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


in the afternoon. night came On rapid
ly and the attempt TO capture him was
discontinued. 1t was resumed again
early the next morning, but the out
laws rifle was silent as, during the
night, he had taken advantage of the
darkness and escaped into the noun
tains, leaving no trace behind. Two
members OF the guard were killed out
right in that little mountain battle.
and several were injured Those who
passed away were brought to Honolu-
lu and inferred in the Nuuanu ceme-
terry, where, every memorial day. the
members of the guard go and place
flowers on their graves.
The Plague
At half-past ten o'clock on the
morning Of December y, 1899, CoIonei
Jones was called into consultation
with Minister of Foreign Affairs Hen
~ 4. Cooper. who. by virtue of his Of
fee was president Of the board Of
health, and informed that the bu-
bonic plague had broken out in Homo
lulu and that the infected places had
10 be guarded and Inspected Minister
Cooper also Informed Colone, Jones
that he had called uDen many OF the
leading citizens, asking that they vol
uiiteer for the work the same as they
did during the cholera epidemic of
1895. bat that he-had been unable to
secure assistance. He said that under
the circumstances the situation had TO
be met, and wanted to know II Colonel
Jones could handle it with the Nation
al Guard. saying at the same time that
the disease was a very dangerous one
and the duty an extremely hazardous
undertaking. Colonel Jones said that
he believed the guard would willingly
perform the duty as volunteers. and
would not have to be ordered out.
Assembling the officers of the guard.
Colonel Jones explained to them tho
details of the situation. and requested
them to hurriedly notify the members
OF their command to appear at the
irilI-shed at. haif-past one o'clock that
afternoon. At the appointed tine s.
men and officers. reported for duty and
the then knewn nature of the disease
and the supposed great hazard attach
ed thereto was carefully explained to
those assembled. The physicians Of
the city. then being unanimous that
the plague was an infectious disease
which could be easily contracted
through carelcssness and which was
almozt certain to produce death. were
Of the opinion that with great care
the danger could be reduced to mini
mum. 1t was explained to the men
who had assembled that the s..vern-
ment was badly in need of volunteer
inspectors to start the work as it, had
been unable to secure any assistance
no to that time. Volunteers were then
called for and. as SINGLE man, the
line of IS moved forward one step IN
signal that they would commence the
work. =
Numerous Volunteers.
The first detail under arms left the
drill-shed at 2:30 o'clock, and senti-
nels were stationed around the vari-
Gus infected premises on Nuuanu.
Maunakea and Queen streets, squads
being detailed to make house to
house inspection throughout China
town and other infected districts. One
detachment of 26 volunteers, starting
at $3.50 O'Clock that afternoon. worked
with the aid of lanterns until long into
the night, not even stopping for their
dinner, making q house to house In
spection. By o'clock that evening
221 officers and men had volunteered
fer duty, and at 1913 O'Clock. by
order of Minister Cooper. the entire
Chinese section of the city was placed
under quarantine, the llhe of sentinels
extending for more than a mile and
being maintained eight days.
In emulation of the example set by
the members of the National Guard,
various citizens offered their services
to the board of health as voluntary
inspectors on the night of December
~, and established daily house to
house inspections outside of the in
fected districts ia order to detect any
possible cases of the plague which
might exist in any place ether than
that section Of the city under quar-
antine. A stronger force being re-
quired to properly maintain the quar-
antine, formal order was issued De-.
cember 13 for the regiment to assem-
BILE under arms at the drill-shed, and
armed guards were established over
such premises as were declared to be
infected On December IL the tram
cars were allowed to run through the
quarantine district but no person was
allowed TO get on or off while the car
was inside the district The quaran-
! tine on Chinatown was lifted Deem
Der 19, but special guards were kept
posted over the infected places. From
December IL to q the guardsmen
made 81 arrests for attempt to break
quarantine. December % saw but
eight men on guard duty, all these
] being members of the militia. ...-