The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-16
THE PEST
EASING Up
But One Case During
Yesterday.
MRS. BOARDMAN BETTER
The Citizens Act and the Town Dis
tricted--Chinatown Will be
Wiped Out.

Rumors were rife all day yesterday
the plague situation, and re-
ports of suspicious cases from every
section of the city created a panicky
feeling, especially among the women
and children, in view OF the reported
suspicious case in their midst. Many
of the stores intended closing up yes
terday, but even this course, without
previous intimtaion of doing this, was
abandoned for the time being. Z. W.
Jordan's store, on Fort street, was
closed, together with Counters jewelry
store and Mrs Hanna's place. As a
mark of courtesy to +. w. Jordan's
store. the firm of Whitney & Marsh
closed at noon.
Early yesterday morning DR.. Burgess
reported a suspicious case at the Ar
Ilington hotel. His patient was one OF
the Japanese women employed there as
chambermaid. Guards were at once
despatched and surrounded the hotel,
preventing any egress by the guests,
who were taken unawares. Or. How
ard. upon examination of the woman,
/ was convinced that It was a case OF
tplague. A brick bunting. well con-
lstructed. in good sanitary condition
Having cement floor and rat-prOof Is
the building which had been the strick'
en- womau's abode Everything within
but the baYfaHjll be destroyed by hre
stand DR.. Wood states that suen =.
building can be placed i'm a sanitary
condition. but it cannot be inhabited oI
used for a long period.
| As soon as practicable "a census Of tn,
| guests and employees was taken includ
ing the main hotel. cottages and tn,
rOOming quarters i'm the building fac
ing on Hotel street At noon it was
decided that the guests would be re
leased upon a strict requirement thai
they report twice a day to a physician
who would be in attendance. Severa
of the stores in the Arlington Annel
were closed pending the status OF tn,
Arlington guests. but opened agaiT
late in the afternoon.
This case, together with that OF Mrs
Boardman, threw the city into a feve
of excitement. and the citizens finally
came TO the belief that steps should b.
taken by them TO assist the Board o
Health 10 prevent the disease appear
ing in new localities. Rumors of new
cases were rife. Some came from Wal
kiki. others from Pauoa and two in ;
block near the Arlington. These ru
mors simmered down as the afternoon
drew to a close 10 Just the one case a
the Arlington Hotel. Dr. Wood, at tn,
Board meeting in the afternoon, said:
The only case OF plague which ha'
been reported 10 the Board OF Healtl
lis the Japanese woman who was re
moved from the Arlington Hotel.
have no doubt. in my own mind, bu
that it is a case OF plague.
| "The rumOr about a Chinaman beinl
buried underneath a house on Mauna
5ea street is unfounded. II is true W.
had men digging there. but beyond en-
lcountering filth so foul that the meI
were almost overcome, no dead China
man was found. What the reason wa
for giving such information TO thu
Board. / am at a loss 10 understand"
A Quarantine Wharf.
| Yesterday morning the committee o
1.-THE merchants met with the Chamber o
| Commerce, at which the plague situa
ton was thoroughly discussed, espe
Cially with reference TO freight matters
II was resolved that a recommendation
be made to the Board urging that tn.
latter allow the construction Of a iettl
or wharf upon the Sumner spit of lanl
which at most times is covered Will
water. ana has no exposed land con
nection with the shore. II was pro.
posed that preparation be made foi
making sufficient depth at the end o.
the spit where ocean-going vessels
could dock and discharge their cargoei
without contamination with the land
I This would obviate the quarantine
measures which have been enforced
relative to freight. and would permit
OF its being transferred 20 the Island
boats direct.
Mr.. John Ena. accompanied by Cap
tains Fuller and Godfrey. went out and
examined the proposed location. Cap
tain Godfrey stating that there wae