The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-06
THE SMALLPOX.
The Record of Deaths and New Cases at Mont
real-The Case of Bruneau.

MONTREAL, Oct. 5.-The returns of the health
office show that there were thirty-seven deaths
from smallpox in the city on Saturday, three in
st. Jean Baptiste, three in St. Henri, three in
Cote St. Louis, and one in ST. Cunegonde. Yes
terday there were fifty nine deaths in the city,
two in st. Jean Baptiste, one in Cote ST. Louis
and three in ST. Cunegonde.
j. B. Lehrmiere was to-day fined $40 by the
recorder for insulting placarders while in per-
Torrance of their duty. Bruneau. who, it will
be remembered, ran into the central station
few days ago and said that some one was trying
to kill him, and who was afterwards taken to
the hospital, jumped through window of the
hospital last night, and ran through the streets
with only his night-clothes on. He ran into
passage and commenced pounding the door
of residence. The inmates becoming aroused,
went out and gave him beating A constable
soon arrived and produced light, when, to their
horror they saw the man was suffering from the
smallpox and that their hands were covered
with blood from the pits on his face. The med-
cal health officer was telephoped for and Bru-
neau was carried back to the hospital.
The civic board of health to day received per-
mission from the provincial board to take DOS.
session of the Exhibition Building as a smallpox
hospital. Complaint has been made at the
health Office that al undertaken in the East End.
who has contracted to remove bodies is collect
ing bodies in certain place until he has con-
venient load. Detectives have been set
to watch him. A movement is on
foot among the property-holders of the East
End to form an organization, the object of which
is to refuse to rent houses or stores to persons
xUhn hold hau nnt h.ap tad
The mayor will propose, at the next meeting of
the City Council, that troop OF cavalry be kept
on duty until all trouble is over, and that a
permanent corps of mounted police be appointed.
A Quebec telegram says: IA barge arrived
here on Saturday from Montreal with case of
smallpox on board Yesterday the captain went
ashore at Cape Blanc for the purpose of attend
ing mass, but the populace compelled him to re-
turn to the barge and move out into the middle
of the river The barge has been placed in quar-
antine and the patient removed to the smallpox
hospital. Another case from Montreal-that of
a nurse girl-has also been removed to the hos
ptal child of fifteen months, whom the girl
was nursing, and who had not been vaccnated,
has been isolated. A few weeks ago woman
took her child, who was suffering from smallpox
to Cape st. Ignace, forty five miles east of Que
bee, in which place there are now not less than
sixteen houses with smallpox in each. 1t is said
that there thirty or forty cases in the parish
The municipal council have enforced compulsory
vaccination and named health officer. The
Intercolonial railway authorities are asked to
cancel all trains for Cape st. Ignace. Reports
of heavy frosts and snow have been received
from the outlying parishes.
A telegram from ST. Adams, VT, says Gen
erai Manager Hobart of the Central Vermont
railroad, said in an interview, to-day, that moth
ing was being neglected the part of the rail
road that would render travel to and from Mont
real as safe as possible. No passenger cars of
any kind coming from Boston or New York or
intermediate points are allowed to go further than
this place. passengers and baggage being trans
ferred to special trains that only between
St. Adams and Montreal. that are thoroughly
disinfected and cleaned every day. No passen-
gers are allowed to go south from this place I'M
less they have been vaccinated. A building has
been erected here where all baggage concerning
which there is the slightest doubt is thoroughly
fumigatedn