The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-11
STORM BECOMING
DISASTROUS
Continued from Page 81

One of the walls at Chris Hollis place
carried away in the first storm. Dur
ing last night the wall in the other
side fell and was washed down the
stream. The channel broadened until
it took in three large trees, washed up
their roots and they fell across the
stream. They formed an obstruction
against which all sorts of other OBJ
structions gathered, damming the wa
ter above them, and there were hurry
calls on the road supervisor to remove
the trees.
The damage in Honolulu caused by
the storm will exceed sixty thousand
dollars, it is thought. Whole blocks of
streets which were the best in the
city are in need of immediate repair,
and the road department is without
funds. The surface of the streets has
been washed off, leaving the street
ready to rapidly break up In many
places holes have been worn. 1t will
be long time before the road super
visors office does any new road work
in Honolulu.
In Makild last night and this morn
ing citizens might be seen wading with
their shoes and socks in their hands.
Piikoi street was deep with water. In
some cases men who had to be in town
early came from their homes with shoes
and socks in their hands and their
trousers rolled up above the knees, and
even then the trousers got wet. The
women were not disposed to follow the
same plan, and they stayed at home.
Travel on the Rapid Transit last
night towards Waikiki was varied by
a transfer to drays. The cars going
to Waikiki were stopped at Piikoi
street by an impossible flood. The
Rapid Transit company furnished
drays, into which the passengers were
invited to step. The drays drove up
almost as far as Keeaumoku street,
where a car was awaiting them, and
the passengers made another transfer.
The experience was a source of no end
of joshing. 1t was the least satisfac-
tory to those who had to alight be-
tween the two cars, where the flood
was continuous.
Judge Kaulukou was among the
early callers at the road department
He had kick to make about Aala lane
where ne said water was invading his
home and that of his neighbors. The
judge INDUCED in some sarcastic pleas
antries about the road supervisor and
went away carrying Tommy CumminS'
promise to have the matter Investigate
ed. Road Supervisor Johnson was
with Superintendent Holloway, inves-
tigating damages at Waikiki.
Serious as the damage done in Homo
lulu is, it is thought that the other
islands will have even more damages to
report. The storm has probably been
a general one throughout the group
ana there Will be a disastrous list OF
damaged roads and washed away
bridges. Every district will be clamor-
ing for immediate repairs.
AS usual Waikiki and the Diamond
Head Sections of the city suffered from
the storm. The strong wind which
blew yesterday afternoon about s
o'clock did considerable damage along
the shore. Trees were blown down
sheds demolished and roofs unIoosened,
Many cocOanuts were torn from the
trees but strange to relate few of the
tail towering cOcOanut trees were over
turned by the wind. ), s,slkmsR,
All over the MeCully tract the water
reaches a depth Of nearly a foot. At
various places further out toward Dia-
mond Head, yards and lots are sub
merged, and the foundations of houses
are several inches under water many
houses leaked during the rain last
night.
The bridge at Kapiolani Park was so
undermined that a portion OF it coll
lapsed. Traffic was entirely inter
rupted over this portion OF the road
last night the only communication be-
ing by a roundabout course by Camp
Mckinley The Rapid Transit bridge
at kapiolani Park is unhurt apparent
~. Many people living ha,,ond +ba