The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-14

IMPROVING
Not a Case of Plague
| Yesterday.
DISCUSSION ON ISLANDS
Board Held Two Sessions--0rientaI
oods--BuiIding Condemned
Fumigation Not Effective.

The only developments in the plague
situation In Honolulu yesterday was
the announcement of President Wood
last evening that the two Hawaiians
who lately died and were cremated
Zone on Saturday and the other on
Sunday did not die of plague. The
culture tubes showed no growths of
bacilli in either case.
Public interest is centered on the
appearance of plague on Maui and Ha-
waii, and the Board of Health meet
ings have been mainly held, to consid-
er these questions. The situation, in
Sact, seemed grave to the members of
The Board; and the President personal
| Y felt 1t part of his duty to make a
personal investigation of conditions at
Hiio, as the people there had request
ed, information upon the subject of
plague. He felt the safer method was
TO go upon the scene, accompanied by
a physician, and instruct the medical
fraternity in all matters pertaining to
plague.
There were no new cases of plague
in Honolulu yesterday, and the last
report from the pest hospital was a
favorable one Armstrong Smith has
no fever. Mr.. Hartmann is rapid y
improving, and Mrs Franz is reported
as nearly well"
Boards Special Session.
A special meeting of the Board OF
Health was held yesterday morning to
listen to the report of President Wood
upon the plague situation on the Isl.
and of Maui. The President graph.
cally recounted the experience of him.
self and DR.. Garvir in making post.
mortem examinations on two Chinese
|. who died on the day of their arrival
, last Sunday, and the positive evidenc,
that at least five deaths were due K
bubonic plague. Two of the case!
/ were doubtful, but were suspicious
His account to the Board was substan
tally the same as the interview which
appeared in yesterdays Advertiser.
At the special session of the Boart
there were present President Wood
Attorney General Cooper, George w
Smith, F. J. Lowrey and Dr. Emerson
Mr.. Lowrey stated that the steame
, lStrathgyle had arrived off the harbo
from Yokohama. The matter Of land
; ing her freight was referred to tn
special committee, which is to inquir
into the condition of all goods import
ed from countries where buboni
plague has existed.
President Wood then reported tn
: result of his Investigations at Kahu
= Hui, and stated there was no fear th9
the infection was introduced there b
. individuals, but through the importa
u ton of freight from Oriental countries
He advised that action be taken
o Iprohibit the importation or landing {
s freight from infected countries.
s The rest of his report to the Boar
y respecting the visitation Of plague O
: Maui was along the identical lines {
i his interview upon the subject whic
n appeared in yesterdays Advertiser
Minister Cooper moved that the re-
II olutions passed by the agents of tt
e Board of Health at Kahului be col
/ firmed and incorporated as a part (
o the Board of Health minutes. Ca
e ried.
President Wood reported that l
had constituted L. NJ. Baldwin and a
e sociates committee under authorit
Is to act for the Board
The action of the Sanitary Commi
- tee of Maui for condemning proper:
= and resolutions adopted by the san
l, committee were approved and Il
e minutes incorporated in the Board
;. Health minutes.
If A Board o Inquiry.
Minister Cooper recommended tn
steps be taken to examine the natu
of goods suspected. President Wo'
suggested that if such a course we
:. pursued, the Board should go back
December 18th and examine into ;
'e goods sent out from Honolulu a.
u who were the carriers. He also su
IN gested that the Board should appoi
!; board of inquiry to investigate t
D. enGre question.
ar It was moved by Mr.. Cooper th
2. the President be authorized TO appoi
" or institute board OF inquiry TO
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