The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26
H|LO ON GUARD
Hawaii Takes Plague
Precautions.
Sheriff Andrews Measures TO Reduce
the Danger in His District
10 a Minimum

10 a Minimum
Immediately upon news OF the plague
being received from Honolulu shcrn
Andrews issued a circular OF warning
IN which he called for he organization
OF a Health Commlttceto have general
supervision and control OK all matters
concerning the quarantine and the
plague. should It appear At the CON
cluson of the circular Sheriff Andrews
says
Here in Hilo have already divided
the town into sections and detailed
policeman TO look after the sanitary
condition of each section. We intend
to compel each individual to- clean up
and keep clean his own premises at his
own expense. In casa Hanger appears
more imminent our citizens will be
called upon to organize and divide the
town and vicinity into smaller sections
with a special citizens committee To
look after each section The police
force is instructed to let all other mat
ters be Of secondary importance to
health matters, and I earnestly urge
each member of the various commune
ties to do all in his power toward in
telligent organization and work to-
gether as tremendously as possible for
the safety of the public health and cur
own families"
Citizens Take Action.
Frha Fnl1nuinu &c hn p,,l,c -
action taken by the residents of Hilo,
as reported in the Herald of December
.21:
Pursuant to n call by Sheriff An
drews the courthouse was crowded with
citizens Sunday afternoon for the pur-
pose of organizing committees with
view to preventing, as far as possible,
the introduction of the black plague
into Hilo. The absence of news from
Honolulu compels action without def
mite information, and Hilo is conse-
quently cropping in the dark; the work
of committees will, therefore, be on
general lines.
Sheriff Andrews called the meeting
to order and announced that its object
was to arrange for a general cleaning
up of the town and to have thorough
VI SdilLdIlOn III event vi Jlle ulSetSt APP
pearing here. What Is most to be
avoided" continued the Sheriff, "is n
panic, and this may be best averted by
organization"
Mr.. John Scott was elected chairman
and w. H. Smith, secretary
Sheriff Andrews then said that all the
direct information he had obtained re-
garding the situation in Honolulu was
NO. oil, I,,, t.,I,t q, I.g,I
arrival of the Kinau from a gentleman
who received it in letter from a
friend. He Immediately came down to
his office and called the local physi-
clans together for the purpose of talk
ing the matter over. AS some of the
freight on the Kinau was believed to
be from the store of Wing Wo Tai
where one death had occurred it was
thought best to have the freight re-
turned to Honolulu. A committee of |
three physicians and two business men |
was then appointed with instructions |
to examine the manifest of the Kinau. |
On Friday the Sheriff had prepared |
his circular letter and then wrote to |
the Board of Health at Honolulu ask |
ing the appointment of the following |
advisory committee which he suggest |
tu y. ~ bdiDl dllli, a. ID. l1OtDeholtlH,
j. r. NOR, ]. T. Baker, Dr. John Grace,
N. c. Willfong, George Rodiek and Il.
Z. Richards, the Sheriff to be chair |
man. He now asked the meeting to ap-
point a local committee Of men who |
would make 1t their duty to inspect
and where the premises had been neg
lected notify the officers and have the |
work done.
,,A tNI IN t,rl,n
powers as to quarantine this advisory |
committee would have.
The reply was to the effect that the |
Sheriff had arbitrary powers, but he
believed better results would be OBJ |
tanned by having a committee Of citi- |
zPns with whom he could confer and
from whom he could receive suggestion
and advice. This committee would
have powers similar to the Board of
Health in Honolulu.
Committee Appointed.
DR.. Elliot said he favored the APP
of local committee but OBJ |
jected to a central committee with I'M
limited powers.
]. u. Smith said the Sheriff would |
merely have his hands strengthened by |
having the advisory committee. The |
conditions here we're peculiar; the Of
ficials here not being selected by the !
voters, may not have the same infiu-
ence as those in the United States. If
a committee of citizens is appointed,
then 1t would be more like representa-
ton. He favored the selection of men
from each nationality until each was
represented and the balance be selected |
at large.
DR.. Philip Rice said the appointment
of a committee was an excellent plan |
1t was the course followed in the |
South during every yellow fever
scourge. G. C. Kennedy opposed the
of men of different ma
on the ground that work
would be DELAYED through the necessi- |