The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-04-05
THE QUARANTINE FARCE"

comes out with sensational article
headed a Quarantine Farce" and
charges that Port Surveyor Crabbe
is the victim OF spite work or
Board of Health rule made only for
his benefit, and makes other insinus-
tions that reflect on the integrity OF
the Board. l as 3 member OF the
Board feel that some explanation
should be made TO the public, and
perhaps more particularly to those
officials now being held in quarantine
by order of the Board. On the even
ing of Sunday, April 3, the 5. 5.
Batavia arrived of the port of Ho-
noluu from China and Japan, bound
here and Portland, she having been
thirteen days from Yokohama. The
Port Physician, DR.. G. Trous-
seau, boarded the steamship with
Agent Reynolds of the Board and
made an examination. The doctor
made out 3 certificate concerning the
vessel, in which he states that the
vessel has clean bill Of health
from the consul, and the Japanese
passengers should he landed and
kept in quarantine five days and the
vessel allowed her full pratique,
and handed the certificate to the
Agent Of the Board (Reynolds).
Mr.. Reynolds, contrary to section
20 Of the Quarantine Regulations
adopted by the Board OF Health,
March lS, 1891, which says:
"Vessels arriving from an Asiatic
port, or from any port, reported to
be infected with cholera, yellow fe-
yer, or smallpox, shall not enter any
port Of this Kingdom, though such
vessels may show clean bill Of
health, until special permission is
granted by the Board Of Health for
entry into the port Of Honolulu, or
by duly accredited agent of the
Board for entry at any other port in
the Hawaiian Islands. Such vessels
shall be anchored on quarantine
ground at such places as may be
chosen by the Pilot under direction OF
the Port Physician, and remain in such
anchorage until changed or admitted
into port by the Board Of Health, "
allows the Port Surveyor and his
deputies to board the steamer before
he communicates with the President
of the Board, and he himself leaves
the vessel in charge Of a sub-agen'
that he appoints, and returns to his
home until the morning Of April 4,
when the President OF the Board
calls meeting of it's members at
about 9 O'Clock to consider the situa-
tion. The meeting WAS held in the
office of C. Brewer & Co. and was
open to any one that had any busi.
ness there. 1t was then learned by
myself and my colleagues that ths
steamship Bata,ia had arrived and
was anchored in our port. The
question was asked Of the President
who allowed the steamer to come
into port and the President re-
piled that it must have been the
doctor or the agent (Reynolds). L
was resolved at once by the Bosrt
that the action of either the doctor OF
the agent was wrong, and that VI
must insist on quarantine immedi
ately, the vessel to stay in quarsn
tine days or to land her cargo il
lighters, all persons going on boart
to be placed in quarantine, the pas
sengers to be landed and also place.
: in quarantine 5 days. During tn
meeting information WAS received b,
the Board that the Port Surveyo
and his deputies had gone aboar'
the steamer again. We immediatel,
despatched Agent Reynolds to 80 oil
board the steamer, place her in quar-
/, antine and to hold every custom Off
: cial or anyone else that WAS on boart
of her, or had boarded her, in quar-
aDtine. The Board acted prompt.
when it received the information th
: Batavia had arrived from an Asiati
+ port, and as soon rs the doctor
! certificate WAS received, the meeting
. then proceeded with the prelimi
naries of having the ship and he
agents file bonds to meet the ex
penses incurred and then adjourned
a At 4 p. IN. of the same day (yestel
i, day), the President again called
meeting to consider the communics
> tions he had received in regard
: placing the steamer in quarantine an
e OBTAINING the Custom House officials
T The meeting WAS held promptly Q
n p. m. at the office of the Board
ell the members but one being pr
sent. The communications were rea
y and the Board feeling that it bein
e charged with the responsibility
IS caring for the health of the peopl
q decided again that the qusrantir
must be enforced on every one VII
) had been ON board the steam,
e Though there had been en- infractio
}. of the rules by an AGENT, tor prots'
|, ton. AT the meeting it was learne
a that Capt. Fuller and Capt. Babcoe
had also been on board. The Pr,
. sident Was instructed TO immediatsl
q notify them to report forthwith
j. the quarantine station sna lo so lei