The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-03-04

principal one. wore on che place ~ B.
D. DHllnrhsm. who lHsf cirht Shade
trees. while ". " HAN saw three fhN
Al nl1ug the peninsuiaf There were
fallen trees and some ~ the roads were
closed
The greatest damage resulted in che
extremes ~ the city. Saturday after
noon there was gale which swept
over kariolani Park. and which made
Do impossible for the polo players to
carry through their game The result
was that white the players and specta-
tors struggled 90 see the play. they
were entertained by the crashing of
falling trees and she swapping OF brittle
boughs The roads 81 the park were
streWn with the debris OF the gale.
and there was never moment when
there could be safe travel through the
pleasure ground Not less than a dozen
great trees and more telephone poles
are down.
II was then that the greatest damage
60 the park was done. The falling Of
one ~ the largest of the trees at the
entrance % the park brought down
with II a pole. bearing alike the light
and telephone wires and the wires Of
the new police and FIRE systems. The
break occurred about four O'Clock, and
II was two hours before anything OF
the tangle was relieved and the lights
put on. The telephones are out Of
commission even yet. the damage be-
ing such that IL cannot be repaired
without a great deal OF trouble
The electric company had its men
on the scene within a few minutes and
they were able 10 cut the wires and
string new ones on some OF the trees
remaining, bat the telephones being
on so many wires had 10 await indi-
vidual repair and this has not yet been
accomplished. There has been "A con-
tinual report OF wires crossed In the
telephone service, and yesterday wa.
almost wireless day for the system.
Fully one half Of the numbers "A busy
person called were reported Cant get
them" and while these difficulties were
not readily apparent 60 the eye OF the
lineman they continued 20 exist
There We're some false reports which
caused trouble 10 the busy line peo-
pie Of the two companies. While there
was a large force at work at the en-
trance 10 the park, there came n hurry
~
on Wilder avenue. and this was fol-
lowed speedily by one that there was a
pole down in Wyllie street. There was
careful search for the Wilder ave
nue. pole. but II could not be found
but the other was found TO be fact
and the damage was remedied without
great loss OF time.
The Waikiki trouble adjusted, the
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fiCulty when there was reported n cross
and burnt out fuses on Makiki street.
The fact was that there had fallen
across the lines a heavy branch and as
this brought them together there re-
suited a burning which necessitated
the cutting OFF of all lights on the up
per part Of the street. This was not
remeded last night at all. on Kua-
KIM street there was some damage
done by the falling Of a branch across
the secondary line which was broken.
This cut out all the lights on the
smaller street. though II did not inter
fere with the Nuuanu avenue lights.
The government lights had better
fortune. FOR while there were a few
grounds along the lines, there were
lights on almost all the circuits, and
there was no report made OF serious
difficulties Generally speaking, there
was any number OF grounds" all over
town, but II happened that there was
not an accident. This was all the more
peculiar when 1t il taken into consld-
GRAFTON that there are In every corner
OF Honolulu trees which have reached
great age and from which dying
branches are lining the streets.