The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-28

DELAY Is DASoERoUs. - There Is
nothing like attacking AZ evil in the
bnf, and striking Uie death blow At the
ont e. However, LIS course Is sell
'iom pursued; We rarely anticipate
danger until We begiu 10 reap the fruits
OF our neglect And 50 it seems des-
tined 70 De- III the smallpox epidemic
which recently broke rat at Port Or
ctaard, and from which il would ap-
pear serious results are We. 20 lie
reached. On Friday last, We are i'll
formed, by q gentleman from Biakely.
DR.. Morgan. Of Port Madison. visited
Port Orchard, at the request of num-
Der OF citizens of the former place. TO
ascertain the extent OF the small pox
epidemic there, aud 10 determine wbeth-
ef the reports Of the prevalence Of the
disease IN that settlement were extrav-
agahtly exaggerated a. some claimed
Upon landing ~ Port Orchard settle
meat the first thing he encountered
was ths tody Of deaf wash, who
bad 'ii'-f Of smallpox evidently some
days previous, lying Oh the b,.ach. He
subsequently, ascer'ginei tia. there
were seven Indians belonging 10
the settlement. down with continent
smallpox, and without hardly posi-
bilty Of recovery. 80 far. we are told,
Tia proper steps have not been taken
10 secure the isolation of the patients
The most ,hst has been done was the
contribution aud sending over Of some
supplies to the distressed settlement "a.
two different tImcs. by the citizens Of
Madison aud blakely. Although, a. it
appears, the Indians have besn provided
amply with provisions aud all neceses-
ry comforts at the instigation Of the au-
thor.tles, something should have been
done IN the very inception Of the dis
ease there, 10 efFectually prevent any
Indians. Cinnamon or others, from visit
ing or leaving the settlement If this
course had been pursued in the outset.
the disease would never have spread
, from that locality. Bat as this precau-
ton appears at least. to have been par
ticulariy neglected, s. 1t invariably is
In all such cases. not only III Washing
ton Territory, but elsew here, it is im
possible to determine To what extent
the seeds of death have already been
sown by Cinnamon aud Indians. who
have visited the infect cd neighborhood
and scattered oat abodt the Sound
The case that was buried at Salmon
Bay few days ago was contracted
there. and among the same band If In
dians. who are now on Duwamish riv-
or. several cases are likely to break out
IN the Course oi a week or SO. 4 Chi
naman from this city crossed over to
the settlement day or two ago in IL
small boat and brought over several
Cinnamon from there who had been
exposed TO the disease. When cou-
frontcd By the health officer at the
dock. he declared that there was no
smallpox at Port Orchard at all; that
only one Clootchman had died there
and that was one whom he had
previously been living wi,h-aud tina,
she did not die Of smallpox A white
man also came over from the settle
ment since in sail boat. and stated
that he had bad the smallpox. as his
appearance apparently a,tested. and
had just recovered from it. The Com
missioners Of Kitsap County have eve
dcntly done oil that i'll their Judgment
seemed best and proper; but we think
as il generally the case in snch matters.
they have hardly anticipated the dan
ger 10 winch the community We're ex-
posed