Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-18


it has held for the past several days,
only a very slight change being noted.
Cold Winds-More Rain.
Between l. O'Clock and Il o'clock
today the wind swung to the west and
the thermometer dropped slightly.
Cold winds will probably bring on still
more rain This morning at 8 O'Clock
the wind reached a velocity of As
miles an hour. III. -.
That the present storm is excessive
is shown by figures computed by the
weather bureau, showing the. mean
rainfall by months in the last IL years.
The means are as follows: T..
January, 3.S1; February. 262's
March. 249: April. 1888; May, Loo;
June, SO; July, SO; August, 81; Sep.
TENDER, 1.66; October. 100; Novem-
Der. 2.96; December. Ais. Total, 1880.
Up to noon today no large damage
had been reported at the city engi
neer's office. = ~.
Nuuanu street which was ripped
out by the November storm, the as.
phalt being torn off by the water. is
again washed out All of the former
holes which were merely filed in with
rock until more permanent job could
be done upon them. have washed out,
the rocks being deposited in the ditch.
es alongside.
WaiaIae Ranch Flooded.
Waialae road is running stream
two and one-half feet deep and a mile
long, according to word telephoned in
to the Star-Bulletin office shortly after
noon today, by Paul R. Isenberg. Mr..
Isenberg declared it is the worst down
pour that he has ever seen in that
section. A large portion of Waialae
ranch, his property, Is under four feet
of water
Much damage was done yesterday
on the other side of the island in the
Heeia district, according to r. S.,
Chase, road engineer at Hakipuu, who
arrived in the city this morning by
automobile.
cannery Roof Damaged.
Roofs were torn from many houses,
the Japanese groceries and small
stores suffering heavily. A portion OF
the corrugated iron cupola on the
roof of the Libby, Mcneil & Libby
cannery on the other side of the island
was torn off and sent flying heller.
SHELTER by the wind. &.
Luckily no damage to the stored
fruit inside was done, according to
F. w. Macfarlane, president, today. La
borers' camps at the cannery suffer.
ed heavily, the structures OF wood and
iron being at the mercy OF the ter
rife wind.
No great damage had been done to
the pineapple fields this morning,
though much more rain threatens to
wash them badly.
High winds were noted last night
on the peninsula at Pearl Harbor, ana
alearoba trees, which grow so thickly
in the neighborhood, were down IN
large numbers this morning. The
The morning train from Pearl City
was delayed for, nearly an hour today
owing to trees and branches having
blown near or across the track.
Reports reached Honolulu early this
morning that there had been a small
tempest at Waipahu, which did much
damage over Oahu plantation. but
telephone inquiry largely discounted
this story. The plantation office said
that a number of trees had been
blown down and the downpour was
but that the actual dam
age is small.
From Fort Shafter. came word that
considerable damage was done yes
terday. The deluge yesterday was
the worst on record. From IL to ]
o'clock the downpouf was enormous.
The stone bridge in the gulch was car
ried away. A stream so yards wide
rushed over the main road. Visitors
from the main post who went across
the gulch- were marooned there until
late I'M the day. The baseball field
is lake and at places the, water Isl
sheet 300 yards wide. Some damage
TO property, amount unestimated, is