The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-12
HOW THE RECENT TYPHOON
HIT MANILA AND VICINITY

loss on account of water damage but
no serious accident occurred.
In several places the boulevard wall
was slightly damaged great masses
Of rock being torn away from the top
of The wall and deposited in the lagoon.
Poles Fall in Pasay.
Last night an entire line of electric
light poles in the Pasay district fell
with a crash, causing another inter-
roption to the Malate and Ermita light
service. A large force of men worked
all night to reestablish the service.
but at a late hour but little progress
had been made.
The electric light company has had
every man in its employ working con-
stantly since trouble first begun to
manifest itself, but they couiA not
possibly keep pace with the damage
Shipping at a standstll.
Shipping here yesterday was almost
at a dead standstill, the wind and high
seas mailing it impossible to work
on the bay. The majority of the
steamships which were scheduled to
arrive have evidently been delayed by
the storm or else they have found
shelter in some convenient port. The
steamship Kaifong arrived yesterday
morning, entering the port fro1l the
south entrance of the breallwater with
a large United States mail on board
The steamship Yuensang was schedul-
ed to sail for Hongkong but owing to
the high seas the stevedores were I'M
able to complete loading the vessel
thereby delaying her sailing. The
steamships Poona and Benvorlish were
expected to sail for the south but were
held over on account of the rough
weather. The Rubi also was to have
sailed last night for the south but the
captain thought it advisable to wait
until this morning. Customs harbor
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had an accident to her engines which
left her helpless in the gale blowing
at that time. Her anchors refused to
hold her and it looked for awhile as if
she would be dashed on the rocks but
the timely arrival of a relief customs
launch presented a possible diaster.
The new docks stood the storm very
well and proved their worth, but the
telephone poles leading to the docks
were uprooted by the terrific force o.
the hurricane.
More Bad Weather.
At four o'clock yesterday afternoon
the weather bureau issued a typhoon
warning which stated that the vortex
of the storm was at that time in the
China sea to the northwest of Luzon,
moving rather slowly. The bulletin
stated that the continued high winds
in Manila and generally throughout
central and northern Luzon would
seem to be attributable to the fact that
the typhoon is gaining in intensity as
it moves northward, and predicts that
the rains and squalls will continue for
some time.
At midnight last night the weather
bureau reported no change in weather
conditions, although shortly after that
hour a decided lull was noticeable on
the bay shore, which may presage a
break in the violent winds which have
ragged over the city increasingly for
two days.
Amusing Incidents of the Storm.
Yesterday morning a prominent jur-
list, noted among other things for his
absent mindedness, left his home at
the height of the storm to board a
car for the court building. Not know
ing that the car service was practic-
ally out of commission at that time
he stood for an hour in the beating
rain, Obvious to his surroundings and
the bowling wind, waiting for the car.
Finally friend whose horse was lame
Joined him. whats the matter, Judge,
your horse in bad shape, too?" he in
quired.
by George, have got horse!"
suddenly remembered the Judge, and
h. made a dash for home and Dob
bin. He and the friend then changed
clothes and rode to town in the per-
fectly dry victoria.
Many amusing incidents were seen
on the Escolta. A carbonate filled
with natives and q Malabon car
threatened to dispute the right of
way, and in his efforts to stop the
Lorse the cochero jerked him into a
sitting posture on the pavement, in
which position he skidded into the
front end of the car, which had stop