The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-05
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(F'rom Mondays Advertiser.)
No part of the city escaped the
ravages of the storm which ragged yes
terday morning, during which three
inches of rain fell within a couple OF
hours. The most extensive damage
was done through the over flowing or
the Nuuanu stream. flooding the lower
floors of many of the buildings along
River street. and the breaking of the
Makiki flume. turning that stream
down its old channel and playing havoc
with the hill streets throughout the
Makiki district.
The Nuuanu stream rose suddenly
about two o'clock in the morning, get
ting without the confines of the mason-
ry walls and rushing through the low
ground makai of Beretania street. One
eyewitness reports that the water rose
in the ground floor of his house at the
rate of over an inch minute until
there was nearly foot of muddy water
swirling through the place. In some
places the flood gained depth of
nearly three feet and many houses In
the low ground were moved from their
foundations. Under the bridges the
flood swept past scarcely three feet
below the planking, making the ships
at tho Eva end of the harbor strain
Mt their mooring lines as 1t raised the
level OF the water.
In.the Makiki district the cutters are
washed out along nearly all the roads
leading to Punchbowl, the earth, ma
cadam and In some cases large boul
ders being washed down into the cross
streets, where 1t spread along the
tracks of the Rapid Transit company.
In some places the sidewalks were so
undermined that the fences were wash
ed out and In spots the curbing Is
torn out.
On Wilder avenue, IN the grounds OF
w. j. Dyer, the waters literally wash
ed away the earth from around tie
roots of giant algaroba tree, whish
fell. tearing out a large section of
fence, the top branches lodging against
the house. The Makiki fire station was
flooded, the grounds of the Kaahuma-
nu school made one great lake. and In
some of the houses on Kinau street the
occupants had to hurriedly arise and
get their most Manageable belongings.
trunks and boxes piled up on chairs
and tables as the rising water threat
ened to invade their houses.
The residents OF Makilxi street are
cut off through the smashing of the
Makiki flume and the carrying away
of their bridge. In one place. on PHI
koi street, where some telephone poles
had been placed preparatory to setting
them UP. the rush of water was SO
heavy as to carry the poles almost
down to Beretania street.
Z Manoa road Is washed out perhaps
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great courses for itself from side to
side. In upper Manoa valley land
slide was caused, tearing two native
houses from their foundations.
Along Beretania street, especially
near the corner of Punchbowl, the wa
tiers banked up, flooding the stores ON
the makai side of the street and de-
posting a foot OF mud and gravel along
the car tracks. During the height OF
the rain the water was deep enough
here to come up to the axles of hacks
and buggies.
In nearly every part OF the town the
storm sewers are clogged with mud
and checked up from the outside with
stones and rubbish. It will be neces-
sary to have the fire department turn
out and flush down nearly every one of
the sewers.
1t is noticeable that the oiled streets
have suffered little in comparison with
those where the oil top dressings has
not been given. Throughout the busi-
ness sections of the town, although the
streets were filled from doorstep to
doorstep. the roads stood the water
well, although washed right down to
the rocks.
Almost as soon as the storm was we'll
over, about 4 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, the Rapid Transit company had
their gangs out clearing their tracks
and getting ready for the resumption
of their traffic. and there was little
delay in the regular schedule through
out the day. The storm caught some
of the latest of the night cars. stalling
the last homeward bound one from Ka-
imuh at Beretania and Pensacola
streets. 1t got home by way OF Pa
waa junction. King and Alapai streets.
The Weather Bureau gives the rain
fall for "a hours up to 8 p. m. yester-
day at 1928 inches. This is the heaviest
precipitation in Honolulu for the sea-
son.