The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-17
THE SCARE.
Small Pox and it's Fatality
at Moline.
What has been Done to Con-
troll it.

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The small pox is still raging in this
immediate vicinity with fatal effect
although the city of Rock Island has so
far remained exempt from the dreaded
malady.
Early in the winter Davenport was visit
ed by the disease, but managed to escape
with but one or two cases, and now the
city is entirely free from that contagion.
Moline YVES next visited, and of the total
cases which numbered eight, five have so
far proved fatal. with q probability that
the remaining three will recover. Now
the disease has made its appearance at
Gable, Swedona and other suburban towns
in Mercer county. The same fatality has
marked the malady in that section as
characterized its visit to Moline.
Tbs State Board of Health has been
most energetic in taking every precaution
to prevent the spreading of the contageon
and to this systematic handling of the dis
ease can be be attributed it's non-introduc-
ton into Rock Island as well as other
places.
AT MOLINE.
The first death from small pox of patients
in the pest house at Moline, occurred yes
terday morning. Fred Hergold young
man, nineteen years of age is the fifth vic
tim from the malady that has caused so
much excitement throughout the State the
present season. 1t was believed that the
patient was progressing toward recovery
at most satisfactory rate. His removal
to the pest house last week was effected
without any bad results, He was allowed
to contract cold few days ago, and his
death was the effect The cold appeared
to settle near the heart any produced death
at an early hour Yesterday.
Three new cases have been discovered at
Moline The cases are all located at the
Bradford house, and include Mrs Kannolt
Mary Goss and Mrs. Dormand, with a
probability that young man in the same
building is also affected by the disease.
The public schools were opened last
Monday with small attendance. The
schools have been closed since the Friday
before Christmas, and many think that
the Moline School Board was hasty in per-
hitting the schools to be opened at the
present time.
OTHER PLACES.
At Cable the three children of G. Hud-
son, the undertaken, arc reported to be
sick with smallpox. The disease was
carried by the undertaken from Swedona
by having been engaged to bury young
man by the name of Goss, medical stu
dent from Keokuk.
The family of young Goss did not know
the nature of his illness, or at least did not
inform the undertaken or friends who at
tended the funeral, and as result it has
been spread about the locality,
Mrs. Goss and her two children, E. Cor
don and C. Ulum are all down with the
disease at Swedona. They are located in
one house, and it appears to be difficult to
secure the proper nurse to attend them.
As might naturally be expected, there is
considerable excitement out in Mercer
county over the appearance of the disease,
and many towns have quarantined against
the places where it has been discovered
ROCK ISLAND
Rock Island has enjoyed an immunity
from the epidemic, that may continue
until spring.
The vaccination has been most gener-
ally observed not only among school
children but also among adults. This
will prevent any serious visitation of the
disease. although isolated cases may ep-
pear before the cold weather terminates
In anticipation of necessity for using
pest house in this city the following
from Hon. p L. Cable will explain it
selfa1sa
DIR. G. G. Craig Health Commissioned
Rock ISLAND. Jan. 4:-DEAR SIR:-In
directing the key of my former coal office
to be delivered to you intended to place
that building subject to your orders in
case it became necessary to place any per
sons in quarantine on account of their
having been exposed to smallpox. If
public necessity shall absolutely require
a smallpox hospital and if no less object
ionable place can be procured for that
purpose you can use it on such an emer
gency as such hospitable provided you
will first put in double door and double
windaws in the lower story and seal them
up so that they cannot be used and also
seal up the outside Of the bowling alley
so as perfectly to protect my neighbors in
the use of their stables and backyard, cut
ting door on the east side of the bowl
ing alley for ingress and egress.
There. is to be no smallpox sign at the
front door and everything which Messrs.
Kohn & Adler may require Is to be done
for their perfect protection. Hoping that
no such public necessity may arise during
my absence. am truly yours.
p. L. CABLE.
CIRCULAR.
The following circular has bean issued
by the State Board of Health, which would
show that the subject of vaccination still
receives considerable attention from those
II authority: