The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-04-18

History OF mOrristOWu. nc mum
Der of smallpox cases developed
have not been so alarmingiy numer-
GUS as the fatality that has followed
the patients and the uncertainty in
the public mind as to how many OF
the large number exposed may be
stricken down with the disease. The
physicians and corporate and coun-
ty officers in charge of the sanitary
management are hopeful that the
spread of the scourge may be ar
rested by the vigorous precautions
they are enforcing. Greatly exag-
gerated reports have gone to the
world about the number of cases in
this community. These false re-
ports are scarcely worth contradict
ing, even if we had space and time.
Up to this time Tuesday morning)
there have been five cases OF small
pox and six of varioloid developer
in town and country, all traceable
Enthusiastically to the Read house.
A very interesting history OF the
character and treatment of the cases
of young Read and his mother is
given in DIR. Nelson's card in ano-
Their place.
There is more danger to be appre-
hended now from a spread of the
disease in the country than in the
town. Vaccination should be COM
pulsory.
There should not be q moments
hesitation in securing a pest house
for the town patients. The necessi-
ty is imperative.
Nurses, male or female, are hard
to get in our community, even with
the present small sick list, and at
extravagant offers. Arrangements
should be made to secure them else
where at once. Col. Mullenix, post
master at Bristol, writes is that ex-
perieneed nurses can be gotten from
that place at reasonable prices.
DR.. c. Wheeler, of Telford's De-
pot. with war experience in treat
ing smallpox, asks us to tender his
professional services 20 this commu-
nifty should the emergency occur.
Kate Morelock, colored, child OF
| Nancy Morelock, and Sarah Gillian,
reported last week with smallpox,
are now convalescent.
Mrs. VIM. Davis, Tom. Bewley,
| Ibby Neal, Kate Morelockand Mack
/ Fulton, the two last colored, vario-
loid, are coavalescent.
The new cases Monday were Mrs.
Wyatt Stubblefield, Mrs. Sam. Huff
master and Mrs George Noe, each
pronounced mild cases of varioloid,
Nancy Morelock died of smallpox
Monday.
The weather is clear and sunshiny
and the general outlook more cheer
full. The shrill notes of Loops and
Biggs's steam industries, morn, noon
and night, are worth more now than
all the sugar coated pills In the
county.
DR.. Hood furnishes US this histo-
tory of the disease here since he has
been in charge of It's management
When / came to town found two
cases of smallpox and two ofvario-
loid in town and two of smallpox
! in the country. All were attacked
about the same time, the cases de-
veloping on the 18th and 18th days
after the death of young Read, al
appearing within a period of thirty
six hours The case reported three
miles north of Russellville as vario
loid SAYS that he had no opportuni
ty of getting the disease except by
being shaven by the same barber
who shaved Mr.. Read after his death
and probably using the same shaw
ing utensils used in shaving Read
L have not seen this case. Two
deaths have occurred-Amands
Williams, colored, on Wednesday
night, and James L. Neal, Saturday
night. To-day, April 18th, three
other cases show the eruption with
in four hours of each other, and or
the 18th and 18th days after the
death of Mrs. Read, all being the
friends who prepared her body fol
burial. 1t may be possible that th'
immediate cause of the death o
Mrs. Read and her son was some
other complication, probably mala
ria, but having the virus in the sys
tenn yet undeveloped and before
the development of the character
istic eruption no physician can form
correct diagnosis. There may bt
few other cases yet to appear, bu
do not think there will be many
There is no necessity for a panic
Your city and county did well il
making vaccination so general anC
thorough last winter. Vaccination
is the only safe and sure quarantine
Not more than one-third of the sue
cessfully vaccinated will have vario
Ioid-the other two thirds, as rule
will be exempt. Though exposed
daily, have never known a case o.
small ox in a person with vel
pitted vaccination scar. There IL
more danger Of a spread of the dis
ease in the country than in the city
for very unfortunately many per
sons were exposed to the two cases
south and west of the town before
the cases were known to be small
pox, and very few if any had ever
been vaccinated. BY thorough
vaccination and close quarantine