Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-24
MAUI STORM HAS
LEFT WIDE WAKE
OF DEVASTATION
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the mauka side of the road were car
ried by the water across the road. and
in some instances when they came In
contact with the houses on the nlakai
side were broken to pieces and the
debris fioated downstream 10 the sea.
Blacksmith Shop Moved. =. ..:....
The blacksmith shop. which was a
good sized structure. was taken half
across the road turned endwise hv
the water, and is now standing in this
position. leaving just room enough for
vehicles to pass. Houses on the low
er side of the highway are now to be
found scattered here and there along
the river bed to the ocean or, COM
pletely broken up, are strewn along
the course OF the raging stream. The
height of the water was great sur
prise to all who witnessed the sudden
rise of the streams. and the new chan
nels together with the wide cut in the
valley where the lao bridge used to
span the river at the two mile post
are also matters of establishment
Yesterday and the day before many
automobiles from all parts of central
v
carnations on all sides were, isn't II
terriblet =" T..
Not a taro patch remains. Many
beautiful trees that were ornaments
to the lao road are gone, and portions
of the valley that were particularly
beautiful are now masses of broken
down walls or piles of debris.
Big Syphon Washed Out.
The plantation syphon used to
bring water from the Waihee SIDE OF
the stream to the Waikapu side is
completely washed out Elsewhere
cement and wooden fumes of the Wal
luku Sugar Company and the Hawaii
an Commercial and Sugar Company
are completely ripped out. Many
fields are stripped of their cane. All
this damage can be easily seen as one
passes up and down the familiar roads
of Wailuku. ...
Many thrilling stories of rescues
have come to light yesterday and to-
day. In several instances the work
men on the plantation were just start
ing for the fields when they saw the
danger to their families and neighbors
and rushed back in time to give warn
ing and help get people to points of
safety.
Joe Welch, who CHANGED to be on
the mauka side of the Waihee road
when the flood was breaking into the
houses and people were swimming
about trying to save their families, did
some heroic work in rescuing score
of persons. 49,.
Had Rope Around Waist.
David Kaiwa, John and Levi Hoo
phi were with WEIGH as with rope
around his waist he made trip after
trip into the stream to acsist those in
need of help. The police did valiant
service under the direction of Sheriff
Crowell, who seemed to be every
where at once with his gang. Angus
McPhee was also man of the hour,
directing parties where the greatest
need was seen. Details of the death
of some of the persons whose bodies
have been found are heartrending, and
the narrow escape of large number
of families shows how close to an even
greater calamity Wailuku has been.
The relief committee selected yes.
terday at a mass meeting of Maui
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meeting at which all central Maui was
represented was called by Sam Ka.
lama. chairman of the board of super
visors. Joaquin Garcia was appoint
ed secretary. The meeting was inter
esting as bringing together all nation.
Salities in the common need of the
hour. II also showed what immediate
relief had been given by the Wailuku
Sugar Company, the Maui Dry Goods
and by the County of Maui, as well as
by private citizens.
Laborers Cared For.
Manager Penhallow stated that the
plantation had at once taken care OF
all the families of its laborers that
had suffered and that all were housed
until new buildings could be erected.
This task was to be undertaken just
as soon as carpenters and lumber
could be secured. Frank F. Baldwin,
manager of H, C. & S. Co, was chair.
man of the meeting.
The relief committee opened Nh
headquarters atty once at the Alexan
der House Settlement front rooms
which had been offered for the pur
pose. A telephone was installed
Daily meetings areN being held from
IL to II O'Clock, and the committee
organized with Leslie R. Mathews as
chairman, Joaquin Gascia as secre
tary. and R. A. Wadswerth as treas
urer \
Subcommittee were at once put
to work as follows: Sheriff Crowell
is to ascertain from the Hawaiians
what need there is among their PEG
pie. Mr.. Mathews has chargeS of the
Filipinos, Mr. Garcia the Portuguese
Mr.. Otsuka the japanese andt Mr.
Wadsworth the Chinese and all 10Th
ers. .."
An important meeting of the com
mittee adjourned a little past 1:
o'clock today and it was found 1885,
persons were in need and 81 families
were homeless. A large number OF
buildings belonging to these familieE
were washed away. The committed
is in charge of relief work only, and
it is EXPECTED that the s2500 available
by vote of the board of supervisors