The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-23
THE PL AGUE
IN JAPAN
A Few Cases Occur in
Kobe Daily.
A SCARE At NAGASAK|
The Kobe Outbreak Has Seriously
Affected the Revenue and Bust
ness of the City.

The cleansing of houses and other
buildings in the Fukiai district was
completed on the 9th inst, and opera
tions were commenced in the Kobe
now completed in one-third of the So
TO least of the Minatogawa), and Sosei
(west of the rivef) districts, and the
authorities expect to complete the
cleaning of the whole city before the
Goth inst.
The Kobe City Office has purchased.
for use in connection with the plague
outbreak, a microscope magnifying
1,500 times, for which the sum of 250
Yen was paid.
The 5000 Yen recently voted by the
Kobe City Assembly for work in con-
nection with. the prevention of the
spread Of the plague is almost eX-
hausted, only 710 Yen remaining. The
Assembly has, therefore, voted a
further appropriation of 1851 Yen for
the same purpose. A sum of 3,631 Yen
has also been added to the fund from
public subscriptions.
on the Yokohamamaru, which arriv-
ed at ShimOnoseki on Tuesday from
Formosa The steamer was quarantin-
ed, but the case being afterwards de-
clared not to be plague, the vessel was
released, and left for Kobe.
Friday, December 1st.
AS cotton is believed to be a means
of conveying plague germs, the factory
at Hyogo of the Kanegafuchi Spinning
Company is taking strict measures for
prevention A disinfecting room has
been established on the premises of the
factory, on which it is stated that over
5000 Yen has been spent. All the
goods arriving there by rail will be
put in the room for a, certain time in
order to secure thorough disinfection.
Unfortunately, however, the pre-
cautions have apparently been taken
too late, for a case of plague has oc
Cured among the employees of this
factory. The patients name is Otake
Toranosuke, a fireman in the Kanega-
fuchi mill He was only taken i'll on
Wednesday,, and on his case being ex-
amined yesterday morning it was pro-
nounced an sundoubted case of plague.
Steps We're. at once taken to isolate
part of the factory, and district COM
priSing 105 houses with about 500 peo-
pie. The houses, which are mostly
occupied by factory employees, were
isolated while the latter are still in the
mill, and they could not therefore re-
turn to their homes. Arrangements
have been made for accommodating
them on the mill premises, SO that
work will proceed as usual.
There is also another suspected case
in Fukiaimaru, where a boy OF about
ten years died after twenty-four hours
illness. His younger brother is also
ill, with suspicious symptoms.
Both the suspicious cases reported
have proved to be plague. The boy
who first died was z years old, and
the other, II years, succumbed yester-
day The father, named Hirai Mata-
kichi, was declared infected with the
plague on the following day. The
house is situated at Isobe-dori, 5-cho-
me, Fukiai (Ono), and the necessary
steps for isolation of the 0lstrict have
been taken.
Several families in the block isolat-
ed at Benten-hama have applied for
public relief. Another family of six
members in the same block has been
receiving relief since the 26th ult.
The term of isolation expires on the
End inst, when this family will be
given 4 Yen out of the public doaa-
tions.
A telegram from Wakayama states
that a young girl named Yamasaki
kiwa, aged Is, who was employed as Ii
maid in a house at Sanbancho, Nina |
mi-Horie, Osaka, on her return home |
to Wakayama in the steamer Ogon- |
maru became i'll on the night of the |
18th ult and died On board. On the |
10Th the steamer was medically in |
spected at Wakayama, and upon ex-
animation of baci1li from the body the |
ase was declared to be genuine plague
The remains of the deceased were Gre
mated, and the steamer was quaran-
lined.
Saturday December 2nd.
This morning another case was re-