The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-09-13
From Wednesdays Daily

The cholera situation is improving;
no cases have been reported since
O'Clock on Monday afternoon. The
trouble with the native prisoner, re-
ported yesterday as cholera, turned
out TO be a case of sunstroke. The
radical measures adopted by the Board
of Health have done much to stamp
out the disease. The work of the sani-
tary inspectors has been great help
and it is generally believed that the
scourge is well in hand and if the
natives exercise q little caution, fur
ther ravages are not to be feared.
No deaths at the hopital occurred
I'D to midnight; there are eleven
patients in the place at present.
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING.
Regular meeting of the Board of
Health was held yesterday afternoon
at 8 O'Clock. There were present
President Smith, Ministers Damon,
King and Hatch; Drs. Wood, Day
and McGrew Messrs. Hackfeld, Geo.
Robertson, Bolte, Giffard, Swanzy,
Schmidt, McCandless, Schaefer, Low
rev, Jack Low, Atherton, Scott, J. T.
Waterhouse, Keliipio, Dodge, Ena,
Wight, Spalding and others.
President Smith said the following
steamers would sail Wednesday /:
Claudine, for Hilo and Kahului; w.
G. Hall, for Kau, and James Makee,
for Kauai.
The following persons on Hawaii,
Maui and Kauai had been appointed
agents OF the Board of Health:
Hawaii -Messrs. Hitchcock, Will
liams, GoodaIe, Kennedy, Mason and
Drs Williams and Blond.
Maui-Messrs. Andrews, Carter,
ChiIliDgsworth, Raymond, Baldwin,
Bailey and Or. Armitage.
Kauai-Messrs. s. w. and A. S.
Wilcox, Purvis, McBryde, Wolters,
Drs. Wolters aud Weddick.
The exact situation in Honolulu
will be fully outlined to the people OF
these islands. Exact information as
to quarantine regulations for various
island steamers at Honolulu will be
given. Should it be deemed expedi
ent to add other quarantine regula-
tions after steamers have reached
these islands, such may be introduced.
The race course at Kahului, which
is surrounded by high board fence,
could be used as a quarantine station.
The Kilauea Hou could be used to dis
tribute supplies from the Claudine.
With respect to Hawaii any one
port is to be used. President Smith
thought Hilo would be the best.
The Hall would be given instruc-
tious to anchor off Punaluu until hear
ing from Hilo with respect to further
movements.
1t was thought that passengers and
freight could be transferred from the
Likelike TO the Claudine without any
danger. Both had fulfilled quaran-
tine regulations.
President Smith said that the COM
mittee OF citizens was doing good
work in the city. More and more
complete organization was being eff
fected day by day.
Three cases of cholera had been re-
ported by the inspectors. 1t is prob
able they might not have been report
ed had not the inspectors been ap-
pointed.
Chemist J. I. Crawley was called
upon to make report of analyses of
water taken from Nuuanu stream
after the heavy rains of Friday.
Following analyses of water taken
from Nuuanu stream September Sth.
No. was taken from bridge on Nuu-
anu street; No. 2, opposite st. Louis
College; and No. 3 from King street
bridge:
No. No. No. 8
Total solids, grains
n
per galloD..-........ w l3.O
Chloriue ............... 1.6 S.6 100
Free ammonia, pts
per million .l4S .l26 .O26
Albuminoid Am
monia-"............ .156 .174 .234
This water was collected after the
heavy rains of last week, when the
stream was running full aud free.
The amount of organic matter is too
great, and shows, even at best, that
the water should never be used for
domestic purposes.
The excess OF albuminoid ammonia
in Nos. 2 and over that found in No.
l shows that the stream is receiving
sewage in its course and becoming
polluted thereby.
w. NJ. Giffard said the trustees of
the Planters Labor and Supply Com
pany had held a meeting and had de-
cided to put before the Board the
matter Of using the Pacific Mail as a
quarantine wharf. There were many
reasons why this in preference to any
other should be used for that purpose.
Several suggestions were offered re-
garding preparation of wharf and
equipment OF same for use. A very
small expense would be entailed and
q great deal of inconvenience saved.
DR.. Wood thought the plan was a
very good one. He foressw danger
from the water of the hsrbor. Steve
dores quarantined on the wharf to do
the work might take it in their heads
10 plunge into the water.
The matter of using the Pacific Mail
wharf for the purpose stated was re-
ferred to the quarantine committee.
J. B. Atherton said there were two
sailing vessels due from the Coast
with provisions. The quicker the
plan proposed was adopted the better.