The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-16

II age IS years Found dead in IT
Il shack on Queen street where it y
1t turns into River street. dag II
IT nosed and officially announced Il
II a bubonic plague death. q
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The death above recorded was dis
covered early yesterday morning
President Wood of the Board making
a personal visit to the premises in
which the death occurred, accompanied
by one of the Board physicians. The
President had the house placed under
guard at once. The first floor of the
shack was the living quarters of eight
Hawaians, who. We're promptly sent to
the Kakaako detention camp Upstairs
the Board found completely arranged
opium joint in full blast, the Celestials
being caught Unexpectedly. None of
the inmates were allowed to escape
and all were sent to the camp, where
botn groups were placed in separate
enclosures. The body of the Hawaiian
was Cremated.
The suspicious case reported in yes
terday's Advertiser, that of the young
Chinese boy who resides at the tailor
shop near the corner of King and Rich
ards streets, was considered a very
grave case by noon yesterday and, in
addition TO the regular health guards
President Wood called on Colonel
Jones for detachment OF military
guards. In response to this request
Colonel Jones sent platoon on the
double quick to the scene before tbs
residents and passers-by had any
knowledge of the intentions of the
guards; they were hemmed in from
all sides and no egress was permitted
under any preteXt.
This sudden quarantine held many
people who had merely been walking
along the sidewalk, some purchasers al
the stores and shops, and some who
were lunching at the Occidental Hotel
which was also included in the order,
Three white families living there, in
which several young children are in
volved. We're caught, but in all proba-
bility will be domiciled elsewhere than
in any OF the detention camps.
This child's sickness was reported to
the Board of Health on Tuesday last
by an Advertiser reporter, but the re-
turns on the case then stated the child
had fever DR.. Herbert has been at
tending The case, and on Thursday
night decided il was a suspicious case
of plague. Dr. Wood visited the boy
Yesterday morning and found bubC
in the right femOral gland which was
quite painful to the least touch. Ba-
cilli We're found in slides made from
blood taken from the child and so an
nounced at yesterday afternoons meet
ing of the Board and the boy was then
removed to the pest hospital at kaka-
ako.
President Wood. in speaking of this
case and the probable causes of the
origin of its sickness, stated that an
inspection Of the premises showed that
it could be traced to the Japanese
woman and child who were taken TO
the hospital some time ago from the
premises on Merchant street behind
the engine house. Il am of the Opin-
ion" said he, that considering the
time between the two outbreaks in
this neighborhood this is evidence
that all the ground and cesspools in
that block surrounded by King. Ala
kea, Merchant and Richards streets,
should be considered as infected by
the plague"
The feeling in regard to this. mas
much as the case occurred in the resi-
dence portion of Honolulu. was to the
effect that the entire block should be
burned including engine house No. .
of the Fire Department. and the Gov
eminent Dispensary, sparing the Oc-
cidental Hotel. A motion to this eff
feet was passed by the Board, and as
soon as the tired fremen have been
given a rest after the labors of the
Block 10 fire, the block will be given
TO the flames.
The Occidental Hotel will. in all
probability, be saved and used as a
detention station for the white FAM
lilies of that block, and for such others
as may be unfortunate enough to be
quarantined. All the Hawaiians and
Chinese will be sent to the detention
camp this forenoon, and preparations
begun for the next blaze.
The Chinese child, at last accounts,
was delirious, had very high tempera-
ture and its death is expected at any
time
OF the other patients in the pest hos
pital the young Hawaiian member of
the National Guard was reported in
the most serious condition, he being
III seml-dellrious condition, The two
odorless eXcaYator men are reported
neither better nor worse
Block 10 was given over to the fire
fiend yesterday, and as legal incendia-
res, the Board of Health, the Fire De-
partment and Fire Commissioners GER
tainly made a thorough destruction OF
the filth-ridden and plague-infected
block. But one building remained
standing, lonely and solitary amid the
ruins, that being the brick structure
facing ON Nuuanu street and known as
ghe Holt block. This building prob