The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-03
WHITE NAN WITH PLAGUE.
j. WEIR ROBERTSON STRICKEN
LAST NIGHT.
Treated with Plague Serum and Ap-
pears to be Improving-Stock Clerk
for May & Company.

j. Weir Robertson, American, aged
Al, is in the pest house at Kakaalso with
plague. The diagnosis was made last
night by Drs. Garvin and Wood and
was confirmed this morning.
Mr.. Robertson had been i'll since
Wednesday, though nothing suspicious
developed until last night. During the
early evening a bubo appeared aud the
private physician of the family report
ed the matter to the Board of Health.
DIR. Garvin responded. He found
bubo in the right groin; temperature
103 2-5, and pulse 11S. Diagnosis Of bu
bonic plague was also returned.
Dr. Wood examined Mr. Robertson
shortly after and agreed with the ]ia-
gnosis. The sick man was removed t.
the pest house and arrangements We're
made to remove the family to the de-
tention camp at Xalihi.
AS soon as possible Mr.. Robertson
was treated with the plague serum
through DR.. Carmichael from General
| Wyman during the afternoon. In the
presence of Drs. Wood and Day, Dr.
Garvin injected two doses into the back
between the shoulders.
There was no immediate result but
this morning there was an improve
| ment. Temperature was lower and
there was every indication that the Sc
rum was doing it's work well.
Mr.. Robertson was stock clerk for
Henry May & Company in the Bethel
street store. His principal work was
| in the warehouse in the rear of the Cs-
tablishment. He lived in a cottage in
a lane on Nuuanu street between School
and Vineyard. Just how he could have
contracted the plague will probably al
| ways be a mystery, as he is a man
who stuck very closely to business and
seldom left the store during the day.
Fred. Waterhouse, manager of the
Bethel street store, does not think that
rats could have been the cause. He
says that a few days ago the cellar
was thoroughly fumigated and that
precautions against infection was fre-
quently taken.
Mr.. Waterhouse seems to think that
an accident may have caused the bub,
found by the physicians. He says that
few days ago Mr.. Robertson strained
himself lifting a box weighing about
100 pounds and has since complained
of pain in the region of the stomach
and groin. 1t seems that the box ac.
tually fell on his stomach On the olnrl
hand the physicians are positive of thei
plague diagnosis.
This morning the Bethel street store
was visited and ordered closed As I
is fire proof structure it can be ef
fectively fumigated and burning viii
not De necessary. May q Company
expressed their willingness to comply
fully with any requirements of tn,
Board, and, in fact, invited DR.. Woo
to do whatever the Board deemed ad
visable in the matter.
Later in the morning the Board o
, Health visited the Robertson cottag,
, in Nuuanu valley and looked it over
At the meeting this afternoon the plac
will likely be officially condemned an,
ordered burned.
All of the houses opening on tn
court in the rear of the Bethel stree
. store of May & Company have beel
closed pending the fumigating opera
tions of the Board of Health. Some o
the outhouses will be destroyed alto
gether and the whole place will b
cleaned. The Waterhouse store will b
thoroughly fumigated.
Prof. ingalls, will make his report t
l the Board of Health this afternoon a
! to what had best be done with the re
{ sidence on Nuuanu street
DIR. GarVin was called last night f
: see Chinaman named Chin, aged j.
on Vineyard street near Emma. Cas-
reported by an inspector. Man founl
to be suffering of cold and diarrhoea.
. This morning ]. w. Sheldon, in Iwile
telephoned the Board of Health tha
his wife was taken suddenly i'll durin
! the night. The call doctor found nothin
l suspicious and is treating the case
There have recently been three cases o
ordinary Illness in the Sheldon home.
Lula, Hawaiian, aged so, died at tn
Kerosene detention camp early thi
{ morning of consumption. DIR. Bowman
{ was her attending physician