The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-09-24

Another Account OF Incidents Accom-
panying the LandinE-Au the Huo
Freight Must be fumigated-secial
Club Holds Regular Session. Etc.


places. Several public meetings havs
been held by the citizens of Hilo ant
vicinity TO discuss what precautionary
measures had best be taken to avert
the epidemic reaching this island
After consulting with agents of the
Bosrd OF Health il was decided that
the people of Hilo should have as lit
tie communication IS possible with
Honolulu. The following committee
TO be known as the Central Executive
Committee, was elected TO assist the
Board of Health in carrying out any
plans they might deem necessary &c
this end; Z. E. Richards, F. s. Ly-
man, William Todd, A. B. Loeben-
stein, ]. r. Wilson, F. NJ. Wakefield,
II. c. Austin. G. *. Wilder, W. A.
Hardy, ]. G. Serrso.
When word was received that the
Clsudins would come up with freight
and passengers, there was 8 unsni-
NOUS protest against landing anything
coming from Honolulu, so that when
she was telephoned esrly Friday morn
ing IS being off Hakslu Point, crowd
| began 10 congregste on the wharf. AS
the Clsudine came into the bay five of
the committee accompanied DR.. Will
| llams IN the beat went out TO
meet her. As soon as the Claudine
had dropped anchor boat was lower
ed into which Sheriff Hitchcock de-
seended with the intention of going
ashore with the mail. The prompt
arrival of the committee prevented
the departure of the boat, and Sheriff
Hitchcock once more sought the deck
Of the steamer. The sheriff refused to
allow the msil TO go ashore without
he accompanied ii, and he was told to
keep the mail. When the committee
snd DR.. Williams returned to the
wharf they were met by an excited
crowd of natives, whites and Portu-
guese who were all eager TO hear the
reports of the committee. Their pro-
tests were loud on the wharf. A
couple of boats that were coming up
TO Waikiki for water We're stoned off
by The natives and Portuguese before
they reached the river, as the boat
containing the committee hardly
resched the wharf in time TO explain
the coming Of the boats. Later they
took on wster without being moles.ed.
After then snd there" meeting
on the wharf il was decided 10 report
to the captain and passengers that the
Board CT Health and citizens OF Hilo
were willing they should come ashore
- -lzx- xx-sarFi n into - n
tine on Cocosnut Island until such
time SIS the people here saw fit to
raise the quarantine. To this all as
to report sgaio. The matter was
committee whose business IL was
TO render : final decision They
81 first thought TO sccept only
people belonging on Hawaii, but the
remaining passengers, among whom
were some thirty Maui people, asked
thst they be allowed TO 60 ashore on
the island IS they were willing to
stand sll expenses they might incur
during the period Of quarantine.
Carpenters were set TO work at once
TO construct building TO be used in
sddition TO the one already there 10
accommodate the seventy passenger
Several tents were sent over by the
Hilo people. Between four snd five
O'Clock the plsee was ready for its &C.
cupsnts, and il did not take long TO
land them there. Everything was
done that could be thought Of. The
telephone company put in an instru-
ment for the convenience and comfort
Of the isolated ones, and tnree cooks
were delegated 20 cater TO their sppe-
rites. The plsce was well stocked
with provisions, fruit, etc, and sill the
sysilsble mattresses snd bedding were /
sen. over. They sre evidently CRATE !
ful for the consideration given them /
by the people Of Hilo, IS the testimo- |
nisl written aboard the steamer will /
s,tes.-
All Of the Hilo freight was placed
in 5 vacant warehouse st Waiskez 4
and there fQmigated for s period of 4
hours, after which it was
allowed TO be removed. The freight 4
for the different pisDtstiOos was dis i
charged into 8 warehouse 81 Pspaikou
and there subjected TO thorough fQmi- /
zs.ion under the personal supervision 4
Q. an agent Of the Board Of Health. /
This freight viii be distributed by the
Hawaii upon her return
The following resol 1-ioo vas adopted /,
oy the Board OF Health for the islsnd
Of Hawaii, the members Of which are
sheriff z g. Hitchcock, Depaty Shsr-
II Williams, Drs- Williams ard lie
Blond, C C. Kennedy, w. W. Good
sIe. sDd J. W. MssoE:
Resolved, Ina, any vessel that has
been thoroughly fumigz.ed and las
.Ie.o bill Of health from the Homo
I1I1 Bozri o. Health nag carry
'reixhs for The Island Of Hssssi Grder
TIE following conditions First
Freight taken on bosrd ogt-ics= Of toe
1ss Dor q H0nOl1lg from vessels that
have no- entered With their fre,ghr
1r IRON vessels from any uEinf-efed
1oyr shall De slIOEed TO discharge
heir freight OF any landing On the
slznt Of Hawaii without fumigstion.
s-o0od Vessels compelled to take
reixbt from the proposed quarantine
-hsTf IN Honolulu oy lighters or
eberviss shzl proceed direct TO Hilo
nd report 10 the Board Of Health.
officer q this Board Of Health will
hen fQrnizzte the vessels bod and
xrxo for tEenty-foQr hour., after
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