The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-05
SITUATION At KAHULUI THINK THE CASE PROVED
NOT so BRIGHT AS AT LAST
REPORT.
Patrol, Inspection and Quarantine All
over Maui--The Kihei Case Not Be
lieved to be Plague


The situation on Maui is about as fol-
lows There had been no cases of
plague since February Is until Miss
Julia English died February 25. on
February 26, the discovering of plague
infected rats in the Hawaiian CONNER
cial company's store was made. Febru-
airy n, a Japanese woman died quite
suddenly at Kihei. DIR. Winslow
brought the body down for examina-
ton. THE appearances at post NOR
tenn and with microscope were suspi-
Cious," DR.. Garvin reports, but L did
not get what | deemed absolute proof
hence did not pronounce IL plague
However, had the body cremated the
house burned, and Kihei is now under
strict guard, while we are waiting de-
yelopments"
To be on the safe side H. p. Baldwin
had Camp 2, which is two miles from
the klhei landing quarantined. Though
llf' GarYin has not pronounced IL
plague, II. p. Baldwin after looking
through the microscope feels pretty GER
tam that II is. The heart and spleen
are said to present the characteristics
of plague but in five slides made for the
microscope. four showed no signs of
bacilli, and the fifth showed beribcri
bactlli and perhaps a dozen other bacilli
slightly larger A layman of much
practical experience who examined the
slides give it as his opinion that the
case is not plague and SUGGESTS that the
plague bacilli on the fifth slide may be
accounted for in variety of WAYS. per
maps touched some instrument that by
accident had not been thoroughly clean
ed or even through contact with some
thing in the imperfectly provided mo.-
que at Kahului
Dr. GarVin reports further to the
board of Health as follows IT have
answered number of false alarms in
Waikiki, but at the present time there
are no suspicious cases anywhere. The
general health of the Camp is excellent
and We will shortly have some 300 peo.
pie at liberty. There is plenty of work
FOR all the men and there will be no
hardship for those who choose to work
Dr. Weddick is doing excellent work
ana has rendered me valuable assist
ance, l hope he can be placed on the
salary list at plague rates from Febru-
airy 10th. Mr. Atkinson has the Camp
III splendid condition. and It is I believe
the best Camp (for. its size) thus far
established.
THE steamer Cleveland from San
francisco, is now unloading a general
cargo at kihei. On board is a quantity
OF chinese goods, mt oil, sailed eggs.
nsh' vegetables, dried tobacco etc, etc.
which Mr.. Zumwalt tells me is Oriental
freight re-shipped from San Francisco.
l nave forbidden it to be landed until
the Board grants permission.
AFTER careful inspection, / fear that
nearly all the rest of the town will ha 70
10 be burned before we are through.
nave ordered all the people to white
WASH their buildings; have condemned
nearly all the privies, burned the mig
pens and issued poison for the rats. :"
Dr. GarVin and DR.. Weddick make a
daily inspection of every individual in
hahulul. At the direction of the Maui
committee. the bodies of the JAPANESE
! woman and child and the three Chinese
tnat are supposed to have died of
piague at the beginning of the outbreak
were eNhumed and destroyed by fire.
ana sutbcient lime was thrown into the
graves to thoroughly disinfect them
Inc people of Maui feel much cast
down over the new DEVELOPMENTS. So
long time had passed that feel
ing or security had arisen, which has
now been rudely dispelled.
On Saturday and Sunday. February
"a and 20, a house to house inspec.
tion of Kula and Harakualol from
Mako to the Koolau lire was
made and everything found in good
shape; nothing whatever suspicious.
Inc plantation camps are thoroughly
4 iiSPSSteu every day. Guards have
peen removed from the camps today =,
| but now will be continued for sunIa
| time longer
Lahaina refuses to receive even mail
from central Maui, though they are
glad to get the Honolulu papers. and
take them unhesitatingly
Nahiku has quarantined herself
against this side. and also II ana. and
report says they are about out of prr.
visions in consequence.
Hama people have refused to receive
their foreign mail that came by the
centennial. They demand that it be
sent to Honolulu, fumigated and then
! forwarded to them. They have no faith
IN kahului fumigation apparently.
The authorities and citizens of Hama
nave effected a complete patrol sys-
TEN, extending beyond Kaupo in one
direction, and to Keanae in the other