Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-03-26
It May Have Been Measles
and Not Small P0x.
DIXIE BARTON DIES OF HEMoRRHAaE
OF THE NOSE
Every Precaution Taken to Prevent the
Spread Of Any Contagious Disease
No Fears in Regard to the Nat
ter Felt By the Physicians
The City Acts Promptly.

One OF III ioao
which ever took place in Mexico
was conducted Sunday night by
G. L. Ferris and Council
man r. NJ. White.
At 1870 o. NJ. Monday Dixie
Barton, of this city, died OF hemor-
At 4 a. m. his remains had
been inferred in the cemetery, and
by daylight the house where he
died had been tumigated and quar-
antined. The bed clothing and
wearing apparel of the deceased
were buried and every precaution
taken to prevent the spread of the
disease if contagious.
Barton was taken sick during the
early part of last week at the resi-
dence of Phil Rebman, who lives
on the old Ben Rodman property
in South Mexico, and on Wednes-
day DR.. Fritts was called in. Bar
ton continued very Ill and on Sat-
urday night DR.. Rothwell and DR..
Adams. were also called in. Barton
still continued very i'll and Sunday
night at 7:30 the above physicians
notified Mayor Ferris that they
thought Barton had the small pox
and advised that DR.. Adams, OF
Montgomery, who is an expert on
small pox, be sent for. Mayor
Ferris and Councilman White at
once consulted City Physician Hal
ly, who advised the same course as
suggested by Drs. Fritts, Adams
and Rothwell. DR.. Fritts left on
the $50 way freight for Montgom-
cry City and returned with DR..
Adams at midnight. A few mo-
ments after the doctors arrived
from Montgomery the man breath
ed his last and DR.. Adams said that
| without doubt he had the email pox.
The other physicians all agreed
| with him. 1t was then necessary
that prompt action should be taken
to do all that was possible to pre-
vent the spread of the disease and
some tall hustllng was done by
the city authorities between that
time and daylight. There had
been some chances to spread the
disease before its nature was
known, but steps have been taken
to have everyone vaccinated who
had been to the house during the
illness and a strict quarantine will
be enforced, awaiting developments.
In the meantime We would advise
all, old and young, to be vaccinat'
ed at once. ALI the doctors have
supplies of vaccine matter here OF
on the road
DIR. Adams, of Montgomery, who
has had large experience with small
pox, said that it was both con.
tagious and infectious. 1t is not
necessary to call the names Of
those who had been in and out tc
see Barton during his illness. They
will, of course, at once be vaccinat'
ed. DR.. Adams was only in Mexico
a couple of hours, but said he
thought with prompt action on the
part of the city authorities and by
universal vaccination and a stric'
quarantine nothing was to be
feared.
PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSED.
The Public Schools which were
closed to-day will be opened in q
a day or SO, and the board requests
that any parents whose children
may have been exposed shoulo
keep the same at home for at leasi
two weeks. The board also favors
universal vaccination. The schoo.
was not closed to-day on account Q:
the fear of small pox, but, by re-
quest of the teachers who wanted
time to get ready for examinations
They will be opened in a day or so
unless there are further develop
ments. OF course the board viii
watch the matter very carefully
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The City Council met at S:3(
this morning to take steps in re
gard to the small pox matter, ane
most of Mexico's physicians wer'
present. DR.. Rothwell though
that the man who died had thu
small pox; thought so the frs
time he saw him. He thought tn,
public should be made aware of th'
facts and advised universal vacci
nation and quarantine over tn
house where he died. He though
with care the diseaae would no
spread.
DIR. Fritts, who was Barton
physician, thought he had tn
small pox,. He said he did no
die of small pox, but of hemorrhag'
of the nose, but that he had tn
small pox. He recommended uni
versal vaccination and quarantine
DR.. Hally, the City Physician
said there we're many symptoms o
small pox and reported that h
had fumigated the house and burn
ed the clothing. He thought will
universal vaccination there woul,
be no more cases.
DR.. Crawford said he saw tn
patient Sunday and thought he ha.
the measles. He thinks, though