Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-24
THE SMALLPOX.
srvEsrrrN GASES IN rus CirY.
who rhcy Arc anu where Loos'ed-Oon
nued Largely to ono seotion--NeE'ect
at tba SIOuuty Authorities,

nued Largely to ono seotion-NeK'ect
ot the County Authorities
A week ago there we're vety few cases OF
smallpo, under treatment in this city, but
tho dis,ase has Increased rapidly. festcr.
day tho total number Of cases under treat
ment was reported Mt thirteen, ana thit
morning four cases moro were reported by
tho board of health, making seventeen
GASES In all. Tho names and residences OF
tho patients are as follows
B. Il. Shreinor, aged i5 years, "a North
Prince street.
Monry Morningttar, aged i6 years, SiC
Lizzie Morningstar, aged 0 years, SIC
High street.
Daisy May Blotz, aged 10 months, 2iO
w. Miniin street.
Alfred Blotz, aged % years, 2l0 West
NJ llln street.
David Blotz, aged 3j years, 2iO West
Minlin street.
Marcolla Dorwart, aged II years, 223
West Mifiln street.
John Henry Lehman, aged IL years, 532
st. Joseph street.
Mrs. Mary White aged 80 years, 20s
West Mifilin street.
Mrs. Kate Laucks, aged Al years, 322
West Walnut street.
Augustus Kaufman, aged l3 years, 43s
High street,
Charles S. Biggs, agei 81 years. 22l W.
Vine street
Kate PRstercr, aged years, Columbia
garden, South Queen street.
Harry Regeuness, aged months, 80
North Water street.
Helena lie Bar, aged years, 2l6 West
Mitiln street.
Morris Le Bar, aged AZ years, 2l6 West
Mitlliu street.
John Shirley, aged 80 years, 207 West
Miflin street.
II will be noticed that more than one
half of the above cases are IN single
block Of small houses ON West Miifin
street, and several Of the others ouly a
short distance away and that the block
OF houses named is only half u square from
the house occupied by the Carr family
where the disease originated last spring
aud proved fatal to almost the entire fam =
ily--six OF whom died within q brief period
Of time. 1t appears To 10 plausible that
the germs Of the disease were never entire.
ly eradicated from the Carr premises, aud
the present outbreak is due To that fact.
We are Informed by tho health officers
that almost without exception the disease
has attacked those persons who we're never
vaccinated or had not beeu vaocnated
within several years and that not one
single case of the disease occurred To
persons who were recently vaooinated, and
III which the vaccination 'took"-that Is,
where a well marked scab resulted from
vaccination. This fact should DO sufii
cient to induce all reasonable persons to
have themselves aud families yaccinated
and thus escape danger Of contracting this
dreaded pcstiential disease.
la addition to the seventeen cases above
mentioned, we are informed that In some
of the afflicted families there are symp
toms of three or four other cas,s which
will probably develop in a day or two.
The entire number of cases reported to
the board Of health, since May, is l47, ex
elusive of about 10 cases Treated In the
Jail and hospital.
In the report Of the grand jury, pub
lished in this issue OF the lNTELLIGENCER
appears some account of the progress o
the building undertaken by the count,
commissioners for tho accommodation oI
smallpox patients.