The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-15
Native Woman SUcCumbS TO The
BUb0niC Plague.
LIVED ON PAUAHI STREET
n or Children and Near Friends Had
Been Attending Her for
Several Days.

One more case OF bubonic plague
was found last evening at eight o'clock
at Ahi's place on Nuuanu street, the
entrance proper being at SO Pauahi
street. IL was In these premises that
Wal How died on Monday night, the
man whose case was diagnosed ON
Tuesday afternoon by Doctor Emcr-
son as plague victim. Since the
body of Wal How was removed sen
tinels have paced in front of the street
entrances, and the entire locality.
which was foul smelling has been un-
dergoing the usual disinfecting and
cleansing process under the Board OF
Health's direction. In the reports ~
inspectors made yesterday afternoon
at their meeting held at four o'clock.
it was stated that thorough house to
house inspection had been made and
all sick persons were at once given
medical examination, but In some un-
accountable manner the case found
last night had been overlooked.
A police officer reported the case of
last night to the Health Department.
and DIR. Garvin, accompanied by &. u.
Reynolds and assistants, and report
er, repaired to Ahi's shop. In small
cottage sandwiched in and connecting
with Ahi's house, was the body of a
Hawaiian woman called Mrs. Maria
She had been dead about a half hour
when the physician arrived. The
womans little girl, aged IL, and
group of friends were gathered about
the body, weeping.
DR.. Garvin found upon examination,
large suppurating sore upon. the
right wrist; underneath the armpit
was another running sore. Two
Jumps almost as large as eggs were
discovered upon probing the wound.
The right inguinal gland also disclosed
two Jumps. These were the only out
ward evidences OF the causes Of death.
SICK FOR DAYS.
Upon interrogating the woman's
daughter, it was learned that Mrs.
Maria had had no medical attendance
whatever, the only medicines being
some pills for colds. The little girl
stated that when her mother heard Of
the appearance of the plague and
noticed the dsinfecting work going
on, she tried to hide her illness, and it
is therefore possible IN this manner
she was able TO elude the Inspectors
examinations. She had been sick
about ten days altogether, without
other attendance than the children.
and was up from her bed at times dur
ing her illness. Last evening she be-
came worse and expired about half
past seven o'clock.
Doctor Garvin somewhat 10th, ex-
pressed his opinion after his examin-
alton, that the woman had died OF the
plague, the wound on the wrist and
The sore under the armpit with It's ac-
companying Jumps leading him TO the
conclusion that the wrist had first
been inoculated. The body showed no
signs of emanciation.
THE AUTOPSY.
The wagon employed by the Board
OF Health for removing bodies was
telephoned for, and the woman was
conveyed to the morgue for an autop-
sy. DR.. Garvin performed the autop-
sy which was witnessed by Doctors
Day and Herbert. The wound and the
Jumps under the right armpit were
lanced and the conditions presented
there by the hemorrhage were typical
OF the buboes observed in the known
cases of Plague, and a culture tnbe
was inoculated from the fluid taken
from the gland.
The medal incision showed adj
hesion of the right lung. and upon ex-
animation of the upper lobe Il was