The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-21
Two New FOCi Of InfeC-
ton Discovered
Yesterday.
is MANOA TARO AGAIN
One Case on Land MaqOOn
Did Not Fill In as
Board Ordered.
ClTrom Wednesdays 5 Advertiser.)

(From Wednesday, Advertiser,)
Two new cases of cholera broke out
yesterday in unexpected quarters, one
of which is liable to prove very hard
for the health authorities to handle.
The first one reported yesterday, after
q short hiatus of two days, was from
"Magoonville, - Immediately makai of
the Magoon block. The second ap-
peared in the "Gold Nine, makai of
Iwilei. These are probably the two
flthiest districts in the city.
The latter case was listed first,
becoming No ga, as being the first
one officially proved to be cholera. The
disease worked quickly and the man
died in a few hours after his seizure.
A number of the other Hawaiians liv-
ing near fled at the first word of his
sickness and are now scattered over
Iwilei and the Palama tenements. It'I
has been impossible to round them up
and ascertain whether any of them
have become dangerous contacts or not.
One of these was intoxicated, coming
down to the police station and giving
the first word of the case. The police
Immediately communicated with the
board of health and instant steps were
taken to put the district into as close
a quarantine as possible,
The Magoonville case, No. GA, as it
is officially known, died late in the af-
ternoon, being diagnosed as Asiatic
cholera soon afterwards. This district
has been easier to quarantine than the
"Gold Nine, and the health authorI-
ties believe that there is no extraordi-
nary danger from this last spot.
Manoa Taro Again.
With continued and revengful per-
sistence the evidence gathered in each
case is pointing directly to poi and the
Manoa taro ponds. The Magoonville
case secured his poi from the South
street poi shop, which was permitted to
remain open illegally by the former
city physician and which has so far
been responsible for three or four
deaths out of the last six. This shop
was one of the largest purchasers from
the Manoa taro field, which has now
been proved to be infected.
The evidence in the ''Gold Mine'
case was traced later, it being discov-
cred that the man had secured his poi
from River street shop. This was a
new one on the list of Doctors Currie
and Clegg, who are doing the bacterio-
logical tracings for the board of health,
and inquiry was at once made at the
shop. 1t was discovered that it, also,
occurred its poi from the Manoa pond.
This makes now four or five shops
which have taken their taro from this
place, all of which have distributed
poi dealing death to two or more Ha-
waiians. With but few exceptions,
every Hawaiian who has died from the
disease bought his poi at shop which
secured its taro from Manoa.
Even if no other evidence was at
hand, this much would almost absolute
ly condemn the Manoa pond in ques-
tion as being the source of infection
of the entire city. But the baeteri-
illogical evidence exclusive of the poi
shop tracings, is becoming stronger.
Suspicious vibrios was yesterday found
in raw taro pulled from one of these
ponds which is expected to prove to be
cholera baeilli and the evidence will
then be complete.
Heavily Guarded.
Both Magoonville and the gold mine
sire heavily guarded. The former flank.
ed ON one side by warehouses on the
other BY a well lighted street, is easily
watched, and it will be almost impossi-
bic for anyone living within the quar-
antined cOnfine to escape unnoticed by
the guards.
The gold mine, however, presents a
moro difficult task as the settlement
consists of nothing more than the fifth
lest of shaeks. built on some reclaimed
land and open on every side. On one
side a thick grove of kiawe trees offers
the most inviting chance for any or
the liawaiiians now confined there 10 es'
cape, and Judging from their attitude
yesterday afternoon they were only
waiting for niRhtfall TO make the at
tempt. - ,
Tho honrd Of health, assisted by
sberih jarrett has stationed twelve
men about the place including several
near the rgllToad wharf 90 halt any
Hawaiian coming from that direction
There ore still about ono hundred Rus
slams living "a the gold mine 10 quar-
teIs no better than those of che la
Waiians bui these are out of Tho quar-
nntioed area. Tbs Russian and Hawai-
ian camps ndlQlu each other bnf H'
lie lnhAAianfa do NOT associate a NHi
thought unnecessary expenses apd
trouble include hpth famps
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