Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-13

leading to the outer districts are down.
The roof covering the bleachers at
Athletic Park was torn away and
scattered over the surrounding houses,
Flag.pole in capital grounds broken
off by wind. passing pedestrian hay.
! ing narrow escape from injuries.
A section of the fence in the rear Of
|, the Colonial Hotel was blown down
early this morning. ~
A glass window in the third floor
OF the Levers & Cooke building was
demolished at noon.
Work stopped on new residence OF
George Sherman, Manoa valley, on &C
count Of high wind carrying away ma
terials.
A fairly cold spell accompanied the
wind the early part Of this morning.
Even the statue worshipper was,
equipped with shoes.
BARRIERS chair. Company E, I'd bat.
talon, Fort Shafter, carried by wind
for distance Of $50 feet and returned
without damage. Isl
Bachelors quarters at Fort Shafter
was denuded Of its roof early this
morning. The wife of Captain Bell
narrowly escaped serious injury.
a = II p.
Barn on Manoa valley premises Of
Gus Schuman blown down, killing
mule valued at $3.50. Japanese at.
tendant escaped with minor bruises.
Part of roof blown off home OF Mrs.
Mabel Wing Castle, Manoa valley;
house now occupied by Miss Smith.
school teacher Mrs. Castle Is in Mas
sachusetts
Manoa Valley Is reported as
having suffered severely as q reeulto Of
the heavy blow. Roofs were blown
on. trees uprooted and telephone and
light wires torn down.
Several trees were uprooted at
Washington Place as the result of the
wind last night and this morning. The
grounds are well scattered with limbs
and other debris.
The flag pole In the palace grounds
was snapped on at the base early this
morning. It's fall was checked by q
monkeypod tree which prevented It's
damaging the telephone and light
wires.
Reported at 10 o'clock this morning
a Chinese rice planter of Koolaupoko 1
was blown over the Pali Police are
rumor, though handicap.
ped by the lack Of telephone facili-
ties with windward side Of the island
A number OF large algaroba trees
located in the grounds surrounding
the Queen Emma place on upper Nuu-
anu avenue were laid low by the
storm this morning. The beautiful |
park Is Uttered with fallen branches
and debris. i
When the wind made one, of its
trips down King street this morning,
ii caught sign belonging to tailor
named Chez Quong, wrenched it from
its fastenings and dashed It into the
window of G. A Somma's barber shop.
The latter estimated the damage at
$50.
Lifted bodily from the seat Of his !
bicycle by the force of the gale, Ed.
ward Carlo. while riding down Pauoa
road was thrown to the ground, the
man sustaining several serious cuts
about the body and head He received
treatment at the hospital and then
went to HIS home. a. !
Almost completely blocking Punch. |
bowl street between Beretania and
Vineyard, a big Algeroba tree was
eveled to the ground this morning
through force Of the wind. The fall
ing tree carried large number of .
electric and telephone wires, force
of electricians, together with a police
squad reaching the scene in time to
prevent q serious accident. For some
hours the thoroughfare was barred to
vehicle traffic. In some instances the
wires were almost a hopeless mass of
twisted iron and copper