The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-28
How Col. Barber Received Health
Board President.
COL. CURSED AND THREATENED
MIR. w. .. Smiths Report Warm
Interest Yesterday Morning.
Otis and Mckinley.

\ meeting of the Board of Health
was held yesterday afternoon which
was attended by President Smith. Drs.
Emerson. Wood and Day. and Messrs.
Geo. w. Smith, Theo. +. Lansing and
L. d. Keliipio.
President Smith stated that the
meeting had been called for the pur-
pose of receiving his report regarding
the sanitary condition OF Camps Otis
and MchInley.
The attention Of the Board was called
10 an article appearing in the Hawaiian
Star OF October 25. which purported
10 be report OF the special meeting
OF the Board held upon that date. by
DIR. Emerson. President Smith re-
quested the representative OF the Ad-
vertiser to publish the fact that the
report was very incorrect and mis-
leading
President Smith informed the Board
OF the reception given him Jy Col.
Barber upon his visit to the CAMPS
and stated that all matters pertaining
to the subject would be made public.
Nir. Smith then submitted the follow
ing report:
Honolulu, II. l., Oct, 20, 1898.
At the adjournment OF the special
meeting of the Board OF Health yes
teTday p. m, / proceeded with Brigade
Surgeon Morris to Camps Otis and Nc
kinley, on the way calling at the Mil
itary Hospital at Little Britain.
At Camp Otis we found the condi-
tion OF the several privy sinks or
vaults in the same condition as report
ed by Doctors Day and Wood. namely,
in a very offensive and foul-smeIling
condition, without proper disinfection
and surrounded by vast numbers of
flies. Lime solution had been used as
disinfectsnt, but in limited quantity,
and also white sand had been thrown
in from time to time The disinfec-
ton was very incomplete and the
place in very offensive condition.
We called upon Mai. Paul, at Camp
Otis, and acquainted him with the pur-
pose of our visit, and then proceedd
TO Camp Mckinley, where we inspect
ed the privy sinks at the Engineers
Camp and in the Camp OF the First
New 1OTh Regimen
We found the sinks at the Engi-
neers' Camp TO be in good condition,
ample and frequent supplies OF dry
earth having been used. There was
but little offensive odor and the places
were in as good condition as could be
expected under the circumstances.
We did not visit all OF the sinks at
Camp Mckinley, tut saw one OF them
-.
This morning at half past eight
o'clock / met Brigade Surgeon Morris
at the office OF Col. George Ruhlen.
Col. Ruhlen Is the Quartermas, ,er OF
the United States military forces here.
l presented to him Gen. Kings letter
OF October 22nd. in which he stated
that 'alI the resources we have as 20
smbuIances. transportation and sup
plies are at your service, and anything
more that is needed shall be purchased
| on the spot"
Col. RuhIen informed US that he did
no, know whether there were suitable
| carts at any ot the camps for the pur-
pose OF caTting dry earth. which had
| been recommended for use at the
| privy sinks, and after consultation. ne
| Surgeon Morris and / proceeded out
| TO the camps. We first called on Mai
/ Paul az Camp Otis and stated 70 n m
/ that IL was recommended b. the Board
! OF Health ;hat pglyer!zei, dry earth
! be used in the pTivy sinks in place OF
| the sand which had been used. and
/ that as there was no suitable soil a
! the places where the prlvy sinks wer.
| located. IL would be necessary to have
| some carted in from the outs de, and
| asked II he had any carts suitable foI
I the purpose. He stated that the We
| h!cles or carts which ne had were no
| suitable, and moreover nearly all o
I them were in use. Therefore, Will
the approval OF Col. Rubin, I ar
ranged with Hustace & Co. to send on
two dump carts with two men eacl