The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-08
A RECORD
RAIN STORM
THE DOWNPOUR OF SATURDAY
NIGHT WAS THE GREATEST FOR
NEARLY TWENTY YEARS.

The Heavy rain storm which began
Saturday developed into genuine
Kona about 6 o'clock Saturday evening
and the downpour continued without
intermission until midnight. There
was a lull in the storm of about an
hour at that time and then the rain
e-commenced and continued unceas-
ingly until between six and seven
O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t rained
at intervals all days yesterday and
pretty steadily all last night, though
not with the violence of Saturday
nights storm. The rainfall for the
! "a hours ending sunday morning, which
| includes the hours of the heavy storm
was 6.22 inches. This is said to have
| been the heaviest rainfall in Honolulu
since may H. 1885, which was the storm
that caused the postponement of
Queen Emma's funeral
The whole town bore evidence of the
/ severity of the downpour, and every
residence and almost very business es-
adjustment in the city has its own ex-
perience ranging from mere inconve-
nience, to damage in considerable a
I mounts. Every stream that flows
.
a raging torrent carrying an immense
amount of debris of various Sorts
largely banana stalks, and other sim
liar vegetable matter, and driftwood. .
The MakiH stream between Beretania
and King streets and throughout it's
course rose higher than it has ever
been known before, and flooded many
yards and houses along its course.
Nuuanu stream, especially below the
junction of PauOa stream flooded its
banks on both sides. Pauoa stream
backed up from it's junction with the
larger stream and flooded a large area.
River street and the ends of intersect-
ing streets were under water for sew
eral hours much damage being done to
Chinese and japanese stores along the
region. In many of them the water
was two feet deep. The craft of va
riOus kinds moored near the mouth of
the Nuuanu stream suffered consider
able damage. Many of the small craft
were swamped and some of them were
sent adrift. The dredger and scows
tugged at their mornings and at one
time it was thought certain, that the
dredger would break her cables and be
thrown against the ship John Ena. I'M
mense quantities of banana stalks, hen
coops and other drifting matter were
brought down by the stream, and but
for the continuous work of Captain
Jaynes and others in keeping this from
lodging against the craft moored there
serious damage might have been done
AS it was a gorge did form across the
mouth of the stream, but the force
of the waters above it finally broke
through and swept it away.
The Rapid Transit company were
greatly inconvenienced by the rain
Many of the streets running toward tho
sea, became torrents carrying grave
= and dirt and depositing it on the tracks
of the company. Gangs of men were
kept at work all night and all day yes
terday keeping the tracks clear. Ir
spite of this effort several cars were
thrown off the track during the storm
= and the operation of the system was
more or less delayed and deTanged.
Vessels coming into port yesterday
e. reported that Saturday night was one
of the nastiest nights they had evel
experienced from rain and wind ant
bOisterous seas.