Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-26
chinatown ouarantined.

| morning CT D6CcmBSI -, 1OtCHe
/ Jones was ordered TO report at once
] to Minister OF Foreign Affairs Cooper
who was at that time at his Office in
| the board OF health building. Colonel
Jones was ordered to forwith place
Chinatown under quarantine once
more. BY an exhaustive use OF the
telephone, the regiment was assem-
bled in the early morning hours and
! detachments sent out to close in on
I the same district which had before
! been quarantined The first detach'
ment left the executive building at
! ten minutes past two o'clock that
! morning, forty minutes after the orig
| inal order was received by Colonel
Jones' The last detachment left al
\ fifteen minutes past two O'Clock and
at twenty-five minutes past two
o'clock, fifty-fiye minutes after the re-
ceipt OF the order, the quarantine had
again been enforced. This quarantine
was maintained on Chinatown until
January "a. 1900. during which time,
! to wit January 20, the great fire ,oc.
Cured in the Chinese district and
! destroyed the greater part OF that sec
ton under quarantine. necessitatins
the removal or the inmates of the
houses and stores to various impro-
Yised camps in different parts of the
city The general health of the COM
rand during the plague was admir-
Die and but three deaths were rec
o-dei in the ranks, they being Priv
ate Kanehoa of Company III, who con-
tracted the plague in the line of duty;
o
contracted pneumonia brought on
from exposure during guard duty, and
Private j w. Tregloan, who died
from the same disease.
During the continuance of the quar-
anime a great many cases of plague
and suspected plague we're handled by
the members of the national guard on
duty in the quarantine district, being
at first turned over the police ambu-
lance for transportation TO The plague
hospital located in Kakaako. This dis
position OF cases, however, did not last
very long, as after while the police
refused to handle them on account of
the fact that number of the victims
of the disease died within an hour aft
er reaching the hospital. This action
on the part Of the police necessitated
the longer retention OF suspects by the
guard in order that the board of health
could send its ambulance for them ut
the earliest possible moment which
was. on account Of the large number
OF eases, about twice a day.
From December IS, 1899, until jan
rary 81, 1909, 113 arrests were made
for attempts to break quarantine. Nu-
lnerous disorders were quelled in the
unarantire district and fire lines es-
tablished around these premises des-
ignated by the board of hearth to be
burned. One Of the incidents OF the
attempts to break quarantine was that
CT ten japanese, armed with clubs and
knives, who attempted to pass the
sentry by force at the corner of Ho-
tel and NHuanu streets. One OF them
was injured by a bayoEet thrust from
the sentry, with reference to which
the Japanese consul voiced his pro-
test to the government as to
his treatment Upon learning
the facts, however, the consul dropped
the matter. During the quarantine OF.
Chinatown, Colonel Jones was author
ized by the board of health to incur
all necessary expenses for the feeding
and care of the residents within the
quarantine district, who numbered
some 10000 persons. This feature OF
the quarantine was well and ably
handled by the regfmental quarter.
master and commissary, Captain w:
@. Ashley.
Arh1ory Site Returned.
Colonel Jones continued in command
of the first regiment of the national
guard of Hawaii until March 29. 1907,
being appointed to the position of adj
jutant general upon the retirement
of Gen John H. Soper. After the
transfer of the sovereignty to the
United States government, the mill
tary arms and stores IN possession OF
the national guard were transferred to
the United States and returned to the
guard upon memorandum receipt, and
from that time on the guard partici
pated in the annual appropriation, as
set forth in Section 1861, revised sta
ttites by CONGRESS-. for the support of
the organized militia Of the United
States.
President William Mckinley. uponl
the recommendation of the war depart
pient, On December is, 1899 set aside
by proclamation the barracks" or
.'drill.shed" lot for war department
purpose thereby taking away from
the national guard of Hawaii as a.
portion OF the organized militia OF tie.
Tinted States its armory and store
house. On November IS, 1904. the
then Secretary Of War William How
ard Taft. in reply to Governor George
r. Carriers letter requesting the re-
turn to the territory of the barracks
lot" rs an artnory site. said: From
personal observation. an of the opin-
ion taat this property ean properly be
given uD for an armory as soon as
other arrangements can be made for
the housing OF government troops.
This armery site was returned to the
territory March %, 1912. and ascon-
tract has been let for the construction
of modern reinforced concrete build
ing Arnories have been constructed
at Wailuku and Hilo, and one is now
hpipu huiIf at Iahaina which will