The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-23

Three deaths and one suspect case
| yesterday constituted the health report
concerning the plague. Throughout
Saturday and until yesterday morning
so much confusion existed in the va
rious temporary camps of the refugees
that the physicians were unable to
make the necessary rounds to detect
cases of sickness. Only in extreme
cases of sickness was the attention of
the physicians attracted, and these
mostly among the women. By yester-
day morning order was brought out of
| the chaotic conditions brought about
| by changes of Saturday, and the corps
| of health physicians made thorough
examination OF those quarantined in
the new camps.
| OF the deaths reported, the first, that
of the Chinese baby, Min Chong, which
was reported by one of the Citizens
sanitary sub-inspectors early yesterday
morning, is evidence that the plague is
seeking a new center The house in
which the death occurred is in a lane
Waikiki of the Palama Grocery, oppo-
site the Oahu Railway Companys de-
pot. DR.. Peterson responded to the call
for a physician, and upon making an
examination found the appearances
suspicious. The body was sent to the
morgue, and the result was officially
announced as clear case of plague.
The source of infection is traced di-
rectly to Chinatown, the child's father
for the last week having been working
in Chinatown for the Board of Health
handling merchandise. The only other
occupants of the house were the father
and mother of the child, and both were
removed to the battery camp. The
house is under guard, and Andrew
Brown has been given an order to
burn the premises at the earliest op-
portunity.
At the pest hospital Armstrong
Smith reported that the Japanese Kek-
wano was one the worst cases under
his care. The man was brought to the
hospital early in the evening and con-
tinued in delirium until his death oc-
Cured at 10 o'clock. In his delirium
the patient fought his nurses, who
barely escaped being scratched. He had
to be held down by main force.
DIR. George Herbert had his attention
called to the man at the Kalihi camp,
to which he had been removed from
Block 10 in the vicinity of odorous
Achi lane about four days since. Dr.
Herbert considered the patient was
suffering from the plague. and DR..
Howard, who came later to the camp,
made the same diagnosis. At that
time large bubo was found in the left
femoral gland, while his temperature
was 105 and pulse 140.
Kahekine, the Hawaiian, removed
from the Punchbowl street camp, locat-
ed on the Queen Dowager premises,
by order OF DR.. Garvin and sent to the
pest hospital, Is another case from
block 10, the patient having come from
there on Saturday afternoon with the
Hawaiian refugees. At the hospital
the man lay In comatose condition
throughout the day and evening, and
although strongly suspected as a case
OF plague, yet the physicians are not
entirely certain OF the mans symp-
| toms.
Miss Likia, who resides back OF the
British Consulate in Palama, was yes
terday announced as having no symp-
toms of the plague, and the quarantine
| about the residence was raised.
Mrs. Franz was reported as being
| slightly worse last evening, but no
serious change had occurred. All the
others were doing fairly well. With
the addition OF four new people sent
TO the suspect ward the nurses had
their hands full, and yesterday was
thus their busiest day since the open
ing of the hospital.
Mrs. Merrill, wife of nurse S. S. Mer-
rill, formerly OF the Battle Greek Sani-