The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-16

The Chinaman found dead in the
street on Saturday morning and later
pronounced a plague victim furnishes
another instance of the concealment of
sickness which the Chinese practice
despite repeated warnings from the
Board of Health and from some of their
own enlightened countrymen. This
Chinese. assisted by another Celestial,
was trying to leave the doomed dis
trict between Kaumakapili Church and
the riverfront. Both We're discovered
and stopped by DIR. Pratt, who at once
gave his attention to the sick man.
The latter lived only five minuRs after
the episode and his body wasHk, once
removed to the morgue, where an au-
topsy was performed, resulting in the
announcement as above.
The companion of the plague victim
disappeared in the excitement and hid
himself away in another section. DR..
Pratt tracked the man and sent him to
the guard-house. The military author-
ties, however, did not want him, fear
ing he, too was infected. He was later
sent to the detention station.
The second death was that of the fIa
waiian at MOanalua, near Minister Da-
mons country house. The body was
brought in to the morgue, an autopsy
held and another plague death was
added to the rapidly increasing list.
Yesterday morning Executive Agent
Reynolds went out to the premises I'M
der order of the Board of Health, and
burned the two-story house in which
the man died. \ two-story house next
door was also included. The church
standing near by was threatened at
times. but happily did not catch on fire.
Kala the Hawaiian girl removed
from one of the Peck cottages just
mauka OF the Cyclomere at Kewalo,
was brought to the morgue late
Saturday night. The autopsy showed
swellings under the arms in the aXil-
larry glands The history of the girls
sickness shows that she has been i'll
more or less with fever for about two
weeks. The girls brother. kamakau-
wahine. has become very sick and was
removed yesterday to the pest hospi |
tai as a suspect. He is 16 years old
and for some time past has been att
work as a helper on one of Mr.. Peck's /
drays; but Mr.. Peck says he has not
been engaged in handling any of the
goods from Chinatown.
The case of Kauohi, who died yes
terday morning. has brought the,
Board of Health face TO face with Sc
rious problem in its odorless eNcava-
tor work. The man was the second
driver 10 be sent to the hospital in the
same week. The body, upon postmor-
TEN examination, showed strong evil
dences of the plague.
Kauehoa, the National Guardsman,
who was stricken at the barracks of.
the Executive building on Wednesday
last, died last night at o'clock. An
autopsy was Immediately held, and i'll
was pronounced n plague case. The
body was sent to the crematory short
ly after the autopsy. Both the odor-
less eXcavator driver and the soldier
were sent to the hospital on the same
day and both died yesterday.
The Plague Situation.
The plague situation yesterday was
considered more serious than any other
time since the commencement OF the
outbreak, and the Board of Health isl
under heavy strain 10 find additional
means TO stamp 1t out. Had it been
confined to the Chinatown district en-
tirely they would be in a position TO
cope with the disease. AS result of
the lifting of the quarantine the dis
ease has had an opportunity to spread,
and deaths and suspicious cases are
now cropping out in nearly every sec
ton OF the city. but most OF these out
side cases have been confined to the
Hawaiian and Chinese residents.
A Spaniard, who was found lying
sick on Saturday in the vicinity OF the
Kerosene warehouse, was removed to-