The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-03
Not RegrettiDg Relegation of Pas
sengers 20 Quarantine.
FREE TO GO ABOUT THE ISLAND.
Business Dull but Building Operations
COntinue-CODgratulat the Board of
Health-Picnic Parties-Church Con-
ference Social Club Meets.

HILO (Hawaii), Sept. p, 1885,
Truly "God tempers the wind to the
shorn lamb" else how could the sew
enty or more passengers off the Claud-
| inc have endured the dreadful hard
ships they were forced to suffer during
| their commitment on Cocoanut
Island? True it is that the Hiloites
sent over all the mattresses they could
buy in town and a few stools roughly
made, but they neglected to send over
coacoanut cakes and upholstered
chairs.
There has been considerable said as
to whether Or not those people should
have been placed on the island at ali,
and a number of the quarantined pas
sengers were decidedly unhappy and
dissatisfied with their forced residence
on the island, but HilO people are not
regretting for one moment that they
took these strict precautions, and
would no doubt do the same if another
load of passengers were sent t. this
port.
Saturday evening, after just one
weeks picnic on Hilo's enchanting
picnic grounds, the much-fumigated
passengers were landed in Hilo. For
a time the streets looked rather lively,
but soon these people all disappeared
to the homes of hospitable Hiloites,
where they have been entertained
ever since. Several Maui school
teachers took this opportunity Of Wis
iting the volcano, while others OF the
detained party have been touring near
town. The Hawaii will take a large
number of passengers this evening
who will 60 as far as Paauhau to meet
the Likelike tomorrow and proceed at
once to Maui and Honolulu.
The arrival of the barkentine SsutI-
ago, Captain Johnson, twelve days
from San Francisco, was hailed Wit-i
delight. She brought full cargn II 4
lumber, merchandise, cattle, etc, alsp
the following passengers: Cap IN
William MatsOn, wife and cLiih
Misses Plunkett, Wallace ai,d
Knowles.
There has been a shortage i'll the
supply of flour and other provisions,
which the cargo of the Santiago viii
replenish. After discharging her
freight she will sail for Honolulu,
where she is to be registered under the !
Hawaiian flag.
The CIaudine brought the glad It'd
ings concerning the health of Homo !
lulu, and Hilo people feel like con- |
graduating the Board of Health, the |
physicians in Honolulu and the Vari- |
Gus committees who have So earnestly |
served in carrying on the work of |
cleaning the city, upon their success |
in ridding the city so promptly of so |
terrible disease; and it Is hoped that |
with all the precautions that have |
been taken there can be no return OF !
the dread cholera.
While business generally has been
more or less affected here by the late |
unfortunate condition of affairs in |
Honolulu, there is still activity in |
building. A new structure is going |
up on Bridge street, and another large |
building is being erected on Jail |
street by the Hilo Electric Light Com
pany The plant and material neces-
sary for the operation of the same is
expected on the bark Annie Johnson
due here about the middle of Oct
Ober.
The new road, now in process of
construction, from Hilo to Waiakea
bridge, will probably be completed by
next week. 1t will add materially
to the comfort and enjoyment of the
travelling public to have q good stretch
of road along the beach. Picnic
parties will appreciate the improve
ment when driving toward Cocoanut
Island.
The first picnic on the island, since
the quarantining passengers deserted
the camp, was held today in honor of
a number of visitors now enjoying the
beauties OF HilO while sojourning |
with relatives and friends here. Mrs.
L. Severance and family, Capt. and
Mrs. Matson, Mrs. S. l.. Austin and
family, Mrs. John Scott and family,
Mrs. H. c. Austin and family were
among the jolly picnickers. They |
had an ideal day for such festivities
not drop of rain fell TO dampen their |
spirits o. interfere with the days out
ing.
The Ladies' Society of the First
Foreign Church rendered lunch to
the visiting Hawaiian clergymen who
were here last week attending the |
conference of native ministers. The
day was bright and the tables were
set out on the lawn at the HilO |
Boarding School. A most inviting
luncheon was partaken of by some
twenty-five or more guests. Owing |
TO the quarantine on Hamakua dis
trict the attendance at the conference
was much smaller than it would |
otherwise have been. The ladies re- !
port havin" held very interesting and |
beneficial meetings with the MIL |
listers in conference, and they feel |