The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-20

In the month OF February, 1883 the
ship Charles Mallory arrived off the port
with yellow flag flying from l.4e fore
mast.
The pilot on going alongside found she
had a case of smallpox ca board.
The vessel was left outside the port,
and the pilot returned to report the case
to the Board o. Health. He was ordered
to anchor the vessel off W Waikiki, where
she then was. and the crew with the
exception of the sick man were brought
on shore, and Quaranlined in q house
that stood near the former residence OF
Hon. G. W. Macfarlane, at Kapiolani
Park.
Here the men were carefully watched
and tended by DR.. Hoffman, lest the
disease should spread. The sick man
was brought to Honolulu, but there was
no suitable place to put him.
Prince Lot Kamehameha then offered
the use of a house to the Board Of
Health, which they gladly accepted. This
house was a large one, made of glass.
in the vicinity OF the present Quarantine
Station. The house stood ON an island,
and at high tide was surrounded by wa
ter, so that it served the purpose very
well.
After taking the patient to the place.
and supplying him with what was neces-
willing to go over and nurse him.
For the first five days he was alone the
greater part of the time.
One Of the members of the Board went
over every morning and prepared the
mans food for the day, until he was
able to care for himself. .
After the vessel had been Quarantined
for twenty-one days and thoroughly flu
migated, she came into port. All the
bedding in the forecastle as well as the
mems clothing was burned to prevent
any further trouble
After loading with oil the vessel stop
ped at the Station to take on board the
man, who had recovered, and been pro-
vided with a new outfit. After the man
left the island the house with all its con-
tents was destroyed by fire to prevent
any spread of the disease.
AS this was the first time such an event
had occurred, the Government had no
fund from which to defray the expenses
of this quarantine, which amounted to
fifteen hundred dollars. I therefore was
obliged to pay it myself.
When the Legislature met in the fol-
lowing year a resolution was passed to
refund to me this sum. which read as
follows:
Joint Resolution for the Relief of W. C.
Parke-Approved May rs. 1858.
Whereas in enforcing the quarantine
of the ship Charles Mallory and her pas
sengers, in accordance with the instruc-
ton of His Majesty's Privy Council, Mr..
w. G. Parke, the Marshal of the King
dom, has incurred the heavy expense
to meet which no appropriation has been
made;
Therefore, be it enacted by the King,
the Mobiles and the Representatives OF
rg-tn &ir-o
Council assembled:
That the Minister of Finance be. and
he is hereby, empowered and instructed
to pay out of any moneys that may be
in the Treasury, to the order of w. G.
Parke, the sum of one thousand five
hundred Q,5OO dollars.
The following is the list of passengers
by the ship Charles Mallory: Captain G.
T. Lawton, Captain F. A. Newell, Mr..
F. L. Hanks, Mr.. P. Emmett, Mr.. E.
P. Hutchins, Mr.. H. Mcdonald, Mr.. J.
Pawtusack.
THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC
OF 1853.
AS no new cases of smallpox appeared
for two or three months after the de-
parture of the Charles Mallory, the au-
thorities felt that they had nothing more
from that vessel was nothing compared
to what followed. On the 18th of May,
a man called at my office and reported
that two native women living on Mauna-
kea street were Ill, and he feared that
the trouble was smallpox. On going to
the place the report was found to be
true, and guard was placed around the
house, with strict orders to allow no one
to leave or enter 1t. The Legislature was
then in session, and on the 10th passed
an Act authorizing the King, Kameha-
meha Ill, to appoint three commission
ers of public health; and on the same
day His Majesty nominated Ut. G. P.
Judd, DR.. T. c. B. Rookie and myself.
The first section of the Act referred to
reads as follows:
THAT there shall he appointed by the
King, with the assent of the Priyy Coun-
Gil, commission consisting of three per-
sons, who shall act without pecuniary re-
ward, upon whom shall devolye all the
powers and duties intended and express
ed in the Act of the Sth of May, 1851, en-
titled a law establishing a Board Of
Health, with power to extend the same
to all parts of this Kingdom in person,
or through their agents; and who are
hereby authorized and empowered to pro-
vide for all persons sick with the small
pox suitable medical attendance, food,
lodging and clothes, at the expense of
the Hawaiian Government, and to make
and publish such regulations for the
public health as they may think wise
and expedient, and enforce them by
fines or otherwise through the courts"
The Commissioners met at once and
DR.. Rookie being chairman,
and j. Hardy, secretary. AS there was
no suitable place in which to take care
of the patients, We selected a building
on Queen street, which belonged to the
Government, and had it fitted up for a
hospital. When the two women were to
be moved to the hospital, no one could
be obtained to pick them UP and carry
them to the wagon: SO l had to do 1t,
and drive the wagon as well. The day
after the removal of the two women, an
examination was made of the infected
and some two or more cases
were found. which were removed to the
hospital
We took the utmost precautionary
measures to prevent the spreading of the
disease; notices were issued and widely
circulated. The Minister of Public In
struction was authorized to take every
necessary step Tor a general vaccination,
and measures were taken to prevent the
extension of the disease to the other ISL
ands by coasting and other vessels Sub
commissioners and agents were appointed
every district of the Islands