Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-22
Three HUNDRED
PERSONS GIVEN
CLOTHING FREE
Relief Work at Waikiki Begun
as Soon as Storm Abated;
Plantation Damage Big
Especial star.BuIletin cOrrespOndsnc.l

Especial star-BuIletin CorrespondenceI
WAILUKU, Maui, Jan 21.-Thirty
four years ago a storm similar to tn,
one that has just swept Maui devas
tated this island. Not since that tim,
has anything on this island equalleC
the terrific storm that has grippec
this island since Sunday
High wind began that day, Mon
day night a cloudburst visited West
Maui, Tuesday night the sharpest light
ming and the heaviest thunder known
TO the Oldest residents enyeloped the
West Maui mountains The storm was
unusual in that il came not as the
kona usually comes, but struck in from
the sea over McGregor's Landing and
racing to the tops of the mountains
seemed to draw currents of air VI
from each of the gulehes.
lao stream was three times as wide
as in the storm of a few days ago
which was the severest in u years
As the water came in a perfect flood
down the stream the usual bed was
changed, and breaking the embank,
ment the water raced over the high.
way and took with IL practically all
the houses below lao valley bridge on
the road which leads to Waihee.
One Cement Pier Gone.
The bridge itself is standing, though
one pier Of cement is entirely washed
away. One house is now resting
against the Spreckels flume, which
was shattered by the impact
The worst destruction in years was
witnessed in lao on Tuesday and Wed.
nesday by the flood OF water. Hun.
dreds OF citizens were out in search
parties doing all in their power to
relieve suffering.
Through the arrangement of the
Wailuku Sugar Company and citizens
the Maui Dry Goods and Grocery Com.
pany opened a relief department and
citizens of Waikiki that were desti.
tute were given clothing 1t was re.
ported today that between 200 and 300
persons we're clothed by the garments
given out in this way. Many who had
practically no clothing on at all came
and pleaded for help. No one was
refused.
The Wailuku Sugar Company lost
between IL and IA houses and thou
sands of dollars worth of cane were
washed out Fumes in all directions
were broken down.
The Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar
Company lost a large tract of cane
toward Kiheis while damage by wind
and rain on the other Maui planta-
tions was considerable. A large mum.
Der OF trees on all portions Of the
island were destroyed by the heavy
wind. which attained velocity Of IS
miles an hour.
Five Big Bridges Down.
Five big bridges between Waikiki
and Lahaina are down and many small.
er ones. Telephone lines were broken
in all parts of Maui and the electric
light service was crippled.
The worst part of the storm is the
large number of deaths caused by the
flood in Waikiki. Those reported to
noon today are as follows:
Mrs. Sodatani. Japanese, about 80
years old. and her 2-year-old child.
Juan Roman Madronar, about 40
years of age, and his 32year-old wife
and 2-month-old baby girl
Seville Fernandez, aged about 40,
hts wife, about 80 years of age, and
q son about / Y years old
Theodore Marques. q Filipino, about
IS years old.
a Chinese. 40 years Of age; name is
unknown.
A Japanese Buddhist priest. named
Snyataki Jitsn. age about; 80 years.
A daughter Of Mrs. Sodatani, the
dead Japanese woman, is still missing.