The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-29
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strange to say the symptoms of some
of the sick people were those of mala-
rial fever.
In the party that left here by the
Likelike Monday night shortly after
O'Clock were Secretary Atkinson, DR..
Yost, Mrs. Fulbrook and Miss Bertha
Tanning nurses, five members of the
marine hospital corps and John Wilson
Heavy weather was encountered so
that the vessel was several hours late
reaching Kaunakakai. 1t was reported
as being too rough at Pelekunu to
land, so the vessel went on to PukOo
and then to Halawa which was reach
ed at 10 o'clock. At Halawa were found
eight natives, former residents of Pc
lekunu valley, who had been brought
to the lea side of Molokai by Wilson
the previous week. All but one of
these patients had recovered from the
sickness contracted in Pelekunu valley.
DR.. Yost talked with the people and
from their statements decided the
symptoms described were those of ma
larial fever Secretary Atkinson Of
fered to bring the entire crowd to Ho-
nolulu but all refused to go, so they
were provided for with medicines and
necessary supplies. The medicines were
left in the care of Miss Kane.
In the afternoon the vessel went
around to Pelekunu Valley the seat of
the mysterious sickness. Three sick
people were found in this valley. The
worst case was that of a native youth
about 70 years of age who was thought
by DR.. Yost to be beyond medical as
sistance. This patient was suffering
from typhoid fever. One other case
was that of a youth about 20 years
of age. The latter patient was walk
ing about and had a temperature of
nearly 1O4. He was taken aboard the
steamer and collapsed. One other
patient woman was brought down.
The parents of the sick people accom-
panied them to Honolulu.
From the statements of the family
of the boy who was dying, it appears
that he had two other brothers die.
One of them older and the other
younger. One of the dying children
had been delirious at times and had
declared that some of the residents of
the little valley had anaanaed him
He charged them with kahunaism. An
investigation of such charges failed to
corroborate such statements. The SYM
ptoms of those deaths were those OF
typhoid fever and the sick people If
Pelekunu valley also were suffering
from what appeared to be typhoid
There were a number of people in Pele-
kunu valley who had been sick but
most of them had recovered.
DIR. Yost expressed the belief how
ever that there was danger of a recur.
renee of the outbreak. A case o.
medicines with instructions for the USE
of the drugs in case of any further
sickness appearing, was left in the care
of Miss Emily Naopala, a school teach
er at Pelekunu. supplies, and cloth ms
and bedding were left by the Score
tary for the use of the sick at Pele
kunu.
Pelekunu is tiny valley and fairl!
well peopled. The residents are APP
parently on good terms and the charg
of the kahunaism as well as the whole
sale poisoning was not substantiate'
by the inquiries yesterday Secretar!
Atkinson is of the opinion that tn
closets and general unsanitary method
are largely the cause of the sickness
Orders were given to the people L
burn all of the closets and to be care
full of the water that they drank
Streams are running into the vale,
from all sides so it was difficult to de
termine specifically upon whether tn
water drunk had been the cause or moi
In the case Of one family however tn
circumstances went to show that tn
members of the family had become Il
from the effects Of drinking the wa
ter.
1t was with the utmost difficulty tina
the sick people could be persuaded I
come to Honolulu for attention
number of the people in the valley ha
recovered sufficiently to remain an
those who We're sick did not wish t
leave There appears to have bee
four deaths i'm the valley and quit
a number of sick cases. Secretar
Atkinson did not remember the eXac
number of cases. None of the sick ap
pear to have received any medical at
tention.
The steamer Likelike did not retur