The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1921-01-18
WORST STORM IN
YEARS HITS. KAUAI

What is claimed to be the worst
storm in the memory of the Oldest
inhabitant has been sweeping Kauai
for the past week.
Llhue Mil Flooded
On Lihue plantation all the lower
levels Of the mill were submerged to
a depth of about four feet of water
and mud. Fortunately the contents
Of the sugar room had been bagged
and loaded into the standing cars,
which placed it above danger. Motors
on the ground floor were put out of
commission and injured. The flood
came over the road, it is reported,
about four feet deep and cleared
away all distractions on the makai
side including good sized house.
Value Of an Anchorage
A stranded automobile on the road
near there was submerged so that
only the roof showed, and was in dan
ger Of being swept away. To pre-
vent this it was anchored to a tree
nearby.
Railway Fills Eaten Away
Two or~three of the large fills on
the recently completed line Of railway
connecting the Lihue and Hanamaulu
sections of the plantation were badly
eaten into and it will take lot OF
money and labor to repair them.
Locally Less Storm, But Much Damage
So far as the storm proper went
1t was much less severe in Waimea
than on the Lihue side, but in the
edeluge Of water that came down the
rivers, it held its own with any place
on the Island.
Trouble Began at Junction Of Rivers
The rivers began to rise in the
early morning Of Sunday, and reached
the climax about two o'clock. At
that time the roaring torrent coming
down the Makaweli valley met a
similar torrent from the Waimea val
ley, and the two together banked up
and overflowed the whole flat at the
junction, and swept down the valley
carrying destruction on all sides.
A PIueky Little Mermaid
Among others a little Hawaiian
girl of years ran out of the house
and was Immediately swept away. The
little thing fortunately could swim,
and was quite at home in the water,
and finally made up to chicken
house and climbed up on it, and thus
went sailing down the river. Finally
when her impromptu boat neared the
shore she abandoned it and swan
ashore, landing in cane field.
Store Swept Away
Just at the junction of the rivers
there was a little Japanese store
this was swept away leaving no vest.
ige.
Wide Spread Disaster
Several houses in the same neighbor
hood were wrecked; and all the way
down the valley the flood took every
thing in its course. Pigs, chickens,
dogs, cattle. shacks, houses and trees
with every other kind Of debris went
down together, and the bay looked
like the dismantled forest of Euro
pean battle field.
The Town DeIuged
When this great flood of water
got down maikai it spread out all
over the low part of Town, so that
there was three or four feet on Main
Street, and four boats were employed
navigating the Town, salvaging goods,
rescuing passengers, etc, conveying
them to the high ground on either
side.
Stores and Houses Flooded
The water rose to the level of the
Bank floor and completely flooded out
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that section.
Hofgaard's Store Suffers Seriously
Farther along it filled into Hof-
gaard's store, and did large amount
Of damage, which will probably run
to many thousands of dollars. They
kSl damaged goods sale there yes
terday. Some of the lesser stores
and shops being on lower level were
worse dealt with. and have very little
left.
1t was the worst flood within the
memory of Waimea.
Flooded Beyond Recognition
The Anahola stream contained so
much water that the eye could not
see where the banks of the stream
ended and the rice fields on the sides