Ephraim Enterprise | 1918-12-21 | Page 8 | Hawaii Escapes Ravages of 'Flu'

Hawaii Escapes Escapes- Ravages of of- Flu FIu Mall Mail Mail- Honolulu T. T H.- H. By Hr-By- By Hawaii thus thus- far has entirely escaped the Spanish influenza influenza- which has beer been epidemic epidemic- over most of oi the the world With reports of ot the ravages of the disease reaching here fr from m both sides of the Pacific the the- states states' and aDd Japan and aDd Siberia Siberia Si Si- beria berm every precaution precaution- was taken to keep It out of the islands A number of trans Pacific liners liners- with the Influenza influenza enza on board were held In close quarantine quarantine antine while In port although a few critical cases were taken taken- to local hospitals hospitals hospitals hos hos- and a large of number l' l of t the le crew of 4 a Japanese Japanese- liner were treated here until they recovered An epidemic was vas particularly dreaded dread dread- ed here because because of of the high mortality it itu undoubtedly u ud d would have have- caused among among t the le native Dative Hawaiians who ar are peculiarly peculiarly susceptible susceptible- a and re ul re related hated diseases