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 Q
o'clock, 1.S2 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
IL can Ill 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. Tenney's
corner and near the Makiki corner.
Fhere 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, max
ing veritable lake. The water swept
on Wilder avenue, filling II between
Piikoi and Kewalo.
The Nuuanu stream overlooked its
bands and flooded the Ahoo stables on
River street. Both the Beretanla 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 perfect pond and all
along on King street between the Wal
kiki road and Thomas Square, It was
a problem for people to get out of their
houses.
Park Flooded.
Just before daylight Sunday morn
Ing those who happened to be in the
neighborhood of Kapiolani Park motto.
ed that the streams running through
that beautiful retreat were overflow.
Ing their banks. The muddy waters
rushed noisily toward the small dam
at the parks entrance and pounded
heavily on the already opened gates.
Soon the natural waterways could
no longer contain the rushing food
and the waters spread over Makee
road, over Makee Island upon which
the band stand Is located and out over
the park, covering large portion OF
the race track, inundating the tracks
OF the Rapid Transit Company at nu.
merous points, laying thick mud over
the race track switch and transform.
Ing the great natural public resort into
q huge pond.
Axes Saved the Dam.
Shortly after 8 o'clock in the morn
Ing Kapiolani Park was flooded and
the angry stream, struggling to make
the sea near the Makee road, threaten.
ed to destroy the masonry OF the dam.
Men with axes, when 1t was seen
that the dam was about to be destroy.
ed, managed, after much difficulty, to
cut away the gates of the breakwater
thus relieving the strain on the walls
which held the torrent.
For time II seemed that the band
stand might be carried away. A large
number Of heavy seats were piled on
the stand, however, and these helped
to hold the structure down. As 1t was
numerous benches were soon floating
promiscuously around among the
trees.
Lots Under Water.
On the town side of Makee road sew
eral vacant lots were flooded to q
depth Of several feet, fences being
damaged In places.
In one lot. the property belonging
to +. 8. Cunha. horse narrowly es
capped injury. A. r. Cunha, who wal
out early, managed to save the ANNA
from too serious bath before the
water had mounted beyond the wadint
point.
Cars Of the Rapid Transit were un
able to run to the Waikiki terminus OF
account of the mud on the tracks.
House on an Island.
The lodge OF the park superintend
ent, a beautiful little stone structure