absence of Prof. Berger, his
services were much appreciated by the
music-loving public. He takes lively
interest in music and will become an act
i've worker in the Hilo band if he remains
> here. Prof. Carvalho has signified his
; willingness to allow Prof. Heitmann to
: assume the duties of leader
OLAA IMPROVEMENTS.
#. Zimmerman, the retired coffee PLAN
TER of Olaa, has ordered the material nee
yessary for modern dwelling to be built
Z on his lot in the new Olaa tract Work
Will begin as soon as the weather set
ties. Other purchasers of lots in Elberon
Will improve their properties as soon as
: the trains on the Hilo road run higher up
the hill Supt. Lambert has made the
. statement that the line will be completed
to sixteen miles within a year and trains
will be run at an hour that will be more
convenient to business men who prefer a
residence out of town. At present the
trains run so that parties residing in Olaa
> cannot reach Hilo until a. m. or about
two hours after business begins This
. will be rectified in time.
FATAL ACCIDENT
Some young Hawaiians up the Olaa road
have been in the habit lately of standing
along that thoroughfare and soaring
: horses by throwing their caps in the air.
: On Thursday last Japanese was driv-
. ing down in a buggy he was met by a fell
low countryman riding a mules and lead
ing another. At the same time the horse
being driven was frightened and bolted,
throwing the driver into a hole along the
, road He landed on his face. receiving
. injuries from which he died the same aft
: ernoon.
: CARD PARTY.
. DR.. and Mrs. Milton Rice entertained
ABOUT TWO dozen friends at a card party
on Wednesday evening at their home in
Puueo. The game played was cinch and
most enjoyable time was spent, Mrs.
Cargill and Mr.. F.. Winter receiving the
flrst and Mrs. E. d. Baldwin and Mr..
Ralph Balding the BOBBY prizes.
HAWAII BRIEFS.
The Puma extension of the Hilo railway
has been built to point six miles beyond
Olaa Work has been delayed owing to
, bad weather
j. l.. Carter has sold his Pleasant street
property to a Mr. Johnson and will leave
for California with his wife on the Sant,
ago tomorrow
The Olaa saw mill is located on the Ca
ney road, about seventeen miles from
town. 'i'
j. Ryan, the Olaa squatter, was in town
on Tuesday. He is waiting to be moved
off his land in Olaa.
The new offices of the Olaa Sugar Com
pany are being constructed just opposite
the railway station at Eight Miles.