The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-14

ylous TO December 18th, as we'll. The
motion was carried unanimously.
minister Cooper moved that vote
OF thanks be rendered the National
Guard OF Hawaii for their services
curing the epidemic. Carried.
Mr. Lowrey called President Woods
attention to the fact that the Board
nad passed resolution prohibiting
any vessels leaving the port of Hono-
lulu for other Island ports. He sug-
gested that inasmuch as the people of
Maui did not believe the danger or
cause OF infection had been transmit
/ ted to them from Honolulu. by freight
the restrictions put on shipping ON
Monday should be rescinded. The
question, upon being put to a vote.
carried.
Special permission was given DIR.
Carmichael of the United States Ms
rine Hospital Service and Consul Cen
eral Haywood to go to Kahuluf upon
unanimous vote of the Board.
The Special Quarantine.
Minister Cooper stated that there
were thirty-one applications on nle OF
persons who desired to go to their
homes on Maui and Hawaii, and asked
permission to go into special quaran-
tine at any place the Board would aes-
ignate, in order to return. Minister
/ Cooper recommended that portions of
the drillshed be utilized for this pur-
pose, which could be accomplished by
fencing one portion OF from that now
in use by the Japanese. He stated the
applicants were willing to undergo any
hardships in order to go back to their
homes.
President Wood, however, favored
their being quarantined at some point
further away from the center of the
city. Mr.. Lowrey thought the appli-
cants should choose their own quar-
antine upon the approval OF the
Board Both the Queen Hotel and
driAshed were too close to the infected
district.
The question OF The destruction of
the goods and personal effects now
stored in Aala warehouse was brought
up, and the President was asked IL his
opinion in regard to the merchandise
, was the same He replied that he had
not changed his mind al all about the
goods.
A similar question arose relative To
, the merchandise and personal ezxects
at the barracks which originally came
, from the Kaumakapili Church district
: Minister Cooper asked IL the President
was willing that the personal effects
/ should be distributed kto the proper
) owners. President Wood stated that
' he did not think 1t a wise policy for
/ the goods to pass out of the possession
of the Board for the present
The Right Course.
f President Wood asked the Board To
, reconsider the question OF destroying
! only portion of the large building ON
= South and Kawaiahao streets, known
as the Weaver building, and. OF which
the Board resolved to burn only the
part supposed to be certainly infected
by plague. He thought the wiser policy
e would be to burn the entire structure.
|, That a malignant case of plague had
e been removed from the building, and
o that the whole building should be con-
8 lsidered as much infected as the room
;. in which the patient had lain. No ae-
: tion was taken.
d Mr.. Lowrey called attention to the
Icondition of Block 10, at present fenced
d In. He stated that five buildings In
Fowler's yard had been condemned
Monday and were to be burned before
noon.
4
! Boards Afternoon Session.
e The Board was represented at its
e afternoon session by the entire per-
ic lsonnel Of that body, namely, President
Wood, Attorney General Cooper, DR..
lie Day. George w. Smith, DR.. Emerson
l. F. NJ. Hatch and F. ]. Lowrey.
1t The President brought UP the ques-
~ tion of the appearance Of plague IL
B. Hilo, and announced that the victim
S. was Mrs. A. G. Serrao, Portuguese
TO woman. the wife of storekeeper ot
Of Hilo. The letter from DR.. Moore, COW
ering the entire history OF the case
ID was read to the Board. This, together
IN with the meteorological results OBJ
Of tanned by DR.. Hoffman,, brought NJ
IN a discussion as to whether or no
President Wood should go in person
s. to Hilo. He argued that the matte
ne was of sufficient Importance for hin
n to be on the ground personally. "Th'
OF examination OF two Slides" said ne
r Showed bacilli in quantities, whlei
are certainly very much like bacllli
ne Ipiague; more decidedly like plague ba
g. Icilli than any ether kind. Taking Int
ty consideration the history OF the case
it makes it important that some on
it should go there. Dr. Carmichael wa
y, getting ready TO go to Kahului wit
ne Consul General Haywood, and TX n
he Other vessel is available they wi
OF probably go on the Iroquois. DR.. Hon
mann has since reported to me on an
other specimen from the body OF tn
woman. and this also shows the pres
lat ence of bacilli.
ire 81 think the situation at Hilo
o5 graver than il is here. We have !
Honolulu a large number OF peopi
're who are educated on matters pertain
OF ing to plague; in Hi'o doubt II ther
all is any one who knows much abou
nd plague. The situation here is gettin
lg- better. and think I can be spared fc
int few days. / believe It wonld be
he wise thing to bring back with me
physician from each of the Islands,
lat instruct them from what material "
int have here. We have any quantltlf
in of slides and cultures AT present