The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-22

ed and tested a mare belonging to Me-
Queen and found her free from any
infection. At that time Mcqueen told
me of horse he had seen which seemed
to him suspicious. It belonged to a
lJapaneses who had been drawing stone
from Kaimuki. I was unable to go at
that time but went on the Afternoon
of the 10th and located the place on
School street and found that the horse
had died an hour or two before and had
been taken to Kalihi. I have lost all
track of him. On inquiry I found that
Damura had been called in con-
sultation several days before the ami
NAL died. And after an hour s work l
found this Damura and from him OBJ
tanned , knowledge of the symptoms
all of which pointed toward CHAMBERS.
There were no other horse stock on
the place.
Late in the afternoon on October
10th I was called up by DIR. Monsarrat
who had located case of CHAMBERS on
Beretania avenue. [ went at once and
found the animal along side the road
and hitched to lumber wagon, China
man in charge. The man could speak
little English and I was unable to get
Eany informant ton so there was nothing
to do but tell him to go home and
to follow him which did. He finally
came to stop at He U. Wing & Co.,
| they being dealers in cord-wood and I
found that the head man there obtained
the horse from Jap who lives in
Palama and he did not wish to give
up the horse until the owner was pres
emit.
l had to send man to find the Jap
and ascertained that he was at Wal
pahu. [ told the man in charge to keep
the horse there until 9 'elock the next
day and not to use it, all of which he
promised.
The next morning I got there at $50
and found the horse gone and that party
had been called in consultation. I
waited no longer but took the fellow
along with me and found the horse
in pasture and took him to the quar-
antine station.
On Saturday October 18th when re-
turning from Kalihi I passed dray
standing opposite blacksmith IS shop,
the single animal hitehed to it having
a profuse nasal discharge. I stopped
and examined the naimal and found
it to be suffering from CHAMBERS.
crossed into the. shop and found the
other animal in the same condition
I had the driver hitch up at once and
go to his stable, which he said contains
three other animals. Upon arrival there
| found only one, the others being at
work. I examined this animal, ard
found no suspicious symptoms, and told
him to have the others there when I
came Monday moaning.
While there I went over to a Japan
csc hack stable next door and found
well-develOped case of CHAMBERS. While
/ was talking with some of the men
there to get the lame of the owner, /
observed a japanese woman 90 up to
this horse and wipe out its nostrils and
throw the rag over her shoulder. She
also carried chill on her back. I had
her burn this rag at once. They dis
played absolute ignorance of the char
acter and dangerousuess of the disease
removed all three animals to the quar-
antine station.
On Monday, October 10, killed and
tested the animal found on Beretania
avenue. | have a very good specimen
showing several ulcers about the size
of quarter on the nasal septum, which
had eaten almost through The lungs
were filed with small nodules. The
horses are still at the quar-
antine station, the owners having put
the matter in the hands of Attorney
and are now being tested by
DR.. Rowat, according to their request,
the test being under my supervision and
the report being given to ME for my APP
prevail
The stables where the animals were
am having disinfected by Mr.. Law
renee of the Board of Health, and [ am
watching the remaining animals
l have received some of the supplies
which l ordered fol the laboratory, but !,
hey are not complete. 1t viii probably
1e another month yet before | am able '
o do much in baccerlology l have now /
started the work IN pathology The .
while moi being complete, is :
ufficient for me to commence the work. t
As regards the quarantine station at 5
lilo, things are still in an unsettled t
tate. The land owned by the Volcano :
stables upon closer examination is not 4
howing up as well as expected We a
lope before long to hear of DR.. Elliot c
hiding suitable place.