The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
No Cases of the Plague
Yesterday.
Disposition Of the Long Residence to
Be Decided Upon Today.
Other Items.

WV -'N" Va tue prague on sunday IN
the house on Young street. near Aloha
lane. was cremated early in the morn
ing and the house is in strict quaran-
tine. all of the people living on the
premises having been removed to Ka-
lihi detention camp.
Only two persons are in the pest hos
pital at the present time; they are
II. NJ Levy, the Hawaiian Hotel clerk
who has never officially been declared
a plague patient, and the Chinaman
Seu Kan, from Iwilei. who has Off
eially been declared a plague ease.
Levy is getting along fairly well to-
wards recovery and Seu Kan is also
much better.
Board of Health Meeting.
The principal matter OF business be-
fore the Board OF Health yesterday aft
ernOOn was the disposition OF the
house wherein the last plague victim
died. DIR. Wood reported to the Board
that he had visited the premises early
in the morning. The building Is a
large, new cottage. in a lot by itself
on Young street near Aloha lane: IL Is
owned by Mr.. Colburn and was inhab-
tied by G.. A. Long and his family.
DR.. Wood, addressing the meeting.
said: The native died in the cot
tage itself, although he had been sick
in small building in a corner OF the
lot away from the main building. He
was taken sick Friday night. but his
| illness was considered nothing more
than an ordinary cold; after he became
very sick on Saturday. he was removed
by mis- friends from his room in the
| smaller building TO an apartment in
the house itself. where he died on
Sunday. Up TO February "A this man
was employed as guard by the Board
/ or Health; since that time he had ap-
parently been doing nothing.
II would like to have the Board
visit these premises; / believe that
there is a chance here OF dislnfecting
so thoroughly that II will not be neces-
/ sary TO go to the extreme OF burning
Whenever we have considered Il neces-
sary to burn an infected building Il was
because the structure was incapable
of being disinfected in any way ex-
cept by fire. This residence of q. A.
Long. IL seems to me, IS capable OF be-
ing dislnfected. The house IS new;
is separate from any other buildings:
Is raised up of the ground; has all
the light and ventilation necessary.
and is perfectly sanitary. Everything
in the house could be thoroughly
swashed with a strong disinfectant so
luton and the place could be sealed
up and fumigated as many times as Is
necessary.
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in which the victim lived could be
burned, together with the prlvies
| Then, IL advisable. the cottage could
be left unoccupied for a number OF
months and a fence erected around the
place. / think there is almost no dan
ger from rats in this case; the house
affords no opportunity for the rodents
nesting and there is really no fear o.
rats spreading the disease there. Ka
hoohanO could not possibly have taken
the disease in the house; the prObabil.
tiles are that he got his infection out.
side"
Some Bills Considered.
Dr.. Wood referred to several bills or
the table which he did not think should
come under the heading of suppress
sion OF the plague" He took up first
a bill from the Paia plantation fol
S1S7.50 for sending the steamer Lehua
TO Honolulu to bring the news OF the
plague cases in Kahului TO the health
authorities here. This bill was, how
ever, approved by the Board.
= number OF other bills for the build
ing OF scow for carrying refuse TO sea
and a wharf from which To load the
20 GT1p- rnnafn.
cred. DIR. Wood thought that the In
terror department ought to stand thi:
expense as the scow. etc. was not
necessarily simply for use during tnt
Iplague and had, in fact, been very badly
needed before the plague broke out IN
Honolulu. Nevertheless IL was the viii
Of the Board that the bills be approved
las the expense was incurred as an emer'
lEency necessity under plague condi-
tons. DR.. Wood expressed 10 as his
opinion that a good many outside ac-
counts were being paid by the Board OF
Health out of the plague appropriations
which greatly magnified the legitimate
plague account.
| Three Hilo physicians had sent III
their bills for SIS each for holding the
pOst-mOrtem examination In the Serraf
Ndr-s II - NAEANlAd4E Aha NtAte NA-N 49,
tor to charge for a post. others can at
tend IL they wish but ask no remunera.
/. tion. II was decided that only one oi
1.-THE Hilo medicOs should bee paid.
The Disposition Of Rats.
Il think We should adopt more ener
getic measures 20 get after the rats.
said DR.. Wood, unless the rats are In
fected by the plague. how are We q
! account for cases OF the disease break
. ling out after intervals OF several day
, Il in different parts Of the clty2 Lots o.
rats are being destroyed daily by small
, / boys and soldiers with firearms: thel
/ find many OF the animals IN the trees
, The destruction OF the rats Is certainl!
worth all 70 costs; q great deal OF none.
has already been paid out FOR this pur
pose. but the results are not all thel
, should be 7 think the Board shOul,