The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-31
SIERRA BRINGS
CASE OF PLAGUE
ARRIVES WITH ONE or HER COAL
PAssERs SUFFERING FROM THE
DREADED DISEASE.

captain Houdlette, arrived from Sal
Francisco last evening, docking at the
quarantine wharf about 6:15 o'clock
thus disappointing the usual large
crowd which had gathered on the
Oceanic and Fort street wharves to
see the vessel dock at the former
Dr. Sinclair boarded the vessel out
side and discovered a suspicious case
of sickness in one of the coal-passers.
He believed it to be plague and so re-
ported to Dr. Ramus, in charge of the
Federal quarantine during the absence
OF DR., Cofer. DR.. Ramus went aboard
at once and found that it was indeed a
case of plague. Sinclair had already
ordered the Sierra to the quarantine
wharf She was ordered to remain
in strict quarantine, except that her
cabin passengers might be allowed to
land after they had been examined TO
make sure that there were no cases of
incipient plague among them. Extra
thermometers were sent for and the
temperature of every man, woman and
child aboard ship was taken. No fur
Their cases of sickness were found The
steamer J. A. Cummins, which had ar
rived from the other side of the island
with load of sugar, was discharged
in hurry and put into service to
bring the cabin passengers ashore. She
landed the first lot of the 40 cabin
passengers at the Oceanic wharf at
$3.50 o'clock, over two hours after the
Sierra had arrived and the rest of the
cabin people were delivered ashore
about 9:45. There were no accidents
in the transfer of the passengers and
this is worthy of note when the diff
fculties of the situation are considered.
The gangway of the Sierra had to be
placed in a very awkward position.
touching the upper deck of the Cum
minis, and the steps stood with their
edges up, the hand-rope being too low.
to add to the awkwardness, but the
officers of the Sierra and the captain
of the Cummins, Searle, did everything
in their power to overcome the dis
advantages of Decentralization. Chief
Officer Koughan of the Sierra stood at
the head of the gangway and assisted
the passengers, relieving them of their
hand-baggage and passing it to mem
bers of the crew on the upper deck of
the smaller vessel. One lady, Mrs. c.
J. Ludwigsen, after she had arrived on
the Cummins' deck, dropped her satchel
containing about $1,000 N money and
the value of jewelry and papers. 1t
fell from the upper deck to the rail of
the main deck and then found it's way
into the water where it was about to
sink when Peter Kanae rescued it, not
a moment. too soon. This was the
only misadventure of the transfer.
Some of the friends of those arriving
found their way out to the Sierra's
side aboard the Cummins, to hasten
the welcome home. There was consid-
cradle anxiety manifested among the
crowd ashore, for when they heard
there was plague aboard exaggerated
ideas of what might be the case served
to alarm them. They thought perhaps
there were several cases and each one
imagined the possibility of his or her
relative or friend being the victim of
the diseasE
The mail, the accumulation of six
days, was landed about 8 o'clock by
the tug Intrepid. Storage passen-
gers were left aboard to have their
baggage and clothing fumigated and
the order was passed that under no
circumstances were any of the crew to
be allowed ashore. Before the Sierra
can move to her own wharf she must
be fumigated and her 400 tons of mis-
cellaneous freight must also Undergo
fumigation.
The Sierra was expected early yes
terday morning. She was delayed by
rough weather and foul bottom, hav-
ing been lying idle at San Francisco
since her last trip to this port. For
two trips she is taking the place OF
the Alameda which is being generally
overhauled at San Francisco.
Captain Searle of the Cummins is to
which he handled his boat alongside
the Sierra under great difficulties and
the attention he paid the passengers
was the most careful. The Sierra's
purser, the popular Buckham, material
ly assisted in the handling of passen-
gers on the gangway, taking women
and children down the dangerous gang
way.
There has been great deal of plague
in San Francisco of late and the qua
rantine authorities here are prepared
to use every precaution to guard this
port from infection.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS scAcNNxx<Sc<
R. Hair, A. F. Tavares, G. w. Carr, $.
Hasegawa, Mrs. G. Comes and son, e.
r. Hendry, ]. Hasegawa and Wife.
NOT A DOUBTFUL QUESTION.