The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-09-25
CORONER
WAS BUSY
Jap Hospital Is
Censured for
Neglect.

dent Monday evening while assisting in
unloading machinery from the freight
er Nevadan at the Railway wharf,
brought to light at the coroner's in
quest held yesterday afternoon, negIi-
gence on the part of the attaches at
the Japanese hospital to which place
the injured man had been removed.
Risike lay on the operating table for
twenty minutes before any ATTEMPT
was made to stanch the flow of blood
from an ugly wound in the right leg
between the knee and the ankle. A
pool of blood formed while the police
officers watched over the man. At
length mo. 2" doctor appeared and
a rubber bandage was then applied.
The man died the same evening, and it
was alleged at the inquest that this
negligence contributed, in no small de-
gree, to his death.
The japanese was employed by Nc
Cabe, Hamilton & Rennie, and was
standing on a fiat car while heavy ma
chinery was being unloaded from the
steamers deck to the platform The
machinery caused the car to cant over
on it's side, and the man was caught
under it, resulting in a fracture of his
ankle and the laceration OF his leg.
At the hospital, a Japanese bacter!-
ologist attended the injured laboror,
coming to the operating room, accord
| ing to his testimony upon being called
by a nurse. He applied bandage at
once.
Officer McDuffie testified that on the
arrival of the patrol wagon at the Jap
hngnitDl
the table. He noticed a pool of blood
forming under the mans right leg. He
stated that he called the nurses atten-
ton to this and asked him to apply a
bandage. He says there was consider
able delay in having this done. He
thought it was twenty minutes before
aid was given the patient.
Three employees of McCabe, Hamil-
ton & Rennie testified as to the man
ner of the unloading of the machinery
and blocking it on the car. A roller
started from under the mass causing
the car to tip over The japanese fore
man testified that he did not know the
mans name, as the men went by num-
bers, and the deceased was No. So.
The jury then returned the following
verdict:
THAT the said Ogino Risike came to
his death in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Territory of Hawaii, on the 21st day of
September, 1903, from hemorrhage due
to lacerated wound caused by his l,g
being crushed by the accidental falling
of a piece of machinery.
I'VE further find from the evidence
that proper medical attendance was
not rendered the deceased person at the |
Japanese Hospital on Liliha street as |
soon as it was proper"
(Signed)
CHAS. F. WORTH !
Coroner.
F. p. MINTYRE,
w. G. WALKER.
+. n. G. JACKSON,
d. X. VIDA,
II. C. MELLOTT.
FIRE INQUEST.
y fire inquest jury was called yes
terday to investigate the fire which
broke out Monday evening alongside
the store of Len Tao on River street.
ana investigated the matter at the po-
lc" station at p. m. officer McDuf-
lie, the store owner, and the watch
nan offered testimony, and the Jury,
composed of j. a. Gilman, Q. III. Ber-
'ey, and Frank Mcintyre. brought in
| verdict as follows:
An inquisition taken at Honolulu, on
he 22d day of September. 1903, before
mas f. Chillingworth, Deputy Sheriff .
i the Territory of Hawaii in re Burn
ng Of certain building situated on
'lNer street, mauka side of T.. c. Wins
on block, in said Honolulu, on the q
morning of Tuesday, the 22d day of
eptember, 1908" upon their oaths saw: t
hat said fire was discovered at about !
alf aftcr. twelve o'clock. a. M, Sep /
emher %. 1908. in the rear portion of t
aid building. Il
That the actual cause and origin of a
ne fire is to this jury unknown. but {
e believe. on the evidence introduced,
to be the act of an incendiary.
Len Tao, the store owner, said the
lace was insured ABOUT five months
go. There was a quantity of rice in >
le store which he had received from
wa, for which h had not paid. He
aimed to have had but n tin and a
alf of Kerosene in stock and had not
billed any. He had piled up some
actresses and bags in the place on h
onday which he intended to ship to liz,
Is brother at Lahaina by yesterdays
Gamer, He said he was unaware of e.
le origin of the blaze ii
h. Taylor the negro Waterman, who II
I'D he did not know how long he had l..
zen in the Islands but was certain he :"
Id celebrated two Christmases here" Ell
stified that he was in the vicinity OF fl,
en- Taos store with his wife, when he
card japanese yell Fire." He
NV flames shooting out OF n box on ei
Ie ground near the store. &c
officer McDufiie testified that when a,
went to the place while the blaze
as being eXtinguished he smelt kerr ~
iene, and found 1t had been poured II
the rear portion OF the building.
Q tried to omen t''o door but found 1t -,
cked. Chinaman, the owner, was .,
side, and he refused to omen 1t, =.
hereupon the officer broke 1t down. ~
en- Tao appeared excited. After III
nsiderahle pnrteying the Chlnaman III
McDufie to an upstairs
'om where the Chinaman's clothes 20
ere bundled, and Officer McDuffie 81