The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-08

waiian health autnOrltleS were nollAou
and a necropsy was ordered. The nee
ronsv was held by DR.. HOFFMAN,.
bacteriologist of the Hawaiian board or
health, and Drs. Day, Herbert, and my
self were present. The examination
pointed strongly to the fact that death
was caused by bubonic plague. An
other case, also ChinamaH that had
died on the evening of the 18th instant,
was also examined with the same re-
suit
saTbe symptoms previous to death
were high fever, 1912 to 1050 F.. rapid
pulse 40 to $50, headache, delirium.
vomiting, and pain and swelling in the
ingulnal regions The duration of the
illness in two of the cases was three
DAYS and from three to four days in
the other cases. Specimens for bac-
PATHOLOGICAL examination were taken
from the enlarged glands, blood, per-
icardiaI fluid and yiscera. Stained pre-
parations from juice expressed from
The enlarged glands showed the pres
ence in large numbers of a short bacil-
lfs rounded at both ends and closely
resembling that of bubonic plague.
Cultures from the first case show the
bacillus of bubonic plague.
"a guinea pig was inoculated on the
12th instant, rabbit on the 18th, and
a rat on December Is. The guinea pig
and rat died December II.
'''The first case was in the person of
Yon Chong, Chinese, male, aged %
years, employed as a bookkeeper by
Wing Wo Tai, a general merchant on
Nuuanu street, near the northeast cor
ner of King street. He had resided in
Honolulu for more than one year; died
December II. The other case examined
on the morning OF the 18th was Taen
Kweek Yee, male, Chinese, age, A
years; residence Maunakea street, two
blocks west of first case; died Deem
Der H. The third case, Yuk Hoy,
Chinese, male, age, 40 years; residence
413 Nuuanu street; died December IL.
The fourth case was in the rear OF
! Ahe's Chinese furniture shop on Nuu-
anu street and Pauahi street, Ching wy
How, male, Chinese, age, 40 years; died
December II. the fifth case, a South
| Sea Islander, named Nakaualia, age,
| 2f years; residence, Queen street., in
Erear of opera house; died December II.
/ "a sixth case was reported on De-
| eember IA on Pauahi street, near Nuu-
Iahu, Maria Hills, Hawaiian, age Is
Iyears. This case is considered doubt
ed. In fact, what is considered the
/ plague bacillus has been isolated in but
two of the cases-Yon Chong, the first
case examined, and the fifth case, Ma
/ kaualia, although the clinical symp-
] toms were much alike in the first five
cases reported. The bodies of the de-
ceased have been cremated. All of the
places where deaths occurred have
been quarantined and disinfected The
Hawaiian board OF health surrounded
Chinatown by sanitary Gordon, and
the district was divided into sections
and house-to-house inspection al
once begun. These measures were de
!. cided upon by d special meeting of the
board of health held on the 18th in
slant, at which | was asked to be pres
ent. No communication is allowed be
3 tween Chinatown and the rest of thu
E city save by the officials on duty
f "The Council of State for Hawai-
: has appropriated the sum of S25, 900 tt
!. begin the necessary sanitary work re
! quired in Chinatown and elsewhere
4 GA receiving hospital will be erectet
4 at an early date and crematory il
now almost ready for use.
s Communication with other island
6 except under quarantine restriction ha
9 been prohibited, and all vessels plyin
:. between island ports must undergo
o detention period of at least seven day
7 before proceeding to their destination
= "VesselS from the other islands ar
: not allowed to dock at the wharve:
but must anchor in the stream. Al
of these measures are praiseworthy
and show that the Hawaiian board c
= health has the matter we'll in hand.
e "The origin of the plague here is OF
IL scure. but it is supposed to be in som
l: article of food, clothing. merchandise
z or by rats from Oriental steamers.
E, "0riental food stuffs and freight hav
Is been landed and distributed here will
In the past six weeks. without disi1
{. lection.
d emo cases have occurred among tt
10 immigrants landed here at the quaraI
tine station so far as known at tt
w present date of writing.
% ."All Of those attacked here resided
the city for year or more.
~ "The United States military autho
~ tiles were promptly notified, and troo]
on shore leave returned to the on
~ United States transport in port, II
d Warren, with 800 colored soldiers fl
Manila. She arrived here Decemb
D. anu Us no NloodSO was suspected
the city the soldiers were given lea
on shore during the time the vessel VI
ne taking on supplies and coal. 81
Ipromptly left the harbor and anchors
outside the reef, where she will rema
Until the 18th instant, when if nothil
develops she will proceed to Manil
IN Ali on board have been bathed al
1u their clothing disinfected on the We
e. sci.
I'll "The United States transport She
O. man arrived off port on the 18th
to slant, but did not stop, and proceed
,e. to Manila without delay.
ry "No new cases have been report
UP to this date, December Is.
ce fT shall adopt all measures with
" my power to insure the safety of We
oi sells leaving for United States por
but the absence of plant for dist
10 lection here is severely felt at the pre-
mt time, and in view of this fact adt
tiona1 precautions should be adopt
at all Pacific Coast ports, and SUI
measures should insure the destructi
of all vermin on board of vessels.
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