The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-29
OFF TO MOLOKAI
Departure Of the Board Of Health
and Guests.
THE W. C. HALL CROWDED
Minister Cooper's Views on Allow
of the Settle

The steamer w c. Hall left last |
night at o'clock for Molokai. On
board of her were representatives of |
the Board of Health and about 100 /
guests bound for the leper settlement. |
Never before in recent years has
such a large number been allowed to-
visit the Settlement at any one time.
Generally one of the smaller inter
island steamers have been brought in
TO requisition for the semi-annual Wis
its of the Health Board, but this time
the Hall, one of the largest and best
of the island boats. is doing duty. This
trip was to have been made in April.
the regular time for the first visit OF
the year. But it was impossible to
obtain a steamer at that time, SO the
journey was postponed until accom-
mOdations could be obtained.
The list of applications has by far
exceeded that of any former time. They
have come from ell classes and con-
ditions. Among them were some from
many old Kamaainas, the local doctors
and visiting members of the fraternity.
tourists, seekers of the curious. and
aged natives. Attorney General Coop
er freely exercised his blue pencil.
! Those who had no business or were
going out of idle curiosity were dis
approved. All others. as near as pos
| sible. = >e granted.
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Inter-Island wharf just previous to
starting. Everybody who had not yet
received the permit was clamoring for
the slip of paper. The steamers ac-
eommodations are taxed to the limit.
IThere were 102 passengers altogether.
| of whom thirty-siX were deck. The
cabin passengers are as follows:
| w. ID. Baldwin, Alexander Atherton.
DR.. w. Hoffman, Prof. Sedgwfck. Rev
Father Matthias, Bro. Severanus. Ma
jor NJ. w. Wood, w. o. Smith, Judge
w. l.. Wilcox, Charles Motley, John
NJ. Kea, Sister Benedectine. Walter
Thurtell. DR.. Holland. Rev. Mr.. Tubb.
Mr.. Davey, Sister Bonaventura, Sister
Antonio, Sister Flaviana, Marshal A.
NJ. Brown. Charles Wilcox. Attorney
General Cooper. Miss Savoy. Catherine
+. Martin, II. p. Webber. Mr.. Slater.
f. Lewis, Lewis Gear. l.. ID. Timmons
Henry Waterhouse. Captain Berger.
Prof. Bickmore, Rev. Morehouse. c. c.
Langill, DR.. Howard.
The party will land early this morn
ing. After spending the day in view
ing everything connected with the Set
tlement, a start will be made for Ho-
nolulu at about 4 o'clock in the after
noon.
Seen a short time before the depart
ure of the steamer. Attorney General
Cooper said:
My views have changed good
deal of late in the matter of the pro-
Ipriety of allowing relatives and
friends to visit the unfortunates at the
leper settlement. The opinion of ply
! sicians has had much TO do with this.
as those whom l have consulted say
there is very little danger in allowing
lit. OF course, l do not mean to infer
that indiscriminate visiting will be
permitted, but only that on the semi
annual visits OF the Board there will
be more latitude in granting permits
than heretofore. Those who will be
given the preference will first he aged
parents who have children at the Set
tlement. next those who have broth
ers and sisters. then those who have
Inephews and nieces, and so on. II
, there is room for more, those who
have business matters to settle might
be permitted TO go along. OF course.
the visiting will only be allowed at
the times when official visits OF the
Board are made. The lives of these
poor creatures are hard enough az
, best, and as long as the physicians OF
the Rpard ara satisfied rhar II can no