Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-28

stopping clogged storm drains and di.
verting bitches that threatened to un.
dermine sidewalks and fences, and
tear out portions of streets.
One of the biggest damages report
ed to the engineers office at noon to-
day was in the road leading down from
Cashier to Kaukonahua gulch where
the water has eaten out the roadbed
and rendered it practically impossible.
Notices are being printed today
warning travellers of the dangerous
condition of this section of road.
AT Moanalua on the town side OF
the stream, water is passing over the
bridge at the foot of the hill. flowing
about Eve feet higher than its usual
level The post exchange store Is
practically surrounded by water, and
the athletic field used for baseball
and football games is an inland sea.
kalihi Roads Under Water.
Kaiihi roads are all under water,
according to Samuel Keliinoi of the
road department who has been around
on an inspection tour Of the city. and
storm drains and bitches are having
more than they can do.
Puunui section is under water, Ale
wa street, on which City Engineer
Whitehouse lives. being one Of the
streets TO suffer heaviest. The 27-inch
storm drains in this section are too
small to carry off the dowHpour.
Makiki roads are intact so far,
though cutters are fun to the over
flowing point. Water has overflowed
the new bridge over Pauoa stream on
School street, but without doing any
material damage.
Manoa roads are in many places
practically impossible, and Kalakaua.
avenue, covered temporarily with a
dressing Of coral sand for the, winter
months, is again stretch OF mud.
General manager OF the: water de.
partment, Harry Murray. said today
at noon that the rain last night was
the first that really affected the sup
ply of water In the Nuuanu reservoirs
Not until the wind shifted around to
the northwest did any great amount
Of water fall on the adjacent water
sheds.
Since noon yesterday, however, the
water level at the dam in No. has
risen three feet, making depth OF Al
feet of water in the reservoir. This
represents approximately 135,00O.0ee
gallons.
Word received today from Waialua
district by the engineer states that
there is considerable damage to the
road between HaleiRa and Wafmea
bridge though just how extensive is
not known.
Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SHAETER, Dec. 28.-Sincei
Christmas eve Fort Shafter has been
deluged with rain and the downpouf
has cut OF communication between
the cantonment and the main post
and practically marooned the garri
son.
Shortly after the rain began the dry
bed of stream became regular
mountain torrent and the road was
flooded. The road is now three feet
under water and the big truck which
runs from the. post to the street car
line has ceased to run. The only way
to reach the main post from the can
torment Is to- wade in three feet Of
water or use a vehicle pulled by army
mules. All bridges on the road have
been washed away and at places
where the stream crosses the road it
looks like young Niagara. The
stream is in many places more than
100 yards wide.
Roads in the cantonment are sea
of mud and water and practically i'm
passable.
Slight damage has been done at
Shafter by the storm in several ways
damage to the roads being the prin-
cipal item.
Man the pumps" was the cry in
the city Jail this morning, and this
afternoon prisoners were still labori-
ously pumping out the floor of the
Jail. flooded by the heavy rain today.
The outlet pipe from the jail refused
to carry off the water and it steadily
backed up during the morning. For
the second time since the heavy rain
started, more than three feet of water
covered the floor of the Jail at one
time today, and prisoners and officers
were wading about with trousers
rolled up. The water backed into the
cells and almost touched the bottoms
of the hunks. The concrete floor and
walls, with the rain standing three
feet deep, gave the place the appear.
ance of big swimming pool
Pumping with a hand pump took
some of the water out until bolt on
the pump broke and operations had
to be stayed until an order for a bolt
was signed in the sheriff's Office, car.
ried to the city purchasing agent for
approval, and then taken to a machine
shop, where the bolt was procured.