The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-27
GREAT rain STORM
DElUeEs HONOLULU
NEARLY SIX INCHES OF WATER
FELL IN TwENTv-FoURs
ENDING YESTERDAY.
The Whole Area Flooded. Causing Sc
rious Damage In Every Section
and Interfering With Schools and
Business

for three years the rainfall has no,
been equal TO the average so that Ho-
nOIHiu is nov getting her own even If
il is coming in heavier doses than
most people like The rainfall OF Sun
day and Monday morning was the
heaviest in several years For the
twenty-four hours ending at 9 O'Clock
yesterday morning the rain fall was
545 inches while the total for the
storm which began late Saturday
night and ended about noon yester
day was six inches. This was the
record at the weather station at Pu-
uahou. presided over by Professor
Curtis ]. Lyons. Down at the PENN
sula pearl City, the total was 6.32
inches. almost one inch more than III
the city The total for the month thus
far is II inches. considerably in ex-
cess OF the normal.
Prof Lyons at o'clock~iast night
thought the storm was practically over
and the people of Kalihi and those of
Makiki and indeed all residents en-
King street. Waikiki of Punchbowl are
grateful and will enter into Thanks
giving with greater zest. They have
been flooded and water-bound. IN
some sections of Kalihi the water
stood two feet deep on the streets and
the lower rice fields We're flooded to
the extent of six feet. Fortunately
the crop had recently been harvested
Kapiolani Park was flooded in al
most every section, the race track be.
ing two feet under water and the races
for Thanksgiving Day have been post
poned
II was a great storm and the down
pour on Sunday and Monday after
noon and up to noon, yesterday. was
phenomenal. 1t came down in perfect
sheets and the floods were tremen-
dous. The streets became running
rivers and the crossings veritable
lakes.
The Independent did not issue, yes
terday, All the printers. with the ex.
eeption of two. live in the suburbs of
the city and have found it impossible
to get TO town. Finding two men in
the management decided
not to issue.
The top of the cellar of the Elite
is over foot lower than the
Immediately back of it and,
luring Sunday night great volumes
If water came flowing down Garden
lane and the surrounding property.
These found their way to the ventila-
.or pipes and from there to the cellar
which filed before anything could be
lone. On Saturday last, over. s.. 900 |
worth of confectioner's material was |
put into the cellar. Boxes and bags of |
were piled on the floor so |
hat, when the cellar filed. the lower
mes We're ruined by the water. The |
oss is estimated at $1,000.
The basement of the Magoon block |
II the corner of Merchant and Alakea |
streets was flooded all day long. A
gang of men with hip boots and a cen
rifugal pump were unable to gain |
much on the inflow and at 1870 in the
,vening there was over a foot of wa.
er yet to contend with. The water
lid considerable damage to goods that
we're stored in the basement.
The new StangenwaId block on Mer.
liant street was bothered consider
IDLY by water. A trough carried away
| constant stream raised from the
easement and a little lake from this
ource in the street had its share to
10 with keeping working supply on
land below.
The public nursery was flooded. In
he lower part the water undermined
he fence and left it in dilapidated
tate. Fortunately the rare tropical
'lants were unhurt- They are kept in
'oxes in the upper part of the grounds
nG were therefore out of the reach of
he torrent.
The heavy rains found bad leaks in
he roof of the Central Union Church.
rater ran in in such quantities tina.
he Sunday School room was badly
ooded. The furniture was removed
esterday and men were put to WORK
0 repair the roof. The meeting of the
Missionary Cleaners was not held on
his account.
The schools were more or less de-
loralized by the street floods and
ains. The heaviest showers occurred
the morning while the pupils were
their way to the school houses and
lany OF the children were soaked to
re skin long before they had reached
heir destinations.
1t was not deemed wise to keep
hem in school where such was the
ase from the danger Of colds and re-
aitant feyers which might mean for
hem to remain out Of school for
'eeks. For this reason the High
chool was dismissed for the day at
oon though 1t was not the main suf.
srer in this direction for it is COM
osed quite extensively OF the children
hose parents can afford means Of
,ansit with shelter from the rain.
The Kaahumanu school of 500 pu-
lis with twelve teachers besides the
rincipai did not open at all. The Ka-
iiani school OF $50 pupils and a like
lumber of teachers was also closed.
ing street was blocked for passage
ordinary travel during the morning
ours with deep water and sediment
II beyond Thomas Square
The Normal School building at the
'rner Of Fort and School streets was /.
very wet place owing to the dilani-