The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-27
HE ASKS TO BE SENT To
MOLOKAI
Passes the Steamships Doctor at San
Francisco and Gets Ashore Here
May Be Sent Back.


places for the sending of lepers to Ha-
waii has born fruit. This morning a
leper from New Orleans was landed
from the steamship China and he has
made application to be sent TO Molokai |
settlement.
The leper is C. Pratt, who came as a
steerage passenger from San Francis |
co. The case Is reported as one of 4 !
years standing but the disease has not |
brought out much apparent effect as |
yet and no one seems to have found ,
out that Pratt was suffering with the |
dreaded malady.
Dr. Beach, physician on board the !
China, was much surprised this morn
ing when told that his vessel had !
brought a leper to Hawaii. On arriv- |
ing last night he certified to DR.. I
Amasse, the local quarantine boarding |
physician, that there was no sickness |
on board and on this statement Dr. /
Amasse did not think it necessary to |
go through all the passengers of a YES |
sci from San Francisco. DR.. Amasse |
was indignant this morning when he |
learned of the leprosy case. The re- |
suit of passing the China in this way
means the end of taking the word of |
steamship officials in such cases as well |
as the end of allowing steamers to en-
ter Honolulu harbor at night.
THE passengers We're all examined at
San Francisco" said DIR. Beach, land
1 do not see how any leper could have
come through. LeprOsy is the last
thing we should expect to find. 1t is
plague we are on the lookout for now.
If the case of leprosy was one not
much developed it would be very hard
to detect unless leprosy was specially
! looked for"
! Pratt went first to the drug store of
| Benson, Smith & Company, when he
| landed. He wanted to see George w
! Smith and tell of his condition and of.
| his wish TO go to Molokai. Mr. Smith
| as once sent him to the Board of Health
and there he remained while the Off
| cials of several departments considered
what should be done with him.
The man left his baggage on the side
walk in front of the drug store and
there it remained all morning. High
Sheriff Brown heard of the case and
| took a hand, detailing an officer to
watch Pratt's belongings and see that
h did not get away, pending a deci-
| sion in his case.
When Pratt called at Benson Smith
x Company's place he announced him
self to Mr.. Smith as leper and said
that he wanted to go TO Molokai. He
told Mr.. Smith that he was from New
Orleans and had non contagious leprosy
also that he had remedy with which
he could cure the lepers already at the
| settlement.
81 told him." said Mr.. Smith, that
if he went to the settlement he would
probably never be allowed to leave the
place and that the Board of Health had
bits own doctor and remedies and would
not allow him to do any experimenting
also advised him that the best thing
he could do was to return home at once
and then | sent him to see Dr. Pratt"
The leper was arrested when he re-
turned to the drug store to get his
baggage after interviewing DR.. Pratt
and superintendent of the leper settle
ment Reynolds. He was taken TO the
police station and is held there await
ing the decision of the authorities re-
garding his case.
To the high sheriff the leper stated
that he had a remedy that would cure
the men and women at MOlOkai. He
} appeared to be somewhat fiighty. in his
statements and some of those who talk
} ed with him suspected that he was not
quite sane. He refused to make any
statement when asked to do so, as tc
why he had come to Hawaii.
! 1t Is supposed that Pratt came here
L on his own hook, having heard of the
: settlement at Molokai. At the police
i station he has a large demjohn of some
e stuff that is he claims is a cure fOl
leprosy. He appears to pose as phi
lanthropist," ready to endure the hard
ships of confinement on Molokai for th'
sake of curing his felowmen there
d Whether he will be allowed to carry ou
ther the Honolulu Board of Health cal
n find legal authority for sending hin
a back to San Francisco.
Y Pratt's appearance is to some exten
Y that of a lener, and he could hardl!
= have passed doctor on the lookout 70
o the disease His face and ears shov
i many of the signs common to the di
sease and the shape of his shoes as we
n as his manner of walking, show hi
IS feet to be a good deal affected.
n DR.. Pratt called special meeting o
n the Board of Health for two o'clock thi
l. afternoon to discuss the case Attorne
=, General Dole will be present to advis
the doctors as to their powers in tn
matter. The wish to send the lepe
back where he came is unanimous, bu
II the right to do so now that he ha
If landed is in question. If he cannot b
,r sent back he will be sent to Molokai.
Is The case of Pratt will result in
,s sharp lookout for lepers on arrivin
4. steamers. There is strong public ser
AZ timent against having the territor
made a resort of leners from all owe
the Union and steps will probably /
taken at once to see that no cases frol
the outside world are added to tn
: number at Molokai.
At Honolulu the usual methods wei
followed in examining the arrivir
passengers on the China. The orienta
were subjected to examinations by ID
Amasse, while the whites on boar
We're passed on certifcation from Il
ships doctor that there had been I
sickness on board. This is the ru
generally followed. A stricter polio
involving a physical examination
every white man and woman, wou
arouse a storm of protests.
Some of the physicians who ha'
seen Pratt doubt that he has lepros
If it should be finally decided that
has. the Board Of Health will probab
M take a strong stand regarding the a
mission of similar cases 1t will nev
~ be possible however, say the docto
~ to detect slightly developed cases, al
more than such have been intercept
in the past, owing to the fact tn
separate examinations of passenge
would not be tolerated by the publ
McTnerny'a shoes are right In II. tn
u are made by the leadir" factories
America. and consequently have
! MINERNY SHOE STORE