The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-28
BOARD Of HEALTH ACTS
SANITARY CONDITIONS MUST NOW
PREVAIL.
Military Camps Must be Put in Good
Shape and Filth and Causes of Sick
ness Removed.

whereas, IN the opinion OF the Board
of Health. based on the report Of Bri-
gade Surgeon Morris and investiga-
tons made, typhoid fever is epidemic
in Camps Otis and Mckinley. and they
are therefore infected localities, there
fore, be it
Resolved. That the commanding Off
Ger of the above camps be notified
to forthwith destroy and remove all
sources of filth and cause of sickness
in said camps, and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolu-
tion be forwarded to the commanding
officer of Camps Otis and Mckinley a.
an official notification from the Board
of Health.
Dated, Honolulu, October 81. 1898.
Such was the definitive. formal ac-
ton of the Board of Health at the spe-
cial meeting held yesterday. carrying
out its views and intentions reached
at a previous meeting that if the stu
alton could not be improved the mil
itary camps should be condemned.
1t was based on reports and infor-
nation the substance of which has al
ready been published. and a report of
some length by President Smith of a
visit made by him to the camps on
Wednesday. In the course of this re-
port President Smith in speaking of
his examination of the sinks and of
the quality of earth in them, said:
AS we approached these new sinks
DR.. Norris and ! were little i'm adj
vance, and Colonel Barber and Colonel
Ruhlen and another officer. followed
short distance behind us. As we came
to the sink pits | stopped and as Col
onel Barber came up, pointed out the
quality of the soil which had been
thrown out from the first two eXca-
vations and contrasted it with the
others, and said "There. that soil is
the kind | mean; that is different
from what had been used at the night
sink. Thereupon and without furth-
er comment, Colonel Barber. i'm a VIC
lent manner, said to me: 81 will not
allow you, Mr. Smith. to came to this
camp and treat me like Gok damn
fool and continued with othbr vio-
lent remarks. | was at a loss to know
what he meant or how had occasion
ed him otfense, and attempted to say
so. | explained that | had not intend
ed to cause oiIense. that did not un-
w H'tlllNl MN. ne iiltll went on 10 say
that he knew the difference between
soil and that other lumpy material,
and it didn't require me to teach him
that. | said, Colonel, | have not in
tended to cause you offense, | was
simply explaining the difference be-
tween the two kinds of soil of which
| had been speaking" He interrupted
and said that they had been using
that dark soil all the time. / said.
why, colonel, the night sink we Just
examined certainly had that hard.
lumpy material thrown in it and not
the dark soil" He thereupon continu-
ed TO talk in a violent. abusive and
profane manner and would accept no
explanation. | then said. Colonel. |
supposed that | was addressing a gen
tleman.' Whereupon he made Il sud
den advance towards me as if to strike
me, and said: God damn you. if we
were not in this camp | would knock
you down." About this time ~ Nor
ris stepped up and demonstrated with
Colonel Barber and said, Don't strike
him, colonel; don't you know he has
got a broken ARM" | then said to
Colonel Barber ''your attack upon NE
is entirely unjustifable; | have NOT
intended to insult you or cause YOU
any otfense. If | have insulted you in
any way | am sincerely sorry for IT..
for ! have had no such intention" AZ
ter that | went on with DR.. Morris
and continued the examination, find
ing the privy sinks in the engineers
camp in good condition.
| will add that the work of applying
dry earth at Camp Otis has been be-
gun, two carts having taken in four
loads each this afternoon, and we will
continue until an ample supply is pro-
vided for all the sinks at Camp Otis.