The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-23

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was tfu only thing to do 90 prevent "a
eryond pp iDmic. az Sc was asDCrtuIuud
that not uuc.half ~ Che GROVE had ever
been NucyiuBtCd only one man iu all
the Meet had the disease. ana be- roCoy-
erred. During the epidemic but one for-
,ignrr died. he was tho man who had
charge of the large hospital on queen
street lie had had smallpox before. and
az the outbreak OF the epidemic volun-
tccrcd his services, and did noble
work, he nevertheless took the disease.
and hts was one of the worst cases |
have ever seen. ! am sorry | cannot re-
call his namo. Some tifty-o OF the ma
tive Constahles died Of the disease in the
discharge Of their duties as oincers, !
regret that the record book OF the Com
mlssioners cannot be found II, with all
the reports and documents, was delivered
to the New Board OF Health. and | have
not been able to find IT. SO l cannot give
the number of cases and deaths from
that source. However, i will give the
numbers as accurately as possible The
following estimate is that of the Com
missioners of Public Health in the "Po-
lynesian" OF January "a 1854: Number OF
cases, 6,i05; number of deaths. LISA
death rate of almost 80 per cent.
The expenses of the Health Commits
siouCrs, which amounted to s201l5.Si,
were provided for by the Legislature,
April ~, 1854. in the form of n bin Qn-
troduccd by Mr.. Marsh) for the relief of
the King and Privy Council: and the
rules being suspended, 1t was read a
second and third time, and passed. Prior
to the passing of this bill, DIR. Lathrop
sent in a claim for 81, 500 for attendance
on sick natives during the epidemic. The
Legislature sent circular letter to all
the physicians In Honolulu. asAlng what
their claims We're. All disavowed any
claim, with the exceptions of DR.. La
throp for $780, DR.. Newcomb for $780,
and DR.. Hillebrand for $500; these were
referred to the Committee on Claims,
who reported, May 16, that the petition
of DIR. Lathrop had no legal claim-the
no remuneration, their powers not au-
thorizing them to do so. Mr.. Harris
read minority report. recommending
the payment of 1924 Both reports were
referred to n committee OF the whole,
which, on July 10, unanimously passed
the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas, during the prevalence of the
late epidemic, the Royal Health Commits
sioners, with their deputies, the medical
practitioners throughout the Islands, and
very many others, Dotn foreigner and
native, most generously contributed their
services gratuitously in affordng assist
ance to the sick and suffering poor; and
whereas the value of their services can
not be estimated in money, and it being
moreover out of our power to recon-
pense them: therefore It is
Resolved, That this House do, in be-
half of the people whom we represent,
render our most sincere thanks to all
who in that time of calamity rendered
such gratuitous and invaluable aid in
the distress of the suffering
sick and dying people of these Islands,"