The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-13
}ECKLEY DESERTS HILO REPRTGDR. C. B. WOOD
AS HE FOUND THEM
ON MAUI.
Board of Health Approves of All Ac-
tion, Including Auxiliary Board and
the Fire-Other Business.

Present at the Board of Health meet
ing this morning were President Wood,
George W. Smith, H. e. Cooper, DR..
Emerson, F. j. Lowrey. The meeting
was called to hear the report of DR..
Wood on the situation at Kahului and
to transact other matters.
Mr. Lowrey requested that, in view
OF the arrival of the Strathgyle this
morning, that the matter of the dispo-
sition of the vessels freight be taken
up. The member then introduced the
following resolution:
Whereas, There is reason to believe
that bubonic plague was introduced in
to Honolulu in merchandise from China
or Japan; therefore be it
'Resolved, That pending further in
vestigation in the matter, the landing
or any merchandise from countries
where bubonic plague exists, into any
ports of the Hawaiian Islands is pro-
hibited."
Dr. Wood agreed with the resolu
ton, pending further investigation.
There was no question but that plague
was carried to Kahului in freight and
not by persons; the same applied here
Plague undoubtedly came to Honolulu
in freight. The President agreed that
the resolution should be passed.
| Resolution passed
DIR. Wood reported on his trip to
Maui, beginning with a synopsis of the
happenings after Saturdays meeting
In the first slide made from the Kahu-
lui specimen the plague bacilli were
! found.
Reached Kahului at a. m. Sunday.
| Found an armed guard around China
! town; had been placed there Saturday
at IL o'clock. We expected to have to
exhume a body for examination but
when we got there found a man had
! just died At the same time genuine
case of plague, in life, was discovered.
An autopsy was held and plague found.
| subsequently a meeting of Agents of
the Board of Health and Citizens was
held and the resolutions published
! elsewhere passed.
| Following the reading of the resolu-
| tions and act of the Sanitary commit
| tee in condemning Chinatown at Kahu-
| lut and quarantining of that town. it
was moved and carried that such action
be fully approved The letter of Presi
dent Wood granting power to the COM
| mittee was also approved.
Continuing, DIR. Wood stated that the
| race track had been turned into a de-
tention camp and the inhabitants of
the burned block in Kahului were NOV
ed TO 1t. Five water tanks were re-
ceivede from the steamer Centennial to
be used in the fire.
AT Bahaina the speaker received a
message that the burning of the con
demned district was in progress. Pre-
cautions to prevent spread of the blaze
70 the wharf and to save the Custom
House had been taken.
The conditions in Chinatown of Ka-
hului were found to be worse than in
Honolulu. 1t was Immediately appar-
ent that the only remedy was fire
and this had been applied.
A census showed a little under 200
people. There had been nearly 300 IN
Az far
who have left have been located and
VIII be sent back. OF the seven deaths
nVe bodies were buried. They will be
dug up and cremated.
Lahaina and Hama had both estab-
lished quarantines against other por-
tions Of Maui. Lahaina had establish
eu the Honolulu system of house to
house inspection and the speaker had
ADVISED all of the communities to foi-
low the same example.
Dr. wood read a statement from II
L. Baldwin to the effect that the plague
mad been introduced into Maui through
New Years goods arriving over two
months ago from China.
Mr.. Cooper moved that the President
OF the Board be empowered to appoint
a board of inquiry to examine into all
shipments of freight from China via
Honolulu to Kahului and to locate. If
possible, the particular shipment and
lnIGcttOn
was carried 1t was probable that
plague was brought to Honolulu in the
same shipments. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Cooper vote of
thanks to the National Guard was pass
ed.
Embargo passed yesterday on YES
sells leaving for other islands was
withdrawn.
Consul Haywood and DR.. Carmichael
were granted special permission to go
to Kahului.
Mr. Smith asked DR.. Wood: FOL
lowing the facts brought out in the Ka-
hului situation, what is your opinion
IN regard to goods in Aala ware
houses?"
DR.. Wood replied that he had not
changed his opinion in regard to food
stuffs. All such should be DESTROYED.
There was probably a way to treat and
save personal effects.
1t was voted to destroy the remain
der of the building at South street and
KawaiahaO lane from which the Jap
anese OF last week was taken.
MEETING AT KAHULUI.
"Dr. C. b. Wood, chairman, present
agents of the Board of Health Drs.
Weddick, McConkey, Sheriff L. M.
Baldwin, H. p. Baldwin, Messrs. Low
rie, Won Tempsky and Ogg. Besides
could be spared from patrolling were
present.
THE following resolutions were pre-
sented and passed.
I'm the opinion of the Sanitary COM
mittee of Maui the district in Kahu-
lui, known as Chinatown, bounded by
the Kahului railroad track and the
new wharf, and Front street to the
seaside, excepting the Custom house
is infected by bubonic plague. and
public safety demands that it be de-
troyed by fire" Carried.
Moved that the Sanitary Committee
be authorized to appoint a committee
of three to appraise the buildings, and
another committee of three to appraise
the goods the same to be destroyed
with the buildings, with the exception
of such papers and valuables as may
be designated by the committee and
can safely be disinfected." Carried
"Moved that the whole of Kahului
be quarantined as against the rest of