Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-13
Wind Wreaks It's Fury at Capitol
Hard Storm Sweeps Over The City
Heavy Wind and Falling Trees Do
Much Damage Throughout the City

Quarters Of Lieutenant Preston tnew
cantonment) unrcoted.
billboard on lower Fort street down,
fragments being carried to distance
Of so feet.
Lieutenant Green's quarters fort
Shafter) overturned by storm.
Roof blown off bungalow of Harry
r. Hicks. 1892 Paloio avenue, and in
terrier damaged. r..
Section of tarred roofing blown
from top of e. O. Hall & Sons build
ing; damage slight, replaced. ~
A number of algaroba trees were
uprooted by the wind ion the grounds
of the Atherton Estate King and Ala,
pal streets. -.
Al section Of the signboard at the
Opera House torn of and blown down
as far as Richards street
The roof of tises amateur X. w. p.
wireless station at kalilli was blown
of this morning. The damage is es-
timated at $25.
The city and county has several
gangs Of men at work removing fallen
trees which have obstructed various
throughout the city
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Laundry at Fort Shafrter cut Off
from communication owing to the fact
that live wires are stretched in front
Of door.
The roof Of small house near the
head Of Emma street was caught by
the wind and deposited on the other
side Of the road.
A gust of wind, sweeping down
Adams lane shortly before noon, blew
the roof from q small shack opposite
The Mutual Telephone Company.
Moving picture house at Fort Shat
.er; rear cayed in and fear that build.
ng would be blown away causes del
aiIinent of company to endeaFor to
lold up structure.
A large. algaroba tree on Merchant |
near Richards street was blown
across the former thoroughfare, but |
was cut UP and renowned shortly aft
sr.
The wind practically demolished the
Of the Algaroba Bean Com
Dany at Iwilei shortly after 10 o'clock
his morning. No accidents have |
been reported, but the property dam
lge Is said to be heavy.
Bearing several hundred wires, q
telephone pole situated near the In
ersection of Beach and Kalia roads
vas broken OF by the wind shortly
lfter 10 O'Clock this morning. The
accident resulted in many phones in
he Waikiki district being placed out
If commission.
In attempting to round the corner
Il King and Alapai streets this morn
ng, Yoshikawa, riding q bicycle which
s alleged to have become unmanage-
bile because of the force of the wind.
:ollided with automobile number TIA.
The japanese was thrown to the
;round, and met with injuries to his
ide, leg and ankle. He was sent to
he hospital for treatment.
While a large number of people
we're passing along lower Fort street
/. the time of arrival of the United
states army transport Logan, a big
METAL bill board was blown to the
round, several pedestrians, including
having narrow escape from
'eing. struck by the flying fragments.
'Ortions of the structure were blown
er, IS the street.
A large area of billboards located
I the corner Of Nuuanu and Bere-
ania streets was leveled to the ground
y the gales that swept the city early
his morning. The structure, made of
eood and covered with sheet iron, was
orced into the street and in the fall
city fire hydrant was damaged to
n extent that 1t began leaking. That
ortion of the street was much flooded
y water before the repair gang from
he department of public works reach
d the scene.
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