Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-29
PRIESTS ADVISE VACCINATION.
800 People Believed to Have Died In
Montreal Last Week.

800 People Believed to Have Died In
Montreal Last Week.
MONTREAL, Sept. 2S.-No returns of
yesterdays deaths from smallpox were
Obtainable at the health office up to noon
to-day. The mortality for the week end
ing last night in the city and adjoining
municipalities must be about 300. The
municipality Of st. Henri, which was so
refractory at first, has at last given in
and appointed a local board of health. In
the Catholic churches yesterday, in addi-
ton to the reading of circular on vac
cination, the priests strongly urged their
congregations to be vaccinated, and
advised all those with smallpox in their
families to stay at home.
The health Office returns show 4Sdeaths
from small pox in this city yesterday, 3 in
st, Henri, 2 in st. Cunegonde and 3 in
Cote st. Louis.
1000 CASES IN THE CITY.
A gentleman on the citizens committee
to-day claimed that there were at least
1000 cases OF smallpox IN the city. The
opening of the Theatre Royal has been in
definitely postponed on account OF the
epidemic. Health officials are encoun-
tering most determined oDposI-
ton in their work. of placarding
houses, and several arrests have been
made to-day. A crowd gathered at the
east end of st. Catharine street and eX-
cItedly discussed the subject of cOmpul-
sorry vaccination. A gentleman made an
address in French, showing how the trade
Of the city was suffering, and showing
also that unless smallpox was stamped
out. bread would soon be scarce IN many
workingmen's homes. The crowd then
dispersed.
WORK OF WILD MOB.
MONTREAL, Sept. %, 11;40 p. M.-The
voluntary dispersion Of the mob in the
morning did not mean assent to the sys-
TEN OF compulsory vaccination. which
was put into operation to-day in accord
ance with the decree Of the provincial
health board. This evening a bowling
mob surrounded the East End branch
health office and completely wrecked
the building. The police were
powerless, and the mob gathering strength
from this marched upon the central office
in the city hall. BY this time, however,
the riot alarm had been sounded and a
strong force Of cOnstables were gathered
inside Of the city hall, but having no one
to command them the mob drove them out
Of the way like so many sheep. After the
mob had smashed the central Office they
lice station. and soon had all the windows
in that building broken.
SHOTS AT THE POLICE.
Revolver shotswere fred freely at the po-
lice. To scare the rioters the police fired
over their heads only to be received with
ieers and laughter. Things now looked
so bad that the police were armed with
rifles with fixed bayOnets, but happily II
was not deemed necessary 20 use them.
The constables instead charged the mob
with their slaves, clubbing right and left,
and succeeded In scattering the rioters.
In the fight, however, the windows Of the
court house. opposite the city hall, were
smashed. The mob later, In detached
bodies. paraded the streets, aud broke the
windows Of the Herald Office and the
windows OF the medical health officer
and the chairman OF the Finance Com
mittee and public vacoinatOrs. A num-
Der OF arrests were made. The city IL In
a state great excitement. It Is feared
that the riots will be continued tomorrow
night. The police are guarding the
public buildings tonight. The military to-
morrow night will be held In readiness
10 quickly put stop 70 O repetition Of the
scenes OF tonight.
GOvERNbfKNT PRECAUTIONS.
WASHINGTON. sept. 2s.--Tbe Secretary
OF the Treasury has Issued the following
circular TO customs officers in regard 70
the prevention of smallpox: inspectors
aud other Ofiicers Of customs on the Cana
dian frontier will aid the sanitary inspec-
tors OF the marine hospital service, and
similar inspectors acting under state