Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-02-22
DAMAGE ON MOLOKAI

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mud foot thick had to be shoyeled
OF the veranda next morning. But
the only casualties at this place were
the loss of two pigs and brood OF fine
Plymouth Rocks, about which the
master had been fussing more than
the hen when setting. He says he has
now given up all hopes of capturing a
prize at the poultry show which he
was In hopes the Agricultural Society
was going to hold.
The Nakuinas' neighbors did not get
on so easily, as two of them had their
houses partly unroofed, and had to
patch them with pieces of sail.cloth,
mats. ETC.. until the storm let up SUN.
ciently for them to 20 at II with
boards, shingles and nails.
Al kamalo houses were unroofed
and animals swept into the sea.
TWO men who had been celebrating
konohi at the Chinese stores at Pukoo
were on their return, slightly affected
as consequence Of the celebration.
One was swept off of mule and the
other from horse at the crossing of
the Mapulehu gulch. and had narrow
escape from drowning. The one on
the mule was swept against the wire
fencing of Andrew Bannister's place.
One foot and shoe got entangled in the
wires and there he was held, Topping
up and down In the water, which was
over ten feet deep and running strong
at the rate of a mile in three minutes.
The mule managed to wade and swim
ashore. His companion had all he
could do to save himself, and landed
nj sha Ill
was held. After some time of literal
suspense in the water, and, as he says,
after he had given himself up as lost,
and had thought Of the folly of being
persuaded to go Konohi.ing in stormy
weather, his shoe was torn of his foot
and, being thus freed, he was carried
down stream little way until he land.
ed in the open field below Bannister's
house.
1t is reported that a fine mare and
colt We're swept into the sea at Waia.
lua.
Great holes have been worn in the
stream-beds on the road all the way to
Kaunakakai and travelling on this road
is dangerous and risky performance,
as one is apt to drop down suddenly
into water.worn holes five to six feet
in depth and covered over with the
lighter brush and fotsam brought
down by the water.
While penning this account the wri.
ter was startled by the patter of some.
thing sharp. as of pebbles. on the roof,
and, going to the door, had pleasure of
seeing hailstones dropping, and, gath.
ering up and sucking them, tried to
imagine they were graduated sherbet.
The hailstones were the size Of large
marbles.
The Oldest natives say they have
never seen any storm here on Molokai
to equal this, though they had heard Of
one equally severe which happened
before they were born and about the
time the bodies of Kamehameha II. and
his Queen were brought back from En-.
gland.
1t is still raining at p. m. with no
signs of ceasing. The surf is break
ing heavily on the reef but somewhat
lighter than this morning.
The steamer Lehua, Molokai's
means of communication with the
rest Of the world, is expected hourly,
and how she Is to get passengers and
freight off and on In this rainstorm is
problem. The wharf voted for and
passed by the last Legislature for Pu.
koo Is urgently needed, and 1t is to be
hoped that the new Superintendent Of
Public Works will see his way clear
to allow Molokai her pro rata Of the
new works contemplated and provid.
ed for by the Loan Act, and start that
much.needed wharf very soon.
PUKOO.