The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-03-29
WELL TREATED
IN QUARANTINE
Russians Released Yesterday by
Board OF notwithstanding
PereIstrous Now.
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ments which kept the hospital corps
detachment of the Hawaiian National
Guard busy. The hospital corps has
been under the direct charge of Ser
geant Barry, with Doctor Harker as
surgeon. a corps of trained nurses has
done wonderful lot of work. This
corps includes a quartet of young
women whose indefatigable efforts to
relieve the ailing ones have aided the
situation materially.
A week ago some bad milk was drunk
by the Russians and in short time
dozens Of them were i'll. The nurses
and hospital corps men worked through
out the night and reduced the sickness
to a minimum by the next forenoon.
Work for Nurses and Doctors.
There have been diphtheria, cerebro-
spinal-meningitis, erysipelas, malnutri-
ton and dozens of peculiar complaints,
which have been Systematically at
tended to, and at present the hospital
tents contain few patients. The cere'
o-spinal-meningitis case called for
prompt and drastic measures. The
patient was finally brought through
safely, much to the relief of all con.
cerned. A case of malnutrition is now
one of the most interesting cases among
the infants. This case has been ag
gravated by the ignorance of the
mother, who persists in disobeying the
orders of the doctors and nurses as to
food for the baby.
There have been a few deaths among
the children, and there have also been
several births. 1t is strange thing
that the parents of children born in
Hawaii wish the little ones to have
English names. There was christen-
ing ceremony on Quarantine Island yes
terday afternoon, when the infant was
given the name of Edgar Barry with
long Russian name following. Ser
Pilgrim, an English trained nurse, god
mother. Rev. Mr.. Simpson of the
Episcopal cathedral, officiated.
National Guard Sanitary Camps.
The quarantine camps have been kept
in most sanitary condition, the hos
pital corps men preserving strict rules
of sanitation in every portion of the
camp. The camp had as a nucleus the
Section where tent foorngs were erect
ed few years ago. These are about
three feet above the ground, arranged
in streets. Tents have been erected
upon these platforms and the Russians
have lived quite comfortably in them.
With various musical instruments, they
have whiled away many long hour.
The cooking equipment of the nation
al guard has been used by the hospital
corps men, and tents set apart separate
~ for the Russians have been devoted,
to the preparation of meals for the
immigrants. The meals are generous,
and no complaint has been heard
against the commissariat department.
Colonel Jones of the national guard,
who is personally in charge of the ma
tional guardsmen, has prov ded SPLEEN
did mess for the men, and they are in
the best of spirits. The men have been
worked hard day and night, standing
guard duty, putting up tents, keeping
the camps clean, assisting at funerals
or christenings, but always busy.
Quiet and Orderly.
When 10 O'Clock arrived yesterday
morning there was no unseemly rush
for the road leading across the mud
fats to town. The Russians walked out
of the camps in squads, going in a
leisurely manner and making no dem
onstration whatever. The majority
slcked up for the occasion. Boots
were polished, boards shaver, coats
brushed, while the women put on their
prettiest headkerchiefs and cleanest
gowns. Many of them stated that they
-
pressed any desire to work on planta-
tions, and even the few who said they
might accept employment there, said
the decision would rest upon the report
of the special investigating committee.
Expected Too Much in Hawaii.
Little scraps of talk among the i'm
migrants, show them to have thoughts
only for the rosy side of life in Ha-
wall. There. was NO winter, and heavy
clothing would not be necessary, thus
saving much expense. They would be
given houses and surgeons attentions,
firewood, water, etc, and most of them
claim that they understood that land
was to be actually given to them. This
appears to have been one of the I'M
fortunate phases of the recruiting, as
the land feature was not sufficiently
explained to them, or was too quickly
CLOSED over by the recruiters, leaving
the supplemented immigrants to be-
lieve that Hawaii was truly an FL Do
RADIO. Since learning that land is not
to be turned over to them uncondition.
ally and without expense, they have
become stubborn and SO fixed has be-
eo,na THAR stuhhornnesa that thew ra.
fuse to yield to any form of persua-
sion.
A wellknown Russian resident from
one OF the other islands states that few
of the immigrants are real agricultur-
lists, but are apparently men from the
towns and villages, better equipped as
mechanics. carpenters, etc, than tillers
Of the soil, and that Is one reason why
there Is so much unwillingness to go
into the cane fields.
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Siberia Forges Ahead.