The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-16

II Estimated property damae
blocked by trees falling across the ear
tracks But a special force 81 men
was kept on duty throughout the day
and night and but little delay was ex-
| perienced.
Two hundred or more telephones Of
the Mutual Company were reported
\ out of order nc one time during the
/ day, but the entire force Of the com.
pany was on duty Ind by nightfall
most Of the lines were in working or
der and service was being maintained.
Il Trouble men Of the Hawaiian Elec-
\ trie Company were on duty from early
!. Monday night until late last night In
I an effort to maintain the lighting and
1 power service. With the exception
Of the business section the entire city
was ont, Of light service during the
\ greater potion Of Monday night and
/ portion Of Yesterday. With this
4 condition facing the company yester-
day morning, repair work started and
4 by seven o'clock last night the service
\ was again restored. In number Of
instances where the storm has dam
aged buildings separate repair work
will be necessary before power can
again be turned on.
~, Beach Resorts Pare Well.
The beach resorts suffered no dam
} age beyond the destruction Of foliag,
and the uprooting Of number OF
trees.
. Qua Schuman g home in Manoa Val
ley suffered TO a considerable extent
A barn located on the premises weiit
down before the wind yesterday morn
4 ing and number Of horses and mules
1 injured, one of the mules; valued a
) about 5000, being killed. II,
; Mrs. II. r. Hicks, VINO resides a
, Thirteenth and Palolo avenue, Kaimu
XII, had narrow escape from dealt
yesterday morning. When the win,
! was at its height and her home wa
being shaken by its force she left tn
house to fasten number of vines il
= the yard which threatened TO b
2 blown away. She had no sooner lef
Z the place than the roof of her HON
was lifted from its fastenings, over
a turning and striking the lawn With
: four feet Of where she stood. A POI
3 tion of the roof was carried across th
. street, d distance Of seventy; i've fee
= The Hicks home IL new house costin
2 about $4,000 and is insured for 1925
y There is no cyclone Or wind clause i
2 the insurance policy and it Is though
/, that the owner will not receive an
y recompense for his loss. The houi
3 while not entirely demolished wi
J practically have TO be reconstruete
a Il Is believed. Hicks is superintendent
y OF the Waianae Lime Company.
A telephone pole within a short di
a tanee Of the Hicks home was snappe
= of at its base during the height Of u
: wind.
q Tenement Unroofed.
10 The entire roof Of the waipilopi
$, tenement in the Palama district, o
10 posite the pumping station was d
he molished. The roof of the structur
" Containing twenty. tenants, was blow
IN of, leaving the frightened oceupan
Is exposed to the elements. This ten
!; ment had been ordered condemhed
ip' the health department. =.
ID The fence. Of the Pacific Tennis Gil
nl was lifted from its fastenings by b
s. gale and piled up mass OF wreckae
~ Another freak N the storm was II
, uprooting OF an algaroba tree at Ca
TO sidy station, the tree being carri'
~ across the trolley wire Of the Rap
Transit Company. This happened du
ing the rush at eight o'clock yeste
&c day morning and tied up trafiie 4
ly half an hour. ..-.E 5@ ~,
rs rs Biilboards Go Down.
az Billboards went down like piles
y cards before the storm, giving plea
W ing glimpse Of open space to sectio
long disfgnred by these piles of lumb
n, 20 and paper Fortunately no ono W
u injured, SO far as could be known
cn the falling of the signboards.
", Damage to the amount of five hu
on bred dollars was suffered by Albert
M Mitchell Of Puunui, a small buildil
40 ON his premises being entirely wreck
by the storm.
he Il. Saraguehi, a Japanese riding
10 bicycle, was swept from his machi
he in puuioa yesterday morning. He Ian
ba ed near fallen algaroba tree and
ge fore he could get up an antompb
nd driven by H. b. Marines, AZ is sal
is rode over him, Motorcycle Officer II
ge nv aided in getting the injured m
of to the hospital. The Japanese suffer
Is, fractures Of both legs in addition
" scalp >and bodily injuries. He was Y
ID. conscious when taken to the hospit
ed Of the Honolulu plantation,
he Close Calls at Pail.
=, A Chinese rice planter who resi(
- at Kaneohe was the first to be cadg
n, in the gale at the Pail early yestefd
~ morning. In attempting to cross
or place with the wind blowing sever
miles an, hour his wagon and two hori
Tor were literally swept along the roi
Iat The Chinese was carried into cany
Tor where he was later found, suffer-
IRE from fractured collar bone a
AS numerous contusions, Both his hor
TX. were injured and his wagon with
Dai contents completely demolished =,
ua The Kaneohe stage was next to
ne, swept ia destruction. A number OF ?
ola sengers escaped injury almost
ers miracle, Both horses We're injur
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