The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-23
ROUNDING UP REFUGEES.
HUNT FOR STRAGGLERS FROM
KAHULUI CHINATOWN.
Midnight Search in Kula Brings Forth
Six Japanese Who are Now in the
Race-Track Detention Camp.

PAIA, Maui, February 19.-There
seems to be nothing alarming about
the plague situation on Maui There
has been but one case and death since
Sunday, the 10TH the day that Doctors
Wood and Garvn arrived here. This
case was an old Chinaman who was
taken from the infected premises in
Kahului Chinatown, and has been at
the detention camp from the first. He
developed symptoms on Thursday last
and died at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, February IS.
His body was cremated yesterday
afternoon. Outside of this case there
has been no sign of the pestilence in
any other quarter, though there have
| been several scares. On Monday morn
ing last a strange japanese died sud-
denly in a native house at Pulehu,
Kula, and the place was quarantined
and guarded until the body could be
taken to Kahului and an examination
made. 1t turned out he died from beri-
beri and starvation, mostly the latter.
He was a shipped man at Spreckeis-
| vile and with cOmrade was running
away. On Friday a Portuguese was
taken from Waikiki sick, but his trou-
BILE proved to be only pneumonia, and
| he is greatly improved now. Yesterday
a Japanese died at Spreckelsville, and
| it was considered suspicious enough to
| take the body to Kahului for EXAMINE
| ation where it was found not to pc
! plague. SO Maui begins to breathe a
| little easier than it has for a week
past, though vigilance is not relaxed
! in the least Within the day or two
| before Kahului was quarantined it is
estimated that between 100 and 200 Jap
anese and Chinese fled from the place
and spread themselves over central
Maui, and great apprehension was
! felt in all parts.
In many places the people quaran-
tined themselves against all strangers,
but it was felt that Kula held the bulk
of the refugees. Accordingly on Mon
day night last an inspection OF every
Chinese and Japanese house in Kula
was made under the direction of L. Won
| Tempsky of Maui's health committee.
The district was divided up into about
twelve subdivisions, and reliable man
placed in charge of each with from four
| to ten assistants apiece, making about
seventy engaged in the work. 1t was
an all night job and very thoroughly
done, yet but about half a dozen Jap
anese were found. Either the many
refugees were not in Kula, or else they
got wind of the search and fled. How
ever stagglers have been picked up in
different parts and sent back to Ka-
hului. A few have been taken from
Pauwela, Hamakuapoko, Paia, Spreck-
elsville and Waikiki, so it shows how
the disease might have spread.
At Huelo house to house inspection
! is carried out and the same is done
in all the plantation camps. In fact
the plantations are taking the greatest
precautions to guard against infection
Guards are placed about and in the
camps day and night and no one from
other places is allowed inside. DR.
Garvin is in full charge of the Island
and his word goes. BY his order al
public meetings are forbidden, conse.
quently there was no church at Paie
yesterday. Everybody of all nationali.
ties throughout the Island are work.
ing together and it is hoped the dread
disease is stayed. The Chinatown fire
in Kahuui was a great success, though
other buildings were at times endanger-
ed, and in the end it will prove bless.
ing to Kahului and to Maui.