The Hawaiian star., 1902-03-18
CLOUDBURST IN
NUUANU VALLEY
OVER FIVE INCHES OF RAIN
FELL IN ONE SHORT
HOUR.
NEARLY THIRTEEN INCHES UP
TO NOON.
Rain Accompanied by Thunder and
Lightning-Water Rushes Down Nuu-
anu Avenue in a Three Foot Wave.

/ FIVE AND FIFTY-FIVE ONE
! HUNDREDTHS INCHES OF RAIN
FELL AT THE ELECTRIC LIGHT
RESERVOIR IN NUUANU VALLEY
BETWEEN II AND u O'CLOCK TO-
DAY. THE TOTAL RAINFALL DUR
ING TODAY's STORM, THAT Is
SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN EARLY
THIS MORNING, UP TO NOON, WAS
.12.7O INCHES.
The heaviest freshet known in Il
years came down Nuuanu this morn
ing, during the heavy rains in the
mountains, and the flood made resi-
dents along the line of the stream won
DER whether there had been cloud
burst or a break in one of the govern
ment reservoirs. Nuuanu stream rose
ten to twelve feet in no time. and there
were several feet of water on Nuuanu
avenue, stopping the street cars and
all other traffic for a time.
The water flooded into some of the
houses along Nuuanu avenue, and the
second bridge was good deal
affected by the strain 1t is said to
have sagged four or five inches, but is
regarded as safe The storm in the
mountains was one of the heaviest
ever known, thought there was no rain
at all in Honolulu. There was heavy
thunder in the mountains, and a num-
Der Of flashes of lightning were yisi-
pie IN the city. Ola residents recall a
storm of similar violence II years ago.
when the Nuuanu avenue was flooded I'm
the same way.
Nuuanu stream which had somewhat
substded from the heavy rain of the
early morning, began to feel the eff
tects of the second cloudburst soon
after IL o'clock. The water came down
a 10
near Judd street. The volume Of water
unable to get through the bridge. re-
COiled for as instant, and then swept
through the Chinese store Just makai
Of the bridge where Pauoa road bran
ches off, swelling up as it found re-
tease on Nuuanu avenue and sweep
ing down that thOrOughfare in a wall
fully three feet high not spending it
sell until it reached Kukui street.
The rush of water quickly overlooked
INTO the low lying lots, Waikiki of Nu-
uanu avenue. The region of A. b.
Woods residence was soon flooded and
presented the appearance of a lake.
The top dressing of Nuuanu avenue for
several tocks was washed away.
Lower Nuuanu stream flowed i'm a
muddy tull tide into the harbOr. Ships
near the mouth of the stream ugged
at their moorings
Al noon the water was within six
inches of the stringers on the Rapid
Transit COmpany'S bridge crossing the
Nuuanu stream at Hotel street and
during the noon hour Portuguese
and COlOred man observed a gray
morse swimming in mid stream and
hghtinS with the current which was
running very strongly. Every time the
animal came to a bridge its head was
submerged under the water until the
obstacle was passed and it seemed as
II the horse was fated to be drowned
Ihe two men put off in a boat to the
rescue and had themselves quite a lit
tie struggle with the current They
succeeded in steering the horse to the
lahd just below the new Hackfeld
wharf, but the animal was unable to
get ITS hind feet on the shore until a
rope was brought into requisiton. In
getting the horse on shore i'm this man
her II got a nasty wound i'm the fetlocIl
OF the near hind leg and was besides
DadIy scratched and bruised after it's
long fight.
Recognition of the equine showed it
to be horse belonging to DeDuty
Sheriff ChilIingworth and the horse
was accordingly taken to the station
where it ruefully stood surveying itself
FOR damages while communication was
gained With it's master. There is prob
ably no serious injury incurred al
though the animal looked thoroughly
miserable. 1t has been stabbed in the
vineyard street annex of the club sta
ples which was flooded by the cloud
burst and the animal is said to have
Deen carried off it's feet by the force of
the stream while attempting to get out
or the way of the rising waters.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth' horse.
winch was rescued from a watery death
in the Nuuanu freshet their morning
has been taken to the oahu Jail grounds
where it will be comfortably treated and
doctored after the experience. The ami
mai was not seriously injured.
IfoIessor Lyons estimated the rain
ran during the Nuuanu cloud burst
this morning to have taken from fifty