The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

ton has continued good. during the
year. Though the humidity has been
excessive, rheumatic and bronchial at
fecfipns have not been pronounced.
The Navy Yard at Havana was re-
garded as especially Objectionable from
a sanitary point of view, and Its occu-
patton for naval purposes has remained
unauthorized by the department. Much
sanitary work has been done in this
ward, butSas a rule not so much with
view r to occupation as to place the
property in a sufficiently good condi-
ton for such occasional utilization as
the local needs of the station might re-
quire, and for such temporary occupa-
ton as some emergency might demand.
1t is now utilized by the Government
for local purposes. At the Machina
there We're eight cases ofsyellow fever:
with four deaths, in August last, and
experience has shown that in the sick
ly season only those persons should
be kept on the station who are neces-
sary to maintain it's integrity as such.
The general health of the Naval Sta
ton at San Juan, P. r., has been good,
though the situation from sanitary
point of view cannot be considered
very desirable. There were nine mild
cases of dengue, disease which pre-
walls in the city. Hospital facilities
are ample.
Typhoid is epidemic in Guam and
| leprosy not unknown. Though sanitary
conditions are improving and the ma
tives are learning to take better care
of themselves, the conditions are not
favorable at this station for continuous
| good health The present station is
in too close proximity to surroundings
made unfavorable by long occupation
of people unaware of sanitary re-
quirements. The health record Of the
Yosemite, anchored near Cabras Is
land, has been excellent, and it is
probable that a naval station estab-
lished there would enjoy far better
/ health than one at Agana.
In spite of the sanitary work at Ca
vite, P. l., and the efforts to secure a
good environment, the health of the
station is not satisfactory, as during
the nine months of the year the dis
pensary was established there were
1902 sick days, 300 cases of fever, 16
of dysentery and SO of diarrhea. Plans
are preparing for a larger and more
modern hospital.
Considering the question Of receiving
ships as a whole, it has been very evil
dent for some years that these vessels
do not meet the requirements. The
longer such vessels are kept in COM
mission the greater the tendency to
disease among those living on board.
VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The following is the degree of COM
pletion of vessels under construction
for the United States Navy with the
name of the builder as shown by the
official records of October /: Battle
ships-Illinois, Newport News, IS; Ala.
bama, Cramp & Sons, SO; Wisconsin
Union Iron Works, 81; Maine, Craml
& Sons, SO; Missouri, Newport News
10; Ohio, Union Iron Works, 80
Sheathed Projected Cruisers-Denver
Neaie & Levy. 20; Des Moines, Fore
River Engine Company, Z; Chattanoo-
ga, Lewis Nixon, II; Galveston, Will
liam r, Trigg Company, 2; Tacoma
Union Iron Works, 3; Cleveland, Batf
Iron Works, 20. Observation-Disclosures
Newport News, AZ; Number s, Batf
Iron Works, 6S; Florida, Lewis Nixon
As; Wyoming, Union Iron Works, SO
Torpedo Boat Destroyers-Bainbridg
Neafie & Levy, rs; Barry, Neafe
Levy, rs; Chauncey, Neafie & Levy, 76
Dale, William R. Trigg Company, SO
Decatur, William r. Trigg Company
81; Hopkins, Harlan & Hollingsworth
68; Hull, Harlan & Hollingsworth 6S
Lawrence, Fore River Engine Compa
ny, 50; Macdonough. Fore River En-
CINE Company, 90; Paul Jones, Unior
Iron Works, rs; Perry, Union Iror
Works, rs; Preble, Union Iron Works
rs; Stewart Gas Engine & Power Com
pany, 81; Truxtun, Maryland Stee
Soiipdiy, 90, WHlpple, maryland Stee
Company, 80; Worden, Maryland Stee
Company, 3S. Torpedo Boats-String
ham, Harlan & Hollingsworth 90
Goldsborough, Wolff & Zwicker, 80
Bailey, Gas Engine & Power Co., 81
Bagley, Bath Iron Works, go; Barney
Bath Iron Works, 81; Biddle. Bath Iror
Works, rs; Blakely, George Lawley 6
Son, "a: DeLong Geo. Lawley & Son
"a; Nicholson, Lewis Nixon, 80; O'Bri
en-, Lewis Nixon, 80; Shubrick, William
r. Trigg Company, 90; Stockton, Will
liam r. Trigg Company, 81; Thornton
William r. Trigg Company, SO; Tin
gey, Columbian Iron Works, 81; Wilkes
Gas Engine & Power Co., co. Subma
rine Torpedo Boats-Plunger, William
r. Trigg Company, IS; Adder, Lewis
Nixon, 6; Grampus, Union Iron Works
o. Moccasin, Lewis Nixon, 6; Pike, I'm
ion Iron Works, O; Porpoise, Lewis
Nixon, s; Shark, Lewis Nixon, g.