The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-01-19

The excitement of the last few days
had cooled off considerably last even
ing and a better feeling prevailed in
the districts now in cha sc of the Citi-
zens' Sanitary Committee. Interest
yesterday was centered in the selection
of the Queen Hotel on Nuuanu street
as a place of detention for white peo-
pie who have been exposed to the
plague indirectly and those who have
lived in the same house with a plague
patient. When it was learned that 1t
was the purpose of the Board of Health
to quarantine the Boardman household
in Mis-. Kings residence on Nuuanu
street forcible protest was made TO
President Wood by several of the rep
resentatIye proper ty-ownels and resi-
dents of the valley. This acton was
considerably ST. enlightened by the DIS
coyely of the ChinIman All hee yester-
day morning, who was pronounced
plague victim. The protest was so
earnest that several members OF the
health staff we've sent TO d.nerent pOr-
tions of the city to select a separate de-
tention camp. One OF two places near
the leper receiving station at Kahn
were proposed but abandoned for va
rious reasons The Hustace property
near the Cyclomele was also consld
cred. but 1t was thought that These
premises were within a boundary
which was not close to an infected DIS
trict and the population was too dense.
Again the Queen Hotel proposition
was preached and the Board drove out
to the premises, made careful inspec-
ton of the buildings and their near
ness to other inhabited houses, snd
finally agreed upon the following mo-
ton:
Moved that the premises known as
the Queen Hotel be used as a place of
detention for such people as ma be
designated by the Board who nave
been exposed to the plague, and that
the cottage belonging to the hotel be
used for those who have been in the
same houses with plague patients"
This motion was carried unanimous
ly, and the Board proceeded to carry
out its tenor by having the place guard
ed and the Boardman household moved
into the cottage. President w cd and
L h. uiONC at outS " ut LStC-
utive building. where lengthy confer
ence was held with President Dole, and
Colonel Jones of the First Regiment
was telephoned for to consult with the
group. II was eventually DECIDED that
the military relief which came back
fl ON Chinatown at ~ o'clock noon
should be held under arms al the Exec
utive building until 1870. awaiting or
ders for special detail with reference
to the Queen Hotel.
President Wood then drove to the
Boardmar premises accom- hnied by an
Advertiser reporter. wher' the Ave peO-
pie were notified OF thu boards nten-
ton to house them - at the hotel.
They had been subjected to thorough
disinfection. a tent for this purpose
having been erected In the yard. New
clothes were issued to each one and
they were made ready for the transfer,
leaving everything behind in charge OF
Ernest Wodehouse, who was preparing
the Infected goods and the house for
destruction.
At :45 the military detail were sent
quietly to the Queen Hotel with in
to surround the place. This
was the only instruction given, and
the men gained the idea that case of
plague had broken out there. Quickly
the patrol surrounded the premises on
all sides and awaited developments
The neighborhood was soon aroused
and were curious to learn the reason
for the establishment of the guard. no
whatever was made At
$3.50 wagonette containing Mr.. Board
man. Miss Boardman, Fred. Dat, and
two nurses, drove rapidly up TO the cot