The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-06

Lansing and the Secretary, Charles
Wilcox.
The following memorandum re-
port was presented by DIR. Meyers :
BOARD OF HEALTH,
OFFICE OF PORT PHYSICIAN.
HONOLULU, March 5, 1894.
To THE Hon. BOARD OF HEALTH:
GENTLEMEN-On Saturday, March
Sd, i was called upon by Mr.. Reynolds
20 board the American bark HOratio,
with sickness on board. The yellow
flag was hoisted. Both the pilot boats
being in use, i telephoned Minister
King for use of tug boat, which was
Immediately granted. The bark is of
wood, tonnage $40, no cargo, belong
ing To- port of New Bedford, u. :. a,
commanded by George l.. Donaldson;
Honolulu agents, Inter-Island Steam
Navigation Company; last port of call,
Ban ieTas Bay, Dec. 18th, 8 a. m;
left San Francisco Nov. %, 1898, fer a
two years whaling voyage; officers
and crew, thirty-three. found small
pox on board-siX men in the early
stage and seven cOnvalescent. The
Captain reports that first case broke
out Feb Sth aud died on the 18th at
IL o'clock; second death Feb. 18th at
1 o'clock in the morning. They were
natives of St. Lawrence Bay. The
following are now sick and AT quaran
tine: Pheno Lake, second mate be-
tween seasons and third mate north;
Anton Roderique, w. +. Pilgrim, o.
f.. Harris, Dan Mitzendorf and Man
uei Lopez. The names of those buried
at sea are Murderer and Chenie.
On Sunday, March 4th, at 2 a. m. i
was again called upon by Mr.. Rey-
nolds to revisit the HOratio, as she
had signalled for medical aid. Re
spending Immediately, we put out for
the bark, and found nothing different
from the day before. We saw that
the sick men were in readiness TO be
transported to quarantine, as per di-
rection of Mr.. Reynolds the day be-
FORE The six men were, with their
bedding, Iput in a small ships boat
and towed, with crew from Horatio, to
the station, Mr.. Reynolds and my
self leading the way in shore boats.
When arriving at quarantine they
were placed in charge of nurse, medt
cine being left for them. Saturday,
after our visit to the bark, Mr.. Rey-
nolds and myself had our clothing
fumigated with sulphur and took
baths. Sunday we were fumigated
second time with sulphur. For further
information L refer you to .'ir. Rey-
nolds. All of which is most respect
fully submitted.
RoBT. =. MYERS, Nj. ID.
Port Physician.
Mr.. Reynolds stated briefly what
precautionary steps the Board had
taken. There were four guards on
duty at the station-two reliable
white men besides Mr.. McVeigh
and Mr.. Wright.
In response to a question of
the Attorney General, Mr.. Reyn-
Odds thought the less commu-
nication with the quarantine island
the better. The supplies would be
boated over and left on the end of
the wharf, where the guards would
receive them.
The Acknowledgement suggested
that the men over there be supplied
with some reading matter.
Mr.. Reynolds stated that he gen.
orally furnished them with some
thing of the sort.
Referring to quarantine, DIR.
Movers stated that when physician
at Savannah it had not been re-
garded as necessary to quarantine
the physician after visiting small
pox patients.
Referring to the precautions
being taken, the Attorney-General
stated that Mr.. McVeigh had
proved himself an exceedingly re-
liable man. He had been in the
oronlov of the Board long time.
The Acknowledgement wished to
take the sense of the Board on the
necessity of having more guards.
Mr.. Reynolds stated that there
were three patients able to walk |
and three others who were very |
bad. 1t would be fully five weeks
from the time they contracted the
disease before they could be re-
turned to their ship. 1t would not
be safe for the captain to take them
on before. There had been other
cases on board who had got well:
Mr.. Lansing said if Mr.. Nc
Weigh required assistance he
should have it, but as there were
four, that should be sufficient Tor
the present.
ware of the same mind. Mr.. Rey-
nolds said the patients were all 10
one room, and that Mr.: Wright
camped right there with them ana
knew what they were about.
Mr. Waterhouse said the whaler
had a considerable number OF mea !