The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-11-25
BIG STORM
ON THELAND
AND SEA
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On Saturday the Japs had a heap of
trouble with the sampans moored in
the harbor. Many of the craft got
adrift and were smashed against each
other. Along towards Saturday even
ing there were but two sampans un-
accounted for and one of these could
be seen battling for existence outside
the reef. One of Young Bros. launches
made a dangerous trip out the
channel and against great odds. sue
ceeded in towing the Japs into port.
YACHT GLADYS ADRIFT.
During Saturday the yachts anchored
in the harbor were battered about con-
siderably. Commodore Hebron S
yacht, the Gladys, broke from her
moorings and landed over on the mud
flats inside of the reef. A Young Bros.
launch got line to her and brought
her back to safe moorings before any
severe damage could be done to the
speedy racer.
Inter-Island boats arriving on Sat
urday and Sunday report very BAD
weather all about the Islands, and pas
sengers had very uncomfortable time
while the steamers on which they We're
travelling were coming through the
channels. The steamer Waialeale was
at Hanamaulu, weatherbound, on Sat
urday. The Lehua had rough pas
sage from Molokai, and the steamer
Maui met with many difficulties in
making calls at Maui ports.
Owing to the severe weather the
Gaelic did not sail for the Orient until
very early hour Sunday morning.
The oil carrying ship Marion Chill
colt arrived in port about noon on Sun
day, after a two days tussle with
heavy weather off Maui. Captain Mel
son said that weather was so heavy
and clouds so dense that he could not
see Maui when he was quite close to
the island, and that during last night
the water simply poured over the
decks of his staunch little vessel, but
/ he says: I'VE got into port without
having cast even a safe yarn.1
ANCHORAGE VERY ROUGH.
| The battleship Oregon had a lively
experience Saturday and Sunday. The
/ waves were very high and the swells
heavy. The surf beating over the reef
was peculiar. When the big masses of
water struck the reef sheets of water
rose in the air, but instead of going
over the reef were carried in circle
back to sea by the wind.
DAMAGE IN TOWN.
Saturdays gale did much damage to
trees and shrubbery in all sections OF
the city, the greater harm being in the
portion waikiki of Fort street and in
Guiding the beach. Big trees were up
rooted, carrying to the ground, in
many instances, telephone and cleo
trio wires. All day Saturday the wind
swept through the city over the Pail
and down Manoa, steady blow as
general thing, changing towards even
ing into intermittent gusts which caus'
ed trees TO bend and break.
4 large number of trees went down
at Waikiki, and several fences were
demolished. In Makiki district great
havoc was wrought Hardly an expos
ed banana stalk proved strong enough
to stand up, and was either uprootec
or broken in half All over the dlstrlc
the bananas suffered, and YESTERDAY
morning the sidewalks were lined VIII
the debris, where yard boys deposited
1t for the garbage wagons. ShrupberN
/. was twisted and torn. and carefully
nurtured shrubs We're quickly destroy
ed. In Thomas Square three trees wer'
thrown down, and Alexander foun'
lost one OF his handsomest 'front.' yar'
shade trees, the King street fence De
ing partially demolished In its fan, i
NJ Hatchs trees suffered considerably
Sections OF high board fences proved
an easy mark for the gale, and house
holders were out early yesterday morn
ing with hammers and props 10 restor
? them to their original positions
, Despite the heavy blow, Manos val
ley did not suffer greatly, and Nnuan'
valley and the avenue and street
pointing toward the Pail escaped VIII
little damage,