Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-22
SEWER CoUNrY's SMALLPOX.
No Doubt About the Existence of the
Disease.
The Facts and Figures Gathered and Com
ciseiy Stated

No Doubt ABOUT inc AS4Astchc1 "a sAc |
Disease.
The Facts and Figures Gathered and Com
ciseiy Stated
BY an Intelligent Correspondent of the
Chronicle.
SEv1ERvILLE, Tenn, March 81.
Mr.. EDITOR Noticing several articles IN
YOUR paper recently about the smallpox in
our county, and there seeming to be consid-
cradle disagreements among your iDformants
as to the fact of its existence and extent,
have taken the trouble to make some in
qury about the matter, and viii write you
the result. Learning that Capt. j. ID.
Walker, of this place, ON Sunday last Wis
tied the infected region, l called upon him
and interviewed him as follows:
Question. What induced you to visit the
cases of so-called small pox?
Answer. great many seemed to doubt
whether the disease was small pox, notwith-
standing the opinion of the attending ply
stefan to that effect, and, at his request,
went out to examine the cases to satisfy
myself about its existence.
Question. What knowledge and experl-
epce have you with the smallpox!
Answer In 1864 | had a very bad case
of it, myself | was sent to the army hos
pitai at Nashville, and remained there Six
weeks There were about an average of
$50 cases there during the whole of that
time. So came to be very familiar with
the disease.
Question Do you thiLk this is small
pox?
Answer. / do. I never saw but
one worse case than one of these cases.
Question. How many cases did you
visit? Who are they and what Is their con-
dition
Answer. visited eleven cases. There
| were three at Mrs Thomas, where it first
broke out one boy ten years old, and
girl fourteen years old, convalescent and
! badly pox-marked, and another boy IL years
! old, who had bad case, but will soon be
| convalescent Eldridge Atwood, man 70
! years of age, is the extreme case above men
| toned He was just In his worst stage.
| James Cody, his wife and child were conva-
lescent. At JEFF Arwood's, his little five
wear old girl was bad, and his boy GONZALES
cent. At old Mrs. Cody's, her
| daughter. about % or "a years old,
had bad case, but was improving.
At Rev. Noah Haggard's, his grown
daughter has had it, and died q few days
previous
Question. State whether DR.. Edwards is
properly managing the cases!
| Answer. He has given great deal OF
attention to them, and as | think has given
them all needful assistance within his
power.
also called upon DR.. N. b. Edward DIS,
who has been attending upon the cases, and
he corroborated the statements of Capt
Walker and gave some additional informa
ton.
called to these cases, and how came you tC
attend them?
Answer About three weeks ago, the
County Court appointed Drs. j. NJ
Hammer, P. E. Walker and myself as c
} board of health to investigate the reported
cases, and take the needful precautions tC
control them. This board organized Will
Dr. Hsmmer as chairman, DIR. Walker a
secretary, and myself as attending physic
: ian. / then Investigated the cases and tool
, charge of them.
Question What knowledge and ex
perience have you with smallpox?
Answer. l had it myself when nine
i ten years old. and since that time, for fort
, years, / have frequently seen and Walte'
, upon cases of it.
Question. What is your opinion of thes
cases, and what are their symptoms?
j Answer. They are unquestionably case
e OF genuine continent smallpox. They ar
. taken with chill, followed by fever, vomit
ing, pain in head and loins, and the usus
eruptions. They Lave the wen-know
y scent of smallpox. ANY one who has ono
Il smelled it cannot afterwards well be mis-
:. taken in it. Those who have recovered AT
: distinctly marked by the disease. Most c
/ the cases have been mild.
Question. How many cases have thel
V been? Who are they, and where?
. Answer. There have been twelve case
. in five families, four of which are now t
gether, and one about about mile an
a-half FROM them. Six are grown person
and six children. They were in the famili'
of Noah Haggard, two of the Atwood
). Cody and Thomas.
;, Question. How are your patients dolr
now?
Answer Most of them are convalescen
{. Two or three of them are still bad, one e.
,. IRENE, and one has died. She was a
-. early case, WAS treated for other diseas
=" before l saw her, and was hopeless when
NJ first saw her.
st Question. Have you any new cases?
IA Answer. None for week or NOR
:. There are eight persons in those five far
~ lilies who may yet take it. Three of the
OF may now be slightly affected.
SO Question. What precautions have y
= taken to confine it? Do you think it
,v under control?
~ Answer 1t had reached those five fal
~ lies before l took charge of it, and has Il
IL aA..lr-
of warning notices on all roads leading to t.
to infected district, and raised red flags at t
lie, infected houses. 1 employed nurses a.
ty forbade any one to leave the houses. The
CHI supplies have been furnished by comm
IS tee appointed for that purpose by the cou
lis | never visit the cases without changing
ed my clothing and thoroughly cleansing a
g. disinfecting myself before coming avs
as 1t is thoroughly quarantined, and thi
M will not spread from those cases.
fe l have also vaccinated all who are in a
tn way exposed to the disease or near the
de fected district.
Question. Has vaccination proved of a
re- benefit?
air Answer. OF those who have been Vi
so cinated and exposed to the disease, so
) f." have thus far escaped altogether, and
ng others have had very light cases. Most
We them were vaecinated after they were
posed to the smallpox.
go Question. What do you think of
all opinions of those who still doubt its bel
las smallpox?
,m Answer. If those who know anything
nd the disease will only see it, examine
u.s. smell it and taste it, as I have done,
nat those who know nothing of it, will acc
40 of me and wear upon their persons che
! caoh f,-op of r will y
| is their being convinced, and will cheerfr
his concur in their subsequent opinions of
la disease.
IRE Who of the doubters will try the exp
ment2 Respectfully,
Urn W. r. TURNER
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