The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-05-30
LIGHTNING HITS
IN MANY PLACES
ONE WOMAN HURT AND OTHERS
ARE FRIGHTENED-DAAEA
TO HOUSES.
(Trom Sundays Advortiser.l

From Sundays AdYeTtiser.l
lightning played pranks between two
and three o'clock yesterday morning,
but there was also an element Of trag-
edy in its wild play for four houses in
the Kaimuki district were struck and
in two instances sleeping inmates mar
rowly escaped death.
Following a heavy rainfall after two
O'Clock yesterday morning, lightning
forked and about two-thirty tremen.
dous streak shot down from the black
clouds followed by terrific clap of
thunder and many persons awakened
by the heavenly artillery felt that the
lightning had selected an earthly point
of attack. Kaimuki received the full
impact. =
L. I. Belliveau and wife, the latter
being known generally in the islands
as Princess Theresa, were asleep when
their home was struck and the former
was thrown from his bed to tn efoor.
He was dazed for a few minutes and
unable to account for the shock re-
ceived by the house.
Examination showed that hole had
been made in the roof about two feet
square through which the rain was
coming. The lightning had struck near
the vent pipe of the bathroom and had
followed the pipe to the bathroom, dam
aging the bathtub and making a hole
in the ground big enough to put a
bucket in. The electric lights were
put out of commission and the electric
meter was smashed to pieces.
Woman Struck.
Conductor Clark, of the Rapid Tran.
sit company, working on the Punahou
line, and his wife were asleep. The
lightning struck their roof, tore hole
in it, passed straight downward and
struck the bed, setting fire to the bed,
clothing and scorching Mrs. Clark Is
shoulder, dazing her for some time.
The shock caused her to almost col.
lapse.
The home of Mrs. Dillon, at the top
of the hill, near Ocean View, was
struck, the lightning following the cleo.
trio wire into the house, striking the
electric transformer on a. post opposite
her house. The wire passed into the
house by way of the bedroom and il
just back of dresser there. The glass
WAC smashed, and some joists were
blown off The damage, while nominal
was sufficient to scare the occupants
and they got their neighbors, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugo Herzer, and all came into
town.
Above the bed of the Herzers is a
reading lamp. When the bolt struck
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their home they were asleep The light
ming followed the light wire into the
bedroom and smashed the glass globe
just over their heads, the fine bits be-
ing scattered adj over their faces. The
experience was enough for one night
and they came to town to escape fur
Their experiences of the kind.
May Be More
II is believed that other houses in
the hills were struck, but no add.
tional reports have yet been received
The rainfall was extremely heavy and
all the streams leading into town were
swollen, the storm sewers in town were
taxed TO their capacity, while there Wai
some damage to the dirt roads
Manager Kimball, of the HaleiWa
motel, telephoned In yeeterday that a.
though the rainfall was heavy all
through the other section OF the island
the road from Honolulu TO HaleiWa
yesterday was In excellent condition
and motoring down that way today
will be pleasant.
The lightning WAS seon playing all
over the Tantaans ridge, but the heayi
est effects were received In the Ka
imnki section.