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Show HURRICANE HITS HAWAIIAN GROUP HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. 4. (Delayed.) Tho island of Oahu, on which Honolulu is situated and adjacent Islands, are recovering re-covering today from the worst tropical hurricane that ever visited the Hawaiian group. ThouMnds of trees on this island were blown down. street cur service was brought to a standstill, all wires were prostrated nnd many wooden houses partially par-tially wrecked. Fruit trees In bearing were stripped. The sugar can crop on the Isla.nd of Oahu was said to have sufferpd damage conservatively estimated at $250,000. Reports Re-ports have not been received from neigh- boring islands, but it is believed the dam- 1 age was proportionately heavy. The only loss of life reported was the drowning of a Japanese. |