Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-25
ANTHRAX APPEARS
IN HONOLULU and
COWS DIE QUICKLY

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nish Guards. to Keep All
Animals Away From Infect
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Anthrax has appeared in Honolulu.
Twelve cows had died and others were
dying this noon. The situation is
admittedly serious but there is no oc-
casion for hysteria. The dairy has
been Guaranteed and no live stock
will be permitted TO be shipped from
this to other islands. The outbreak
occurred at the Territory Dairy, com
monty called the Farm Cornn Dairy
, and managed by T. F. Farm, located
on Metcah street,
Commission ActS at Once
This morning a special meeting OF
the board of agriculture and forestry
was called to consider the anthrax
situation on this island and to take
steps against the further spread OF
the disease and the checking OF 1t on
the dairy where 1t had appeared. Dr.
Norgaard, the territorial veterinarian,
then told the members Of the board Of
the appearance Of the dread cattle dis
ease In Honolulu. He said that he
was called to the dairy yesterday and
made an autopsy Of q COW that hac
died. He was convinced that 1t had
died Of anthrax and prepared to vac
cinate the whole herd with serum but
meantime another COW had died. The
autopsy Of this animal conclusiyely
proved anthrax and DR.. Norgaard's
diagnosis was borne out by one made
at the Queens hospital and by two
other veterinarians last night.
Dairy Under Quarantine
DIR. Norgaard further told the board
that he at once ordered that no ami
mails should be permitted to leave the
dairy, no milk be sold or delivered by
It and took steps for the burning Of
the bodies. This morning he went to
the dairy again and found that during
IL niaht seven COWS had died and
three ronre were dying He bad or
dofto WOOD md I'll for the e1Inine
of the carcasses. He had no idea how
the disease has been brought here for
no bone meal had been used here and
on Kauai he had attributed the con-,
tagion to that. Imported feeds were
used and he deems It possible that ii
was imported in California beet meal,
FOR the disease is more prevalent in
California this year.
No Cattle Shipments Allowed
After hearing DR.. Norgaard, the
board immediately passed q resolution
10 prevent shipping cattle from this
to other islands and took up the mat
ter of establishing quarantine dis
trict. To definitely determine the
bounds, however, IL was deemed neces-
sary to make a trip to the dairy AMI
this the board proceeded to do with
the understanding Il should meet again
at O'Clock this afternoon,
Dogs Source Of Danger
One proposal to the board before It
adjourned was for the establishment
Of q shotgun quarantine against dogs
In the neighborhood Of the Territory
Dairy and this will undoubtedly be
put into effect and all dogs found on
the premises killed, owners Of dogs
being warned OF the danger. Another
proposal was quarantine OF the
whole district Of Honolulu from Mo-
analua to Mauna Loa, for horses as
well as cattle, but It was feared that
this would work too great hardship.
Conditions here for quarantining are
not 90 good geographically as on
Kauai. 81,
An interesting sidelight brought out
at the meeting Is the fact that it is
necessary to import nearly all feeds
and the statement was made that the
islands do not grow enough feed to
supply the cattle for q single week.
While the animals on the dairy
premises are to be yaccinated at once
there is little vaccine here and an ade-
Quate supply to inoculate all the ami
mails on this island cannot be obtained
until next week.
Quarantine District Determined i
At the territorial dairy the commits.
sioners found that the three cows
that were sick had died and two 9TH
ers were leaning against q fence
while still others were looking sick.
Upon their return from. their visit
the commissioners established q
quarantine zone from Beretanis
street along Metcaf to the quarry
and IN that zone no animals will be
permitted on the streets, horses being
turned back and dogs will be killed.
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As the funds available to the com
mission are limited the commission
ers called upon the governor to ge:
permission to ask General Strong to
furnish q detail OF men to enforce the
quarantine. This permission was
granted and q call upon General
Strong followed. he Immediately said
that he would furnish the men.
The board desires to state that none
Of the milk from the Territorial Dairy
passed through the hands of the
Dairymen's Association and that the
board OF health win take such pre-.
cautions as to absolutely insure that
no milk from any infected herd shall
get to market.
The board further states that it
desires to cause as little inconveni-
ence to citizens as possible.
The funeral Of Violet Salvador, the |
2-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs,