The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
DIR. ARMITAGE REPLIES.
Statement in the Advertiser Was
Correct--other Maui News.

in the Advertiser Was
Correct--other Maui News.
The following letter by Dr. Armi-
tage, and other local news. is taken
from the Maui News OF the 10th in
slant:
The letter written by Mr.. Hons.
which appeared in your paper of
March Sd, IN no way invalidates my
TO the Advertiser OF
February oath; since the contradic-
ton by Mr.. Baldwin OF that part OF
my statement referring TO him IL
counterbalaRced by my absolute reas-
sertiOn that the facts were as related.
Naturally. on reading that cOntTadic-
ton on the day OF receiving the paper.
went in search OF Mr.. Hons, and Wis
tied the sheriff I'm his company. BY
quoting. verbatim, certain portions OF
our conversation OF February 4th,
endeavored to recall 10 his mind the
substance of my statement. but in
vain; and l finally left him. with the
impression that the sheriff's memory
concerning our interview on the day
In question was somewhat impaired
During our visit Mr.. Hons stated in
presence OF the sheriff that he had in
terviewed Mr.. Hayselden. and that that
gentleman had fully corroborated the
part OF my statement which bore refer
ente TO him-a piece Of information for
which I herewith tender my thanks TO
Mr. Hons. Certain portions OF Mr..
Hons letter are not quite clear 10 me-.
In criticising that part OF my state
ment which refers TO cases and 5. he
apparently forgets that the present
tense Of the verb consider" is not
! synonymous with the past, and that
at the time when / wrote my letter %
the Advertiser meteorological exami-
nation had already proved cases 5,
and TO be cases OF plague.
must leave others to explain why
any expression OF opinion on my part
should have deferred the Government
officials from performing an autopsy
on which they were determined. when
my representations in regard 10 case
had not induced them 10 make a thor
ough post-mortem examination OF the
boiy.
That DIR. weddick, as reported by
Mr.. Hons, should trouble to emphati.
cally contradict an assertion which
/ did not refer to him, is another mys.
terry which is left unexplained by Mr.
Hons. since. as | have stated In my ac.
count of the events OF February 4th In
/ reference 70 case /, DIR. Weddick did
not see me about the case; in fac. the
first remark concerning the case mad,
10 me by DR.. Weddick was during ouI
meeting at the house OF Sam Yeng al
Kahului on February 9TH, three days
subsequent TO the autopsy.
| A large portion OF Mr.. Hons lettei
is taken by attempts to prove diagnoses
made by me, which / have never at
tempted TO deny; and when his lettel
Is carefully compared with the state
ment which appeared In the Advertiser
IL will be seen that with the exception
OF the sherif's contradiction the truth
of my statement remains undisputed
o. EDWARD ARMIT AGE.
| Wailuku. March 9th.
The Iroquois is now at Kihei en-
gagged in making a Typographical sur.
vey OF the harbor and shores. The sea
| Bottom at Kihei Is excellent for tbs
anchorage Of vessels, and II Uncle Sam
ever builds a wharf there the people
Of Maui will have "a harbOr 70 be
| proud Of.
The guards quarantlned at Camp
4
by DR.. Garvln on Tuesday, pronounced
free from all danger OF taking or Civ
ing the plague, and were turned loose
much 10 their satisfaction, as the Ions
confinement was becoming very mo-
nOtonous.
James T. Taylor. Capt. jacobson and
| r. Pratt, wife and daughter reached
Maui Thursday morning by the Mika.
/ hala. from Honolulu. Mr.. Taylor Is
/ the hydraulic engineer In charge oi
the construction OF the Waikiki wa.
ter works, and will 20 20 work al
| once. Capt. jacobson has come 20 act
as pilot al Kahului until Bob English
returns TO duty. Mr.. Pratt, who with
/ his family, has just returned from q
visit 20 England went TO Haiku.
A rather serious runaway accident
occurred on Vineyard and Market
! street about o'clock on wednesday
| evening. Mr.. Combs OF the Depot
| store was delivering goods and on the
| corner OF High and Vineyard streets,
La sack Of grain fell from his wagon
/ He went behind the wagon % pick II
up. when his honse took fright and
| san down Vineyard street 90 Market
| Instead OF turning 20 the right OF left
/ the horse ran directly across the
| street and into a candy shop on Tho
\ opposite side % the street, breaking
/ IN the entire front OF the building. For
/ tunateIy. none Of the occupants wers
/ injured. and the only particular Injury
/ 10 the horse was a number OF severe
cuts on the head % the animal