The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-17

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An Incipient Riot.
Last night a small riot was started
among the residents in the vicinity OF
the Queen Hotel, on Nuuanu street, and
the guests themselves, over the con-
templated plan to remove the occupants
OF the Boardman premises to one of
the hotel cottages. Two guards had
been sent up to the hotel by Mr.. Judd,
acting under instructions of President
Wood, and were told positively not to
show their badges or make their iden-
tity known until the persons to be
quarantined arrived in charge of the
health physicians. They were then to
display their badges and guard the
premises strictly. During the after
noon President Wood had a conference
with the hotel proprietor relative to
taking one of the cottages for quaran-
timing white people, and the latter
agreed to the wishes of the President,
but stated that when his guests learned
the facts they would leave the hotel
and his business would be at a stand
still.
This afternoon after Mrs. Board
mans DEATH" said the Presiden,, Il
told the proprietor / wanted the cot
tage. and l finally leased the entire hO-
tel. This evening Mr.. ChillingwOrth
came to me with the news that the
guards had established a quarantine on
the hotel, would allow no one out, but
kept everybody inside. Even two
mounted police were met with deter
mined opposition when they attempted
| to interfere with the guards, and ev-
erybody was up in arms in the vicinity
of the hotel, and were packing up their
goods preparatory to leaving til cir
homes. The guests were in a panic and
| a small reign of terror was on. l de-
spatched Mr.. Judd to the scene with
/ Deputy Marshal Chillingworth and the
guards were taken off and relieved oil
/ their badges"
Other arrangements were made fol
/ the people from the BOardman house
| and they will be sent this morning t
| the house of a relative-Mrs. King, who
| will go into voluntary quarantine will
/ them. Mrs. Kings family will move
| elsewhere early this morning and re
main away while the quarantined peO
| pie are under guard.
A petition from the residents AROUND
the Queen Hotel protesting against thu
use of the hotel as a place of quaran
tine was presented late last night Il
| President Wood. but he had alread!
decided against the use of the hotel.
Latest News.
The official report in the case of Mrs
Boardman given out last night b!
President Wood of the Board of Health
is to the effect that plenty of bacill
were found in the very first slide h
looked into, absolutely proving beyonC
a doubt that Mrs. BOardman died o
bubonic plague. The postmortem a
the morgue last night was attended b!
many prominent physicians.
Tents were raised in the Boardmal
yard and the occupants of the house
five in number, remained in them las
night. They will undergo the usua
disinfecting methods this morning prio
10 their removal.
The Pest Hospital.
The following letter from the Saliva
ton Army workers in this city was re
ceived at the Health Department yes
terday:
CDR. Wood: In any way possible W
are willing to assist at this time.
needed at the pest hospital, am no
fearful, and though I am not a profes
sional nurse, / could try. My assist
ants, Captain Mills and Lieutenant FL
lott, also stand ready. and are anxious
to help.
VERY sincerely,
capt. LOTTiE) MATTHIAS"
All the Salvationists mentioned ar,
women, but despite this they are will
ing to enter any service which TIT
Board may designate for them to TAX,
charge of or assist in.
Armstrong Smith. who has been con
stantly on duty at the pest hospital, !!
almost worn out by his labors and con
flnement there, and II Is necessary tina
some one should assist him in his he
roic work. DR.. Hoffman, Is anxious 4
have some one to assist there, and /
the Board does not accept the offer o
the Salvation Army women, who havt
so nobly volunteered for this work,
man who has no fear Of the disease Il
sorely needed