The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-06
THE NEWS
FROM MAUI.
Death of Miss English
By Plague.
DETAILS OF KIHEI CASE
District Quarantne--Rats Have the
Disease Camp Wood Gen
eral News Items,

kAHULUl MAUD, February rs, 1900
One more death from bubonic plague
s recorded in Kahului. Julia English
Tahitian. aged about 40, and sister OF
the local pilot, succumbed to the dis
ease on the night of Sunday last. The
deceased had for years been subject to
internal hemorrhages and on the 18th
instant was forced to take to her bed.
Or. Armitage of Waikiki attended her
hut up TO her death observed no sus-
picious signs and treated her for mala-
rial fever. on last Sunday however
she sank rapidly and died as recorded.
DR. Garyin conducted an autopsy early
on Monday morning and discovered un-
doubted evidence that the disease was
plague. Bob English's house situated
about $50 yards mauka of the site of the
Chinatown fire, was at once placed un-
der guard and the whole of the occu-
pants removed at once to the detention
camp Camp Wood where they Will re-
main for the regulation period. The
remains of the deceased woman were
cremated at midnight of the 2Gth inst.
and at about noon on Tuesday the
house and outbuildings were destroyed
by fire Bob English had Il few pet
sheep and a number of pigeons but all
were destroyed, even his old favorite
dog was not permitted to leave the in
fected premises but suffered death by
bullet together with the sheep The
last victim to the plague was close
friend of Mrs. All Ming, whose husband
died from the disease and was consider
ed the most clear case on record. She
MAS a guest of the All Mings at the
Chinese New Year celebrations and eX-
changed visits with them up to the
time of the quarantine and destruc-
ton of Chinatown when of course all
social intercourse between them was
suddenly stopped.
The Rats Have Plague.
The quarantine regulations of Ka-
hului are most rigidly enforced. Ka
huiui store is closed and together with
the managers house and family main
tanned in strict quarantine. The reason
is because two dead rats were discnv-
cred in the store last Sunday and were
examined for plague bacilli by DR..
Garvln. in one of the rodents the
plague bacilli were discovered in
S,rong force, and in view of the enorm-
Gus supply trade conducted by the store,
IL was considered advisable to suspend
all business for time. The closing of
the store Is source of considerable
Inconvenience, as all supplies must
now be drawn from Waikiki, Spreck-
elsville and Paia, and as none of these
stores are exceptionally well stocked,
the condition of Kahului can be appre-
ciated.
A Suspicious Case.
rather suspicious case is reported
from Kihci plantation. A young Jap
anese woman died on Monday night
under circumstances sufficient to war
rant an autopsy Dr. Garvin was un-
able to find any bacilli in the several
slides treated but discovered in the
heart and spleen conditions in every
way resembling those met with in gen
nine plague victims and considers the
case suspicious.
All through freight from abroad is
landed on the old wharf here and car
ried through by train. The railroad
is barricadad by barbed wire fences
throughout the town and men are sta
TONED at all the gates at the crossings.
Shipping is Lively.
The various sugar plantations are
busy shipping their products and de-
spite the Tact that the majority of the
regular hands are in quarantine and
that Japanese help from the plantations
is employed, the Railroad company is
making good Roadway with the ship
ping. TIL Centennial is being rapidly
freighted and as soon as she receives a
full cargo will sail for San Francisco.
The Cleveland arrived from San Fran
cisco with full cargo on Monday and
anchored outside till Tuesday morn
ing when she sailed for Kihei where
she will discharge. The vessels re-
naming in port are the S. S. Centen-
NAL, ship Antiope, bark Chehalis,
schOoners Novelty and Helen n. Kim
ball. The Claudine got away for Hama
yesterday morning.
Camp Wood Model.
Camp Wood under A. l.. C. Atkinson
and Hay Wodehouse, runs the drill
shed camp very close for first honors
in the race for cleanliness and excel |
lence of organization. The camp Is
situated in most healthful position |
about II mile back of the town of Ka-
hului. The sandy soil quickly absorbs |
all moisture and the fresh sea breezes |
Throughout the entire day and night |
makes the site an ideal one, not neceS- |
sarily for Il quarantine camp. but as a
residence district.
The five cottages which house 346 |
regulars, are within high board en-
closure wherein Is also the executive"
building and quarters for the officers
and guards Hawaiian, American
British, Chinese and Japanese flags are
set upon tall tlagpoles at all points OF
the camp and wrestling, swings and
sports of all kinds are provided for the
inmates. The whole camp assumes the
appearance OF a holiday fair. Every
body seems pleased and no complaints
are on record. The only trouble will
be encountered when their time Is up
and they will be requested to hustle for
themselves. The food is fresh daily
and the utensils for preparing it are
as clean as possible. The superlntend-
ents are kept busy rounding up food