Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-04
ANOTHER CASE OF SMALLPOX.
Mrs. How'd, a Sisrer.in-Law of Mrs mnvfa Aaa a mIld Affack-Mo nan

Mrs. How'd, a SisreY.1n-Law of Mrs.
 Davis, Has a Mild Attack-NO Dam
 ger Expected - Great Precautions
 Taken-NO Cause for Alarm.
 Ever since Mrs. Davis was first stricken
 down with that terrible disease smallpox
 there have been rumors of other cases and
 the health officer has been busy in denying
 that any other cases existed. For several
 days past these rumors have been frequent.
 Health Officer Williston was seen by
 COURIER reporter last night. Dr. Williston
 said: s.There is another case. We have tried
 to keep it quiet, but now that little Flossie
 is dead there is no use in concealing the fact,
 as people see us go and come from the Davis
 abode. The person who now has it is Mrs.
 How'd, sister-in-law of Mrs. Davis.
 "When Mrs. Davis' case was first reported
 I found two other persons in the house be-
 sides Mrs. Davis, who had never been vacci-
 nated-the little girl F1ossie and sister-in-
 law of Mrs. Davis. repeatedly 7accinated
 Flossie, but without avail. She came down with the continent smallpox four days later. On all the others the vaccination took. Mrs. How'd, the sister-in-law, who had never been vaccinated, had an excellent vacelna- tion, but as she had already been exposed for
 
 from taking hold of her.
 ssShe was taken down the day after Mrs. Davis death with 8 mild form of the disease. She has now reached the height of the disease and is in no danger un- less something as yet unforeseen comes up. "The house cannot be thoroughly fumigat- ed and disinfected till after Mrs Howd's re- covery. All in the house who had been previously vaccinated are safe and show no signs of the disease"
 There is no fear that the disease will spread. The greatest precautions have been taken by the health officer. He is assisted in the work by Dr. Bissen. The Davis house has now been quarantined for three weeks. Not a person besides the two doc- tors and Jeremiah Watts has entered the yard. The next door neighbors, at the sug- gestion of Dr. Williston, moved out as soon as Mrs LAWS case was reported. Mrs Ellendorf, who lived upstairs, had gone to her sisters on Hallock avenue, but Health Officer Williston went after her and made her go back to the Davis house, where she has been kept ever since. In the house now are Mrs. Ellendorf, ! Mrs. How'd, Mrs. White, nurse, also a a | trained hospital nurse and Mir. Davis. At all the windows has been placed chloride of lime and corrosive sublimate to prevent the es- cape of the odor.
 After Flossie died Wednesday night her l remains were taken to Seymour for inter- nent, the start from the house being made ! at o'clock in the afternoon. This was done because the undertaken could not wait until night to go that distance. Yesterday there was much alarm amongst the people on the streets through which the body was carried. Health Officer Williston was asked about ! this matter.
 ssThere is rot particle of cause for alarm, '' he said. sI supposed there would be much criticism on this action, but was right, and as long as I think so I shall do the same thing again if need be. That child had to be buried In one sense I am glad of this | alarm, for it will spur people on to get vac cinated and thus be fortified against the dis- l ease. There was not bit more danger m l handling the body of Flossie than that of any person who has not had the disease. The I body was placed in metallic coffin and medically disinfected. Great care was taken | in it. There is no cause for alarm, any more ! than had a piece of furniture in this room | been borne through the streets
 Several cases have been reported to Dr.. ! Williston where it was thought that persons ! had the smallpox, but in every case, outside of the Davis household, it has proved to be ! something else. On Wednesday he was call- ed upon to attend to supposed case in Fair Haven. An examination showed that it was not smallpox.
 At meeting of the Hartford board of
 health Wednesday night it was voted to urge all in the city to be vaccinated.
 A case of smallpox is reported in Thomp- sonville.
 MEASLES, NOT SMALLPOX. It was reported around town yesterday that Harry E. Franklin, @ clerk employed in the Adams Express office at Union depot, and residing in the Arnold building on Crown street, had the smallpox. MT. Frank lin was taken i'll Tuesday. On Wednesday he visited Dr. E. l.. Bissell and went to his fathers home, 294 Ferry street, Fair Haven. A COURIER reporter interviewed Dr. Bissell