The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-08
HONOLULU GOES SWIMMING
FOR A DAY AND A NIGHT
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= the debris and formed wall. The
: stream then rose until it flooded over
its banks and spread across the lot
until it became a lake. The water
swept on into Wilder Avenue, filling
il between Piikoi and Kewalo, and
ragged down the latter thoroughfare
The car tracks were covered with
nearly two feet Of water at times
This condition about the fire house
continued all day yesterday, but luck
| lily the station itself escaped being
| flooded.
Along River street on Saturday
night the flood did much damage. The
stream rose and overf1owed it's banks
at Ahoo's stables, filling the lower part
of the barns with about two feet of
water The Beretania and King street
| bridges were submerged and the Rapid
| Transit bridge was under water for
| while.
! On the Waikiki side of River street,
between Vineyard and Kukui streets,
| the street was flooded mostly with the
| overflow from the Pauoa stream con-
| duit just before it makes it's junction
| with Nuuanu stream. The force of the
| food in Nuuanu stream prevented the
water from the Pauoa conduit empty
ing itself and the result was that the
water backed up and overfioWed the
banks above Kukui street.
Chinese and japanese stores on XII
kui and River streets were invaded
with from two to three feet of water,
damaging everything that could not
be hastily placed on counters. In one
shop poi barrels We're floating around,
in another grain and sundry groceries
were on the surface. In another shop
the Chinese proprietor had stored ev-
erything on his counter and shelves ,
and then, placing a chair on a low
table, sat in upon it Turkish fashion
and eomplacently smoked a pipe a
waiting the flood to subside.
The force of the overflow was such ,
that wooden sidewalks on River street
We're carried away from the buildings
to the middle of the road. The Club
Stables on Kukui street We're flooded
and low-lying premises along Fort
street were small lakes for the time
being.
Kukui street between Nuuanu and
Fort street is far below proper grade
and was in a miserable condition. 1t
should be raised in some places near
ly three feet Two feet of water filled
the Japanese church premises.
The excavation-like premises around
Achi's warehouse near the corner of
King and Liliha streets was filled with
over four feet of water yesterday
A house in Palama, near the
old tram terminus, was lifted off its
and lodged against
Chinese store. No one was hurt.
Kapiolani Park looked like a scene in
Venice, only the very high places
showing above the flood. Makee ISL
and, on which the band was to play
yesterday afternoon, was completely
submerged, only the bandstand show
ing above. The roads above were fill
ed and the taro patches and rice fields
at Waikiki were turned into miniature
lakes. Great burrows were torn out
Of the roads surrounding Waikiki.
The harbor showed the effects of the
storm. being filed with debris, and
channels of very dirty water showed
where the Nuuanu stream water was
making its way seward.
The wood and brick bridge over the
Pauoa culvert where it crosses River
street was greatly damaged Saturday
night. The opening is far too small
for emergencies like a cloudburst or
heavy rainstorm, and the upperworks
were lifted off, and when the water !
fell in, carrying away the
stone retaining walls. Tt had been
some months previous but
no repairs had been made for some
time. In repairing it the opening
should be made larger, or there will
De a repetition of the damake in the
first heavy flood.
Camp Mckinley had a dreary aspect
yesterday, especially that portion de-
voted to the officers, who for the most
part live in tents. It was an unusual
sight to see some Of the officers and
De repetition of the damage in the
OPP rail of a fence, sand in hose and
shoes, absently regarding the waste
If waters below them.
The electric cars were delayed in
commencing their morning runs yes
-erday. as almost every foot of track
was covered with mud and stones
which had to be shoveIled off before
he cars could proceed. 1t took two
hours to get the Manoa cars over the y,
'oute.
The storm throughout was about the
'everest since the day before Christmas
wo years ago.