The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-22
GLAhDERSIN TOWN
Another Appearance of
the Dread Disease.
several nu!eS Cremated by the
Health Author i-s-Hhat
Doctors say.

Inc terrible disease OF CHAMBERS has
again appeared in Honolulu. The out.
break occurred at Makiki and was dis.
covered by Agent McN eigh of the
Board of Health. The stock affected is
lot of mules recently imported from
California by Mr.. McCullock, a dealer
between Honolulu and the Coast. The
animals were left in charge of Mr.
Ewing at his place in Makiki, who
claims that he supposed the disease to
be pneumonia.
When found one of the mules was
lying dead in the corral in an advanced
state OF decomposition and three others
were in the last stages of the dread
malady, fatal alike to horse and man.
Agent McVeigh reported the matter
and Doctors ]. r. Shaw and w. 7.
Monsarrat went to inquire into the
facts and to kill the animals. This
was at once done at the corral and the
quarantine grounds.
A fifteen foot hole was dug and the
fence and entire woodwork of the COR
raj was torn down. The dead animal
was placed therein and cremated by
the aid OF the wood. Another of the
mules was killed and cremated at the
same place. The remainder of the dis
eased animals there had thir heads
placed in bags and were taken to the
quarantine station, where sdll another
was burnt up.
All the mules composing the lot
shipped have been collected and are
now in quarantine.
Agent Reynolds of the Board Of
Health discovered part of the herd
in a lot on queen, Monday last,
which were at once removed. This lot
was dangerously near the center OF the
city. being in the yard just back of the
Mutual Telephone building. Since the
discovery on last Monday about noon,
Agents Charfock and McVeigh of the
Health Board have been making a
thorough search for any further
animals OF the lot yet remaining or
distributed by sale.
The CHAMBERS is 4 contagious disease
and attacks both men and animals. It
is Justly one of the most-to-be-feared
epidemics appearing in cities and other
populous districts. The germs of
CHAMBERS are easily transmitted. When
contracted by man the patient suffers
n cruel and lingering death.
The officers in charge state tnat every
effort has been, and will be made to
prevent the disease from becoming
epidemic. DR.. Shaw when Intercepted
today said hethought there would be
no danger and that the disease was
not as yet epidemic. He also stated
that there was always more or less OF
glanders among horses here, but it is
doubted by many if the previous cases
mentioned were the true CHAMBERS as
the present ones are admitted to be.
Every precaution should be taken by
the owners of horses to report any
cases occurring, as the animals should
be killed at once in the interest of
public health. Several years ago when
the CHAMBERS visited the Islands an Old
German hid two diseased horses and
attempted to cure them. The result
was that he caught the CHAMBERS him
self and died after a month of terrible
suhering. The native man who assist
ed likewise succumbed to the disease.
Many similar cases have been reported
by the press of the Mainland and are
OF frequent occurrence where the dis
ease unfortunately becomes epidemic.