The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-10
MAUI SWEPT
BY STORMS
Very Heavy Rainfall and Swollen
Streams-One Life
Lost.

MAUI. March s. 1902.-The most vio-
lent storm OF the season. with the
greatest rainfall in years. began Thurs
day evening. Feb. 9th. and ended Fri
day. March 9Th. Thursday evening the
kOna wind. which had been blowing for
weeks. suddenly switched about and
blew strongly from the north. bringing
with il the driving storm. over three
feet OF rain fell in some localities.
In the Makawao-Hana sections of
East Maui. most of the rain fell. though
nearly every portion of Maui had an
unusually heavy fall
Haleakaia Ranch Of Makawao had 81
inches: Puuomaiei. IS inches: Hama
plantation. % inches: KaIuanui. 2I
inches: mauka KuIa, Is inches: Hama
kuapoko. 10 inches: while Paia had
only five or six inches
Even farther makai at KahuIuf the
rainfall must have been very large. for
the lagoon again overlooked its banks
and the Spreckelsville road that runs
into the village. was again transformed
into a torrent.
The Kahului r. r. Co.'S track had a
dred feet in extent. and another more
serious one about 400 yards below the
Paia station. Here about 40 feet of
track with the sleepers fastened To the
rails forms a sort OF suspension bridge
The embankment 10 feet deep including
a small 15-foot bridge. was washed
from under the track. Recent passen-
gers to Paia have been obliged to walk
the sleepers over the suspended track
in order to get to the carriages at the
station. 400 yards away. This damage
will require several days to repair.
The Waiiuku-L ahaina road around
the mountain also had several wash
outs. but they were speedily filed in.
and yesterday. the 9Th. a hack made
the trip from Lahaina To Wailuku-
The Kula guiches We're all running
with lively streams and the bridge and
culvert at what Is known as the Wag- |
ner guIch was washed away. 1t will |
probably cost $500 to repair IL. The |
bridge crossing the government road |
at Pauweia was also swept away.
The only casualty OF the storm was
the drowning OF n Portuguese at the !
KaIuanui crossing OF MaIikO gulch. the |
forenoon of Thursday. the 9Th. During |
the 9Th the rainfall in the vicinoty had
been 10 inches and on the 4th Il inches. \
and kamaainas say they had never /
seen "E.IeIeIe," as the storm is called. 1
50 large. II being at least 100 feet wide.
morning Joe de Curt. a mid
die aged Portuguese resident of Koko-
mo. Makawao. accompanied by two /
friends, attempted to cross Alelele at J
KaIuanui. wishing to attend the funer- I
al Of n countryman OF theirs at Paia
Two crossed in safety. but
De Curtis horse stumbled while in the
middle Of the current. and horse and
rider were swept over the pail into the
whirlpool below. where all trace of
them was lost. The body OF the man
has not as yet been found. though his
horse. coat and hat were discovered on
Friday. several waterfalls below the
EaIuanui crossing. Joe de Curt leaves
= widow and five young children.
Wednesday. the 9Th. a Japanese on
horseback while attempting 10 cross
lfaIiko at the seashore at Haiku. was
swept out into the ocean. but his plucky
little horse swan back TO the shore IN
safety. saving his life
Ii was the floods OF rain and not the
fierce wind that did all the damage on
Maui. At Hama, the beautiful little
bay was rai<ed from shore To shore by
eight or ten great breakers. which kept
rolling I'm and throwing high the spray.
Such spectacle had never DslOTs DeSH
Witnessed by any inhabitant.
The only vessel in he harbor was
he schooner Wright. which was safely
in the innermost curve of the
pay.
During Wednesday and Thursday.
Maui people sighed for a perfected
gireIess telegraph or cable. They
.ere most DESTROYS to know the true
reason of the nop-appearance OF the
-Iaudine They imagined that II must
Do the bad weather that prevented her
- cnr,ir,a, hut wished for certain