Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-29
MANY EUROPEAN
Immigrants
TO ARRIVE


Due to arrive at Honolulu Sunday
afternoon, and presumably at too late
an hour for receiving an Official visit
from corps of federal and territorial
medical officers, the British steam
snip Willesden, with fourteen hun
dred Spanish and Portuguese immi-
grants, is now predicted will be sent
TO the quarantine wharf Monday
morning, following the granting of
pratique, to the Oceanic liner Sierra.
Twelve births are SO far recorded.
A wireless message received yester-
day states that Is deaths have oc-
Cured. Three immigrants passed
away while the vessel was in the.
Atlantic, fifteen deaths are reported
since the Willesden left the Straits Of
Magellan for the Pacific.
Measles Epidemic.
Measles is declared as responsible
for the illness and subsequent death.
of immigrants. Captain Musson, row
master of the vessel, taking the place
of Captain Cox who recently passed
away, wires that forty-six cases of
measles exist among the thousand or
more Spanish and four hundred
Portuguese passengers.
Er. F. E., Trotter, in charge of the
u. S. public health and quarantine
service in the islands, is inclined to
the opinion that perhaps the segrega-
ton of the nealthy and the sick on
board may have been at fault, as this
might account for the increased death
rate as the vessel steamed into the
Pacific.
AS far as can be figured out, the
deaths have occurred mainly among
children.
f. Waldron and Company, who rep
resent the Willesden at this port,
have been advised that health con-
ditions on board the British steam
ship are the best
Guard Against Former Experience.
Dr. Trotter will, in company with
Drs. Marshall, Sinclair, James and
Territorial Health Officer DIR. Pratt,
visit the Willesden on Sunday proTid-
ed the vessel reaches the port before
5 o'clock in the afternoon.
IL the Willesden is delayed beyond
this hour she will be held at the an
| chorage until Monday morning. It
is the present intention to send the
| Willesden to the quarantine wharf,
there to remain at least four days.
Later the steamship may be berthed
at Richard street wharf.
On her former trip many of the.
emigrants died, and there were cpl
denies of measles and smallpox
aboard. Upon reaching Honolulu the
Willesden was placed in quarantine,
and after remaining there for two
weeks was permitted to proceed to-
Puget Sound upon putting up bonds
! for a large amount. The British
steamship Orteric on her maiden trip
carried batch of emigrants from
| Spain to Honolulu and similar cpl
| denies broke out aboard her. The
arrival of the Willesden so shortly
after the 0rteric caused the federal
| authorities to take prompt action, and
a thorough investigation was held to
! find out the real cause of so many
deaths on the Willesden. The re-
! port of the inquiry was to the effect
that the sanitary precautions were
inadequate, and heavy fine was
placed against the owners of the
| vessel
The Willesden was specially fitted
out for this trip and when she fin
| ished the accommodation was not
torn out of her. A short time ago
| the owners were again requested to
send the Willesden to Spain and
bring more emigrants out to Homo
lulu. The vessel was not on charter,
and it was decided to let her go.
! All to Federal Quarantine Station.
Today DR.. Pratt, representing the
territory, sent loads of provisions and
lsupphes to the federal quarantine
station, where the fourteen hundred
| immigrants from Europe will be kept
pending a disposition of their case.
DR.. Trotter, representing the fed
4 eral health department, will institute
an examination for hookworm in CON
nection with the inspection of immi-
grants at the federal immigration
1 station.
Arrangements have been completed
/ for the comfort and care of the i'm
i migrants. The quarantine station has
been cleaned and reftted. New side
i walks and flooring of concrete have
| been laid Several new shower baths
| have been installed.
The Willesden will be under strict
quarantine during the first few days
of her stay at this port. Admittance
! will be denied all save the federal
! medical officers.
i PASSENGERS ARRIVED