The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-15

man had been infected by the plague.
inasmuch as the Chinese about the
place stated he had been sick for near
ly a month. The greatest care had to
be exercised In preventing blood or
other fluids from the body OF the Chi
naman being spattered upon the cloth
ing of the physician and assistant
Large quantities of disinfectants were
used In cleansing persons. and In scat
tering It about the room. As the body
was rapidly commencing to turn" II
was sewn up aud covered with Its bur-
ial clothes and guard placed at the
door to prevent its being removed or
touched by the relatives.
IL was gruesome work making an
autopsy, especially In view Of the sus-
pected presence OF the dread dkease.
vet the surgeon, the Advertiser re-
porter. and health guard. with their
arms barred ard welding scalpels, desh
holders, sponges and needles, chung TO
their work. determined to probe the
suspicious deaths and give the scientinc
and meteorological experts an opportu-
nifty to reach q conclusion whether or
not the plague had actually carried
them thither.
AT PAUAHI STREET.
From Nuuanu street the reporter ac-
companied Doctor Emerson to No. 80
Pauahi street. where another suspect
ed case had been reported. This was
in the rear of Ants furniture shop.
which has its front entrance on Nuu-
anu street. At the entrance to the
quarters on the Pauahi street side a
terrible stencil from an unprotected
clubhouse and sewer was encountered.
which did not diminish when the house
was entered.
The Chinaman in this case, termed
No. 2 by Doctor Emerson, was already
in his coffin, and large crowd had
collected in and around the house and
on the street, awaiting the commence
ment of the funeral procession. The
victims name Is Wal Hoy, aged 81
years, and he had been resident OF
Honolulu for nearly fifteen years, EN-.
ployed as a carpenter and turner a,
Ahi's shop.
Making the same preparation of in.
struments and medicines as before, the
face was uncovered, disclosing some
what bloated features, the lips and
eyes already beginning to discolor. Re-
moving the clothing, the body of hea-
w man was discovered. The groin and
surrounding parts were badly swollen
An incision was made in the RICH,
groin. where the inguinal gland was
found in highly swollen condition
and was removed. This was the first
gland taken which indicated the pres
cree OF the plague bacilli. and 1t was
carefully placed in a second specimen
bottle. The left gland was not &c
swollen.
The medal incision was more din
cult than in the first autopsy, as thu
body was cramped In the narrow COT
fin and the flesh was with difficulty lait
back from the ribs. Healthy conditions
were observed throughout the aldo
men cavity, lungs were normal ant
the intestines of good color. A guam
tity Of blood from the heart was pu
into the bottle as a specimen and thu
autopsy was finished. One Of thu
health guards was unable to stay, ant
he retired in q hurry, whereupOn thu
Advertiser man doubled up on his du
ties OF reporter and autopsy clerk b!
using flesh hooks and scalpels.
This body was also sewn up and re
covered; the coffin lid this time beini
laid on to prevent decomposition a.
much as possible. The Portuguese
company of the First Regiment sent
detail to watch over the body ant
house and prevent outsiders from en-
tering the supposedly infected prem
Uses.
The specimens were at once takel
to the Board of Health rooms and de
livered to Doctor Hoffman, who com
menced his experiments upon the bot
tied contents.