The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-12
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Three sudden deaths yesterday. dag
nosed and proven by postmortem ex-
aminations later as bubonic plague
cases. brought the matter OF enforcing
the drastic publication measures OF
the Board OF Health TO a focus. All
cases having their origin In the most
infected section of Chinatown-one
near the notorious Ahi premises and
the others in an unsavory locality Eva
Of Kaumakapili Church-will material
ly influence the Board in exercising it's
condemnation powers TO the fullest ex-
tent.
PAUL., a 12-year-old native boy, was
found dead in room upon the first
floor Of a tenement structure belong
ing TO Eleanor Prendergast. This house
is a comparatively new two-story af-
fair just off Beretania street and ad-
Joining the Kaumakapili Church en-
closure The boy was known to have
been running about the neighborhood
on Wednesday and was an interested
spectator at a game OF Russian War i'm
the evening. Early yesterday morn
ing he was reported sick, and before
medical attendance could be secured.
was dead. a health physician visited
the premises at Z o'clock, about a half
hour after the boys death, and pro
nounced the cause OF death bubonic
plague. The inguinal glands, upon the
autopsy being performed. we're found
10 be greatly enlarged. and the case
was then officially announced a plague
case. The body was cremated during
the forenoon.
The death Of All Chow. the Chinese
who died at the Kakaako detention
camp, was wholly unexpected, and. ac-
cording TO DR.. BoWman's history of the
case. developed plague symptoms only
a short time prior TO the mans de-
cease. The Chinese had been an opium
fend. and since his incarceration at the
Kakaako camp has had little OF the
drug. Fever set in and the patient was
isolated until his temperature became
normal. when he was returned TO the
party with which he had previously af-
fliated. Yesterday morning the glands
OF the neck became swollen and death
resulted quickly. The body was at once
examined by postmortem and death as
signed to bubonic plague. The corpse
was cremated.
KeOla. who died last evening, has
been ailing slightly for few days. but
until $3.50 his condition was not at all
serious. Then a sudden change came.
and DIR. Garvin responded at S:45. BY
$3.50 the man was dead. An examina-
tion showed that he had pulmonary
Of the plague, swellings
showing beneath the arms. a post
mortem exc nination was held last
night. Til is the second death TO oc-
cur in t''f same locality In one day.
tho boy PAUL. dying in the house di-
r7ctly 10 the rear Of the place occupied
by Keola.
In the second case a new problem has
resented itself in caring for the people
detained at the quarantine camps, and
the lack Of facilities I'm transferring the
people who have been in contact with
the victims 10 some fresh camp Of
quarantine This phase OF the matter
was one Of the most important features
considered az the afternoon meeting OF
the Board Of Health. at which 80 was
decided 90 extend the period OF quaran-
tine In the detention camps from ten
10 fifteen days. and the full fifteen
DAYS quarantine az KakaakO was an
70 re-commence yesterday on
account Of An ChOws death.
President Woods opinion as 20 the