THE RECENT STORM.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8932, 26 June 1905, Page 2

THE RECENT STORM.

SEVERAL RIVERS FLOODED. The result of the recent heavy rains was lat all the riveis in the district- were cry much swollen. Many people state that they liavo never efore seen the Waingongoro so high, 'remendoas logs were being carried down [10 river all day on Saturday, and in uveral places near Norniaaiby the river ,-as spreading over the adjoining land. The Kapmii river waß in even a- worec late. Tho entrance to the crossing over ho Ka-puni on the Skeet road was comiletely washed away, and there is now a ■cry dangerous drop of about 10 feet at he ford. The old weir at the waterworks has been ■ntirely swept down stream. Some of the men camping at the watcrvorks had a lively experience. Their cnt was pitched near the edge of a bank ibout eight feet on height, and overlook■d the river. At 7 o'clock on Saturday norning everything looked reasonably safe aut within «n hour tho river rose about 2ft 6in, r.nd the campers had to move their tent post haste and got away just us tho water flowed over tlie bank. Great piles, of drift wood wore scattered all along tho rocky portions of the Kapuni, ono hugo pile being almost the tsizc of an ordinary dwelling house. The iron at the old weir wa6 bent into various shapes, presumably by passing trees — an indication of the force of the flood. The rivers were, according to reports of thoso living close to the banks, at- their highest shortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday'morning. NEWS FROM KAPONGA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Since Friday last wo have had a. record gale. In fact we expected every mimito to get flooded out of our homes. The Kaupokonui river |ose about 10 to 12 feet between Friday night and Saturday morning, flooding Mr P. Pitcher's and Mr Patterson's houses, and running through theii land to the Opunake road. Kelly's creek rctso about tho same height. A culvert on Manaia road opposite Mt Cleland's property was washed away, making a gap in tho road about 14 feet wide, and eight feet deep, blocking the road completely. i On the Opunakc-Stratford road the Man- ' gatoki rivor is without the bridge, it having been, completely washed away, and nothing of it is in sight. 1 The country in fa-et nas had just about enough rains to last it for some months. On most o? the fairms there arc regular , lakes. THREE MEN IN KELLY'S CREEK. (By Telegraph— Special to Stab.) KAPONGA, June 24. While crossing Kelly's creek on the Opunake road, two miles from Kaponga, three men, Messrs Cleaver (2), and Free, were washed down the stream, but were got out safely. They were driving in a double buggy, and when in tlio middle of the stream the buggy was turned over. The horses wero saved, but the buggy is still in the creek, upside