Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-03

That dreaded soourge. smallpox. has
again appeared In Gold Hill. and this
time In . place and manner to justly
cause much alarm. Miss Julia Crowley.
one Of the High School pupils. II
afflicted with the most malignant type Of
continent smallpox. She was In attend
anos at school last week ~ late a. Fri.
day. mingling with her associates. they
and she little dreaming OF what may
possibly DO the fatal result OF the
friendly oompanionship OF that day.
Even as late a. yesterday noon . num-
Der OF her companions visited her, and
whom the doctor In attendance called In
the afternoon hs found . number Of lady
n.iRhbors sitting on the bed where tho
young lady lay. He Immediately cleared
the room and reprimsnded the parents
for not following his express orders to
exclude visitors. and for tho first time
gave them . hint OF the nature Of the
girls malsdy. It 10 due to them to say
they entertained no idea OF the real
cause Of their daughters illness.
Pres. Sillman. Q young man about
twenty years OF age. living with bis
parents near the east end OF the railroad
tunnel, 10 also sick with the smallpox.
Tod. Fitzgerald. aged about seventeen.
living up Crown Point ravins, q the
Bowers grade. has 1t also.
SMALLPOX AMONG THE INDIANS.
The origin OF the disease here In Gold
Hill can be laid to the Indians, without
scarcely q doubt. For some days past
II has been feared that Indian Tom, who
killed himself at bis house on the bill
east Of town. committed the decd while
in the dshrium caused BY smallpox. II
10 now known that the Indians deserted
him before hs cut bis throat, and 1877
Indians In oil have presented themselves
ut the hospital and been vaccinated by
DR.. Bergstein. since that time. When
questioned. they said the Walker Lake
Indians had the smallpox and vehement.
" denied the existence OF the disease
here. Three OF Toms children have
died in the mountains. the Indians ad-
NIT; and II 10 probable that the squsw
who Drained her children near Dayton
last Fudsy did so because they had the
smsllpox-the Indians say II was q case
Of measles.
wha, tends to strengthen this opinion
10 the fact that many Of those engaged
in burning Toms cabin have bee; sick,
showing signs Of poisoning. and today
two OF them are reported sick with
smallpox. but that Ia not definitely
known to be Q TACT. Principal Young,
OF the Gold Hill schools, was present at
the burning aud brought away as
RELICS OF TIE DEAD
The knife which Tom used in killing
himself, Q basket which q Of his
squaws had commenced making to carry
Q pspooss In. and q bowl used in knsad-
ing bread. These articles were taken to
the school. house aud placed 10 the cab.
met there. alter having been examined
and handled by many OF the pupils.
Others brought various articles away
from the cabin, and to this can Ger.
tainly bs attributed the spread OF small.
pox.
There are rumors OF others having the
smallpox, but the cases have not been
reported. 1t will bs we'll to keep at q
sale distance from persons complaining
Of illness, a. the doctors admit that moi
q few have the ~prsmonitory symptoms
OF the dreaded disease.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES NEEDED.
An informal talk was had BY the Com
missionsrs and County Physician regard.
ing the disease. at their meeting this
morning. aud steps will be Immediately
taken to appoint q Board OF Health and
give them power to act. The pest.houss
is In good condition. and Dr.. Bergstsin
say patients can bs sent there at any
time. Active measures are surely need.
ed. The present outlook is certainly
one that causes . just alarm, as 20 many
have been exposed even by Miss Grow.
ley, to say nothing OF the danger that
has arisen from the burning Of the In
dams cabin and the bringing back Of
relics by participants.
DEATH OF YITzoERALD.
As the paper goes to press the news
comes to hand that Tod Fitzgerald died
"A n ll-.l /.