The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-23

bornness of the people refusing to
make known any case of sickness.
The result was that when a call did
come to the Board of Health office, only
&c dead body was found, and the re-
manning tenants of the house were
scattered to different parts of the in
fected district.
Board of Health Meeting.
The most serious and vexatious ques-
tion now confronting the Board of
Health is that of providing quarters
scores from the quarantine stations.
Crowds of Chinese, lately discharged
| from quarantine, grouped themselves
in the judiciary grounds, listlessly
awaiting some good turn of fortune
that would enable them to find shelter
for the night. The Chinese Consul bus
led himself in the endeavor to obtain
relief for his people, and often present.
ed himself at the office of the Board of
Health for conference with members
upon the subject
Several communications were re-
ceived from the Japanese Consul IN
which he intimated that the Japanese
merchants had agreed on a plan to
erect buildings sufficient to house 5000
Japanese, after their release from
quarantine Their only request for
Government aid was for the grant of
a piece of Government land on which
to erect these temporary structures.
The Japanese Consul asked that the
Japanese who We're about to be re-
leased yesterday from the kerosene
warehouse be detained until an answer
from the Government was received
upon their request. The Board of
Health approved of the matter imme
diately upon it's being preached to
them, and the Cabinet will probably
pass favorably upon the request with
out loss of time.
At the Board of Health meeting held
yesterday afternoon at o'clock there
were present President Wood, George
w. Smith, +. NJ. Hatch, DR.. Day and
Dr. Emerson.
The Chinese merchants on the Wal
kiki side of Nuuanu street, between
Hotel and King, petitioned the Board
to raise the quarantine on that portion
now under guard in order that they
may be allowed to open their stores
for business, basing their request upon
THE ground that there had been no
deaths or suspicious cases there, and
THAT they have complied with every
rule and regulation of the Board of
Health imposed during the present
emergency.
A second petition of like tenor was
received from the Chinese merchants
in the block bounded by Nuuanu, Ho-
Itel, Smith and King street for similar
relief. The petition states that there
are 200 people there at present who
are suffering in health and welfare.
Both petitions were referred to Pro-
lessor Ingalls, for investigation.
Considerable discussion was raised
by the receipt of a communication
from two gentlemen who have under
gone voluntary quarantine for the last
twelve days at Makiki, under the sur
veillance Of guards and a physician, In
the hope that conditions would permit
them to leave Honolulu for Kauai.
The Board promptly denied the request
and the requests of number of peo-
pic who desired to go into quarantine
in the harbor in order to leave for 9th
e. Islands.
Fever Reported on Molokai.
The reason of the Board of Health
refusing to grant any permits to leave
Honolulu for the other Islands was
based upon news received from Kauna-
kakai, Molokai, stating that the Island
| is visited by a fever which Is carrying
off quite number of the people, the
physicians there being so overworket
that the Board OF Health was request
ed to allow DR.. Moritz to go over Al
once. The information received rela'
tive to the deaths was somewhat mea'
ger, except that 1t was probable thai
most of the cases were typhoid fever
The death of Rollo T. Wilbur. well
known In Honolulu, was cited among
others. It was stated at the meeting
However, that the young man In ques
Ition had been In Honolulu at Christ
mas time, and was then suffering from
Typhoid fever.
The Board put little faith In the re
port that plague had broken out OF
Molokai, and firmly believe thai 1t II
fever. Mr.. Wight OF the Wilder Steam
ship Company asked II the Boart
would allow the Mokolil to leave Ho
nolulu. The Board requested Mr.
Wight to hold the steamer until DR.
Moritz could be located in Honolulu, n.
they desired to have him so to Kauna
kakai. and investigate the cause o
sickness which Is alarming the resi-
dents there,
The sentiment of the Board is strong