The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-02-06
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J. Weir Robertson, an American en-
pIoye of Waterhouse q Co., was taken
10 the pest hospital at 10 O'Clock last
night DR.. Wood pronounced his case
OF plague.
Al $3.50 p. m. the physician in charge
Of Mr.. Robertson sent message to the
Health Department that he considered
his patient a suspicious case, and DR.
Wood personally responded TO the call
Mr.. Robertson was in a semi-deliriouf
condition, his temperature registering
104I4. a well-deyeloped bubo was
found IN the right groin, and other
symptoms such as vomiting and head
ache formed the basis of DR.. Woods
announcement of plague. Inc patient
was accompanied to the pest hospital
by DR.. Wood, who remained with him
until nearly midnight.
The latest victim lived In a four
room cottage in the rear OF Clarence
-Crabbe's residence on Nuuanu street
between Vineyard and School streets
A lane leads from the street to the in
terror Of the block. With the patient
at the time OF his removal was his
4-year-old daughter and nurse, who
has been attending him since Thurs
day. Both will be sent to Kalihi camp
today.
The plague serum, which was turned
over TO the Board of Health yesterday
by DR.. Carmichael OF the Marine Hos
pital Service, was used in this case for
the first time on plague patient in
Hawaii The two doses were admins
tered in the presence Of Drs. Wood and
Day, by DR.. Garyin. Said the latter:
Il injected two bottles OF the Pasteur
anti-pestique serum, or forty cubic
-centimeters in all, two doses, into the
mans back beneath the shoulder
blades. 1t was a fortunate thing the
serum arrived today, as we will be able
10 give IL fair trial. Mr.. Robertson
will be watched carefully through the
night, his temperature taken. every
hour, and every symptom observed to
watch the effect"
Mr. Fred. Warehouse was seen last
night, and spoke OF Mr. Robertson
having met with an accident on Tues
day last, which he thought may have
caused the present sickness of the pa
tient. "On Tuesday Mr.. Robertson
went upstairs In the store" said Mr..
Waterhouse, ITO get large box Of can
.dy. In tipping the box over from its
elevated position he tripped backwards
over a bag OF coffee, and the box,
weighing fully 100 pounds, fell direct
Iy upon his abdomen. The next morn
ing he said he felt sore, that was all.
That evening he complained Of being
Ill and he was sent home. Mr.. Robert
son has been In this city for more than
twenty years and has been with the
Warehouse stores for nearly eighteen
years. IL he has the plague, 1t Is q
mystery to me how he caught II, for
ne always stayed at home In the even
ing"
Armstrong Smith, who vent into
quarantine yesterday morning, once
more volunteered his services when he
learned OF the new case OF plague, and
As now again on duty In the pest hos
pital.
The medical fraternity will watch de-
velopments In Mr.. Robertson's case
with interest on account of the trial be-
ing given the new serum. The proph-
ylactic serum was injected into GUM
ca pig last evening, and today Presi-
dent Wood will offer himself for the
first injection Of the fluid. The rest OF
the physicians on call at the Health
Once will also be subjects for inJec'
Tions.
No death certificate has been Issued
IN the case OF Wong Chin, who died
Thursday afternoon. Cultures are be-
ing made and II death was caused by
plague that fact will be known some
time tomorrow. No bacilll were seer
an the slides made for the microscope
Board of Health Meeting.
Yesterdays meeting OF the Boart
was attended by President Wood
George w. Smith, DIR, Day. u. NJ. Hatch