Deseret Evening News | 1900-01-04 | Page 2 | Six Deaths from Plague

SIX DEATHS FROM PLAQUE PLAGUE oJ of M Surgeon In at Ion Ilon it Spread No Io Al rm at t Conditions In Iii Hawaii Washington Jan General sternberg has received the following toll owIng reo re report port from Major Taylor the surgeon In charge at the mIlitary hospItal In Ilono Hono Honolulu lulu dated Dec 15 II I have the honor to report that on the tho tUh and ot of this month there were flie from bubonic plague In th Chinese c quarters or of h lu luond and ond another OCcurred this morning The whole ot the Hawaiian national guards Isolated the Infected districts and the tho board ot of health Is making a 11 house to house Inspection and the All corpses have hae been cremated and J I think there will be but little danger daner or of the spread or of Infection among the troops There Is little doubt n bout about the diagnosis In most ot of the cases Enclosed d In the report Is In an order Is Issued sued b by In ot of headquarters at Camp McKinley direct directed ed cd to the troops It forbids nil alt soldiers nail In the hL service or of the corn com mend to enter the olt city ot of Honolulu or orthe orthe the districts except on dut duty or orby IW by special written p permisSion or of the officers In command rho fhe pass list Is lIu and the men are restrIcted to the limits or of park Surgeon on eueral Sternberg Is not alarmed at the conditions In Honolulu as set out In the report and believes the measures at Camp r mp Ie Icy are adequate lIe He will not recommend recommend mend that the army transports be pre prevented vented tnt from touching at t Honolulu