St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-13
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EPIDEMIC UNDER CONTROL.
Doctors Are Confident That Small
Pox VIII Not Spread.

| practical view of the smallpox scare.
There is a. dread in the very word that
sickenS the heart of the multitude. Not
that it is a seriously fatal scourge, but
because OF, sits ultra-contagious charac-
ter. and also because major portion of
the people are really unacquainted with
the nature of the affection.
The state board of health took cog
nizance of the matter and met in the
office of Health Commissioner Hoyt
yesterday afternoon. There were pres
ent:
DR.. Hewitt, of Red Wing. chairman of the
board; DR.. Millard, DR.. Ancker the city ply
slc1an; DR.: Kelley. health officer of Minne-
apolis; John d: OBrien, Corporation Atlor-
ney LAWYER, Col. Well. the proprietor of the
Merchants, and DR.. Frey, the manager of the
same.
A lengthy consultation followed, as a
result of which Col. Well magnani-
mouSly volunteered to close his house
to the admission of guests until such
time as the proper officers shall tell him
to resume business. This course was
eminently satisfactory to the board of
health and others present. 1t was
agreed on all sides, however, that it
the doctors all feel that they have the
scOurge already under perfect subiec-
ton. Yet it was felt that the public
would feel better if the house were
closed. and Col Well has closed it.
Every possible precautiOn has been
taken, said DR.. Hoyt last evening, land |
am satisfied that all danger is now passed
DR.. Anc Ser has assumed the care of the pa
tents at the quarantine, and he is sup
piled with a corps of competent aud expert
enced nurses, that are Oh duty day and night
Everything has been excellently system
matlzed. Col Welz is entitled 10 a great deal
of credit for the personal sacrifice he is MAX
ing. 1t means great many thousands of
dollars to him.
Joe Cromer, young man who has
been temporarily employed in the Mer-
chants barrOOm. exhibited two or three
little blOtches on his arm when he
barred it for vaccine point, and he was
nearly frightened into a genuine fit of
sickness at the revelation. 1t was not
smallpox however, and he was restored
to equaLimity when fully assured that
he had nothing unusual.
DR.. Hewitt and Dr. Hoyt spent nearly
the whole Gay at the Merchants. They
found that the elevator boy, Fred Con-
stance, had developed case of vario-
ioid, and was ordered taken to the
quarantine, and was removed at 9
O'Clock. Again this action was not con-
sidered necessary, but it was rather
done to appease public alarm.
These doctors yaecinated all the help in
the hotel and many of the guests. At
the request of the proprietor Of the
Windsor DR.. Hoyt detailed OFFICERS
Hendrickson and Storr. and they vac
cinated nearly 200 people in that hotel.
They finally ran out of points and had
to orde new supply. Some came last
evening, and more will arrive this
morning.
DIR. Ancker explains that there is no
occasion for alarm.
The darby boy, Walter Dawkins'' said
he, lis suffering case of continent small
pox. Peter, and in fact all the other cases
are very light. That of the girl and the boys
is so very light, indeed that / should never
suspect the cause had not known that there
was really case of smallpox in the CITY,
There is no reason to believe that there will
be an epidemic We have had these cases
here before and we have always controlled
them. 1t will be confined right where it is
No one shonld feel any alarm
Il am utterly astenished,' said The veteran
Dr. Murphy, that the people should have
been SO exercised. have had lots of cases
right here i'll st. Paul, and very little was
ever said about it. My theory is that some
man with the smallpox stopped at the Mer-
chants eight or ten days ago, and there is
where it started from. That man is probably
in some other city sick-some city where
they know enough to hold their mouths and
not scare the populace l wouldn't be sur
pIlsed II he was in minneapolis, for have
known cases in their pest house that never
even got into the newspapers
Advice From the Mayor.
Mayor Smith sat in his Office yester-
day and spoke freely upon the presence
of smallpox in the city. He sad that
no meeting of the council would be
called to provide money for stamping
out the so-called pest, though DR.. Hoyt
had called upon him with that object in
view There was no money available
for such purpose, but a contingent
fund could be created. The mayor de-
plored the unfortunate presence of
smallpox in the city and the publicity
given to it. for he continued:
'Ifear it will injure US materially. The
Northwestern funniest takes place soon. and
130W p9ople are expected, and next month
1000 editors and their families are to attend
the editorial convention. Now it cannot but
do harm to herald far and wide the fact that
smallpox exists in st. Paul, and you know
these things are exaggerated. / do not my
self see any reason for making such a scare
about the matter. for there are but few mild
cases reported and every precaution is being
taken to isolate them. There is no reasonfor
any alarm whatever and we should remem-
Der that the disease is always present in some
cities. yet does not cause any panic''
The mayor proceeded TO give his ex-
periences when in 1854 cholera was cpl
demic in st. Paul.
I'VE only had about 1.50O people here
then" said his honor, ''and as many as ten
casesa day were landed by the steamboats,.
l used to feel pretty frightened then,
especially when | had, or thought had, any
sign of internal cramp, but was young
man, and since then have grown a little
wiser, and fear older. My advice to every
one IS to scout the idea of any epidemic and
attend to their duties just as usual
The Merchants hotel presented des-
olate appearance last night. The doors
were not closed, but there were few
callers, and it is nearly deserted save by
the attaches of the house. The keys to
nearly all the guests room were hang
ing listlessly from the little pigeon
holes, and the register had been re-
moved from the counter The clerks
were there on duty, however, as if moth
ing extraordinary had occurred. Still
one could not help feeling the effect of
the melancholy spirit that prevailed.
DR.. Hewitt and DR.. Hoyt called dur
ing the later hours of the evening and
made critical inspection of all the
inmates, but discovered no trace of
probable spread of the disease. They
then drove out to the pest house to visit
the patients there. When they return
ed they reported them in good condi-
tlOn. The TACT is, none need to be con-
fined to their beds save the boy Daw-
kins.
In an interview with a GLOBE
reporter DR.. Hewitt urged the import
ance of vaccination.
at is an absolute protection against the
contagion," he urged. IF one is properly
vaccinated, he can sleep with an afflicted
patient with perfect safety. l say vaccinate
Vaccinate! Yaccinate! The American peo-
pie are prone to neglect this imp ortant pre-
caution, and you would really be surprised if
you knew the number or per cent of people
who have never been inoculated There is
no aa an OF an epidemic here. Everything
and there is no occasion for alarm
Boys reliable Brokaw's fancy flannel
blouses S5c (worth S1.5O) at the bows de-
partment of the Boston on Third street.
Says It's Not So.