The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-12-24
A SPORADIC CASE OF
CHOLERA ON RIVER ST.
Som saturdar.s AdvertiserO

d fErOm saturday AONelll>eI.)
Early yesterday afternoon DR.. Mita-
mura discovered a sporadic case OF
cholera in a house on River street,
between Kukui and Vineyard streets,
and reported il 10 the Board Of Health.
DR.. wayson went TO examine the pa
tient, native, and pronounced the
case a typical one. Both physicians
have had much experience with this
disease, Mr.. Mitamura in his own
country and Dr. Wayson here
President Pinkham OF the Board Of
Health acted promptly. He quarantin-
ed three structures on River street, in
one OF which the sick man lay, and
closed the thorsughfare from Kukui
street. The police were instructed TO
prevent bathing in the Nuuanu stream
and in the harbor. Every effort will
be made to prevent the consumption
Of harbor and Nuuanu stream fish. raw
fish and uneooked vegetables, such as
lettuce, waIercress. radishes, etc.
On hearing the news yesterday the
Advertiser. being in doubt as TO wheth-
er the interests Of the city would be
best served by frank publication o. by
a policy Of silence, asked the president
of the Chamber of Commerce, the
president of the Merchants Association
and the chairman of the Promotion
Committee 70 confer with the editor.
Accordingly a meeting of Messrs- J.
F Morgan. George ". Smith, John A.
McCandless and Walter G. Smith was
held at the latter's rooms in the Young
Hotel. After varying opinions had
been expressed, mainly in favor Of
publicity TO the end that everyone in
the city should feel the need OF pre-
caution in food and drink, it was de-
cided to leave the question Of publicity
TO the Board of Health. After some
difficulty President Pinkham, DR.. Way
son and Secretary Charlock were
found. and a general conference was
held in the upper room of the Grill
ar which it was decided to give the
public the facts in print TO head of
those which were already going from
mouth TO mouth in an exaggerated
form, and urge the compliance of all
citizens with the hygienic rules of the
board.
I'VE have the situation absolutely in
hand" said President Pinkham, and
the board will expend money without
stint TO keep the cholera from spread
ing. The victim on River street IS a
stevedore. who had been working, up
TO the time he was taken sick, at his
Job We surmise that the disease came
of a japanese tramp steamer. Count
ing back Ave days, which is the period
OF incubation, the man must have been
last Sunday. He says he has
not been bathing or grabbing.
we intend TO take drastic measures;
We shall watch the malady and head
it of No one viii be allowed to leave
the quarantined buildings on River
street and the people there will be
looked after carefully and well fed.
Entrance 10 River street within the
quarantined lines will be prohibited.
The contractors on the Nuuanu dam
must move their camps back so as
not TO contaminate the water supply
Of the city.
Il know of no occasion for alarm,
but everybody should boil the water
he drinks. keep out Of the harbor or
the Nuuanu stream, eat no harbor fish
or raw fish and avoid uncooked vege-
tables of every kind"
George ". Smith, wto was a mem
Der Of the 1895 Board of Health said
the city is in far better shape TO deal
with the cholera now than it was
then.
Last evening Acting Governor Mott
Smith visited the patient with some Of
the doctors. The man was rational
and not frightened. but his case had
not yet reached q crisis. The Acting
who had charge of cholera
district in 1895, recognized the case as
typical, as did DR.. c. B. Cooper, who |
was present. The Marine Hospital
physicians were not SO sure, cholera
being new to them
The Manchuria is anxious to leave
before quarantine IS declared and may
succeed in doing so.
A. M.-The cholera victim has just