The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-13


in chars, ~ tho headquarters NJ the
honlth department yesterday, soni ~,
above statement by specisl messenger
90 lar Wood and in q very little while
received ln return thn instructions ~
the President 0f the B1rri ON the
mat er
II WAS abuu . O'Clock 90 tho evening
when Officer Fox and HE guards ar
rived at the stables FoN first threw
out his guards around the lot contain
lng Chimes, stables. lodging houses.
cottages. ETC. opposite the block from
which An lan was taken. NE placed
six men on guard. taking one from
across the road TO add 20 the number
he had brought from town. Several
Hawaiians stading in the road In front
on the suspected premises were ordered
inside and one or two Cinnamon who
belonged there, but who were evident
ly anxious to get away. were hustled
inside the lines by the watchful Fox
much TO their extreme disgust 1he in
habitants of the locality were taken
completely by surprise and hemmed In
before they knew that their homes were
even under suspicion. Besides the
Chinese stables, this lot contains ten or
dozen smaller buildings among
which is good sized building evident
ly a lodging house; upwards of hun
dred persons live in these structures.
The stables adjoining the house
where All Jan lived, on the left-ha1d
side of the Iwilei road, are directly
opposite the stables on the right-hand
side of the road which were put under
guard last night. Both places are now
in strict quarantine nobody being al
lowed in or out at either establish
ment. People from fhe' two localities
have been in the halit of passing to.
and fro, and persons sleeping on one
side of the road, in some cases, were
employed on the other
A hack is missing from the stables
On the left-hand side OF the road. No.
"a was taken from those stables at an
early hour yesterday morning, before
he All Jan case was discovered, and
It's driver has not yet returned, al
-hough he left wori when he took his
departure that he would he back in the
afternoon. The police are looking for
No. ~ and think it is Likely that the
lriyer has been warned of the quaraD-
inc and is attempting TO eyade being |
leld. Four hacks are now in the sta |
Iles just mentioned and ten horses are |
llsO sheltered there. From the prem
SEES across the road several persons, |
lorses and hacks are missing; but il |
= expected that they will very quickly |
De apprehended by the police.
Saturdays Board Meeting.
On Saturday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
he Board of Health held its regular |
ally meeting. the following being |
PRESENT: President Wood, DR.. Emerson,
Iessrs. Lowrey and Smith.
Or. Wood announced after the read
ng Of the minutes of the previous
Meeting that he had appointed DR..
raft to act as sanitary inspector of
uildings. The President thought
hat Or. Pratt should be commissioned
y sanitary officer OF the Board, as
Is position was really more executive
han that Of an ordinary inspector
nd that he should be clothed with
he necessary authority required TO
axe the matter of violations Of the
ioard's regulations into the courts;
nd that 1t would be a good plan 10
ave DR.. Pratt's duties definitely de-
ned by the Board. The Board APP
rOyed the Presidents action.
DR.. Wood also announced that DR..
amp had been assigned as assistant
the psychological department to
n. Hoffman,, on the latter gentle
ans recommendation.
The following additional report on
lipments was adopted by the Board:
our committee on shipment Of freight,
tier several meetings with the trans
lrtation companies and interviews
18th merchants, desire to make a sup
report upon the subject.
II seems impracticable TO arrange
IF hot air disiDfection on account Of
he cost Of Installing a proper plant
nd also on account OF the time which
Ould be required TO get one into OPP
alton.
We therefore suggest that If any
erchants desire TO make shipment OF
PODS, which will not stand the acid
sinfection or sulphur fumigation,
Iat they make their own arrange
ents for hot air disinfectiOn a. the q
ant already in operation, and that /
certificate Of such disinfection from
ere shall allow Of the shipment with a
It further treatment, provided that \
,Ods shall be conveyed on covered I
ucks from said plant to point Of ship {
ent. n
We would also suggest that ship 4
ent be allowed OF other goods than n
rmerly provided for, namely: That I,
ods OF American and European man a.
acture or production, other than in y
iglnal cases, be allowed, provided !.
at all goods shall be loosely packed y
containers which shall have open y
r spaces equal to one-elghth Of the =
rface, to permit the free access OF y
mes TO all parts OF the containers;
d goods so packed be treated with
lphur yapor for a period Of twelve y
urs, or hot air for one hour. j
have been made by
lich the transportation companies, j
der direction of officers Of the Board Il
Health, will attend 10 the acid dis n
lection at the point OF shipment, and
,eiye freight for sulphur fumigation d.
the j. NJ. 8. s. Co. wharf and trans y
the same from these points, making a
charge therefor, The hot air disin- n
'tion must be provided for, as midi 81