The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-02-16
SITUATION
IMPROVING
Not a Case Of Plague
Yesterday.
DISCUSSION ON ISLANDS
Board Held Two Sessions Oriental
Goods--BuiIding Condemned
Fumigation Not Effective.
(From Wednesdays Daily

The only developments In the plague
situation in Honolulu yesterday was
ihe announcement of President Wood
last evening that the two Hawalians
who lately died and were cremated
Zone on Saturday and the other on
Sunday did not die of plague. The
culture tubes showed no growths of
bacilli in either case.
Public Interest is centered on the
appearance of plague on Maui and Ha-
wall, and the Board of Health meet
ings have been mainly held to consid-
er these questions. The situation, in
fact, seemed grave to the members of
the Board; and the President personal
ly felt 1t a part of his duty to make a
personal investigation of conditions at
Hilo, as the people there had request
ed information upon the subject of
plague. He felt the safer method was
TO go upon the scene, accompanied by
a physician, and instruct the medical
fraternity in all matters pertaining to
plague.
There were no new cases of plague
in Honolulu yesterday, and the last
report from the pest hospital was a
favorable one. Armstrong Smith has
no fever. Mr.. Hartmann is rapidly
improving, and Mrs. Franz is reported
as nearly we'll"
Boards Special Session.
A special meeting of the Board of
Health was held yesterday morning to
listen to the report of President Wood
upon the plague situation on the ISL
and of Maui. The President graphi-
cally recounted the experience of him
self and DR.. Garvin in making post
mortem examinations on two Chinese
who died on the day of their arrival,
last Sunday, and the positive evidence
that at least five deaths were due to
bubonic plague. Two of the cases
were doubtful, but were suspicious
His account to the Board was substan-
tally the same as the interview which
appeared in yesterdays Advertiser
AT the special session of the Board
there were present President Wood,
Attorney General Cooper, George w.
Smith. f. ]. Lowrey and DR.. Emerson
Mr.. Lowrey stated that the steamer
STRATEGY e had arrived off the harbor
from Yokohama. The matter of land
ing her freight was referred to the
special committee, which Is to inquire
into the condition of all goods import
ed from countries where bubonic
plague has existed.
President Wood then reported the
result Of his Investigations at Kahu-
lui, and stated there was no fear that
the infection was introduced there by
individuals, but through the importa-
ton of freight from Oriental countries.
He advised that action be taken to
prohibit the importation or landing of
freight from infected countries.
The rest of his report to the Board
respecting the visitation of plague on
Maui was along the identical lines of
his interview upon the subject which
appeared in yesterdays Advertiser.
Minister Cooper moved that the res
olutions passed by the agents of the
Board Of Health at Kahului be con-
firmed and incorporated as a part of
the Board of Health minutes. Car
ried.
President Wood reported that he
had constituted l.. Nj. Baldwin and as
sociates a committee under authority
to act for the Board.
The action of the Sanitary Commit
tee Of Maui for condemning property,
and resolutions adopted by the same
committee were approved and the
minutes incorporated in the Board Of
Health minutes.
A Board Inquiry.
Minister Cooper recommended that
steps be taken to examine the nature
of goods suspected. President Wood
suggested that If such course were
pursued, the Board should go back of
December 18th and examine into all
goods sent out from Honolulu and
who were the carriers. He also sug-
gested that the Board should appoint
board Of inquiry to investigate the
enLlre question.
It was moved by Mr.. Cooper that
the President be authorized to appoint
or institute a board OF inquiry to In
yestigate origin of cases of plague
during the whole epidemic and pre-
vions to December 18th, as we'll. The
motion was carried unanimously.
Minister Cooper moved that vote
OF thanks be rendered the National
Guard of Hawaii for their services
during the epidemic. Carried.
Mr. Lowrey called President Woods
attention to the fact that the Board
had passed resolution prohibiting
any vessels leaving the port OF Homo
lulu for other Island ports. He sug-
gested that inasmuch as the people of
Maui did not believe the danger or
GAUGE Of infection had been transmit
ted to them from Honolulu by freight,
the restrictions put on shipping on
Monday should be rescinded. The
question, upon being put to vote.
carried
SPECIAL permission was given mr..