Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-21
A CASE or s1kLneox.
II Caused Cousaaerable Excitsment In This
0tg Yesterday.lsA

A CASE o. s1kInsox.
Ntg Yesterday.mh
The case Of suaa,lpsx a ~ schooser Charles
O. Stand, OF AlsxaAdrss. nentsssd in yssser-
days STAB, attracted the assentiOAsof the au-
thorities in this sity yssterday,as vsnas in
Alexandria. and considerable appfeheuskenSvas
felt about II. News OF ths case e1ussd scare
in Alexandria and II was fsaxsa thAtS the
disease would spread and possibly become
epidemic. g. - >.z-slissss- - - "a
The mssssr was discussed a, Day yesterday,
Health Onlcsr Hannsts md Surgeon Gen. wey-
man Of hemnine hospital ssrsiee exchanging
views and trying to do Tie best they could for
the patient and to prevent . spreading Of the
disease
The case was arss csilsd To- He attention Of
the health officer By teispAons mssuaesff from
Georgeteyn. dt.ves imported thssr the, paaint
was In the jurisdiction Of the Diajrict e. Column
bia, and DIR. Hammett naturally thoulht that
he would have to care Cor the nick. man.
I Ixsrscroas VISIT rnxi vsssu...ss q,
Accordingly be sent cat Medical Sanitary In
spector Hughes and Messrs. a y. Hsters and
Thos. Shepherd 70 Wait the .schooner AID M
port the result Of their inyes6gsdsn., The In
spectora won't 10 Alsxsndria, whsee thsy pro.
cured tug 10 take than ont to The schooner
and there they found thst Tie, captain Of the
craft, John A, Marshsll, vas the vfctim..s All
The captain Of De. schooner ,ha6 no Mss At
soon a. he had landed the passspgerS he pulled
away and waited some distance OF until the
inspectors appeared on deck and called 10 him
that they were ready. - 4 80 - = r.
The inspectors found after . thorough
examination that the captain Wa suffering
XHrv,a xs~~o - IN
was in comfortable quarters in the cabin and
with his was his hrother in-aw, . young man
about eighteen years old, who has been faithful
in his attendance upon the sick one,
THIS CASE pevELofzp IN AtExAxparA -.
While the inspectors were mailing the e1sm-.
ination Br. William II. Smith, Who represents
the marine hospital services. ct Alexandra
called on Health Officer Hammett Ii regard to
the sick man. DR.. Hammett learned from him
that the case developed in AIexahdria and that
the authorities compelled the schooner to leave
the dock and 60 out In the stream. "a : -.
Before learning this DR.. Hammett had de-
cided to put the patient in the smallpox hos
pital, thinning that the disease had developed
in the District, but upon learning that the
case was discovered at the AexAhdris wharf he
determined not to admit the patient here, but
to nake the Alexandria authoritie6 look after
him. .. - -
From the report made by the iuspectors
Health Officer Hammstt ID unable 70 trace tbs
disease to any place where the smallpox is
raging. The schooner loaded at Philadelphia
with fertihzing material for the Chemical
psss: 4 fs9m cargo E,msn- satsn from
Before reaching Alexandra the captain felt
sick and the smallpox symptoms soon followed:
The schooner reached Alexandris about D week
ago, so that the patient has had the disease
about Q week. -...s- b, g., -. =.
When DR.. Hammett concluded not TO jeopar.
die the lives Of the citizens here by. bringing
the patient to this city he also wrote DR.. Hey-
man letter suggesting that the boat be quar-
antined at a point in the vicinity Of Fort Foote.
THE BOAT, euARANTISxD. .-ggi' 8
DIR. Weyman, speaking toIa SzAa reporter
about the case, said that there Was No pest
house in Alexandria and for that reason he
wanted toput the patient in the smallpox hos
pital here. Offering TO, pay all expenses from
the funds Of the hospital servi3e. When the
case was Investigated he thought the refusal Of
here was highly proper, There wers three per-
sons on the boat besides the patient, 50 Uk.
Weyman was informed and DIR. Smith thought
1t best to anchor out in the stream, which was
done. =,
The result of the investigation, be said was
to send the boat to the local quarantine, not far
from the lighthouse, on Jones' Point. Dr.
Smith has received strict instructions
to permit no communications between the
quarantined schooner and the shore and sup
ply Of vaccine points have been sent to him.
with instruction to vaccinate as many seamen
as possible. -; 49,. 80
The patient, Dr. Weyman learned, has passed
the secondary stage Of the disease, where there
is high fever and delirium, and he Is now on
fair read to recovery. DR.. Smith stilhss charge
Of both the patient and the schooner, with or
ders to exercise the most rigid care A
case Of the loafhsome disease, said the doctor Il
hike frebrand, but in this case be really an
ticipates no danger whAtsver. The worst
Of the disease has passed. A. soon ~ he
RECEIVERS the schooner will be thoroughly
fumigated and the bedding and
clothing Will be disinfected according to the
latest methods. The boat will be made thor
oughly safe before the collector Of customs will
permit it to go to any other port ss