The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-09-24

fact Of the proximity of Hawaii TO
this port says the :. F. Examiner Of
September ID. Medical authorities
contend that there is much more
danger Of the cholerS being carried 10
San Francisco from Honolulu than
from the Orient. In the voyage from
Yokohama considerable cold weather
is encountered, snd cold weather
is said TO be strong check TO the
spread Of the disease
Honolulu has not yet been declared
an infected port, for the reason that
the health authorities have received
no official notice Of the cholera being
epidemic there.
The Occidental snd Oriental Com
psny, the chsrterers Of the Belgie,
have acknowledged 10 Quarantine
Officer Chalmers that three dead
bodies Of Chinese were retained on
the vessel and shipped back TO China
The company claims thst there was
no intention on their part TO conceal
the facts from the authorities They
lsy the failure TO report the cSses 10
DR.. r /. Bowie, who wss surgeon OF
the vessel on that trip. He reported the
matter to the company, snd his disg-
nosis was heSrt disease in one case
and scute pneumonia in the other
two. DR.. Bowie bss severed his con-
nectiou with the line, and il is said,
hiss returned TO Hongkong, where he
intends TO practice.
Thomas +. Dunno OF District Attor-
ney Barnes Office WAS passenger on
the las. trip OF the Belgic from Yoko-
hams TO this port In speaking OF the
retention of the bodies, Mr.. Dunno
said.
THE deaths occurred before We
rescbed Honolulu, sud l was sur
prised when lesrned that the bodies
were not going 70 be buried ST ses-
Those on boSr1 the vessel told me thst
the Occidental snd Oriental snd Pa-
cifie Nail companies sire under con-
tract with the Chinese government 10
csrry bsek TO Chins sill bodies Of Chi
neSe who die on shy voyage II s
white msn dies his body Is thrown
into the ses- The companies, under
stand, receive $50 for eSeh body that
Is returned to China
I'VE reached Honolulu st s O'Clock
on August 9Th Two hours later the
City Of Picking arrived from San Fran
cisco IN route 10 japan snd Chins- /
thought that the bodies would. be
shipped back by her, but this wss not
done because the vessels belong TO
differeu. com psuies. The Belgie wss
prepsrei for desths, for she hsd on
board SIX big collins The dead bodies
were emoSlmed by the ships surgeon.
I'VE hsd on bosrj go Chinese for
Honolulu. The CreS;esi care wss ex-
ercised in the latter port By the quar-
Sntine officials. Two OF them came
aboard and examined sli the men be-
fore they were SLOWED 10 lesye the
vessel. Then the coolies, instead Of
being taken ashore were landed on 5
small island, where l vSs told they
would hsye 70 remain for several dsys
sDd undergo 5 more rigorous exsmi-
ns.ion. From 5 cSsUsl inspection l
should say thsi the Chinese on the
Belgie were pretty hesl.hy specimens
o. manhood The sanitation Of the
Bslgic from 5 lsyusn's point o. view
wss sl thst could Be cesired. The
steersge where the Chinese lived wss
pretty well crowded, but there Ess
slwsys lots o. sir in their quarters |
We hsd on tbs. Trip shout fifty Jap
snsse, who were in s different part o.
the ship from the Cainsse-"
The Board q Health me. Saturday
evening in the Office Of DR.. Fiizgio- I
bon TO consider WIS. hsd best De done I
in view q the news 10 the effect tbs. /.
there Is ehoiers in Honolulu and in I
cersin Japanese SEd Chinese ports 4
II vss decided, inzsmuch Sc no Official /
information hSs thus far been re-
csiyed, Thsf we ports referred 70 could /
DO. De declared infected, but tbs. the /
Quarantine 0fcer Dc urged 20 eIer- I
clse every possible precs1tion in the /
examination q vessels from Honolulu /
and Oriental ports
Quarantine Officer Chalmers said /
that nothing could Be done in regard /
10 Houoiulu until Official notice was |
received 10 the effect tbst the eholera /
was endemic He vzs asked what /
would be done in regard TO vessels
coming from Hooolulu IN cSse TIE 1
lxtts. plxce VS. declared sn injected |
port
That lies with the Board Of
Health sid Dr. Chalmers sEbut 4
PRESUME tbs, the vessel viii De de-
tSioei IL quarantine sDd fuuigsted,
IS vel s. the crews, passengers and
their effects / do lot think that
there Is any grave danger Of the ebol-
erS being brought here from China
snd Jspzn- We viii, however, eIer-
ctse due vigilance. In the supple
mental bill q health from Yokohama
the American consul stationed there
assures u tbs. the japanese suthOyi-
ties sire taking The mos. sctiye and
severe measures 20 control the chol-
e-s- sod thzr- all things considered,
tbey are meeting with rensrk.oss
success Tie pot most infected L
HioEo. bit wherever the disease hss
made its appearance il has been fatal
in 81 lezs- three fogrrhs q the Gases
D. More q the Board Of Health
said that be oo1sijered the prese-ce
Of cboisEz il HOooiulU : fzr more
ssrIo1s ueuzos 20 ssh Francisco than 4
the -pi6eDie II TIE OrialL-
'-Cooisrz-" said Be, has been En-
dsuic il Chiox ant Jzgzl for - Least
twenty years. soi there hss never
been ezsz Which hSs reached this
port This il partly due ~ the fset
TIA. the Gls-zn1ins regulations have