"Extra Guards At Kalihi To Stop Escapes"

14 patients escaped from the Kalihi hospital by jumping the fence. They were all over 16 and were ordered transferred to Molokai.

The article then goes on to say that on August 13 the patients at Kalaupapa held a mass meeting to sign a petition urging the board of health to induce Superintendent Cooke to stay. There were 439 patients present at the meetings, and a copy of the petition was also sent to Governor Farrington.

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