The times., 1900-02-27

Ofhcial information has been received by
Surgeon General Wyman. OF the Marine
Hospital Service. from that part Of the
Hawaiian Islands in which the hubonic
plague has made its appearance, to the ef-
feet that the dreaded disease is not being
as readily stamped out as was expected.
While the greatest precautions have been
taken to prevent the spread of the plague.
the recent report Of Surgeon D. A. Car
michael. representing the United States al
Honolulu. shows that sixty three cases OF
the disease and fifty deaths have been
recorded between the dates Of December L
and February ). Surgeon Carmichael
IN his report. dated February 3. to the Sur
geon General. says:
Il have to inform you that since my last
report Of the "a inst. the situation here
relative to the bubonlo plague, has not i'm
proved.
Two new cases Of infection have been
found in the business part OF the city,
whica seems to point strongly to the be-
lief that the infection has been spread by
rats or other vermin. driven from the
Chinese quarter Of the town
J. ". Robertson, an American, was
taken IN on January 81. He was attended
by his family physician. but the case was
not considered suspicious until February
2 when the Board Of Health was notified
and the case diagnosed as plague. and the
patient Wss removed 10 the hospital Mr..
Robertson resided In what is considered
a healthy part OF the city"
Additional information which the report
contained showed that forty C. C. IA little
more than an ounce) Of anti-peste serum
was given the patient and while this medi-
cine created an improvement in the bu-
bonic symptoms it advanced the tempeTa
ture to 105 and over. The temperature OF
the patient fell after few hours and i'm
provement was noted up TO noon Of the
9Th inst A change for the worse then
took place. and death resulted in the after
noon. This was the first case treated with
anti-peste serum since January p. and its
results are being watched with great con
cern by the authorities.
Referring 10 the treatment of Nr Rob
ertson by the suti-Deste serum, the Surgeon
General has written to Dr. Carmichael
calling his attention to previous communi-
cations. and particularly to the results OF
the experiments of Chalmette and Salim-
hini in the Oporto epidemic, in which
it Is stated that much larger doses Of the
serum must be used than have heretofore
been considered necessary; that 100 TO 2oO
C. C. may. with advantage, be used IN the
first forty-eght hours Of the disease, and
that 20 to 40 G. C. Of this amount should
be given iBtFavenously The bureau is
fully impressed with the value of the
serum as a curative agent if used in proper
quantity. and also OF its innocuousness
with the plan OF treatment suggested.
The infection of this case had not been
clearly traced at the time the report was
written.
a saloon and livery stable" the report
continues, lis the other centre Of infec-
tion. From this place two Chinese and
one American case have been traced. Both
Chinamen are dead, but the American is
improving at the pest hospital The de-
tention camps at Kalihi and ~ kaa Ko
are stiil in operation. with "a number Of
persons held at the latter named place
The morgue near the Board OF Health Of
hce. has been burned. and a new building
will be erected near the plague hospital
Surgeon Carmichael desires the exterIni-
nation OF rats. but he says the task Is
Herculean. for rats abound in the city.
All vessels leaving the port are carefully /
fumigated. and but few rats are found
after fumigation.
Surgeon General Wyman said last night !
that the strict methods now in force on
the Pacific Coast 10 protect this country
from the plague viii be carefully con-
tinued.