The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-23
GREAT STORM BREAKS
ON ISLAND OF MAUI

MAUI, Jan. ia Kona storm. the
fiercest In years, ragged violently all
last night and IL stlll In progress The
wind blew with frightful velocity from
shutdown until o'clock a. m. when
the rain came down In torrents, caus-
ing the blast 60 moderate somewhat.
In the kun- Makawao section. which
Is one OF the centers OF Kona storms,
5.O6 inches of rain fell between and
5 a. m. averaging an inch an hour.
But the gale of the night was a
.nerve-racklng one. Lights shone forth
from every dwelling. showing that
anxious people. fearing less their roofs
would fly from the fastenings or be
crushed in by some falling tree. were
wide awake waiting for moderation
of the storm which did not come un-
til the wee sma' hours. 1t was a time
when humanity seemed most puny
and the spirit. of mortal experienced
other sentiments than those of pride.
The fierce rushing roar OF the wind
was accompanied every now and then
by sharp noises of debris violently
| striking against the SIDES and roof of
the houses. Old shingles were ripped
off, small outbuildings and windmills
were overturned, huge branches of
trees and sometimes the trees them
selves were thrown crashing to the
ground, and pieces OF bark and leaves
hurled thick and fast through the air.
All telephone communication is
broken off on account of injury to
wires and the falling of many poles.
Thara a of with
heavy rainfalls in Wailuku and Ma
kawao during Sunday and Monday
BALDWIN-FLEMING MARRIAGE.
Wednesday evening the nth, Agnes
Margaret the youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Fleming of Ma
kawao, was united i'm marriage to Mr.
Harry Washburn Baldwin, of Kahului
The church's interior was most beauti-
fully decorated. the color scheme be-
ing green and white. Ferns and
palms and white lilies in great pro-
fusion were used for the adornment
The altar was banked with callas on
/ a green background. and there were
| pretty arches of greens tied with white
| satin ribbons at the ends of the aisles
under which the wedding party passed
| to the music of the Bridal Chorus"
| from Lohengrin. sang by Maunaolu
Seminary girls accompanied on the
| organ by Miss Sheffield.
In the group before the altar, be-
sides the bride and bridegroom. were
Miss NJ. E. Fleming, the maid of hon
or: Dorothy Lindsay and Lois Muir
doch the little flower girls; Mr.. John
| Fleming, the best man; Mr.. ]. w.
| Fleming, the brides father, and
Messrs. d. 7. Fleming, w. F. Engle,
| S. r. Dowdle and G. S. Aiken, the
| ushers.
| The bride was charming in a gown
| of white organdie and lace. and car
ried a shower bouquet of white vio-
| let's. The maid of honor was attired
| in white chiffon over pink silk and
carried a bouquet of purple violets.
The tiny flower maidens, were dressed
Z in pink mousseline de sole and bore
baskets of pink carnations.
After the brief marriage service by
Rev. b. V. Bazata an informal recep-
\ ton was held in the church parlors.
Later, Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin depart
ed for their new home in Kahului
amid showers of rice.
| LITERARY MEETING.
| Friday evening the 18th, the January
meeting of the Makawao Literary So
/ ciety took place at Maunaolu Semin-
airy, Paia. There was a good atten-