News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
A MAINE DOCTORS ADVENTURES.
FaccinutIng at the MuzzIe of n Gun-mor-
plnine for n 1IutinOus Camp.
From the Lewiston CA1e.) } Journal.

IFrom the Lewiston (Me.) Journal
A Maine doctor, who weighs 200
pounds, and was stationed as an inspec
tor III the woods, near the border, re
Gently told me in an inteI estlng way
some of the adventures-and adventures
they were, indeed-which he had during
his official stay in the wilderness, during
the late smallpox scare.
81 was sent" said he, 'Eto Lowell's
Township, through which the Canadian
Pacific Railroad will pass My station
was near Gordon's Camp, where about
so men employed on the railroad were
encamped The nearest railroad station
was at Lake N1cgantic, % miles away. l
built log cabin and constructed gate
across the road. No man went through
that gate without being vaccinsted. I
had to deal with q rough class of men,
and had some scrapes that would read
like dime novel. My two assistants,
a rifle, revolver, a Newfoundland dog,
and suit of clothes with brass buttons,
which procured after I'd been there
while, helped me out. You see, no
body lived near, and / had no moral
support. I had to rely wholly on my
display of physical force.
''Soon after we were established we
went down to Gordon'B camp, and in
one day vaccinated every man of the So
employed there. They rebelled against
it, but we made no talk with them, 60
ing through them like flock of sheep.
Several days afterward word came to me
that crew was coming from the camp
to tear down my cabin and send me
nf
swollen and become exceedingly sore.
went down to the camp at once and
found mutiny impending. Many of
the men were sick and angry. Several
of them were laid up and suffering
severely. l explained the nature of their
trouble to them, and told them if they
would keep calm | would relieve them
of their pain. With the help of NOR
phine l was able to prevent the rum
pus. l tell you it was an excited crowd.
They were afraid that all of them would
be taken down.
ga burly Scotchman swore he would
pass my station without being vaccln-
ated, one day. He was one of dozen
desperate fellows. l had pitched bat
tie with him at last, and actually vac
cinated him with my foot on his wind
pipe! Meanwhile, my assistant kept off
the others with his gun. We stuck the
quill into every one of them.
"Often the Canadians tried to get by
me by stealing around through the
woods. One man in making such an
attempt was lost in the night. We heard
his cries and started in search of him.
With the help of our Newfoundland, we
were able to rescue him, but we did not
arrive at our cabin till o'clock in the
morning, and the fellow was nearly dead
with cold and fatigue. He would have
perished but for the doctors and the
dog. A more scared man than he was
when we came upon him you never saw.
"They adopted a curious way to sneak
by the Moose River Inspector one day.
Four men concealed themselves in a load
of hay and passed without being
noticed. They crawled out too soon.
At the Forks they were stopped and
sent back to be vaccinated.
II was surprised to see the prejudice
these fellows had against vaccination.
1t existed among the Scotch and Eng
lish as well as among the French.