The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-23
FIRE SNEtpS AWAY
ALMOST ill CfINiI JIM


lust ae ,acotItc weapons such ae iron
bars. haichets. an occasional mcat-nNo
and auy number of handy clubs rl al
shapes
TO the credit OF the Chinese and
Japenrs 30 can be stated that there
was no need To- use the weapons. Con-
sideiinE the intense excitement OF the
occasion. remarkable order prevailed,
and when finally the authorities sa"
the necessity OF raising the quarantine
In order 10 save the lives of the resi-
dents of the district and gave them
permission 10 move out under guard,
the march was taken up IN quick and
orderly style.
IL was a picturesque exodus, and
Captain Parker was the Pharaoh who
led the hordes. Astride OF foaming
horse. he seemed TO be everywhere.
The Chinese and japanese looked to
him for the word, and when he waved
his hand they started down the center
of King street, guardsmen and vol
unteers on both sides of the line. With
all the excitement there was time for
tears on the part Of many OF the wom-
en- who were forced TO leave their
homes. Many a mother, as she led her
children along between the throngs OF
people, had tear-bedimmed eyes. The
men without exception were examples
of the stoicism that is the character
istic OF the sons of Asia. The lame
and the halt of the densely populated
Chinatown came and were brought
from their homes by the able-bodied,
and on the backs of their brothers or
in rude carts Joined the long line.
Women and infants were in many In
stances hurriedly bundled into We
hicles, and in the absence of horses
were drawn along by hand. Chinese
women with deformed feet hobbled
along in apparent pain, and the crush
almost separated children from their
parents
There was very little time for the
quarantined people to gather their per-
sonal belongings. AS the first of them
came along King street the novelty OF
their appearance attracted great at
tention. Stout little Japs carried sew
ing-machines on their shoulders, and
beside them brown infants bobbed up
and down on the backs of mothers.
Bundles OF every conceivable descrip-
ton were carried, some large, some
small, but everybody able to lug par
Gel had his or her hands employed.
Veritable hordes of Asia, they marched
along, casting frequent glances back
at the red tongues licking up their
homes. But there was no wailing-
no loud complaint that might have
made bad situation worse.
EnIlnutno Gru hat Of
and Japanese-men, women and chill
dren. who were led out of the burning
district down King street, came others
from Beretania street down around
Nuuanu street into King and hundreds
of Hawaiians from toward the water
front, all being led by guards into King
street and along that thoroughfare
down past the Executive building gates
to the spacious grounds of Kawaiahao
Church, at the corner of King and
Punchbowl streets.
At Kawaiahao Church.
In through the wide gates they
passed, the women and children being
stone church building, while the men
swarmed over the grounds. Guards
were Immediately placed along the
stone wall surrounding the premises,
and crowds of curious people filled up
the adjoining streets.
The church and the adjacent streets
presented scene of great animation
from about 1880 O'Clock in the after
noon, when the quarantined Asidtics
first began to arrive there, until a late
hour last night. At o'clock in the
afternoon the guardsmen and volun-
teers who patrolled the outer edge of
the church premises were relieved by
Batteries r and X of the Sixth Artil-
lery, U.S.A.. who, in khaki uniforms
and with rifles. took up the work of
keeping the Chinese and japanese
within the church yard. The soldiers
cleared the sidewalks OF spectators and
loungers and went at their task of pa
trolling like veterans.
Some of the most prominent men in
the city volunteered to assist In look
ing after the unfortunates, and getting
them settled. The Chinese Consul de-
serves great praise for his efforts,
which went far toward bringing order
out of chaos Toward evening 1t was
ascertained that 1,7S0 Chinese, 1925
japanese and about 1000 Hawaiians
were within the walls OF Kawaiahao
Church yard These figures did not in
clude the Japanese and Chinese wom-
en- and children in the church building,
estimated to number fully half
thousand.
Other Judgments.
The Hawaiians were not detained at
the church premises, but early in the
evening were escorted to the Boys Bril-
gade quarters, over toward Kakaako,
where they were given as comfortable
quarters as could possibly be made
ready upon such short notice. Still la
ter in the evening 1000 Japanese were
removed from the church yard to the
drillshed in the rear OF the Executive
building. This greatly relieved the
congestion at Kawaiahao church. J.F.
Hackfeld donated the use OF ware
house, capable OF housing $50 persons,
and the Society for the Relief OF the
Destitute took charge OF 500 more OF
the unfortunates in building on South
street.