The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-08
WALLS FROM
EENALO AND
BOYD'S EXCUSE
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o. z mass meeting being organized
10 protest against the condition o.
Rewalo. but did no; think auything
definite had been done in this line
People knew too welI the attitude q
the Government she expected that
Kewalo would be the same dirty
place this time next year as i IS now.
Herhsrs n. Ayres.
Herbert NJ Ayres. the newspaper
man. resides on the corner Of Queen
and Kamakee streets, and Is fortunate
10 the extent that the water hardly
ever rises over his garden walk re
has 70 90 into town every day. how
ever. and has had a wide experience
with Kewalo rc ads
Speaking Of the shameful condi
tions in Kewalo. be SAID "Of course
it's disgrace TO the city and every
one knows IL. except those who are
20 blame 'FsETsAW
Il viii never forget the night before
Christmas and how ! foundered home
through those terrible streets.
4 tried 10 get a hack but no hack
man would take me anywhere near
Kewalo, not for double fare. l had
10 walk il In the darkness and the
pouring rain.
Fell Into the Sewer.
AT South and Queen streets. hav-
ing so much mud and water in my
shoes that I could hardly move my
feet. removed my shoes. rolled up
my trousers and started 10 wade All
went well enough until ] arrived at
Cooke street. AT this point was
wading in water up 20 my waist
had lost nv shoes by a stumble over
a rock in the middle Of the road a
little farther back Suddenly my feet
went from under me and I fell with
the water above my head. I thought
! had by some accident walked of in
60 the sea although the sea was new
cr as dirty as that water was. I i'm
mciiately struck out with my hands
and nit them against the sides OF a
large hole Then ] discovered that
was 10 the sewer extension As I
came 10 the surface. something slip
perry brushed against my face. It
was a FISH. think It must have been
"a large catfish
AS went on a little further ! saw
q light and hailed f. The light was
close TO the water ] found it was a
hack a wrecked hack The rig had
gone aground aad the driver. a Chi
nese. could not get it out of the mud
made a mental note of the number
I'm case there was any reward offered
for information in regard to the RIG
and proceeded on my way.
Two hours after leaving town I
arrived home where / changed my
clothes and cleaned the mud on, of
my hair"
Robert Kaiser's Version.
Robert Kaiser is landlord of sew
srm buildings on Laniwai street near
Cooke street. He says that the only
thing in his opinion that keeps the
people of Kewalo from an attack OF
the plague is the fact that the salt
water from the sea oozes through the
sandy soil and forms a salty surface
on the accumulated filth i'm the vacant
lots and side streets. Laniwai street
rs always flooded ne SAYS Accord
ing 10 Mr. Kaiser people living on la.
uiwai street often find it impossible
20 get 20 the stores 20 buy food and
sometimes prefer having only lit
de 20 eat rather than wade through
the water and mud TO the corner
store
Cooke Near kswsiahao
At the corner Of Cooke and Hawai-
abao streets are several small cot
taEes Denna Cruz and his family
live i'm one OF them. At this house il
was learned yesterday that the most
disgusting condition OF things exists
In bad weather Th7 street Is flooded
aud the houselots are flooded The
flood washes ont the cesspool which
accommodates four houses and scat.
tiers the contents all over the yard
The cesspool has not been emptied
for seven months. according 10 one
resident who has lived there a year
Another resident OF three months de
clares IL has not been emptied during
that time The people living here saw
that the Chinese who have charge OF
the houses lock their gates TO prevent
the inspectors OF the Board O;
Health from coming around to in
vestigate
Says soyd Doesn't Care.
Said Mrs. Denna Cruz yesterday
Il white people lived in Kewalo 70
any extent this horrible condition OF
affairs would not be allowed TO con
time for one moment White people
Will kick until they get what they
want, The HGwaiisus are too easy
and goo8-natured Superintendent OF
Public Works ]. H Boyd is a Hawaii