Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1901 — SHIPPING TROUBLED BY PEST. [ARTICLE]

SHIPPING TROUBLED BY PEST.

Second Case of Hnbonlc Plague Is Reported from Hawaii. Washington dispatch: The monthly health report of the marine hospl.al just issued contains a report from Dr. L. E. Cooper, chief quarantine officer of the Hawaiian islands, dated Honolulu, Nov. 14. saying that on account of a second case of plague having occurred there from a new focus within a week he had begun the certification of passengers, crews, vessels and freight bound for ports on the Pacific coast. Under date of Nov. 18 he confirms a death by plague reported by telegram, also two other deaths from plague off the island of Kauai. The case at Honolulu was that of a Chinaman who died'Nov. 13 and Dr. Cooper thinks the infection came from rats. In regard to the two cases on Kealia plantation on Kauai the deaths occurred on Nov. 5 and 7 respectively. The second case had nursed the first and neither of them was ill longer than twenty-four hours. The infection in these cases was not determined upon.