The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-02-06
MAIL FROM
FAR SAMOA
News of Hawaii's Plague
at Apia.
PROTECTIVE ORDER ISSUED
The Americans at Tutuila--Germar
Religious and Military Cere-
monies Held at Mulinuu,

Following are excerpts from the lat
est files of the Samoa Herald:
When the steamer Mariposa came
into harbor yesterday morning people
on shore were alarmed at seeing the
yellow flag hoisted on the fore The
Health Officer found out that in the
last port of departure, Honolulu, some
cases of the bubonic plague had oc-
Cured, but were confined to the Chi
nese quarters. In view of the possible
danger which could arise from the yes
sci having communication with Apia,
the Health Officer at once proceeded
to Mulinuu and went, together with the
President, on board the steamer to take
all necessary and practicable steps in
the matter. After comforting with the
captain and the doctor and purser, the
President was informed that the Mari
posa arrived off the port OF Honolulu
at a. m. on the 4th inst. She was
boarded by the pilot and entered the
harbor of Honolulu, but was not al
lowed alongside the wharf. She re-
manned in the stream continuously
from the time of her entering the har-
Dor until she left. She discharged IA
tons of cargo into lighters alongside
and took on board $50 tons of coal, also
from lighters alongside (coal is an ar
ticle exempt from quarantine provis-
ions). The discharge of cargo and
loading of coal upon and from lighters
having been done by the ships crew
alone. none of whom came In contact
with any person from the shore. For
ty-three cabin and thirty-eight steer
age passengers were disembarked in
lighters; no packages, papers or letters
were taken on board of any kind with
the exception only of the regular mails
for Samoa. New Zealand and the Aus
tralian colonies, which had been thor
oughly fumigated at the Honolulu
postofiice, certificate for which was
produced to the President. Another
certificate was also shown stating that
from the time the Mariposa arrived off
the port of Honolulu until she left
again she had been in charge of spe.
cial agent of the Board of Health, who
allowed no other communication with
the ship except as above stated Under
these circumstances the President did
not hesitate to give, with the sanction
of the Health officer, permission TO
land all the San Francisco cargo, with
the one restriction: that the crew
should not come in contact with the
shore laborers. The mails were also
landed, but before delivery were thor
oughly re-fumigated in the hospital at
Sogi. The President, DR.. Funk and the
pilot, as well as two passengers from
San Francisco were also fumigated
There is not the slightest suspicion OF
any danger of contagion.
Health Authorities Act.
The following official order has been
issued by the President of the Munich
pal Council at Apia:
According to an official information
from Honolulu, bubonic plague made
its appearance there on Dec. 18th and
up to Jan I'd twelve deaths have oc-
cured therefrom, of which the last
was on the LIST.
BY the power vested in me by Sec
ton 20 of the Quarantine Ordinance.
1891, | hereby order and declare the
port of Honolulu to be an infected port.
All native boats and canoes are
strictly prohibited from going along
side of vessels coming from the said
port.
All boats, lighters and other craft be-
longing to Europeans, as well as boats
carrying the Samoan mails are allowed
TO communicate with said vessels only
by special permission of the President,
which permission will be granted only
after the Health officer has admitted
the vessel TO pratique.
Mulinuu, the 18th day of January
1900. w. III. SOLE
Americans at Tutuila.
The U. S. S. Abarenda left Pago-Pa-
90 harbor on Tuesday afternoon at s
o'clock for Auckland, where she goes
for some material which Is required
by the contractor here; she will also
go into dock in Auckland. There was
large muster of girls from the differ
ent villages to see them off and "Tofa
mai Feleni" could be heard all over
the bay. The natives here are in great
glee that America has taken over the
island instead of Germany. | may
mention that the Abarenda has buoyed
Whale rock and Grumpus rock, two
rocks Just inside the entrance OF Pago-
Pago harbor, which will be a great
convenience TO master mariners in
making harbor. The works are almost
at a standstill, some of the men are
employed in having on the hill and AL
ing In the sea shore, so as to reclaim
a large plot OF ground for the u. S.
Government, There are several large
churches being built in the east end on
the Island for the l.. NJ. s., dimensions
OF the largest one being AS by lO4 feet
estimated to cost $4,000. The Rev. nj
Y Cooper has just finished his M %
meeting The collections are the high
est that have ever been made in the
island, the sum collected being 5000
by far and away the largest made In
any one district.
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