Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-01-02
IN THE wake
Of The STORM


as weather indications show this fore
noon Rain still hovcrs In the air. but
the wind, what there Is of II. has re-
turned to It's usual quarter.
with the storm went great num-
Der of our beautiful trees and shrubs.
ard In one Instance a dwelling.
HOUSE DEMOLISHED.
+. II. Kilbcy, of the Hawaiian Flee
tric Company has had an experience
that will keep the recent storm fresh
In his memory for many days.
Last Monday evening MIR. kilbey re-
turned to his home in palolo. and about
s o'clock his wife and himself with
one OF their children sat down to sup:
per. They had hardly commenced the
repast when suddenly the house began
to tremblc violently In the embrace oil
= furious whirlwind. After few
spasmodic moves the house rose into
, the air some distance and was then Nio-
lently slammed down again, completely
smashing the foundation. The house
collapsed at once. smashing everything
within. pitchy darkness enyclopcd the
inmates ms the lamp had fortunately
been cXtinguishcd at the first shake
M. The roof saggcd down into the
rooms and the underpinning came up
through the floor.
Mrs. Kibcy was caught under the
falling stove. which was alight at the
time. and two large pans of hot water
were thrown over her, sCalding hrg
| limbs badly. No sound came from the
room where the hoy was asleep. and
Mr.. Kilboy, thinking he was killed or
badly injured, forced his way into the
room and found the boy fast asleep.
lie had not been awakened by the
trash.
The homes of Turner and Fritches at
once offered shelter to the dehoused
Kilbeys. Mr., Kilhey, however, re-
NAMED by the wrecked home to eX-
| tinsulsh the fire In the stove and 9th
crwisc look after things.
The house furnishings were COM
| plctcly destroyed. and the house, which
has only been finished two weeks, will
have to be rebuilt
The roads In and about PalOlo Valley
are In the worst possible state that can
he imagined. Wagons are mired down
and left To their fate. The tracks OF
the Rapid Transit east OF Tenth Ave.
nue are abandoned, the cars going only
that far and returning.
| a bupa dam pf rnska hag haau huilt
across the track at Tenth Avenue fol
the purpose OF throwing the water "a
one side and thereby saving the track
"a the westward Of that point
Camp Mckinley received its share ol
the storms anger. The entrance was
completely blocked up By fallen trees
ana the low portions of the grounds
are now lakes Of goodly size.
A large tree fell across an officers
quarters, crushing in large portion oI
the roof
Soldiers formed into working squads
are clearing away the results of IN,
Gtorm.
Mnkcc Island was visited by slash
Of wind that nearly swcp; 1t clear OF
trees.
Fallen trees obstruct the drivcwayp
in and about Kapioani Park. The
roots TO the algaroba tree are not muCl'
OF stay 10 II In l. heavy blow. IT.
roots seldom sink over Two or three
feet into the earth and such hold on
the ton soil does not amount to much
In the anchoring line.
Old-timc bathers will hardly recoc.
ni2c the once beautiful beach extend.
ing between the Moana and Seaside
Hotels Its familiar shape is com
plctely changed and the once smooth
clean sweep Is covered with debris.
The red light which marks the outcl
channel has been demolished by the
heavy seas,
Yesterday morning the big black
buoy at the outer EVA side of the chan
mel got adrift and landed in the break
crs nearly quarter of a mile away. A
serious mishap might happen through
some vessel taking her bearings from
II in its present position, and come to
grief,
The Wahiawa reservoir IL full To tho
spilway. The overflow from the heavy
rains is allowed TO escape into tht
stream through the wastepipe,
| Freight In the Oceanic warehouse
came near to being flooded yesterday
morning, The plugged sewer openings
at the foot OF Fort street turned d
swirl pr water In to the warehouse and
some VERY lively handling of freight
was He result.
hSlank hnOka ~ all anrts lad CARA