The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-19

right next to the sewer mouth, and /
learned that Mrs. Serrao was in the
habit of going down TO this place bare /
footed to attend to the horse or hitch /
up the wagon. This, then, is a possible /
source. of infection
Following the sewer above the ho-
tel, | found one house in which Chi
nese were employed, the kitchen OF
which was Immediately over the sew
er. Although the sanitary committee
of HiEo had ordered people to desist
from throwing refuse into the stream.
found fresh garbage and cans OF Chi
nese and Japanese origin Evidently
this was some of the stuff shipped
from Honolulu before the outbreak of
the plague.
Some of this very probably fioated
down to the mouth and was eaten by
rats, which communicated the infec-
| ton to the ground or the Serrao store
| This is the only evidence / could get.
| saw the husband, the two children
and the Portuguese woman who attend
| ed Mrs. Serrao. They were living in
the house in which Mrs Serrao lived
and I had them placed in a clean place
of quarantine. Mrs. Serrao's case stands
alone. There were no suspicious cases
up to the time We left learned posi-
lively that the rumor that Mrs. Ser
rae had miscarriage is entirely with
out foundation
Concerning Maui affairs, President
Wood reported: 81 found everything
in Kahului in most promising state.
DR.. Garvin had taken hold of matters
and haGth3ne most excellent work.
Close wac is being kept over the
place. The day we arrived the body
of Japanese from the mountains
Iabout twenty miles away, was brought
in for postmortem examination. De-
lceased was a runaway from Spreck-
elsville and no doubt died of starva-
ton. The boy brought in with him
twas also in starving condition. This
serves to show how we'll the people
are working.
There were about 200 people in the
race track camp, and I left Mr.. Atkin-
son there to superintend matters. Not
another suspicious case had made its
appearance"
The Presidents action in appointing
J. w. l.. Zumwaldt as quarantine Off
, Ger to represent the Board of Health
at Kahului was approved by the Board.
Mr.. Hatch suggested the need of a
, garbage scrematory and a sewerage
system for HllO.
. The action of the President in au-
, thorizing the destruction of the store
: and residence of Mr.. Serrao of Hilo, by
fire, including the merchandise OF the
store and contents of the residence
was, on motion of Mr.. Hatch, ratified
President Wood reported that he
2 had authorized and empowered Mr.
C. C. Kennedy, Mr.. Lyman and DIR. w
tr - Of Co init
Itee for HiIo. On motion of DIR. Day
the action was approved.
Minister Cooper moved that shouid
Inc emergency arise the Board stand
adjourned till Monday. Carried.
Plague Statistics.
The following is the last weeks rec,
/, lord and shows the plague statistics t.
kdate:
! Office of the Board of Health.
Honolulu, H l., Feb. II, 1900.
Report OF cases of bubonic plague il
: Honolulu to week ending Feb. IL, 1900
- he Cases Death
!, Previously reported $500. SO 80
Week, ending Feb. II, 1900... 20 0
: Total number cases to date. SO so
In the Hospital this date
?. Discharged From KaEhi.
}: Eighteen hundred and sixty-four per
sons wede discharged from the kalih
II detention camp Observation-Disclosures
i japanese and Chinese, free to go wher
e ever they could find home and shelter
That their discharge was not the las
xyn11
u trated last night when over eight hun
:, bred of the liberated people returne
) to the camp and begged to be sheltere
! as they had no places to go. What tn
remaining thousand are doing it is dill
> ficult to imagine, unless they are dout
@ ling up, as far as accommodations ar
a concerned, with their friends or goin
4 without shelter at all.
- The crowds marching in to town a
"a day yesterday attracted considerabl
9 attention. The mule cars were loade
~ down with them, the sidewalks wer
= thronged with them, and all along Kin
street, out to Waikiki even, littl
\, squads of people, natives and oriental
"a could be seen; some of them with
40 destination in view, others wanderin
= aimlessly around, resting by the roat
- side to eat their luncheon or chat tt
10 gether on the situation.
10 Some have already made arrange
n ments to resume business. In quet
in corners, in sheltered hooks, here an
- there throughout the town can be see
,n a cobbler's stand for little temporar
or shop. The majority of the people free
90 from quarantine seemed TO have SON
- money, for they made use of the cal
7 and purchased soda water and banan;
no and cigarettes whenever so inclined.
n Jack McVeigh reported all well at Il
as camp late last night, the eight hundrs
m refugees who returned for sheper wei
accommodated; he knew ncthIng of Il
h remainder.
as 1t is reported that Lahaina has ba
e. ricaded itself against the encroacl
p ments of plague germs by refusing
k admit any travellers from other par
n of Maui, excepting they can show ciea
ng bills of health.