The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-31
THREE NEW CASES AT VICTORIA.
One Death at Victoria, One at Vancouver
Quarantine Against Manitoba.

VICTORIA. July 30 Especial. Follow
ing is the smallpox report just issued by
the provincial health officer at midnight:
New Westminster cases.
Vancouyer-At Deadman's island the last re-
port was seven cases, but one death mas &C.
Cured leaving six.
Vancouver district-No report received; last
report. Hastings two cases, Moodyville one case.
victoria eity-No eases, no suspects. A. the
Jubilee hospital quarantine station, two miles
from the city, at q IN, there were sixty eight
eases. Six patients were discharged well. leay-
ing sixty-two. one patient, an Indian woman,
died. Two patients were admitted from city
and one from the suspect station. making a
total OF sixty four il the quarantine station to-
night. The cases received today from the city
should have been reported early in
the week, as the eruption had been on for three
or four days i'll each case. The early removal of
each and every case as it develops in the
city is a matter OF the utmost inheritance if we
are 10 completely stamp out this epidemic
rapidly. In this connection / direct attention
to clauses - and 20 OF the provincial health
rules. which provide that if any medical man
or householder fails to give Immediate notice of
any case OF smallpox 10 the municipal health
officer, such case coming within his know ledge,
he is liable to fine of so or imprisonment for
three months, with or without hard labor or to
both fine and Imprisonment
J. {. DAVE, NJ D..
Provincial Health officer.
The provincial health officer, Dir. J. c,
Dayle. leaves tomorrow morning for Van
couyer and New Westminster, where he
will make complete and thorough inves-
tgatlon of all cases Of smallpox, and see
how far the provincial health rules have
been carried out. He wired tonight to
have the health officers of Vancouver CITY,
Vancouver district and New Westminster
meet him on the arrival of the boat
The two cases Of smallpox discovered to-
day were children. The disease had been
broken oat for four days, and both cases
should have been reported at least three
days ago.
TACOMA. July So Special. J. Health
Officer Gocum SAYS regarding the report of
two cases OF smallpox IN Seattle: I'VE
have no official notice. and there is no
move 10 quarantine Seattle The health
officers of Seattle could not in some cases
prevent residents OF Victoria coming into
Seattle"
NANcoryEs, h. c.. July S0.-ESpecial. !
Poor little Rosie Stickeis is dead. The
story of her case is a sad one in the ex-
treme. The Victoria papers SAID nothin,
about smallpox beng there. and her
father, fearing no danger, went over 10
Victoria 10 do some business for the Fdi
son Electric Company. While there he
caught the smallpox and came home and
his little daughter. who was. of course
eager to welcome and caress him. be-
came infected. lie is recovering
hut the death OF his child may cause a re
lapse. There are no cases or suspects in
the city. All the cases ut DeaIuan's
island are doing well except Mcdonald
and Place. The latter has delirium
tremens. a the result OF long-oontinuei
debauch, 20 hight. along with the small
pOx.
VALLEY Cry, y. n. July -. Toy. Burke
has proc aimed absolute quarantine
against Manitoba on account of smallpox.
PoRr TawSSksp, Jaly Especial. l-Your
today papsr does great injustice by nub-
hshlne what PurTorts 10 Re ny rerly 10 Hon
John cary. which is false IN toto This IA
what w.Fei ~ Mr.. iesTy ia reply TO his dis
patch, Deeply regret nay inability 10 cornniv
wita request. Impossible Tor any one 70 get
through BY Way oi Townsend"
Han ST iA~pKs