Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-06
PLAGUE IN HAWAII.
Six Deaths Have Occurred but Au-
thorities Say They Will Stamp
Out Disease
Most Rigid Restrictions Put on Ar
irving and Departing Trans
ports and Vessels.
Quarantine Regulations Such That
it Is Thought Plague Will Not
Get Foothold.

Honolulu, Dec. IL. tvia San Francis
co, Cal, Jan. g. There have been six
deaths from bubonc plague in Homo
lulu. Five of them occurred within
period of thirty-siN hours, Dec. IL and
-. The sixth occurred Dec. IA. Strict
quarantine of the districts in which
the plague appeared has been estab-
hshed, A house toulouse cleaning of
all the infected districts has been made
and it is believed that no more cases
Well develop, or if they do that there
WIFI be no chance Of the disease gaining
a foothold or assuming the proportions
of an epidemic.
OF the six victims, four We're Chinese,
one was a Gilbert islander and one a
Hawaiian woman. The four Chinese
and the Hawaiian woman died in the
Asiatic quarter OF the city. The Gil
bert Islander died some distance away
in another quarter. With the outbreak
OF the plague a complete system of
public medical attendance was inaug-
urated. Every case of sickness of what
ever nature is reported immediately to
the board of health and a physician
from the board is sent to make an en-
animation and make certain that it is
not case Of plague. Every death is
thoroughly investigated.
The second death was that of n book
keeper for the large Chinese firm of
Wing Wo Tai e Go. He Was taken sick
in the evening of Dec. IL, and Chinese
physician was called. He suspected the
disease was the bubonic plague, and
sent for DR.. Herbert of the board of
health. DIR. Herbert was also con
WINGED that the disease was plague, and
the building in which the sick man was
MAS duarantined. He died carly yes
4terday morning a bacterioogical eS
animation was made, with the result
that the suspicious of the attending
physicians We're confirmed. The body
Was ar once cre!nated.
The first death was that Of a book
keeper Of another large Chinese firm
sick early III the morning of Dec. T.,
and DR.. WALDO Burgess was called but
before he arrived the man died. a
DdiNtIlpivSitdl e-AdiiiiiiftI'ii VI t4iis tdSt
also proved the disease 10 be the
plague. The other three deaths oc-
leurred the same day.
\ meeting of The board Of health
Was held al noon, Dec. l., and nearly
ievery physician in the city was in at
Tendance. The various consuis We're
notified of the existence8of the plague.
A An order MAS issued forbidding any
vassel 10 leave fir another port in the
4 Islands until further orders the object
being 70 prevent the spread of the
plague 10 the other islands. A volun-
steer force from the national guard OF
Il Hawaii was enrolled to make a house
Toulouse canvass of the Asiatic quarter
4 and report all persons found there whc
We're sick. and also to report all cases
Iof tilth and unsanitary conditions.
The First regiment, national guard Of
/ Hawaii, was called into active service
4 for guard and patrol duty. Within the
infected district every house in which
lthere was sickness or death was put
tunaer quarantine and no one allowed I,
lcnter or depart until it was thoroughly
demonstrated that bubon:c plague die
moi exist there. A few hours later The
A entire district was quarantined; ths
quarantine was enforced by guards ant
patrols from the national guard.
The council OF state was convened il
extraordinary session and made al
emergency appropriation Of s25,0G0 to b.
used by the board of health in stampin,
out the plague a complete house I,
house sanitary canvass of the city i
now nearly completed, and the entir
lefty, especially The Asiatic quarter, i
being thoroughly cleanee~ and PUT il
sanitary condition. If one can be Sc
cured vessel Viii be chartered to b
anchored outside the harbor to be use
as a floating hospital for the segrega
ton and care OF all persons sufferin
from the plague.
IIaN the disease was introduced is no
yer known. Ii is not believed to hav
been introduced by Immigrants. be
cause all Immigrants from the orien
| are held IN strict quarantine for the fu
quarantine period, and the most exact
: ing quarantine and sanitary regulation
are enforced. All the deaths 50 far flav
: been Of persons who have been here
year or more i is believed the infec
ton came either in merchandise, or b
means of rats or waste refuse frol
some vessel that escaped disinfection.
Now that ii is known that the plagu
/. is here it is believed there have bee
!. cases of it for more than month pas
:. NOV. 10 there was a death in the Oh
. nese quarter that was very obscure
= its cause. The physician who ha
> charge of the patient believes it WE
:, from the plague. though his suspicion
We're not aroused at the time. Within
week three members of the crew of IL
island steamer Caucine. all native Hs
waiians. have died very suddenly 1t
/ now feared that they died from Il
plague.
The steamship Thyra was the la
vessel to arrive with japanese INN
grants. 1t arrived Nov. 2S. Many
the immigrants were from Kobe, whe
it has since been learned that Il
10 plague is raging.
The transport Warren, with the Fo
ty-nnth (colored) regiment, was in Il
harbor when it was announced that b
bonic plague existed. Orders were
once sent out for the soldiers to
aboard, and the Warren went to anch
outside the harbor, where she will I
u main until it is certain that no infect
er is aboard. Then she will proceed to NJ
e. Mia.
u Steamers for other island ports are ;