The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-28
HIS BLOOD
RAN COLD
Sailors Tale of Plague
Ghost.
MAKES Scene ON STREET
flees From Turk and Lewis Lodgings
House in Night Clothes While
Dreaming.

As several soldiers were returning 20
the United States army ,ransport Iasf
night along Richards street abou, II an
O'Clock, one who was swinging aIo,,g
with the others. In a Jolly. good natured
way suddenly started on a dead run.
without word of explanation, and wer
soon lost to sight.
IL didn't take long. however. for TIE
others to Ind the reason Of their COM
rade's peculiar action, for, on turning
their heads. they were almost startled
out OF their wits by seeing wild-look-
lnE' white-robed figure dashing down the
street after them. swinging it's arms and
yelling outrageously. Help! Help, For
Heavens sake. Helpr' screamed the
white mystery "a II rushed up to the
soldiers. proving himself. much TO their
relief. "a creature OF flesh and blood.
What's the matter. partner7' inauir-
ed one Of the young warriors. How
comes II that you are in your night
clothesf That's no way for gentleman
TO go out walking In the evening-with
nothing on except his" "Oh leave him
alone" cried another fellow: then, ad-
dressing the perambulating nightmare.
Give us the story" he said.
Take me away Take me awayr' YELL
ed the enigma, shuddering. Il won't 20
back. Take me away Hide me! Save
me! All I see them yet. oh, the aw-
fuluess Of u all! l see them here and
there and everywhere: the air is fun OF
them. nv eyes must be microscopic
I nNN ltTL 40 nil I.4aIr
beans. white beans, except that they are
black az each end and have wiggly legs
and rolling pink eyes. and VIII. skers. and
they snore and bite-take them awayl
Save met Raise the quarantinei l don't
want 20 20 TO the pesthouse Helpw and
the poor wretch fen fainting TO the
ground.
I The kind-hearted soldiers patted his
hands and procured water and dashed Il
| in hts face and managed after much
work To revive the fr ghtenCd and ex-
| hausted fellow.
| As ne came 20. he rolled his eyes
/ around and murmur,d something about
/ The Hoard OF Health" and "the ghost
/ on crCmated man" and plague bugs"
| u was noticed that his arms and onest
/ were tattoocd, and the soidiers came TO
I the conclusion that the temporarily de-
ranged man was "a sailor. Working on
/ this clue. they started TO question him.
a. De grew gradually himself, concern
\ Ing his residence and experience
Finally the sailor sat up and rubbed
his eycs. Then he rose 90 his feet and
said that he would tell the soldiers ev-
l crything n they would follow him. Won
dering what was up. thcy agreed and
/ followed.
l Pretty soon the seaman stopped on
/ queen street. few doors WAIKIKI OF
/ Richards, ln front 81 a building former
u Ia ~. 81 a l.
l two-story structure standing some dis
/ lance back from the udcwalk, hiding in
the shelter o. several large trees.
\ The sailor waved hls hand towards
! the building. hardly discern bic in the
l darkness. ''Therev' he cried, there Is
where they areg' 10 was some time be
/ fore the soldiers could ind out what the
man was talking about However. they
l finally gathered from his broken con-
/ versation the following explanation.
\ NJ seems that the establishment 70
/ which tho very much n ghtened or
/ drunken sailor had pointed is the United
I states SailorF Home. an Institution
| which threw open it's portals for the FIRST
/ time the other evening. Lewis and Turk.
| a pair OF malihinis who have for their
| object the uplifting and reforming the
sailors who are blown into this port, are
Joint proprietors OF tho refuge. In their
house are many rooms. The following Is
IL complete list OF the furniture In each
/ room: one bed and one mosqu.tJ-netlet.
| The beds are those formerly used In
! the plague camps. OF course there Is
not the slightest danger Of the beds ever
passing on tho Infection TO other people,
for they have been most thoroughly dis
/ infected by strong acid solutions. stu
a memory or an association often cltnSs
where the smartest plague germ can not
nnd n foothold.
Sailors are proverbialiy superstitious.
/ The sailor above described was not only
| superstitious. but also slightly inebriated'
| and So
This particular salt applied al the Lew
4 and Turk institution early last evening
for n bod.
European or 'Merican style Of goodsY
questioned the mum In red and yellow
livery 49, he struck two bells on an old