The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-12-14
DAY OF THE
OUTBREAK
First Anniversary of the
Black Death.
PLAGUE A YEAR AGO TODAY
The Board Of Health Will Celebrate
Its Semi-Centennial
Tomorrow.
CFrom Wednesdays Dailyo

Tomorrow the Board of Health of
ence. Today is the first anniversary of
the plaques outbreak in Honolulu.
Since 1850 the city has passed through
many critical experiences and several
times has been in the throes of scourges
which threatened to wipe out the popu-
lation. In 1856 came the terrible small
pox epidemic. This was the first i'm
portant matter of health with which
the board had to struggle. The cholera
which suddenly appeared in Honolulu
five years ago was promptly met by
the Board of Health and held in check.
The President of the Board of Health,
in his report in 1886, has the following
to say of the organization of the
board:
"A Board of Health was first organ
lied in this kingdom on December H.
1850 by the following order of King
kamehameha Ill:
BE it known to all whom it may con-
Germ that we. byiand with the advice
of our Privy Council. hereby empower
and authorize Dr. T. c. b. Rookie, DR..
George A. Lathrop. Benjamin f. Har-
dy, G.. w. Hunter. C. Hoffman, NJ. D.,
Richard Hill Smythe and w. Newcomb
to act as a Board of Health four of
them to be quorum) for the good of
the inhabitants of Honolulu, and we
hereby request and authorize them to
communicate, respecting the same,
with the Governor of our Island of
Oahu, and to point out to him every
ha
done or undone, removed or procured,
for the preservation fromO and cure
of contagious, epidemic and other dis
eases, and more especially of cholera,
as may have occurred to each of them
on the day preceding.
"Our Minister of the Interior is
charged with the execution of this our
order.
Done in our Privy Council this 18th
day of December. 1850.
"KAMEHAMEHA.
"Keoni Ana"
No formal celebration of the ami
versary will be held except that the
Board of Health will hold a regular
weekly session this afternoon and prob
ably pass the compliments of the day
in honor of the occasion.
The Advertiser of December 10, 1899,
,ri,ri,,r +an-ooIun,, account Of tho
first tpown cases of hubonic nlaeue in
Honolulu, ubicb ooourred on Dacamher
10 1900 inst one wear apo TODAY had
~ ra,,o,,,i,,, 20 90, h, 80, of ,,tro
ducton
ne pupohic plague mas come " ilo-
nolulu' no" II caiie ho one hio"s'
lnere are MANY .neoiles pu' ~ "seei
taihapie lacts' Inc plach scourse may
nave originated among immigrants ~
may nave peeii prousht ashore iiotil d
sllshliy lilec'eo snip y! ia,s anu ~
may nave peei Hiuueh III Ch,iie9e VI
Japanese soous, more especiaiis sro
ceres. me latter theory Tie o'ie
that mas 'he more acceptance
AT any r"'e 'he plague - he,e anu
that is the man point. Ut. herper' Is
authority lor the statement thal tneie
was mila case on november ioth'
news OF "hlch was kept quiet " nat
brought the scourge TO pupic notice
was the sudden death OF the Chlhese
bookkeeFer OF wing Wo Iais general
merchandise store on Nuuahu street.
near King. DR.. Herbert was called by
Chinese physician ana ne pronounced
the case bubonic plague. A study OF
the cultures proved him to be right
Drs. HOFFMAN, Carmichael and Day
concurr'ns In the autopsy belore tne
report OF these surgeons had peen mace
Wing Wo Tafs store was quarantined'
Another case was discovered on Maui
nakea street. near Pauahi' ana quar-
anime was instituted there' Inc
bodies OF ooth victims We're burned
Ihree more cases nave s"eiled the
"rno 10 60, ~ 80 s.o.o tho poo.a
1Ia,.t "a ~ 90 80 r5,'oat,o,
l'e. ~, .ao,. 81, rho .l.i,itin
NON, .souod az 49, co,. ar,ard a,,t,, "a tha
C",,o,a,,t sohoo,s oiasod S,aas,,ras
80 49, IT, -,
aiter inc lashioIl set III 'he choieIa
epidemic. lnter-l Island steamers IN