Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-06
CITY STREETS FILLEDA-
BY SURGING WATERS

Reports from flooded districts be-
gan to find their way to the city
hall" at an early hour this morning,
City and County Engineer Gere and
his force of assistants at onceastarted
out on relief expeditions
Volumes of water found but partial
outlet through the system of storm
sewers. f.
| King and Young streets above
Thomas Square were flooded, and wa
ter backed up into scores of yards.
Many householders by removing shoes
and stockings We're able to gain the
remaining dry spots on those thor
| oughfares and come into town.
| A report by phone has been received
| to the effect that five inches of rain
had fallen at Waimanalo up to an early
hour this morning The storm con-
tinued, and great quantity of water.
it is predicted, will sweep down the
Pail on the windward side.
Alexander street from Artesian to
Beretania street was to all intents and
purposes u river of water The same
condition prevailed along King street
to where it passes the McCully tract
The storm had considerable to do with
delaying traffic on the Rapid Transit
lines along these streets.
AT the office of the city and county
engineer this morning came an urgent
appeal from residents living near the
Makiki ditch The drain had broken
away in several places and flood of
water came pouring in upon the prem
iseS there. Water surrounded the
homes, and in some cases reached to
the first floors of the dwellings
Piikoi street between Victoria and
Keeaumoku streets was, during the
height of the storm, carrying raging
torrent of storm water. The flood has
done much to tear up portions of the
macadam that had made this highway
presentable.
ton in large volumes, and the force Of
iiremen made heroic attempts to di-
vert the stream that poured down the
hill districts
Along portions of Piikoi street, Mat
lock avenue and Lunalilo street water
stands in some yards to a depth of
foot or more.
At : o'clock this morning the water
that rushed down in NuuanI stream
was within eighteen inches of the Ber-
etania street bridge. ~.
Z Kdpiolani Park district appears to be
one of the worst sufferers from the
flood The water reached a point
where it crossed the street car tracks
and tide of muddy water flowed over
the bridge on Kalakaua avenue A
number of families were obliged to re-
move their belongings and effects from
their homes. Water came up over the
lanais and into the lower floors of
their dwellings
There are but a few inches separat-
ing the Rapid Transit tracks from the
flood along that portion of the line
that crosses the duck ponds at Wal
kiki to a point where the line joins
Kalakaua avenue The rice fields are
one vast lake. About the
only bipeds that appear to take the
matter of high water philosophically
are the numerous ducks belonging to
the Chinese gardeners there. Chickens
and Chinese are roosting high on the
roofs of their dwellings. 81.
Best Rains in Seven Years.
THE rain has been general all over
the Islands," said A. w. Carter, man
ager of the Parker Ranch, this morn
ing. "At the ranch we have had the
best rains for seven years" 3
Speaking of the local storm, Mr. Car
ter said that the rain here in Honolulu
IS the heaviest he has ever seen.