The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-23
OAHU SWEPT BY FIERCE STORM
Estimates Place Dam age AT $4,000

before bud washed out the sampan fleet
from ne slip, lninber, chicken coops,,
vegetation and mud yesterday made a
woe begone spectacle out of the hafbor.
The unfestiVe chicken coop floated dis.
fhhlly out Of the port on the breast
Of the tide, turned around and foated
dismally IN again on the breath of the
Konn gnle. H. Hft
Little islands Of matted Vegetation
chung lovingly around the propellors Of
the harbor launches and caused a great
deal of bad language. The mud was
think enough to warrant Che belief that
half the island had been washed into
the port, and for the first time in years
the diving boys did not meet an incom.
ing steamer 'a.ta
=, The japanese fishermen occupied
their time In salyaging their over.
turned sampans. and surveying the
water.iilled motors. The fishing feet
was scattered TO the four corners Of
the port and-was being dug out from
under every wharf. The big sampans
came gaily in from sea in the morning.
having spent the night in the storm and
reaped rich rewards in fish for their
brnvndo.
II win be long time before this
particular drop Of the Pacific Ocean is
M TO dive in. -.
| At Moiliih the sOhoolyard was full O.
water yesterday and was teeming with
mnllet, catfish, carp and fresh waite,
shrimps, the latter being found by the
tens Of thousands The whole Of Moi
Hin village spent yesterday fishing in
the schoolgrounds with cast nets and
other devices for catching the unlock.
ed for visitation of finny food.
All the way from Diamond Head Il
Kahhi Bay the native and Oriental DO,
lpulation was out in full fishing force
and great bags of mullet, catfish and
other fishes were gathered up MS the
fish, borne from the freshwater of the
uplands floundered about helplessly In
the salt water. .:"@" A'htf-
Near Ward Street, Kewalo, the owne
OF premises, taking look at the dam
age wrought by the food, yesterday
morning, found three large mullets gill
Led in the wire.netting Of his chicken
coop. fi
The rainfall at Luakaha, ON, Monda,
was 1914. Dam No. 4, Nuuanu Valley
/
The dam Is now at the 53.foot level.
Twice on Monday night the FIRE de
partment was called TO save the base
ncnt of the Capitol building from
flooding. AT ten O'Clock Fire Chiei
Thurston sent gasoline engine No. / !,
pump out the water gathered in tn,
Impressions surrounding the lowe
floor Of the building, and at midnigh
the crew was called on again ant
worked hard until fifteen minutes afte
4 four O'Clock In the morning. The FIR,
department also pumped out the base
mert Of the Hachfeld building.
i Iwilei, near the soap works, was 3,
deep In water early yesterday mornin,
that families were marooned and ha,
20 be, removed from their dwellings, o.
RATS. E.a ~ I
!, Yesterday afternoon service over I'll
o. r. q l.. Co. q lines was resumed
The SchoHeld train, due at Leilehua q
midnight, did not arrive until tw
o clock yesterday morning on accoun
of slow running in the worst Of tn
storm. -rl.+ -. vi .f.&YaE ~
About 500 feet of roadway and rail
were swept out Of line about half
mile Eva Of Puuloa, the damage bein
speedily righted by gang of 200 mel
Yesterday morning a Ford car, M
, lll6, and registered in the name Of .
Ashman Beaver. was found abandoned
with the headlight still burning, on III
7 mauka side of Wilder Avenue mes
Anapuni Street. rtt