Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-21
The BaIt1more Fever.
THE INFECTIOUS CHARACTER OF THH DIE
IAsI.

Theofficers Of the board OF health had bop~f
up 70 yesterday that the disease prevailing
and local character, and, In view or M totsI
dfsconnection with any foreign Infection.
designated it "typho -nalar1al disease, % not
generally REGARDED a. Infectious. the occur
latal, OF woman residing elsewhere, ION
Gui;ford alley, South Baltlmore,) who had
solourned In the infected district for q short
period, indicates that the disease may be
OF an INFECTIOUS character. 1t became neces-
sary, therefore, for the authorities 70 exercise
extreme powers. Orders were accordingly
missioner Of health, with the approostioo Or
the mayor, 70 isolate the injected district
totally, and 70 remove the persons
now suffering With the disease, as well
The crowded and infected houses, 20
sanitary barracks at the Marine hospital.
The authorities have resorted 70 this meas
ure 10 allay any possible axiety In regard 70
the nature OF the disease and out OF an abun-
dant precaution. They are conscious OF the
fsct that when q number OF fatal cases co.
disease the public mind IL apt 70 gro v sensi-
tive, and thus mean both 10 sllay apprebeu-
Sion and protect the community. The course
they have adopted must remove any ten
dency TO alarm and enable them TO effect q
more complete restoration of the sanitary
condition OF the district II it needed any
vindlcation IL might be defended simply on
the ground that an ounce OF prevention is
better than pound OF cnre," and there can
be but little doubt that the Judgment OF the
community VIII sustain them IN this view,
and viii commend them for taking so deter.
mined step.
DIR. steuart repaired 70 the Point yester-
day, with Captain A. 4. Smyrk, assistant
health commissioner, and assisted by DIR.
James Z. McSherry, vaccine physician, e..
Z. Tay lor. sanitary inspector OF the port,
streeper, set 10 work TO remove the patients
In the block bounded by south Caroline,
Lancaster, Bond and Thames streets 10 the
Marine hospital. Marshal Frey, with force
OF twenty -hve or thirty policemen, went
down 70 guard the houses during the re-
moval, and 70 keep the crowd OF people out
OF the way; A tug and lighter were provided,
In which new clean mattresses and blankets
were placed, And the sick were thus carried
10 The wharf and placed on board OF the
and Inhabitants Of the houses in which were
the sick 70 the Marine hospital during the
day, but night came on before the work was
~o%sn aba
twelve or fifteen were sick. The remaining
stck, including those living on Lancaster
Be- trsnsssrred today. ana al :uSsssu m
once. The locality in which the disesse az
men, ana Sss Sonss we're Sus 10 Is.
last night. All the clothing and bedding OF
the patients Will be destroyed, and Win be
At the Marine hospital sanitary bsrraehs
are established In four buildings, proy1ded
with clean, new beds, and the patients viii
receive medical attendance, nursing and
Howard. physician at the Marine hoenifsI-
ls assisted by Or. 0iesler, end DR.. stsuar{
yin send down to-day corps Of nurses and
more comfortable at the sanitary barrseFs
han they were In their former onnfined Ana
sroweeo qoarters, bestdes having pure Air
NC 1eeltny food. Several new cases 90
:iei sscss sSsSiy ave v os ds nS%s; S. Ss
cvY0sso @6 TIE teSt twenty -four hours. Mn.
eenola, no. 50 Bond strsst, - improv1ng.
b rsmoysd NON ths city, end TIE vtoie
vosSnnoanooo pur1nod, = NJ - pooEible, OF
'ns sxeittng eaass a t. dissssa-I Baso.