The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01
QUARANTINE IS STARTED
CABIN PASSENGERS WILL BE
CAREFULLY EXAMINED.
Dr. Carmichael Makes Big Concession
to Steamship Companies Provided His
Superiors Approve

So far as the local federal quarantine
department is concerned plague exists
in San Francisco and the boarding Off
GERS will be governed accordingly. The
circular Whicn was recently issued by
the marine department at Washington
ID. c., stated that plague existed i'm San
Francisco. These reports which are is
sued monthly constitute the source of
official information for all of the va
rious quarantine stations under the ma
rlne service and the statements made in
these reports are accepted as final.
Hereafter an even stricter eXamina-
ton of cabin and steerage passengers
than has marked the local quarantine
service Will be made on every vessel ar
irving here both from the Occident as
well as the Orient. The recent case of
Pratt the leper has annoyed the local
quarantine service considerably and
while not the slightest blame or censure
could be passed upon the local duaran-
tine service every effort will be made in
future to guard against persons with
infectious diseases entering here. In the
case of Pratt the man was not diseased
sufilcienuy to cause the malady to be
apparent without some examination
and under the quarantine service ex-
aminatione it was practically impossi-
BILE to discover that the man had lep-
rosy.
while it is not the intention of DR..
Carmichael to carry the examinations
to the point of requiring the cabin pas
sengers to remove their clothing, ne
VerthelesS the most rigid examinations
Will be conducted and nothing within
reasonable measures will be neglected
to ascertain the true condition of their
health. The examinations of the steer
age passengers Will also if possible be
stricter."
This rule will, in some cases cause
N in Of no
which the Oceanic Steamship Company
has with the Australian government for
the carrying of mails it was not met
with favor by that company for the rea-
son that they are under a penalty for
failing to deliver the mails within a GER
tain time. In case the boats fail to
make the Australian ports by schedule
time they are penalized. Realizing this
peculiar condition and the need of the
vessels of that line especially, to make
the stay in Honolulu as short as pos
sible DR.. Carmichael offered to make a
big concession provided it met with the
approval of the department at Wash
ington.
According to the regulations of the
quarantine service examinations of YES
sells shall be conducted between sun
rise and sunset, the reason for this be-
ing that certain diseases can not be de-
tected so readily after dark as in the
day light. DR.. Carmichael has offered
to have DR.. Amasse the boarding officer
go to the steamships as late as o'clock
a night in order that the delay of wait
| ing until the following morning can be
avoided. The reason that this hour is
named is because it is the latest time
when entry can be made at the custom
house.
With this offer however DR.. Car
michael makes two reservations. One
is that the steamship company shall
| furnish transportation for the boarding
officer when the weather is rough for
! it would be out of the question to ven
| ture outside the harbor in the quaran-
| tine launch, and the other is that the
| department at Washington shall APP
prove of the modification of the regula-
! tions. This matter has been laid before
| them and is now being considered. This
| offer is not limited solely to the Oceanic
| Company as Dr. Carmichael will prob
ably show a similar accommodation to
the other lines, provided they desire it
and will conform to the requirements
| by furnishing transportation by tug in
rough weather. a ruling will probably
be made by the Washington officials in
time for the Inauguration of the new
mail schedule to Australia.
DIR. Carmichael states that every cap
| tain can ascertain at any time where
the vessel is and by crowding on coal
the day preceding the schedule time
for reaching this port, vessels ought to
| reach Honolulu before dark, unless OF
course heavy weather or unusual de-
lays prevent this being done.