The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-01-11
Shipping at HiIo Driven Out to
Sea While Waves Smash
Breakwater Scow --Matsonia
Z Maroons Part of Crew Ashore
OAHU SUFFERS IN
WASHoUT OF ROADS
Road Along Windward Side I'M
passabIe and Repairs win Take
Some Days Schofield Road
= Can Be Negotiated With Care
(From Sunday Advertiser)
(Sn.rinl Tn The AdVnrtiacr

i "a Especial to The Advertiser.)
"a HILO, January S-The tremendous
northerly sea which has been expert.
eneed here the last twenty four hours
continues, sweeping directly over the
TOP Of the breakwater and up to the
beach and waterfront at the foot of
Waianuenue street. Waves of noun
tainous size pound the beach and the
ellis all along the Hamakua coast.
a The steamer Matsonia succeeded in
putting out to sea this morning after
! reaking many lines, leaving behind
the chief engineer, ships doctor, TWEEN.
ty stewards and many passengers. The
vessel ventIred back at four o'clock
This afternoon for half an hour but was
compelled to 60 to sea again.
The oil tanker Lansing, after pro-
eeeding 300 miles out returned late this
afternoon. She landed seaman who
had received several broken ribs in the
haffeting the vessel had undergone, and
then put to sea again.
~ The launch which Las been towing
rock from Waipio quarry for the Hilo
breakwster has been driven on the
rocks at Waipio and is reported total
wreck.
Oahu share of the big storm that
has been sweeping the islands the last
few days has been fairly disastrous to
rural highways, while creating general
discomfort and in few instances pos
sibly real suffering among householders
of Honolulu.
Since the first of the year Honolulu
has undergone a rain fall of unpre-
eedented size. 1t has been accompan-
led the last two days by high wind,
though the later thus far apparently
has created no large material damage.
:, One result of the storm Is that high.
way traffic in country Districts through
oue the island u practically at stand
still. At least two bad washouts are re-
ported on the windward side between
Kahana and Kaaawa, effectively stop
ping around Oahu motoring parties.
Roads 90 Out
Andrew. Adams, road overseer in
windward Oahu, phoned yesterday that
the high northeast wind was piling up
the seas along that coast, that the sea
isrrongher than it has been in years
and that the heavy surf has carried
, away two sections of the highway and
made the road impossible there for two
days, at least
Similar reports of bad roads have
come from the Waialua district, and
in general the highway conditions are
such that road Overseers warn motor
lists not to leave the city without wheel
chains.
Residents of windward Oahu report
the heavy tides pounding the beaches
ON that side yesterday and Friday
were greater than many of them ever
had seen before, creating a spectacle
of wild grandeur.
All Records Beaten
The rainfall since January l, says
Weather Director A. NJ. IIamrick, is
greater than ever recorded for the
same season and nearly an inch more
than the normal reciptatiOn for the
entire month of January. The actual
interpolation since the first of the new
year to eight clock last evening was
4.23 inches. OF this amount 1853 inches
fell in forty eight hours just preceding
his observation at eight last night,
while the heaviest rainfall was expe.
fenced in the city Friday night and
early yesterday morning, 1873 inches
being recorded for the twelve hours.
One and eighteen One.hundredths in,
ehes were received between the hours
of eight yesterday morning and eight
kSt night.
In volume the amount of water pour
ing through the different creeks and
II. II klA 80
four hours was larger than that Of last
weeks storm, when all outlets were
filed to the brim. Yesterday many of
these overhOwed, though damage to
property did not prove as widespread
and serious as had been feared.
0yerseer Andrew Adams reported
yesterday that the around the island
highway had been washed out and is
impossible now. He has put a force
of men to work repairing the damage
but says the road cannot be in cOndi,
ton for traffic in less than two days
time. Another washout was reported
by him on the Honolulu side of Kahana
Valley, which he says two or three
dava' Rbor win be required to repair
before il can be available for traffic of
any kind.
Extremely heavy rain was reported
at Waialua Friday night. The down.
pour continued yesterday, all along the
route between that point and Honolulu
Dangerous Hillsides
The road IN reported as especially
dangerous in he WaikSkslua, Kipap"
ana Kaukonahua gul"hes. A report
from Cashier Is that the forty foot fill
over the Garden gulcb. at the entrnuc"
TO Kaukanahua guleh il 80 tr"arh"rous
that the military authorities hav"
placed guards there to warn travellers