The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-27

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af the plantations Fnmo of the cano
|vaa overlooked Hud covered with De-
hrs aUI como no tl ripe rlno waa
hfuaJr uT but tlu losa ln this d.r,c.
tIHu VIII mot make Huy TrrrUptb'o rr-
du,urn boo dividends.
NarHtrr I0wr.r W. tho Hawaiian
Commercial reports thHt iH. @ ~
cuna ON tNHi plantation if compare
lively slight Tho principal damagH
vna done to the old ditch which Uos
filled with gravel hv the wash from
ahoy. Tho rru ditch was but little
injured. only two fumes having
washed out
Olowulu suffered moro than any ~
the other plantations n the relative
amount of cane actually destroyed
The Eihcl cane was not injured ut ALL
but was immensely benefited By the
rain. Pala plantation and those lying
east Of II, around to Kipahulu. We're
not injured. as they were en- the lee
side of Ilaleakala from the brunt Of
the storm.
| outside OF lao valley but little harm
/ was done to the Wailuku plantation
amount of nume has been washed
away. however. and will have to be re-
placed before the next sugar making
season begins.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Mr.. Carl Waldeyer, superintendent of
construction of the tunnel in lao Yal-
ley had n close call He was stopping
at the old Lamb residence in the lao
valley This residence is below the low
er end of the tunnel and directly in the
path of the new stream. About 2
o'clock on Friday morning the
water began to rise rapidly and
soon filled the lower part of
the building He attempted to
escape from the rear of the building
but the water drove him back. He
Immediately telephoned to friends in
Wailuku to come to his rescue. y
party headed by Dr. Boote and Mr..
Field was at once organized, and pro-
ceeded to his relief. In the meantime,
the water had risen so much that de-
bris and logs We're washing in at the
lower windows and threatening to de-
molish the house. Mr. Waldeyer start
ed down stream along some high
ground, catching at the trees to pre-
vent being carried too fast. Finally
he reached point opposite where sew
eral natives stood on the opposite
bank of the stream with lantern.
They waded partly across the raging
torrent, and then formed a chain of.
their hands enabling one of them to
reach out near the middle of the
stream Mr. Waldeyer approached as
near as possible, and making a spring,
succeeded in grasping the outstretched
], ~. Af ~ ~ %
hauled across to shallow water. He
Waded out and started for Wailuku,
meeting his anxious friends half way
to town.
MAKAWAO.
The storm has done much damage to
the Kula corn crop. A month ago the
prospects We're that an enormous crop
of corn would be raised and that corn
would be cheap. Some damage was
done to the crop by rains early in Oc-
tober, but much was still left. The
kona, however, has almost destroyed
the kula corn crop. Corn on the lower
lands was already ripe, and on the
higher land was ripening. Much of the
corn was washed completely out of the
ground, and carried away by the rush
of water. In other places it was sim
ply Frustrated and covered with mud
and gravel.
A large number of eucalyptus trees
We're blown down in Makawao. The
potato crop is also damaged by the
storm. The blight, which is pronounce
ed by some observant residents of
Makawao as simply a mildew caused
by too much moisture, still continues
it's ravages. Makawao is also afflicted
with another pest-little red ants. The
ground is simply honeycombed BY
them. Mr. e. II. Bailey, of Makawao,
states that he noticed that one of his
npnph
examination he found that the reason
was that the ants had so honeycombed
the ground around it that the roots
had no support.
STORM NOTES.
While a crew of the Kahului Rail
road hands We're repairing the track
the other day, after the big storm. in
digging into the sand near the track,
they unearthed forty-four tins of
opium. Visions of unlimited wealth
began to dance before their eyes, but
on further examination it was found
that the opium had been buried so long
that the cans had rusted and their con-
tents We're entirely spoiled. There is
no clue as to how long or by whom
the opium was cached.
The winds in Waiuku played havoc !
with the magnificent hedge of cedars |
in front of Judge kaluas residence, I
some of them being blown down en- /
tirely and others partially uprooted. 1t |,
was too bad as this was by far the !
hedge in town, and always +
attracted the admiration of visitors.
over 100 telephone poles We're blown ,
down by the storm on Maui. BY Sat !
urday night, however, the lines We're .
working again on all parts of the Is
land except small portion of Kula.
Mr.. Carley and his force deserve credit
for their successful efforts in repairing
no To tla :
company by the storm is about 5000.
The beach at the mouth of the lao
river is strewn for a consider, bile dis
lance with ripe cane, washed down by
the flood. Manager Wells { ,mates
hat the total damage to the p ,utatiun
will not fall far short of $1,000 II
The kona has played havoc With the I,
hn n a a NInIni NM