The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-05

three cottages remaining on the un-
burned portion of Block Is after thej
fire OF January 10th. During the fire.
several Chinese families fed to these |
houses, and were unnoticed for several |
days. President Wood, however, made |
a special investigation of the houses,
and in one of them found twenty-five |
people. These he ordered into quaran-
tine, and had the cottages burned. The |
little child was one Of these sent into 4
quarantine. All Chuck formerly lived |
on the makai sidetE of .Pauahi street
between Smith and d.fMaunakea streets
his house being burned when
the corner buildings were de- 4
stroyed at the end of December. Hell
is the proprietor of a restaurant, on Ho-1
tel street, opposite DR.. McGrew,s resi-
dence. The restaurant will, not be af-
fected by the death. The postmortem
was held previous tSa that performed
on Mr.. Robertson>s sf,d a,ebubo was
found in the righs femofal gland.
The Japanese Suspect from Kalihi
camp, Kekau, was thoughtste be rath-
er suspicious on Saturday night by DIR.
Howard, but nothidg definite was de-
veloped in the ease until yesterday aft
ernoon, when the patient was sent to
the pest hospital. His. temperature
was very hight and he is considered
clear case OF plague. His room was
directly next to that occupied by the
Japanese AssaSura, who died last week
Sunday of plague.
/ As to the Portuguese from Pauoa
road. he was Sconsidered merely as a
suspect, and Had not last night deyel-
oped into certain plague case. He
was allowed to remain in his own
house under guard.
Won Chin a Plague Victim.
At O'Clock Saturday afternoon DR..
Garvin announced that the cultures
from the blood of Wong Chin at the
meteorological station were examined
nicroscopicalI2-a and proved the pres
ence of typical plague bacilli. A whit
ish, cloudy substance like fungus was
also noticeable in the culture tubes
showing where the bacilli. were grow
ing Upon this proof President Wood
made an official announcement that the
second ehploye from the Pantheon sa-
loon and stables premises had died Of
plague, and the premises were ordered
quarananed.
Il Shortly after 5 o'clock Saturday aft.
Ierno0ni President Wood, accompanied
I tiiy al health guards, appeared al
the corner of Fort and Hotel streets
, and before the inmates of the stable
I had an inkling of what was imminent
r they were hemmed in The employees
numbering seven, were taken from the
stables and escorted to quarantine
The saloon and all the entrances to i
were closed and the stables wer,
placed under surveillance. A larg'
crowd collected in the street when tn,
quarantine was placed upon the cor
ner, but were moved back from tn
! scene by a guard of mounted polio
under the orders of Marshal Brown
/ who personally took charge of CLOSING
/ up the two buildings.
Boards Condemnation Tour.
K On Saturday morning the Board con
: sisting of President Wood, DR.. Emer
: son, F. NJ. Hatch and F. J. Louvre
! visited the house occupied by the lat
+ J. Weir Robertson. The Board foun
, Prof. ingalls, already on the premise
with three men who had disinfected tn
grounds and were preparing to fumi
" gate the house. The Board considere
;, that there was nothing further requiI
4 ed of them until definite development
e had been determined in Mr.. Robert
d sons case.
r The Board next drove to Water
| hnt,casy al ctra
where Mr.. Robertson had been en-
s ployed. The lower story of the builC
r ing in which he had his Office was o.
dered to be taken down and the ms
terial together with the contents of tt
g room to be destroyed. Closets in tt
n yard were ordered disinfected and Il
= entire area way in rear of the buildir
q was ordered thoroughly cleaned. u
- til this is accomplished, the Boar
- deemed it wise to have the stores ha
L ing access to this yard closed until a
le were fumigated. The wareroom of ii
IS Porter Furniture Company and othe
h on the Eva side of the court were al
ordered fumigated.
lie The cesspools in the rear of the brit
le buildings on the Waikiki sidea0f Nu
s. anu street next claimed the attenti(
r of the Board. In the light of rece
r. developments in block where plag1
n had hitherto been a stranger it W,
G. decided that these should be clean'
N and disinfected, and if necessary, ne
lg ones be made and the old ones filled u
e. Proceeding to King street, the Boa
es made an inspection Of the BUILDING
s. on the makai side. Orders were giv'
ID that in the brick buildings betwet
" Murray's carriage shop and Maunak
at street the yards should be cleaned u
e. wooden floors in same to be remove
to and everything generally renovate
n- Under these measures the outbuildin
a on the Waikiki side of Maunak
le street from street line to Eva line
Sc Yuen Chong's and from rear brick W.
ne of Quong Sam KEGS to Iron Wor
line, will be either removed or destro
ii ed. When this work is completed, I
at | stores will be fumigated and then {
as lowed to open for business.
70 The Aala warehouse was last visit
81 and the different classes of goods G
- amined. At the afternoon session
g | the Board a resolution was introduc