The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-01-09
THE PLAGUE
Two Suspects Being
Treated.
Citizens Committee Meet.ng--Satur.
days Fre--5Iock 10 Ready
- Rigid Quarantine.
lFrom Mondays Dallyl

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ported to the Board " Health ycster-
Jay.
The first Is that Of japanese wom-
m named Klwara, 40 years of age and
residing at a japanese boarding house
on Nuuanu street, just about two doors
beyond the Commercial saloon. and
the same distance from Kukui lane.
She was removed to the pest hospital,
and about sixty members of the same
house were transferred to the Kakaako
camps.
The second case Is that of a China
man named Pang Chong, aged %. This
case Ia from Block No. 10. His trouble
was diagnosed by Chinese physician
As fever, and he was removed to the
Chinese hospital on single trip" pass
by this doctor. Dr. Howard, who saw
this case at the hospital, promptly de-
clared it very suspicious one. The
patients temperature is 1858 and DR..
Howard has very little doubt of the
genuineness of the case.
In hunting up the house from which
the man was taken it was found that
the landlord had removed all his fur
niture and effects in anticipation of
trouble, and had left only a blanket
upon which the sick man was found.
The missing landlord could not have
got out of the district, but he will
probably regret having saved" his eff
fects.
Block No 10 is now ready for the ap-
plication of the torch, so far as the re-
moval of merchandise is concerned,
hut until proper accommodation for
the inmates is provided at the deten-
ton camps, the present conditions
must prevail. 1t is expected that the
inmates, which number some $50 peo-
pie out of the original 1000 inhabit-
ants, will find quarters today, and
when they and their effects are out,
the largest fire up to date will be
started in the most filthy block in
Chinatown.
Numbers of Japs from the district
around the Japanese clearinghouse on
Nuuanu street, near Kukui lane, on the
first sign of trouble gathered up their
belongings and migrated elsewhere.
The house is under guard, however,
and nothing can be removed from it.
The clothing of Chinese s. wants has
been thoroughly fumigated and may be
obtained by owners both today and
tomorrow, by calling at the corner of
Beretania and Nuuanu streets.
Armstrong Smith and C. Elvin will
have charge of the pest hospital at the
rifle range, Kakaako. Together with
a Chinese cook they will be the only
persons allowed inside the building
Health Agent Reynolds was engaged
yesterday in burning up the piles of
refuse left from previous fires. A clean
sweep of all rubbish has now been
made and only few smoldering ashes
mark the spots.
Saturdays Fire.
The condemned premises on Nuuanu,
between Marin and Queen streets and
back to the Honolulu Iron Works
property, were burned on Saturday
morning by order of the Board of
Health. The engines were upon the
scene at about o'clock, but nearly an
hour was spent in removing the heavy
telephone cable from it's proximity to
the fire.
At 8 o'clock the match was applied
10 the old restaurant on Nuuanu street
and in a few minutes the building was
"A mass of flames. The adjoining prem
Uses quickly caught the flames and were
rapidly demolished.
Within two hours from the time the
match was applied, the buildings had
been reduced to ashes and few half
burned timbers. The surrounding
buildings were preserved from all
damage and the work was the cleanest
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direction.
Board Meetings.
The Board of Health now meets ev-
cry afternoon at o'clock to discuss
business connected with the plague.
On Saturday afternoon the meeting
was attended by Drs. Wood (presi-
den), Emerson, Day and G. w. Smith,
Alex. Young, +. M. Hatch and Mr..
Gait.
Major Zeigler reported a total of
twenty-three persons held at the
guardhouse for endeavoring to break
through the lines.
On motion the men were ordered
discharged from custody within the
quarantine limits.
President Wood reported block on
the work of emptying the scows. The
scows and drays were waiting at the
wharf, but no tug could be procured to
tow the scows to sea.
Minister Young said he would see
that the trouble was overcome and re-
ported progress on the work at the de-
tention camps, but that they were han
dicapped through trouble in getting
lumber. He also stated that arrange
ments were completed with the Hawaii
an Electric Company for the lighting
OF the camps.
In view of numerous applications
from persons wishing to leave for the
other Islands and offering to maintain
a quarantine for o number of days at
their own expense, 1t was resolved that
permission to leave for other Islands
be Internationally refused, and that
a rigid quarantine be maintained.
Various communications from Chi
nese merchants in regard to damages
were referred 10 Mr.. Hatch for reply.
II was decided that all claims arising
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