The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15
CASE At THE arlington
JAPANESE SERVANT STRICKEN
WITH PLAGUE.
Board of Health Moves Promptly and
There Will be no Necessity of Quar-
antine-News of Today.


alarm in town this morning was the
case of plague THAT developed early in
the yard of the Arlington hotel.
The patient is a Japanese woman,
who has been attending to indoor work
about the caravansary. DR.. Burgess
was the woman's physician. At an early
hour this morning he decided that the
case was suspicious and notified Mr..
Krouse. The latter reported the matter
at once to the Board of Health Office
and DR.. Howard was sent to investi-
gate.
In the meanwhile DR.. Burgess had de-
cided in his own mind that the case
was one of plague Dr. Howard, upon
examination of the case, reached the
same conclusion.
Guards were Immediately placed
around the hotel premises and a strict
quarantine established. Many business
men and others who were taking breaK-
fast there were closed in. Seen about
the matter this afternoon President
Wood, of the Board of Health gave out
this statement:
1--WE are not alarmed about the Ar
lington. The Japanese woman taken
with the plague lived in an isolated
house on the grounds. This house is of
brick with plastered walls and cement
Every movement of the woman for the
past several days has been traced so
that we are able to act intelligently in
the matter.
1--WE will first of all attend to the
house in which the woman lived. Then
we will pay proper attention to parts
of the hotel visited by her recently.
Certain requirements have been made
of the guests at the place, and when
these are complied with the quarantine
on the hotel will be raised. think this
will occur during the afternoon. For a
week guests will be required to appear
twice each day for examination.
mo, there is no idea of quarantining
the whole block. There is in the first
place no evidence of connection between
the infected premises and other parts
of the hotel, let alone between there
and other portions of the block"
This case at the Arlington created
more excitement than any that has yet
appeared. Being in the middle of the
business part of town and in a most
CONSPICUOUS place it attracted eXtraordt-
nary attention. Great credit is due Mr.
and Mrs. Krouse that they insisted up
on letting the facts be known at once.
MRS. BOARDMAN.
The case most talked about yesterday
was that of Mrs. George E. Boardman,
on Kinau near Kapiolani sctreets. Drs.
Auger Day and Herbert, as we'll as.
physicians of the Board, have watched
this case since yesterday. There were
symptoms of plague yesterday and
guard was placed about the premises.
This afternoon Mrs. Boardman is bet
ter. The swelling is perhaps more pro-
nounced, but the temperature of the
IL, t. Iox cfnn ic
than yesterday.
The patient had been in charge of the
art department in the store of e. w.
Jordan, on Fort street Investigation
yesterday showed that a dead rat had
been found in the department some
days ago, and it was strongly alleged
that Mrs Boardman had removed IL.
This matter has not, however, been full
ly determined. One of the ladies in the
store affirms that such was not the case.
1t is not fact that the case has pos
itively been adjudged plague. All the
physicians agree that 1t is suspicious,
but that is as far as the matter has
now gone. Pending developments It can
be regarded merely as suspicious and
nothing more.
The fact remains that the lady is i'm
proving. 1t may be that her sound con-
stitution, and some natural immunity
possessed by Caucasians from the
plague, that she is able to master 1t.
There is a report that the case is one Of
blood poisoning. This is a hopeful view
though it lacks official confirmation.
Jordans store, M. r. Counters jew
elry shop and Mrs. Hannas millinery
have been closed. Some of the dry goods
stores thought of closing this morning
out of sympathy for Mr.. Jordan, but
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course would not be understood by ia
tives and some of the more ignorant
people and might cause unnecessary
alarm.
CASES YESTERDAY,
inspectors found a sick Chinese wom-
an last night near the corner of King
and Kel1aulike streets. Her name is
Wong She, aged So. There were evil
dences of plague and all the persons
living in the neighborhood were taken
in charge. Today this case is said to be
one of undOubted plague.
Kauohi, the young driver of an odor-
less excavator wagon, who was taken
i'll in Kewalo some days ago, died yes
terday at the pest house. The body was
cTemated at Mauliola.
Kanehoa, the soldier of the National
Guard whose Illness was reported about
the middle of last week, also died at the
pest house and his body was cremated.
There was a doubt in some minds about
this case but the meteorological exam
ination showed unmistakable evidences
of the plaque.
CASES SATURDAY.
The Chinaman. Ling Wing Sing, who
died in lane near Kaumakapili early
Saturday afternoon had plague.
During Saturday afternoon a native
man named Makaena died in house
on Mr.. Damon's place at Moanalua.
There were strong Indications of plague
and the meteorological examinations
showed uhNnistakable evidences Of it.
The body was cremated, and yesterday
morning agents of the Board burned
the premises and the house next door
Hawaiian girl named Kala, aged
lS, died at the Peck premises in Kewa-
10 Saturday night of plague. One of the
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