The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-16
SMALL POX AGAIN.
More Cases Reported and What the DOC
tors Have to Say ON the
Subject.
The Text of DIR. Viade's Report and Opin-
ion That Ii will Still
Spread.

Considerable excitement was created to-day
by the report on the streets of another out
break of smallpox LIGHT commissioner at
once called upon the Mayor and the medical
officials AT the Mayors Office he found
DIR. yIADE's REPORT:
To the Hon. j. ii. French, Mayor:
SAN ANTONIO, February l6.-Sir-I have
visited the man Ernest Marie, aged - years, a
native of La Fayette, louisiana laDOrlng
under an attack of smallpox. He appears 10
be doing fairly well under the circumstances,
and is i'm good spirits. He does not wish to be
removed from where he is, which desire he has
a right TO enjoy without causing detriment to
Others The wife desires to be in his company
and attend him, which desire we have neither
wish nor right to prevent. They have enid
who, by my advice, has been removed TO an
other family in order to be attended 10 ana not
to be exposed to infection. The house where
the man is, is located at the corner OF Salinas
and San Saba streets; it is an unfinished brand
new building (plank) in which l cannot see
ANYTHING detrimental to health.
This case furnishes new material for renec-
tion for have decided opinion that 1t, the
case springs out of u different focus from oth-
erswe have had to contend with In the past ana
if Judge correctly, we will have other cases
here about The house in question is kept as an
eating resort for a certain set of men, railroad
hands from New Mexico, among whom soap
These men and baggage come from
an infected country, and II not
careful their contact will disseminate
contagion in our homes. The Geographical
locality is unfavorable to health, being in a
low marshy, maariOus district anciently dcs-
ignatcd LA Laguna" thc lake.. AT the pre-
vious visitation that was the most fatal spot III
the city for the havoc of the fell destroyer, for
to my certain knowledge from one house alone
(the EsquvaD seven were carried TO the grave.
Measures should be taken to prevent repl-
tition Of the experience we have had. / have
my own ideas ON the subject, but not being
absolute lack the power to act them out. We
look upon SOu as the wise head for instruction
as we, your subOrdinates, with good Will and
energy will act your orders out.
Respectfully, j. WADE, NJ: ID.
DR.. Menger reports that man named Harry
RObb, aged 25 years, white, living on North
Flores street, is infected with disease that Is
suspected to be smallpox, but it is not DELI
nitely decided. He also stated that the barber,
Marie, said that man named DICK henry
a gambler at the Green Front, was infected in
a like manner when he cut his hair. Special
examination will be made in these cases this
afternoon. Another man named James t..
smith, living on South Laredo street, in the
triangle formed at the AlaZan ditch was re-
ported as suspicious by DIR. Jones To tho city,
and is undoubtedly a case of smallpox.
The houses have been Isolated the yellow flag
IL raised, and all is being done to prevent con-
tagiOn.
in conversation with DR.. Wade the LIGHT
commissioner was informed that there were,
unfortunately, good grounds for fearing that
other cases would arise from the new source OF
cOntagion, which might be of serious charac-
ter and il is only fair to state that DIR. Wade
predicted the outbreak which has now oc-
CURED.
At a late hour this afternoon DR.. Menger
reported that all the cases of supposed small
pOX were really cases of measles
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