The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-11
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
ALL ARE UNDER GUARD.
THE QUARANTINE or GAELIC PAS
sENGERs AND FREIGHT.
One Patient-No Black
Plague.

When the Gaelic was telephoned
Friday afternoon, DR.. Day, port
physician, was sent off to her with
instructions to examine carefully
into the ships health, anchor hei
outside and report back TO the
Board of Health This was strictly
complied with. At $50 p. nj. DR.,
Day returned to the city and re.
ported to the Board of Health in w.
o. Smiths office.
He said that there was well de-
veloped case of smallpox aboard.
a Japanese was taken with it per-
haps six days ago and discovered
three days after. He was locked in
a room, his effects thrown over
board aud sulphur burned in his
old quarters. Since then no one
but the Surgeon was permitted to
see him, and no signs of disease
had appeared among the other pas
sengers.
The Gaelic brings 600 Asiatics
for Honolulu. Most of them are
Chinese. The Japanese passengers
were all vaccinated before leaving
Yok ohama, and the Chinese by the
Gaelic's surgeon after the appear
ance of the disease on board. There
are also $50 tons OF freight for
Honolulu. The physicians of the
Board have decided that there is
little or no danger from the freight
which has not been brought in con
tact with the passengers.
Early this morning Jack McVeigh
and the guards at Quarantine Isl.
and began to remove the goo immi
grants from the ship to Mauliola
Lighters were used. All persons
having any correction with the
vessel are placed in quarantine. A
strong guard has been placed a
Iwilci to prevent anyone from pass
ing to or from tie Station.
The next move, after all the
other passengers were ashore, was
to remove the sick man, Japanese
He was taken on board one of the
ships boats and conveyed to the
pest house on the island by person:
who have had the disease before
There he will be attended ant
guarded by persons who will moi
be allowed to come in contact will
any one else during the period o
quarantine.
Finally, the vessel was brough
alongside the Pacific Mail wharf
A squad of soldiers from the bar
racks guards the approaches t.
the wharf aud the street outside
Their presence has the effect o
preventing any one leaving or ap
preaching the vessel. Anyone go
ing in to her on business must &,
in quarantine. Passengers from
here can go by the vessel if the.
choose, but will not be allowed t,
turn back after reaching the wharf
Wnen the ship locked a pip
from the iumigating plant was rul
into the cabin lately occupied b,
the small pox patient, and it wa
filled with sulphur fumes. Bedding
and other things used by the sicl
man were destroyed. The hatche
were then opened and the process
of discharging the vessel begun
Her freight is being taken directl
into the fumigating room, wher
all of it and the trucks USE
will be thoroughly treated
All Of the stevedores engaged il
discharging her will be quaran
tined
While the situation is a trifle an
moving, the best is hoped for. Th
Board of Health has taken tn
matter vigorously in hand with tn
determination to stamp the diseas
out where it is. 1t is not believe
that other cases will appear anon
the passengers, as no evidence {
contagion has presented itself ye
No sly II Of any other disease al
peared Oh the vessel during til
voyage of eleven days from Yoke
hama. Apprehension concernin
the case Of plague reported frol
Yokohama has passed away. Som
doubt that the case was the diseas
reported. The Gaelic will sa
sometime tomorrow, most probabl
in the afternoon.