Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-15
SPECIAL SESSIONS Of
BOARD Of HEAlH
Military Officials Wanted
to Land the Infected
Troops.
STRICT PRECAUTIONS
AGAINST SMALL P0X
Failing to Secure Permission to Use
Kalihi Camp, Soldiers Will be
CHARTERED Upon the
Foster.

The Board of Health has been hold
ing smallpox sessions since last Sat
urday. The proposition which called
them together was a request from Ma
jor Robinson, Depot Quartermaster, U.
s. A., that the $40 officers and men in
the Fitzpatrick, under quarantine for
smallpox. be allowed quarters at Kalihi
Detention Camp. This proposition was
discussed at three meetings, and
finally at session yesterday afternoon.
was turned down by the unanimous
vote Of the Board.
The steps then taken by Major Rob.
inson was to charter the Mary f. Fos-
ter. to which the troops will be trans
ferred while the transport is being
fumigated. As the Foster will accom-
modate not more than 500, the remain.
der Of the soldiers will be Quartered
upon Quarantine island.
The subject was brought up Satur-
day by a communication from Major
NODiusOu " y. "a hSSahuieoS' 40 iN'
lows:
War Department. Office Depot Quar-
termaster, Honolulu, April 10. 1901.
]. A. McCandless, Superintendent Pub
lie Works.
Sir:-Dr. S. Il. Cofer, in charge OF
quarantine station at this port. having
reported to me several cases OF small
pox on the transport Fitzpatrick. and
/, with the prospect of the disease spread
ing on board that ship, 1t becomes my
duty to discharge the entire command
consisting Of $40 officers and men from
that transport, to establish them in
detention camp here, in order that the
ship may be properly cleaned and dis
infected.
Having no Government grounds or
hand for this purpose, hereby respect
fully ask authority to make use OF thu
| Territorial grounds known as "kalih
detention camp" in order that thu
same may be placed entirely under thu
supervision Of the quarantine authorl
ties.
Should this be granted, 1t will be un
derstood that the military authorities
will establish a Gordon OF sentinel'
about the camp and maintain sucf
guard as to prevent any ingress Of
egress.
Very respectfully.
w. w. ROBINSON, JR.,
Major and Quartermaster, United
States Army, Depot Quartermaster
When the matter was brought before
the Board. a difference Of opinion de
yeloped at once. President Raymond
and DR.. Cooper took a positive stant
against landing the soldiers. The.
recognized that to extend the permits
sion would be an act Of humanity t
the soldiers but 1t would be crimina
to allow men from an infected ship Il
land among population so suscepti
BILE to the disease OF smallpox. Othe
members Of the Board were at first II
favor of granting permission.
At the meeting Sunday afternoon
the question was settled by the follow
ing motion by Attorney General Dole
which carried unanimously:
Whereas, There are now about 40
uninfected people in the detention
camp who will have to be provided TO
elsewhere In case 1t Is used for tn
purpose requested, and.
Whereas. There Is no other suitabl
place in Honolulu for the segregation
OF smallpox or plague patients, and
Whereas. It is believed that on
death from plague has just occurre
and that the germs of plague may b
In the community, and
Whereas, the prevalence OF smallpo
greatly adds to the danger of infectio
of that disease here, and
Whereas, the character Of the popu
) lation renders smallpox and plague eS
ceptionally fatal in this community, a
well as difficult to control, and,
Whereas, q ship suitable for quarar
tine purposes can be had by fne FED
eral authorities which will serve th
purposes required:
Therefore, the Board Of Healt
recognizing the uniform courtesy an
great aid and kindness of the Feder'
Quarantine authorities and other Fee
eral authorities in the past, with e'
IRENE regret deems that II can nj
comply with the request Of the Feder
authorities without endangering Il
lives Of the public entrusted to I
charge and without subjecting the Il
cal community to greater danger an
distress than will be caused to the so
diers by denying the request,
The meeting then adjourned withol
further discussion,
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Every Day Affords New Proofs OF Il
peculiar effects Of PAlN-KIILER,