The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-03

filings were piled up around them as
the land was filed in. A great many
trees have been planted since, under
the direction of DIR. James, and are for
! the most part growing well. DR.. James
said that he would like a considerable
number of eocoanut trees to plant as
/ he thought a fringe of cocoanut trees
around the entire island would add
! greatly to its appearance. When grown
| they would create a most striking
effect as viewed from vessels approach
ing the harbor. There is no money
available for the purchase of these
! cocoanuts but Paul Isenberg promised
to give number, and no doubt there
is a great many others in. the COM
; munity who would be very glad to
contribute also to this purpose.
ROOM FOR MANY.
There are quarters at present for
about so cabin passengers, about 800
European steerage. 600 Orientals, and
camp sites for about fifteen hundred
soldiers. These camp sites consist of
platforms raised above the ground and
just the size of a regulation Army
Hospital tent, fifteen by fourteen feet.
In case of need, the United States De-
a
number of these tents, and in this way
fifteen hundred people could be provid
ed for. There are camp kitchens,
laundry with complete laundry ma
chinery: there are isolation hospitals
for all classes of arrivals, hospitals for
non-contagious diseases and all the APP
planes and conveniences necessary.
The contagious diseases hospitals are
all so built that they can be readily and
completely fumigated All hospital fur
niture is of material and kind to be
most easily kept clean and sterilized.
MANY HAVE GONE THROUGH.
In the quarters for the cabin passen-
gers the rooms are arranged in a gen.
eral way like the cabins of a steam
ship. The rooms are larger than the
cabins of a ship and are designed for
two persons. There is all the necessary |
furniture but no more.
There have already gone through this |
quarantine station something like $4,000 |
people.
The buildings are all frame, built on |
cement or concrete piers and though |
there is a certain amount of erudeness |
in the construction, there are perfect !
sanitary arrangements and means for |
sanitation. Much is needed
vet at the station. Among the much
needed things for which Congress has
been asked are electric lights, roads,
4 better water supply. and additionaliI
and better buildings. A good deal of i
road building has already been done
with the regular force of the station,
Access to the island from town for
wagons and supplies is now by very
ong and rounda bout way. 81 Isf. James
s making a short cut to the mainland,
near the Railroad wharVes. This he is
long by taking the Aim of dirt which
overs the coral, off "a straight course,
md filling up such holes in the coraI
Is he finds, thus permitting teams and
wagons to travel over firm bed of
oral though at high tide it is about
foot under water. .
sEMPER PARATUS.
The station,slik a fire station is kept.
n constant readiness for use, as, it can
ever be known when it will be needed,
Just before the, party left the sta
ion, lunch was served in the dining
oom of the quarters for cabin pas
engers. Here, there was a general
DISCUSSION of what had been seen with
explanations by DR.. Golfer and DR..
ames. All We're very much interested
n what they had seen. Not one of
he party outside of those connected
nth the service had any idea before
ding there what an extensive station
nd what extensive appliances existed.
indeed very few of the party had ever
cen on Quarantine Island before.
hough all were kamaainas. Even the
ew in the party who had been on the
sland before, had not been on it for
everal years, and it was all practically
ew to them. a99 ot12@