The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-30
HEALTH BOARD
Washington Telegram
Surprises.
Pesthouse to be Burned--HiIo Fish
Matters--Tn tuberculosis Receiv
ing Attention.

Federal Quarantine Officer Carmichae
handed DR.. Wood. the presiding officer, a.
the Board of Health meeting yesterda,
ceived on the China from the Coast. q
which the following is copy:
Washington. D. c., June q, 1860.
Kinyoun, San Francisco, CAL: Send fol
lowing to Carmichael by first steamer.
Action Federal Court requires quaran.
tine restrictions on account of plague IL
San Francisco removed Do not disin.
feet or detain vessels from there. unless
for reason other than plague report
WYMAN
In connection with this matter the
Chronicle of San Francisco has the fol
lowing to say:
1t appears that Kinyoun addressed
private letters to acquaintances in Homo
lulu informing them that plague was not
only existent in this city, but epidemic.
Among those to whom he addressed
such letters was DR.. Carmichael the Fed
eral Quarantine Ouicer at Honolulu, ano
hat officer at once dec AIRED San Franc
co an infected port The steamer Austria
liza ard the steamer Czarina were thrown
into quarantine, and all of the Chinese
cargo of both boats thrown into me bay.
The rest of the cargoes was badly dam
aged by fumigation with sulphur, ano
the passengers We're held up anu subject
ed to the most rigorous quarantine regu-
lations. All this was done despite the
fact that both steamers sa led from tbs
port with clean bills of health. The Pa
cific Mail beats were subjected to the
same treatment.
.IHme,. .ately upon recent of the news
the steamship companies communicates
with Surgeon General Wyman at Wash
.ington, and yesterday afternoon they re-
ceived from That oflcfal copies OF tele-
gram, which will be sent to DR.. Carmi-
chael today on the steamer China. The
message is signed by Wyman ard in
structs Carmichael TO lift every quaran-
tine regulation he has imposed; to desisi
from fumigating either cargoes or pas
sengers and to honor all bills of health
sent out from San Francisco. The Spreck
els people are deeply incensed at Kin.
youn's unwarranted action, and their in
fiuence will doubtless be added to the
other interests now at work to have Kin.
youn withdrawn from this port
DIR. Carmichael stated before the Board
yesterday that the reason of his showing
the telegram was that the Board NIGH,
see the position in which he was placed
He had received his orders and mus,
obey them. He said that he had never
theless made as thorough an examina.
ton of the China in the morning as he
would have made had he never received
the telegram. The China, as it was, was
standing six feet away from the Pacific
Mail dock and rat-guards were on her
lines.
Or. Wood expressed it as his opinion
that in the event of a vessel arriving
from San Francisco about which there
was any suspicion of danger from the
plague, It would be up to the Territor-
ial Board of Health to take acton to pre-
vent any such danger.
DIR. Wood made the above as a sugges-
ton. The sense of the meeting was that
the Board would be somewhat embarrass-
ed in such a case. Very little was salo
on the subject 1t didn't take much of a
mind-reader to see, however, that if Dr.
Wood had spoken his thoughts he would
probably have SAID: We've had all we
want of the plague here in Honolulu, ano
| for one will do all in my power to see
that we don't have another epidemic of
the disease in this country very soon.'
Propositions from two firms, concern
ing the selling of steam vessel to the
Board of hea.-.-, were read at the meet
ing yesterday. The Board has needed a
vessel for towing purposes and would also
lind boat capable Of carrying supplies
to the Molokai settlement and transport
ing leperS and doing otner Board OIL
Health work. most invaluable Ihe prop
ositions were laid on the table.
communication from Board of Health
Agent ZumWalt of -ahului, resignng his
office, was then read The resignation
was accepted and a vote o. thanks W
be rendered Mr.. Zumwalt for services rem
dered.
The natter of fish inspection in Hilo
was here taken up. A committee of one
had some time ago been appointed to in
vestigate the matter and suggest meas
ures to be taken in the matter. Regula-
tons were framed prohibiting the sale of
fish in Hilo except in the new F-s..mar-
ket or in such places permitted by and
under the super vision of the health au-
thorities. These regulations were adopt
ed upon being read yesterday.
The matter of limits for the slaughter
ing of cattle in H.lo was referred to the
Government physician of Hilo, DR.. trace.
A communication relative to the NOV
ing of Board of Health buildings from
property of the Bishop Estate in Kakaako
was read. Inc Executive Council re-
Gently had something to say in regard to
the moving of these structures. The
Board decided that the pesthouse and the
morgue should ne burned, whI-e other
buildings should be ordered sold
The subject of tuberculosis was discuss
ed at great length. DR.. Wood went into
the details OF facts and figures and show
ed that the disease was on the increase in
these Islands. preventive methods were
also considered. Upon motion, commit
tee of three vas appointed by the presid-
ing officer to investigate concerning ano
report on tuberculosis and measures TO
be adopted by the Board of Health to
prevent it's spread-to control 1t. Dr.
Wood, Attorney General Dole and DR..
Cooper compose the committee. Inc com
mittee viii report a, the next meeting oil