Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-19
|ASlAIIC CHOLERA
THE DISEASE Ar HONOLULU 10 4
VIRULENT FORM. "
An Enslgn ON the Bennington Says
That There Are SIX Cases ON
BOard-Thirty-Fivc Cases Re-
ported ON One Dny-Nenrly
All Proved Fatal.
KEEP 1T OUT OF AMERICA.
Extra Precautions Are Being Taken
by the Health Authorities
at San FrnnciscO.

I San Francisco, Sept. 15.-Dr. Rupert
Blue, Of the marine service Of this
city, received two letters this morning
from his brother, Victor Blue, who Is
an ensign on board United States
Steamship Bennington, now stationed
ut Honolulu. In one letter, bearing
date Aug. %, Ensign Blue states TINT
cholera broke out in the islands two
weeks previously, and it was constant
~ on the increase. On Sept. 2, two
days before the sailing Of the Mari
posa, Ensign Blue wrote letter In
which he stated that six men were
down with the disease on board the
Bennington, and the ships surgeon
feared that the disease was hardly
begun. He had made careful micro
scopic examination of the excretiOns
and pronounced it to be virulent
type of Asiatic cholera.
1--WE all feel very blue here at pres
ent over the prospect" writes En-
sign Blue, land the excitement is in
tense, and it is not to be wondered at,
for the disease is spreading with
alarming rapidity. The Bennington
has left 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 resulted fatally. hope to
be able to give you better news when
l write but fear I will not be so
fortunate"
DR.. Blue states that the United
States authorities will assist the state
and local officers in preventing the en-
trance of the dkease into this country.
He thought this would be accom-
plished by observing due diligence.
There is general indignation at the
action Of the quarantine officers in
permitting the steame. Australia to
come alongside a city dock half an
hour after her arrival from an In
fected port.
Notwithstanding the report that the
vessel was in. quarantine four days
before she left Honolulu the public
does not believe that the quarantine
officers had any right to allow the
ship to land her passengers. It is
claimed that the proper precautions
were not taken, although medical au-
thorities hold that the life Of a cholera
germ is only five days.
The board of health had special
meeting in the mayors Office to con-
slider the cholera epidemic now rag
ing in the Hawaiian islands. Mayor
Sutro presided and the full board and
the quarantine officers were present.
Cholera being introduced into Cali
fornia was subject thoroughly gone
into and vigorous measures to Keep it
out were advocated. Honolulu was de-
clared an infected port and all vessels
coming from that or any other port
in Hawaii will be quarantined until
the passengers and crew have been
fumigated. The state board of health
is to be communicated with and its
members summoned for a conference
at the mayors Office next Tuesday.
At that meeting steps will be taken to
guard all the ports in California, and
the rules in San Diego, San Pedro and
other ports will be as strictly enforced
as they are in San Francisco.