The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-09-10

wss free from drainage into any
stream and was perfectly isolated.
President Smith asked If this plsc'
could be used ss s permanent burylne
ground. Wss there enough roomS
Minister Damon answered ths
there wss probsbly not enough room
for thst purpose, but certainly then
was enough for present emergencies
Choice OF the spot lad been decided
on from Mr.. Smith s recommendation.
BE had handled the subject intelli
gently and well.
! George Smith said he hsd choser
the spot on secount OF the great depth
| OF soil and the fact that il was moi
anywhere nesr sny source OF watel
supply.
For the benefit of those not present
on the previous dsy, President Smith
| detailed the mode OF burial carried oui
in the cases Of the cholers patients.
DR.. McGrew wanted TO know how
nesr the public rosd was the spot
| picked out by the committee.
Geo. Smith said il was Dear the tor
of the hill overlooking Hslawa- II
remained with the Board Of Health
how near the road the burying ground
should be placed Perhaps fr8m 25 to
80 yards would do.
President Smith said there had been
grest difficulty in choosing 8 spot
near town on account of uDfsvOrsole
| conditions OF rock such IS limestone
snd coral together with the addi-
tionsl dangerous substance, water.
Thought Mskiki cemetery wss the
safest place
Geo. Smith-''No sir, it is no,
safe"
President Smith said there had been
s difference Of opinion on that point.
II was thought best to adopt the re-
port OF the committee and proceed
with the digging OF the trenches st
the place named for burial of the dead.
II would be necessary 10 exhume the
bodies already buried on the slope of
PuDchbOwl. Mr.. Smith thought il
would be long distance to travel 10
the burying ground.
Geo. Smith said there was good
road sill the way.
DR.. Emerson moved for the adop-
ton of the committees recommenda-
ton. Carried unanimously.
President Smith had s few words
TO say on the subject of the cholera.
The Board of Health and doctors had
done all in their power TO fight the
disease. 1t was fact worthy OF no
tiee that in all the districts that had
been quarantined, with the exception
OF two or three places, no cases had
appeared within three days after con-
meneement of quarantine In the
case Of the exceptions mentioned it
was probable that the cases devel-
oped within the three days belonged
10 the first batch of cases which had
appeared in those districts. The Ka-
mehameha quarantined district was
mentioned SIS very dangerous. At
Kapuukolo 2s5 people had been quar-
antined on account Of the cases which
developed in their midst. No cases
had been developed since that time.
This was certainly due TO the strict
measures which had been taken. The
matter OF quarantining the whole
city had been under consideration for
some time. In case this should result
every house from Mskiki to kslihi
should undergo rigid inspection twice
every day. The removal of sick, sup
plying of food to the needy, dis
infection OF premises and burn
ing of houses in necessary cases
should be arranged for immedi-
stely. 1t was thought in this manner
cholera could be stamped out in a
very few days An early date should
be taken for the organization of
in this direction. The
city should be divided into districts
and subdistricts. No hsrshness should
be used, but instead gentleness should
be employed on all occasions Every
house, hamlet and hut should be ex-
amined. The disease may be dor
mant for a short space of time. 1t
might be thought altogether stamped
out when suddenly two or three cases
might turn up. The disease may be-
come epidemic. Business interests
would suffer materially. There
should be no delay of action. Meas
ures taken should be speedy and
effective. Now was the time to act.
Mr.. Smith spoke of the concealment
Of cases as an old matter and referred
TO the smallpox epidemic of
twelve or thirteen years ago dur
ing which times cases were
hidden frequently. II q sentiment
Of politics entered into the mat
ter at all it was TO very slight de-
gree 1t was thought that quaran-
tine would be a very great economy
in the end. The people in need |
should be fully supplied with neces-
sary food. The matter of quar- |
antining the whole city would require |
the time and strength Of several |
hundred men for the space Of from |
Two TO five days.
DR.. Day thought the matter of |
Iuarantining the city TO be the most |
affective for stamping out the dis
sase. The cases that were allowed to |
run for some time were most danger
BUS. The history Of the epidemic /
could be traced to that cause. As 4
'uming that the man on the Belgic
was stricken with cholera, his dis
charges may have been and very
probably were, thrown into the har-
DOT. When be was seen no cholera
seemed to be present. He
vas taken to the quarantine station
Ind again his discharges were Ger
ainlv communicated to the harbor.
There was direct cause of contain
nation. Lono who was taken sick
With cholera and fed up Nuusuu
Valley, was i'll for some time. The
gater supply of Nuuanu Valley may
AVE been contaminated 1t was ab-
olutely necessary to take the disease
q its earliest stages if it was TO be
stopped.
President Smith asked DR.. Wood
bout the cases at Lunalilo Home.
Had heard fish had been eaten.
Dr Wood said the diraof aaura af