Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-02

Ut. II. y. SlOSselt, fTeSluenI bOdIu vi
Health.
Sir:-At your request have investi-
gated the different cemeteries in the
city during the past month and beg
leave to report as follows:
There are five cemeteries inside the
mile limit, namely: Kawaiahao, Cath
Ollie, Pauoa Church, Hook Chu Co.. and
zee King Tong.
outside the mile limit, but inside the
city limits are: Maklki, Nuuanu. Ka-
laepohaku. Also there arc the Chi
nese cemetery in Manoa valley, tho
Manoa church cemetery, the Diamond
Head cemetery and the Waikiki church
cemetery, also the Kal.hi church cem-
etery. the Kalihiwaena Catholic GEM
etery, Pueo and Kaumakapili.
Kawaiahao cemetery comprises most
Of the block bounded by King street,
Punchbowl street, Queen street and
Mission and Kawaianao lanes. II has
been in use the longest of any of the
cemeteries and more burials have been
made there than in any other. though
there are no records to prove the
statement, only the fact that there is
very little room left. II Is impossi-
BILE to count the graves owing to their
having been levelled and all marks
obliterated. There are but ga graves
in sight and according to the evidence
of the caretaker there are at least FIVE
graves obliterated where one Is visi-
BILE. No records have been kept ex-
cept for the last two years and the
cemetery was a general burylng
ground for years and hence the loca-
ton of graves is lost except possibly
where a living person remembers a
grave location. This was shown last
week when on digging grave two cof-
fms were exposed.
The soil is of good earth down for
sand is encountered. below which is
coral. The ground is practically level
and as far as ascertainable there Is no
drainage to any source OF water or
supply.
The cemetery is surrounded on all
siues ny tenement HOUSES ana is III u
congested portion OF the city and
should be closed for that reason alone
The Catholic cemetery, on the makai
side of King street, Just Eva OF Mrs
Wards property, THE Old Plantation, 81
at the foot OF Kapiolani street, is about
500 feet long on King street by 400 feet
deep and comprises two portions, the
old and the new. The original GENE
terry Is the Eva half OF the present
cemetery and was opened about 1851
In the early seventies the Waikiki por'
ton was purchased and presented tc
the church.
The soil of the front half Of the Gem.
etery is good for about four feet but
beneath this is a strata OF black sand
four feet deep. The rear quarter OF
the grounds Is decidedly unfit for use
as the water level is struck at depth
of three and one half feet and hence
burials have been made at that depth
which Is two and half feet short oil
the required depth. The water drains
into the open ponds behind In which
the natives still fish 10 limited ex'
tent Below these ponds are fifteen
or twenty houses occupied by laborers
and their families; on the Eva side arc
quite few more and across the street
from the cemetery are residences.
| The Eva half OF the cemetery Is bad
ly crowded and 1t Is doubtful II grave
could be dug and not md coffin. The
new portion Is also pretty well hllec
and very little space Is left
The Mission has practically ceased