The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-12

Twenty thousand dollars will not go
far toward repairing the damage to the
streets culverts and waterways Of the
city after Yesterdays storm. Severe
as was the kona of Saturday night and
Sunday. that which commenced yes
terday morning shortly after midnight
was worse. 1t continued to rage last
night until the streets, which were first
attacked. were ripped and torn out be-
yond all selnblance to their original
condition.
The old trouble at Piikoi street and
Wilder avenue back of the Makiki fire
station. broke out anew yesterday ana
the fire station floors were almost UNI
der water. Road Supervisor Johnson
made, an effort in the forenoon to DO
some repairs to the broken down con-
crete wall which was originally erected
to divert the stream from its old course
to the new ditch, but the new storm
came upon him and he was compelled
to quit. The result of the damned up
condition of the old ditch was to again
flood Wilder avenue between Piikoi ana
Kewalo streets. The block was one
wide area of dirty water which over
flowed in a broad stream into the
property on the makai side of the
street. The cows in Lishman's lot,
opposite the fire station, stood knee
deep in water. Kewalo street as far
as Lunalilo street was ripped out again
and the debris lodged in Lunalilo
street.
This excessive flood of water contin-
ued into Piikoi street and from the
Kaahunanu school to Whitney's the
water stood in places from one to two
and a half feet deep. The debris was
carried over the King street track of
the Rapid Transit Company, stalling
up cars for several hundred feet.
MULE LOCOMOTION.
The Rapid Transit then found good
use for the mule buses of the defunct
Hawaiian Tramways Company. The
track was under water from j. ;.
Walkers gateway to British Commits
sioner Hoares premises. Passengers
We're transferred in the BUSES between
those points, the cars being unable to
operate there.
This section of the town was prac-
tically, inundated. Curbs and fence
base boards were obliterated by the
rise of waters. and residents in that Vi
cinity We're compelled to wade knee
deep to and from their porches.
WAIKIKI UNDER WATER.
At Waikiki last night the same trou-
BILE was experienced as on Saturday
and Sunday. The water in the la
goons rose until Makee Island was all
but submerged, and the road running
on the Eva side of the park was wiped
out. much to the inconvenience of per-
sons who attended wedding in that
vicinity last evening.
MOTORMEN CAUTIOUS.
The motormen on the electric cars
used extreme caution in operating their
cars. Wherever rails We're submerged
and rocks We're felt beneath the wheels
the cars We're slowed down and sent
ahead carefully. Switches in particu-
lar were taken slowly, as in some In
locking the tongues. The Rapid Tran
sit Company had a big force of men
in slickers out along the entire system
The officers and office force gave their
personal attention to watching the
tracks, and We're able to keep up a
slow car schedule. Now and then q
fuse would blow out, and several cars
had to be sent to the barn.
KALIHI CULVERT BREAKS.
About 1880 last evening the Kallh
stream culvert broke down where Il
crosses King street near the old tran
terminus. The culvert was congestet
with the flood and the foundation eartf
was washed out. The masonry retain
ing wall on the makai side gave way
and falling into the stream, choked i
up. The Rapid Transit bridge was no
affected, and vehicles We're permitted
by Assistant Road Supervisor Vida I,
i use one portion of the bridge. Rec
lights We're hung out over the danger
Gus portion.
PUNCHBowL TORN UP.
The slopes of Punchbowl We're a
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