The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-26
SMALL pox.

MONTREAL, Que, Oct. 24.-The mortality by
smallpox In this city and suburbs yesterday was
Eighty-four new cases are oficially reported, and
two hundred and eighty-fye are under treatment
in the hospitals. Inc health authorlues are meet
ing with great success In getting. patients to the
hospital. Some dreadful nests OF the disease in
tenement houses have been discovered, where
whole families Of children from infants to those
of fifteen years of age, were i'll. Fifteen persons
mostly children. and one dead child, were taken
from two rooms on the fifth fiat OF great grocery
warehouse on NOtre Dame street yesterday. Tne
sickness had been concealed from the owners OF
the building by the heads of the families employed
in the establishment, and the actual state OF aalrs
was only discovered by the city medical vaceina-
tor visiting the place and forcing MS way IN win
the aid of the sanitary police. No attempts at Vlo
cas 80 b tar boS Ss the sick the large
crowds that collect use threatening language 10
the medical superintendents and their assistants
alike. If it were not for the imposing force en-
pIoyed, all efforts of the authorities would be fu-
tile. AS far as returns are in this evening, tney
show decrease in mortality OF eight TINS week as
compared with the previous week. More hospital
accommodation Is called for by the city medical
superintendent. The total cases In the city at
present are estimated at from 900 70 5000.
Twenty American students from Pittsburg,
Scranton, Oil City and other places Ill fennSyylva-
mia, who came to study at St. Laurent COlege
here, became greatly excited TO-DAY on dod dedrlns ~
different part Of the bniding with smallpox. Iney
packed their traps and left by the train tonight g
for their homes Fr Cushing ade ~ tne are
rangements for them to join a Catholic college in
Toronto, but they refused the offer and went
home. The rector and professors OF the college
deny that any deaths have occurred In It, Inc
disease has broken out in an orphan school on
Sherbrook street, conducted by the Sisters oil
Providence.
MONTREAL, Oct. 25-The authorities are meet
ing with considerable opposition in the work OF
isOlating smallpox patients. Today carter
named Trepaner called number OF his nelghbors
to his assistance and together with the mob drove
off the posse of sanitary police which had come to
remove one of the carter's children the hospital
Trepanier will be summoned before the new court
which has been established for the trial OF sucn
cases. At another house to which the omcers
went for similar purpose, man drew kn1e
and kept them at bay till he was reasoned out ot
his folly.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. PA case of ma
lignant smallpox was discovered in Ward to-
night in the form of a French Canadian, VINO came
from Montreal four days ago. There Is eruption
on the mans face and he will probably die. He
has infected at least forty persons.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 8.-Paul Beagle, OF
Ward g. who is sick with the smallpox caught
from cousin who came from Montreal last Wed
nesday, will be taken to the pest house tomorrow
The block in which he lodged has been quaran-
tind and the whole ward will be vaccinated at
once Danger is not over however as the
Montreal man circulated freely about the locality
before his infection was discovered.