The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-13

death. The specimens taken from both
cases are now in the hands of the bac-
teriologist
There is no reason to doubt the
presence OF the plague.
Both these Cinnamon have been
here over a year and both of them are
bookkeepers and had nothing whatev-
er 10 do with the freight"
DISCUSSION OF QUESTION.
President Cooper said: Il recon
mend, gentlemen, the first step is TO
have house-to-hOuse investigation
and Immediately visit any suspected
persons, and l would like to have as
many physicians as possible devote
| their services in doing this work and
go out on the call of the inspectors l
desire TO do everything quickly aud
| thoroughly. We wish to take no
chances. Colonel Jones has already Of
fered the services of the First Resi-
ment to patrol the infected sections.
Now arises the question about clean
| ing the town. You agree, gentlemen,
| that this should be done?"
DR.. Day replied that all the refuse
and garbage found should be DESTROYED
by fire.
President Dole inquired if there was
any place available for the establish
ment of hospital, whereupon Doctor
Day suggested that the Board of Health
should charter a vessel of some kind, |
stating that some time ago that meth
cd of segregating bubOnic patients was |
adopted in Hongkong. The discussion |
of the subject of hospital ship devel- |
oped the fact that every vessel was en-
ha old 81,
proposed for the purpose but the pro-
ject of making use of it was aban- |
doned, except as Doctor Day recon- !
mended that if large enough it might |
be used for detention of the people VINO |
have becn in contact with the afflicted |
ones.
President Cooper asked Doctor Day
if his conclusions were absolutely set
tied that the suspected cases were
plague deaths.
Doctor Day: There is no doubt |
about them whatever. Doctor Herbert
has ais requested that no burial per-
mits be issued until the causes of
death are fully determined.
Doctor Herbert thought possibly
there might have been a number of
cases prior to the cases reported yes
terday and today, especially in the
cases of the sailors of the Claudine who
died so suddenly during the past ten
days."
Mr.. Cooper: Gentlemen, what are
your suggestions?
Doctor Emerson: Should we not
quarantine outgoing vessels?'
President Dole: Cannot people be
prevented from going out?'
STEAMERS NOT TO SAIL.
Upon motion it was ordered that an
order be issued by telephone to the
steamship companies to prevent any
vessels from leaving the por. of Ho-
nolulu. Watches were consulted 20 see
whether the Kinau could be prevented
from leaving her wharf, and although
nearly half-past II o'clock an order
was telephoned to the dock eDjoining
the steamer from departing.
Doctor Emerson: 81 think this Or
der should be followed up by an inves-
tigation of what freight is being
shipped out or is ready to co.
A motion to this effect prevailed.
Doctor Day: Il move that no jap
anese and Chinese passengers be al
lowed to leave Honolulu at ALL His
motion carried.
Doctor Emerson: What about the
Claudine's sudden-death sailors? One
of them had been sick soon after leav
ing Honolulu and was found at the
time of his death to have a bad condi-
ton of the bowels; also portion of
his liver was tinted to a black color.
He also had pneumonia in the first
stages in the right lung. Just little
gangrene of the bowels. The man was
taken sick on Wednesday and died
Saturday last"
President Dole: Would it not be
we'll also to stop every steamer pas
senger and allow no one to go without
a pass? Many of the natives may have
been exposed"
1t was moved and carried that all
be denied passage except |
those who are examined by physicians
and afterwards supplied with a pass
from the Board of Health.
President Dole inquired as to lie
possibilities of taking care of the pa
tents in the houses. Doctor Day said
that it would be far better to keep
them segregated until hospital could
be furnished for the purpose. 1t was
that the barracks at the
rifle butts would be we'll suited, as
there were several cottages IN the
grounds.
TO CLEANSE THE TOWN.
Does the Board enquired Presi-
dent Cooper, authorize me to make
the necessary inspection. cleaning up
of the town, and removing the gar
bage?' A motion embodying this re-
quest was carried unanimously, and
the President authorized to go ahead
with whatever sanitary work was nee
essary in stamping out the plague.
President Dole: 1.-THE Government
has called meeting of the Council of
State, thinking that funds Will nave to
be appropriated. We would Ike 10
know what is your estimate OF the
probable expenses"
Mr. Cooper: 1T may be a serious
affair and I think that $4,000 should
be appropriated. We want to do ev-
erything thoroughly and take no
chances