The record-union., 1895-09-14

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-Ihe Board
of Health held a special meeting this
morning to consider the Hawaiian cholera
situation. Mayor Sutro. who was pres
ent, addressed the board, stating that San
Francisco had the whole health of the
United States in her hands, and that the
greatest care must be taken here.
The board, after considerable discus
sion. declared Honolulu to be an infected
port, and ordered that in future the
Quarantine Officer put in quarantine all
vessels from that port
DR.. Rupert Blue of the United States
Marine Service in this city received two
letters this afternoon from his brother
Victor Blue, who is an ensign on board
the United States steamship Bennington,
now stationed at Honolulu. In one let
ter, bearing date of August 23d. Ensign
Blue states that cholera broke out in the
islands TWO weeks previously, and that it
was constantly on the increase. The
death rate daily was SIX, and of all who
contracted the dread disease only one es-
capped with his life.
On September Sd. two days before the
sailing OF the Mariposa, Ensign Blue
wrote again. He stated that six men
bennington. and that one sailor had died.
The other men were doing well, but the
ships surgeon feared that the epidemic
had scarcely begun. He had made q
careful microscopical examination OF the
eXcreta of the sick persons, and pro-
nouHced it to be virulent type of Asiatic
cholera.
I'VE all feel very blue at the prospect"
writes Ensign Blue. The excitement
here Is intense, and this is not TO be won
dered at, for the disease is spreading with
alarming rapidity. The Bennington has
left her anchorage off Honolulu and gone
southwark 100 miles. We will return
once a week after mail and orders. In
one day thirty-five cases were reported
at Honolulu, and nearly every one re-
suited fatally. l hope to be able to give
you better news when next l write. but L
tear that | will not be so fortunate"
DR.. Blue states that the United States
authorities will assist the State and local
officers in preventing the entrance OF the
disease into this country. He thought
this could be accomplished by exercising
due diligence.
The Occidental and Oriental Company
is still of the opinion that it was not the
Belgic which brought cholera into Hon
olulu. The officers of the company say
that as the first death from cholera on the
bennington occurred on August Sth, and
as the Belgic did not get into Honolulu
on its trip from China to San Francisco
until the 9Th, cholera must have been in
Honolulu before the Belgic arrived.
The effect of the cholera scare has been
SO great that the Spreckels Brothers have
ordered that the Monowai, which sails
for Australia next Thursday, via Homo
lulu, must carry no passengers or freight
for Honolulu. The vessel will. however,
touch at the islands for the purpose of
COR "a falx
upon the advice of the Captain, who con-
vinced the Oceanic Company that it would
not do to lie IN quarantine at Honolulu.
SERVICE on THE COAST IN GOOD CONDI-
TION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I3.-Dr. Wyman,
Surgeon-General Of the Marine Hospital
Service, in speaking of cholera in Homo
lulu, SAID to-day that the quarantine serv-
ice on the Pacific Coast is in very good
inspected by the Regular Marine Hos
pital Officer, and q compliance with the
Treasury regulations Is assured.
The Marine Hospital Service has a
quarantine station at Port Townsend,
WASH, San Diego, Cal, and a complete
quarantine plant at san Francisco. with
regular officers of the service in charge
st Gray's Harbor. Wash, there is Sani-
tary Inspector OF the marine service, and
one also at Empire City, Or. Colum bia
River, which includes Ports Portland
and Astoria, Or, Is in charge of State
officers. acting under special instructions
issued by the Marine Hospital Service.
At Eureka, CAL, there is a regular Sani-
tary Inspector.
A special regulation has been issued
regarding the disinfection of all baggage
from all ports of the Orient, including
Hawaii. The United States Consul at
Yokohama has physician to assist him
In the inspection OF vessels DIR. Wyman
wrote to the chief quarantine officer of
Canada to inquire wnat had been done
regarding the protection of the northern
frontier from immigrants coming by way
OF British Columbia He was In formed
that the Canadian authorities had been
forestalled by the steamship companies,
who as long ago as July refused to bring
Japanese immigrants, because Of the fear
OF detention OF their vessels.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day
sent a telegram to the Collector OF Gus
toms at 0gdensburg, \. y, directing
him not TO admit any OF the 200 Chinese
recently landed at Vancouver, en- route 10
sle Atlanta Exposition.