Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-13
BUILDINGS ARE
BADLY DAMAGED
BY THE GALE
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wise this wind would play havoc with
them and cause damage which It would
take weeks TO adjust
The Federal Wireless Company re
ports its equipment In perfect work
ing order, due principally to the fact
that the plant Is new, and similar
report has been issued from the
wireless department Of the Mutual
Telephone Company The Marconi sta
tion AZ Koko Head could not be reach
ed by telephone this morning. but II
is believed that the damage, IL there
is any, IL small The department oil
public works, other than being mott
fed as to the location Of several live
wires in various parts OF the city, has
received no reports OF damage to It's
equipment
The beach hotels also came in FOR
their share Of the damage, three alga'
roba trees having been uprooted on
the grounds .ocupiecd by the Moana
hotel cottages The Moana grounds
have been literally strewn with tree
and palm limbs. Manager Hertsche Of
the Seaside hotel reports the uprOot.
ing Of several algaroba trees and q
cocoanit, one OF the former having
fallen across and broken the electric
light wires No other damage Is re-
ported by Mr.. Hertsche. but there is
said to have been considerable danger
there this morning, due to falling
branches. The other beach hotels
have like reports to make. Shortly
after $3.50 o'clock this morning large
algaroba tree I'M the Waikiki side Of
the capitol grounds was blown over by
the wind and completely blocked the
street which runs between the capitol
grounds and the Library Of Hawaii
A mule valued at $3.50. the property
Of Gus Schuman. was a sacrifice to
the rayages of the wind that swept
over the alfalfa ranch In Manoa val
ley this morning Mr.. Schuman re
cefved a message from his japanese
attendant that the gale had partially
deIpolished barn located on the
premises, While theaservant was stin
in communications with the owner Of
the ranch, he added that the wind had
at that moment completely overturned
the barn. IN, making an examination
OF the damage done, II was found that
one mule was killed outright while
several other animals met with In.
iuries, not considered serious.
The house of Harry r. Hicks, at the
corner Of 18th and Palolo avenues,
Kaimuki, was nearly demolished BY
the high wind about 5 o'clock this
morning. The roof was completely
torn away together with the rafters
and some OF the ceiling 5oist, and was
scattered all along Palolo avenue for
many hundreds Of feet The ceiling Of
the house and also the walls were
damaged to snch an extent that the
house will practically have to be re.
huil0 There was no one in the house
at the time Of the damage, Mrs Hicks
having stepped into the back yard
TO tie UP some trees. and was on her
way to the house when the wind rip.
ped the roof from the house and land.
ed it in Palolo avenue.
The warehouse of the Algaroba
Bean Company, Iwilei. was ilractical-
" demolished shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning when It was struck by
an unusually heavy gust Of wind. Sec.
tons OF sheet iron we're ripped from
the roof and scattered in all direc
tons and some employees of the Ha
waiian Pineapple Company, who
we're in the neighborhood, narrowly
escaped being struck by the flying
metal. Fortunately. no one was ii
the building at the time of the acci
cent and no accidents have been re
ported II is estimated that the liam
age to the building is large.
The sailing OF three steamers in the
ter,Island service has been post.
roned because of the gales that have