The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-13
FIVE VICTIMS THUS FAR
INFECTED DISTRICT UNDER
STRICT QUARANTINE.
Work of Cleansing the City Progress
ing-National Guard Called Out,
Effect of Scourge Felt Everywhere.
$3.50 P. M.
The BubOnic Dead.

You Chong, aged 22, Wing Wo Tais
store, Nuuanu street, bubonic plague
body burned
Ching wy Now, aged 40, Ahi's store
Nuuanu street, probably bubonic
plague, body burned.
Yak Hoy, aged 40, next door to Lou
vre saloon, Nuuanu street, probably
bubonic plague, body burned.
Tam Kwock Yee, aged A, Maunakea
street, bubonic plague body burned
Nakawaila, South Sea Islander aged
%, Queen near Richard street, bubonic
plague, body burned
The following death was investi-
gated by the Board of Health:
Wong Dock, aged 35, King street
died from the effects of an old wound; i;
was buried this morning in regular
way.
There have been no cases of plague
since yesterday.
Thorough inspection of all Chinatown
and the native quarters in other parts
of the city has failed to reveal any
thing of a suspicious nature
Inspectors are required to report any
case of sickness from a cut on the
thumb, up, Numerous cases of minor
ills have been sent in but nothing came
of them
A Japanese is sick at DR.. Kobayashi's
old hospital on Beretania near Nuuanu
street. The physicians have decided
malaria to be the sole trouble.
One of the ladies of the Peniel Mis-
sion is sick in the Irwin block on Nuu-
anu street, in the quarantine district.
This proves to be a case of bad cold or
grippe.
These two cases are the only ones of
anything like Importance since yester-
uay.
AT the latest hour this afternoon the
physicians are very hopeful. Every
department of the work of cleansing
and disinfecting is running smoothly.
There, is a hearty cooperation of Jap
anese and some Chinese are assisting,
though, as usual, the latter are more
in the way than anything else. Natives
are thoroughly aroused and are busy
cleaning. They will follow every in
struction of the Board of Health.
Dr. Hoffman, the Government bac-
teriologist, says: NJ feel that we have
the situation we'll in hand. There may
be other cases-most probably will be,
in the houses of the first victims-but
L now feel sure that the plague will
be stopped at or very near its original
starting points. If everybody will con-
tinue to work together as now there is
no cause for alarm.
There will be no more autopsles.
We have established the existence of
the plague beyond a shadow of doubt.
In future cases are certain to be dis
covered before the patient dies and we
will take it up from there, cremating
the body in case of death If discover
ed while the patient is still alive, you
see, it will be easy to determine the
ailment
Dr. Emerson declines to say that the
two Chinese taken from Ahi's store and
neighborhood yesterday had plague.
The real situation can not be officially
determined until cultures of the bacilli
have been made. This will take a day
or two more. DR.. Emerson superin-
tended the autopsy. DIR. Hoffman is
making the scientific examination. The
cases are very suspicious No chances
were taken, the bodies being cremated
as were the others.
President Dole also feels hopeful on
account of the fact that no other cases
can be found anywhere. He does not
think the contagion has spread very far
and believes 1t is already well in hand,
The end to which the physicians are
working is that there shall not be a
fresh outbreak in ten days. If there is
the quarantine will have to be further
extended. All are confident.
The one thing of annoyance is the
current belief that the disease has been
here for a month or more. Dr. Herbert
affirms that it has. There were Ill