Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-01
PLAGUE IS UNDER CONTROL
Favorable Reports from Honolulu by Medical
Authorities.
hut There IL No knowing whether
Disease f. In Sugar shipped 90 the
United states Last Month.

Washington March 1.-Two reports
bearing on the plague situation in the
Hawaiian islands have been received by
the marine hospital service from DR..
Carmichael, the surgeon In charge at
Honolulu, They are dated February -.
Regarding the appearance Of the
plague at Kahului, on the island OF
Maui, the doctor says three undoubted
and two suspicious cases were reported
10 the board Of health at Honolulu, and
an examination showed them to be the
disease Of malignant character Seven
cases In all We're reported from January
30 to February IL. all occurring in the
Chinese quarter and traced TO a store
which Chinese food stuffs imported
from the orient via Honolulu, were
sold. The town was at once surround
ed by Gordon, the Chinese quarter de-
stroyed by fire and the bodies Of those
dead Of plague burned. The situation
is well in hand. and the disease. the
doctor says. may not spread
There are several large sugar planta-
lions near Kahulul. and 1t is impossible
10 say how much Intercourse is between
them and the town. Owing TO the con-
dtion OF affairs at Honolulu, vessels
from the mainland have been loading
sugar for United states ports at Kahu-
lui, and the following vessels departed
on the dates stated: Feb. /. the Lur-
line, for San Francisco the Viking
from Hua for San Francisco: Feb. y,
the Edward May from Kihei for San
Francisco, via Maxwell; Feb. 3, the
Eva, from Kihei for San Francisco, via
Haua; Feb. II. the Mary Winkemann.
from Kahulu TO San Francisco. Hau-
hau Is about forty miles from Kahului,
and Kihei twelve miles distant. No note
relative TO the plague or suspicious
cases was made on the bill Of health by
the consular agent at Kahului prior TO
February 10. There are no means Of
docking ships at Kahului and sugar is
loaded by lighters. II possible arrange
ments will be made for its shipment
outside OF the infected district.
In Honolulu, the doctor says, one case
has been recorded since the date Of his
last report, that OF a Chinese child on
the llth instant, from the southwest
part OF the city. Hartman, the white
man on whom the anti-plague serum
was used, Is recovering. II has also
been used with good results In the case
OF Armstrong Smith volunteer nurse
whose Illness was looked upon as sus-
picious.
Dr. Carmichael says the facilities for
disinfectlon Of baggage at Honolulu are
inadequate. All the baggage. however.
including hand baggage, has been
sprayed with the 40 per cent solution OF
formaline. the contents Of hunks, etc,
being sprayed In layers and then closed
up at least six hours. No passengers
but first cabin passengers have shipped
from Honolulu since the plague was an
nounoed on Dec. L. last, and they are
Obliged to report at the United States
consulate for fifteen days prior to their
departure. Their residence In the city
is recorded and they are rejected II
from any suspicious locality.
There Is no available place In Homo
lulu for a detention hotel where all in
tending passengers could be confined
for the time required and IN its absence
the plan outlined above was adopted.
only the local boat between Honolulu
and San Francisco. Of the Oceanic
Steamship Co., has taken passengers
from Honolulu since the plague was re-
ported, with one exception, the Gaelic
from Honolulu TO San Francisco or De-
cember u. The quarantine was
raised by Hawaiian authorities on De-
cember ~.