Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-11-16
Small Pox.

This loathsone disease has made its APP
pearance in ST. Joseph and Pulaski coun-
ties, creating considerable alarm in these
localities. The following is from the
| Register:
The smallpox has made its appearance
in this city, and as there are all kinds of
exaggerated reports in circulation con-
cerning the extent of the disease, We deem
it best that the public should know the
exact status of the malady in the city, as
We find it in the record kept by the Board
of Health.
The first case reported was that of Will
liam Feerbringer, living at 19 Wood street,
First Ward. He had but recently re-
turned from a visit to Germany and was
without dobt exposed to the disease on
his way home. The case was under the
treatment of DR.. Sack, who for what he
thought prudential reasons, did not name
the disease, but cautioned friends against
visiting him. He was visited, neverthe-
less, and the malady has not extended be-
yond those, or the families of those who
were at Feerbinger's house. So far the
disease is confined to eight families, and
at the present writing (this- Wednesday
noon) twelve persons are known to have
the smallpox and three deaths have oc-
CURED. l.t.ls sa.e- ..r .lf
The Board of Health, as soon as the
presence of the disease was made known
secure a building just north of the n. /.
College for hospital and prepared it for
the reception of small pox patients They
also issued a circular preventing any mem
bers of families in which a case exists ap-
pearing on the streets, and requiring them
to allow no visitors except the attending
physicians and persons having permit from
the Board They also make it incumbent
on every physician practising in the city
: head of family wherein there is any cast
of small pox or sickness of suspicious
? character, to report the same immediatel,
to the Board. A failure to comply witt
these requirements renders the offender
liable to a fine of twenty dollars or less
l
the disease cannot but be successful if ou
! citizens viii cooperate with them, and n
y persons need be afraid about visiting til
4 city, as the houses where the patients ar
: will be prominently marked with re
Il flags. 1t is unfortunate that it got foot
y hold here, but our city is by no means tn
n only one afflicted There are doze
2t towns in the State where it is now pre-
y vailing to greater extent than here, an
II the report comes from Niles that there ar
many cases there. We hope before on
&c next issue to report the entire abatcmcu
= of the disease
= The afflicted SO far are VIM. Feerbinge
: and family, 10 Wood street First Ware
: DR.. Sack reports them improving.
y Jacob Wild, living in Kuntzman's at
dition, First Ward, has the varioloid an
one of his children, age one and ha
years, the smallpox
II Wolf Feerbinger, son of Laurence Fee
: binger, living on the Mishawaka roa,
!. nearly opposite Rush's addition
Lena Moshe, servant girl smployc
It Iby Frank Ambos, now at the hospita
rn iacting as nurse.
lei Mary Meyer, daughter of Gottfrie
e. Meyer living at 40 North Main street.
te The vile CT John Mainee living at I
he Madison street nd one four year O
SIS child n
IL William Drone at the hospital.
r. The deaths are William Losse at Il
ut hospital, Balthazar Menel at n Washing
IT ton street smdan eighteen months old chi