The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-20
WAS NOT AS DIRTY AS CLAIMED
ON THE COAST.
She Lay at Irmgard Wharf for over
Two Weeks-IIad a Case of Beri-
Beri Here.

The Japanese steamer Nanyo Maru,
which is reported as having plague on
board at Port Townsend, was first said
TO have beri -beri. This is significant
in view of the fact that just before
starting from here she put ashore ore
of the crew who was afflicted with
beri-beri. The man was brought in
from the steamers anchorage outside
the harbor and taken to the hosDital,
where he was treated by DR.. Cooper.
Those who had dealings with the ves-
sci here are 10th to be believe that she
any plague on board.
The case of the Nanyo Maru is being
very generally discussed as one of great
Importance to Honolulu, as bearing uD-
on the question of how Hawaiian car
goes will be treated at the coast here
after. The outbreak of plague on the
steamer at Port Towsend presents as
many ineXplicable features as any of
the jumps through quarantine that
have made plague so hard to handle
| here. The vessel was at least two
months from Japan and over two weeks
from here, when she got to Port Town
send, while the date when plague was
announced as being on her is seven
weeks after she left Honolulu. A
search of the records shows the follow
ing facts as to the Nanyo Maru's treat
ment here:
The Nanyo Maru, under command of
| Captain Tomta, arrived here on De-
cember 18th, with sos steerage passen-
gers and seven cabin. She had three
| hundred tons of freight for Honolulu.
From December 18th to 21st the steam
er lay idle in the stream. On the 22nd
she began to discharge her immigrants
en- to a scow in the harbor, being idle
again from that date to the 27th, when
II a v~Cri iF1ur ~,
stream. The immigrants were taken ia
quarantine island and given the usual
treatment. No cases of sickness were
found among them.
On December 29 the Nanyo Maru
docked at Irmgard wharf and began to
discharge her cargo. She remained al
the wharf 16 days, up to January Ia
On that date she went to anchorage
outside the harbor and on the 18th
after being fumigated and after exam
nation of her crew, she sailed for the
Sound, arriving on January 80. Plague
was not announced to be on her til
March 8. During her stay in Honolulu
her captain bought stores, taking OF
board food for his Japanese crew.
The Nanyo Maru carried on from
here some of the coal she took at Kobe
Japan, which port she left on Novembei
l6. If she was an infected ship she die
that plague from Kobe could not las
from November to the middle of Feb
luary. Her condition at Port Town
sends is described as so filthy that /
was apparent that "she would have I,
be virtually rebuilt in order that sh
might be purified"
The reports from Port Townsend a
to the filthiness of the Nanyo Maru d,
an injustice to the vessel, in the opinion
OF all who saw her here. "She was tn
cleanest Japanese tramp steamer
ever saw" says Mr.. Irvine of Davie
" Company, agents for the vessel
'The captain is a very superior MAJ
and DR. Carmichael agrees with m
that the steamer was unusually clea,
: and well kept"
One feature is noticed in the report
from Port Townsend, which shows
marked difference from any Honolulu
! plague reports. 1t is stated that ther
have been seventeen cases and thre
: deaths on the Nanyo Mnru, which
: more rapid spreading of the diseas
than has ever occurred here.