The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-12-28
Christmas Dinner Ruined

Christmas Dinner Ruined
On Christmas Eve the two compa.
MES of recruits of the Twenty-ffth In.
fantry, who are under canvass on the
target range, suffered from the effects
of both rain and wind and some three
hundred and fifty men spent the night
in utter discomfort. The most serious
part of the storm was the blowing
destruction of the greater portion of
the elaborate Christmas dinner which
had been prepared for the morrow. One
company lost more than one hundred
freshly baked pies. and quantities OF
pastry. The target range was soon
aflOat and the neighboring gulches
overlooked until a lake some two
hundred feet across separated the camp
from the nearer approach to the post
Fortunately for the recruits they were
able at dawn to find shelter in the
large target house nearby and in this
building the cooks set about preparing
the remnants of the Christmas dinner
In the Twenty-fifth Infantry can
Torment the regimental library tent
and the court martial tent were both
torn to shreds by the force of the
wind. The new hand ball court of Co
F was also damaged.
Much Canvas Destroyed
The quantity of canvas destroyed
will amount to several thousand dol
lars, probably, and funds will have to
be made Immediately available for the
repairs to barracks.
The destruction of the recruit CAM
affecting a large number of tents calls
to mind that the recommendation OF
the post commander, submitted some
months ago, for the erection of perma
ncnt recruit barracks at this post, was
disallOwed by the quartermaster gene
raj despite the statement of the great
wear and tear to tentage. which is in
tended for entirely different purposes
due to the absence of such permanent
structures. The experiences of this
storm emphasis the wisdom of the re
commentator of the local authorities
Not SO Bad In Honolulu
The terrific wind which wrecked the
buildings at SchOfeld Barracks wa
not felt here to the extent it was there
1t blew for two days from twenty to
climax was reached the wind acquired
a velocity estimated at sixty miles al
hour. This high wind continued fOl
about half an hour and it was during
this that the damage was done. Tn,
wind seemed to be confined to Il very
narrow district as a large open shed III
which lumber was piled was but II
short distance from the damaged build
ings at Cashier and it was not hurt in
the least.
City Engineer Whitehouse, who made
an inspection of the streets yCstri uay
reports that but little damage was done
by the rain so far as he could see.
Streams Surging Rivers
Up Nuuanu valley, near the Queer
Emma park, where some damage wa,
done to the road by the last storm, the
repairs which had been temporarily
made were washed ont, but with thi'
exception no great hurt was done The
streets or storm sewers.
In Kalihi the streams were surginl
rivers for a few minutes soon after the
heavy fall Of rain, but managed to car
ry off the water without any damage
to surrounding property.
At Waikiki the low lands were flood
ed to depth of seven or eight ih!L-
| but the water soon drained away
through the many auwais and outet'
| from the duck ponds which find theiI
| ways to the ocean. Waikiki hcacl
| yesterday was a mass of debris which
was washed out through the stream
which enters the ocean between tn,
Mouna hotel and Outrigger Club an'
| bathing was made uncomfortable al
day. TheIe was "a very high surf run
ming and it piled the beaches all along
with stumps of trees, palm leaves ant
seawecd.
The intensity of the rain storm
which broke over this city on Christ
mas Day shortly after eleven 'clOcl
in the morning was the greatest eve
recorded at the weather bureau her,
since it was established, except on Feb
ruary and 3 in 1907.
Storm Warned Of Approach
The heavy storm on Christmas Da,
first gave warning of its approach
about the middle Of the week. On We'd
ncsday afternoon the barometer passe,
below the normal and kept to a stead,
fall; the wind veered from northeas
to east, then southeast and south an,
increased in velocity on Friday an,
Saturday. At eight o'clock on tn
evening of December 90 the barometri
pressure, at sea level, was 1906 niche
and gradual fall during the next tire
IuNs, brought the reading down t
29.12 during the afternoon of Christ
mas day. The prevailing direction o
| the wind on Thursday was from tn