Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-02-08

this being next to the largest rainfall
on record for Honolulu for "a hours
at the weather bureau This record
was 10 inches. the fall occurring on
May II, 1885, causing the postponement
Of the funeral Of Queen Emma.
To this Monday morning at 0
o'clock. 1872 inches, making a total
rainfall of 7.54 inches for the forty
eight hours.
The big storm which started on
Saturday and seems to be still on, Gre
ated havoc In and about the city. The
streets were damaged in many places
making instant repairs necessary and
causing drain on the treasury which
II can i'll AFFORD at the present time.
Rapid Transit cars were tied up by the
tracks being completely covered with
water. At King and Piikoi three cars
went off the track Saturday night. On
the Wilder Avenue line cars went of
the track at Hackfeld street. Tenneys
corner and near the Makiki corner.
There was also trouble at Victoria
street and the switches often became
locked with gravel washed in by the
flowing water. The intersection at
Alapai and Beretania streets was par
ticularly bad. The old ditch which
runs by Lunalilo Home made some
trouble. A fence built In the Allen
lot caught the debris and formed
wall. The stream rose. flooded the
banks and spread across the lot, maxi
ing veritable lake. The water swept
on Wilder avenue. filling II between
Piikoi and Kewalo. :.
The Nuuanu stream overhowed its
bands and flooded the Ahoo stables on
River street. Both the Beretania and
River street bridges were submerged
and even the Rapid Transit bridge was
under water for a while. Stores on Ku-
kui and River streets were flooded.
Out at the government nursery, the
water made a perfect pond and all
along on King street between the Wal
kiki road and Thomas Square, 1t was
a problem for people to get out of their
houses.
Park Flooded.
Just before daylight Sunday morn.
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