The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-15

tions were asked why anyone should
have communication with anyone in
side the tabooed inclosure, and why
| if a quarantine was kept at all, it was
not rigidly enforced. Mr.. Brown
! thought the matter of quarantine 6
farce if guards were not stationed al
| Mr.. ]. B. Castles home, in Waikiki
TO keep people from entering the prem
ises.
Mr.. Reynolds then explained why he
! had visited the Minister of Foreign AT
fairs. 1t was hardly possible for him
| to sign his name to a certain import
ane paper over the telephone.
Just here DR.. Wood explained the
| situation, and said that false impress
sion had been cast abroad. The Board
| of Health had been censured for al
| lowing the Minister of Foreign Affairs
and others who had been at the quar-
antine station making a Government
| investigation, to pass through the
streets of Honolulu in hacks. There
was absolutely no danger in this ac-
ton. Smallpox could have been com
municated by these people to others
in only two ways. If any of them had
taken smallpox from the diseased Jap
anese at the quarantine station, then
it would have been necessary for nine
giving it to any one else. AS a matter
of fact, they came ashore the day after
the cases appeared. Again, the disease
could have been communicated to the
clothing of the Investigators and thus
brought ashore but the fact that the
clothing was thoroughly fumigated be-
fore they came ashore is sufficient
guarantee that no germs were brought
to Honolulu.
DR.. Day then moved that guard be
placed on the residence of Mr.. J. b.
Castle at Waikiki, and that no one be
allowed to enter the quarantine in
closure, unless ih possession of a per-
nit from the acting president of the
Board of Health. Unanimously car
ried
Health Agent Reynolds moved that
DR.. Emerson be instructed by the
board through the secretary, that
written report be prepared on inves
tigation into the cause of the outbreak
of smallpox so far as can be ascer
tanned. Carried unanimously
Mr.. Lansing-In case of death of any
of the smallpox patients, what are we
going to do with the bodies?
Dr. Wood-Cremate them
DR.. Day-The matter of a crematory
has been considered before. We should
have one at the quarantine station,
and that at once. A law bearing on
this matter should be made at once.
Mr.. Brown-Have we firewood
enough?
Mr. Lansing-There's plenty of coal.
and our credit is good
A communication was received from
President Dole, requesting that the
board take no action in putting the re-
jected japanese immigrants aboard the
Kinai Maru until hearing from him.
1t was the opinion of the board that
the board had nothing at all to do with
the matter. Everything lay in the
hands of the Government.
DIR. Day-Mr President: Our quar-
antine precautions at the other end of
the line have proven failures. 1t is
necessary for us to impose an extra
quarantine here. These ships with un-
certain reports are not to be relied on
Mr.. Reynolds-Too much precaution
cannot be taken. The few white Off
GERS aboard these Japanese vessels
have been, and will be, deceived by
the Japanese officers.
DR.. Wood-It would be a good move
TO quarantine steamers from infected
ports for the full period of incubation
of smallpox, after arrival at this port.
This settled, the board could regulate
matters 1t was shere good luck that
we did not have an epidemic of Small
pox in Honolulu The japanese would
have been discharged Immediately aft
er release and fumigation, had it not
been for the Government investigation.
That was the only thing which saved
us.
DR.. Day moved that the quarantine
for the Steerage passengers from in |
fected ports be extended to 18 days
after arrival at this port. Unanimously
carried
The matter of a crematOry at the
quarantine station was then brought |
up, and after considerable discussion, |
Dr.. Day was appointed a committee Of
one 20 confer with Mr. Hedemann of |
the Honolulu Iron Works in regard to
plans for q crematOry. The board |
seemed to be in favor of its immediate |
construction.
DR.. Day asked question in regard TO |
Japanese man-of-war from an infected |
port Would such a vessel be quaran- |
tined in the same manner as other yes |
sells? After discussion it was moved |
and carried that should Japanese
nan-of war, destined to remain in this !
port, arrive, she should be quarantined |
IN the harbor.
Dr. Day reported on the matter of a
site for a new burial ground, and upon |
the receipt of a letter from Mr.. B. +. |
in regard thereto, Mr..
Reynolds was instructed to look into
the matter and report.
Board adjourned at AIS p. m
House Burned Down.