, 1880-04-11
SMALLPOX.
A Number of Additional Cases ke'
ported Yesterday,
Nearly All Of Which Started from NO
81 Halsted Street.
What the Health Department Is Doing
to Check the Disease.

dread dlSea9e IS among us 10 I'LL dlaA1n1n6
extent. The residents along Halsted street,
in the vicinity Of Madison, thoroughly ap-
preciated the fact yesterday morning, and
their opinions were pretty generally shared
by the people at large after it was made
known through these columns that the in
mates Of the Ha1sted street houses where
several persons had died from the dis
ease had disappeared, and were abroad
in the city scattering the infection.
The Health Department even was
aroused to- the danger Of the situa-
ton, and at an early hour there was
the greatest nervousness and activity on all
sides. They pretended at first to have no
fears, but, in view Of the large influx of peo-
pie who wanted to be Taccinated, Dr.. De-
Wolf was not long In reaching an npprecia-
ton Of
TEE REAL CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.
They came sngly, in pairs, and by families,
and, though they had been yaccinated. they
wanted to be vaccinated again, and those
who did not come to the Department went to
their physicians. In fact, the excitement
was quite great throughout the city, as was
attested by the fact that the inquiry for vac.
cine was a gresF 4 e4saer 5aaH 1t a ba
part!!nen,t; !; ., M disposed Of all =, Of Of, ,tt the
and more were ordered, and physicians who
applicants with promises and assurances that
there was no cause of alarm. The first new
case Of the disease was reported from No.
1856 West Adams street, BY Pr Sanders. The
report reached the Health Department at an
early hour, but when the Medical Inspector
arrived at the house he
Fn11Nn TT DESERTED
The patient, however, wns ascertained to be
Miss Belle Moore, o daughter Of Mrs:
Lyons, and inquiry brought out the fact that
The mother had taken l;eaaon the patient 4iaaa
sng aa fg sister, td eseage Se he mognaFy o
tortures of the pest-house. How they had
been conveyed hit3er could not be ascer-
tanned, but it was self-eyident fact that
they had departed, and at once all Of the
physicians in that locality were notified and
requested to look after the case or cases.
The source Of Infection was easily deter
mined, and traced back to No. o. Halsted
street, 1t appearing that the woman had been
employed about two weeks ago II Loomis'
the disease from handling the clothes from
IS IS very f 'NGa natural - Tor or the anthori-
ties to be alarmed under the circum-
reach, and those Who Ind been brought in
contact with her are around the city no one
knows where. The premises were taken
charge of. Of course, and thoroughly fumi-
gatea, ana an oHcer was placeo u cIalge ~
yacclale suca o. ulu p9natn ~ a,;a[,; ~
THE NEXT CASE REPORTED
was from No. o. South Green street, which
is III the rear of No. 81 ualsted street, and
all examination disclosed another nest Of the
disease. The source of tho infection, under
the circumstances, was quite clear, OF course,
1,,,As - ,~tsf 9uf1F 1FY1c
had been made that the Medical Inspectors
were entirely satisfied whether the case
was real or not. In the end, however, it
proved to be not one hut hut t15ee cases, a3d 4
S. Sweeley, and q lady whose name
was not ascertained: The men were taken
to the hospital, but the lady, being. in deli
cate condition, and it being believed that her
removal would jeopardizo her. life, was al-
lowed to remain. The premises. however,
card was posted, and IN officer was placed ut
tho door with instructions not to allow any
one in or out of the house, and no further
trouble is anticipated from 21 thls source. aooa
by telephone late in the afternoon by pr. G.
cause of the complication OF the symp-
toms, and asked that one OF the
examine it. They were busily engaged in
another direction, however, and could not
respond, whereupon the unfortunate was
,ARcHEn r11Ro11cu THE STREETS TO THE
uEALTu DEPARTMENT.
IT. fs imnossihle IN tell who he came in con-
faotad h,,t 81 ha M arrival ~ the nfficn 1T ahort
Aldermen. and others to 70 through the win
dows, or do anything to escape his presence.
He was welcomed. however, By DR.. De Wolf
rather coolly, and shown into his % private