The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-13
A QUARANTINE FUSS.
Sn0hOmish Commissioners and
Great Northern Quarrel.
ALL BECAUSE OF SMALLPOX.
A Deadlock Results and May Cause the
Board of Health to Quarantine
Snohomish County.

There are now eighteen smallpox cases at the
pesshouse. OF these. SIX are so Tar GONZALES
cent as 70 be up and walking about Four eases
are very severe. but two OF them have reason
able chances 0. recovery.
Dr.. P NJ. Eauaes. the health on Ter. says that
whist there ARE 10 aew cases in the city, cases
are likely to De imported over the line
OF the seattle, Lake Saore & Eastern road,
and also from the Grea: Northern There are
eight cases st Silysrton. in snohomisn county.
on the Everett & Monte Cris,o; I've az Index, on
the Great Northern road. aud one a. Snonomish,
who walked to that place from some railroad
camp at present unknown. The county COM
missioners o. snohomish county have taken
practical precautions. and the toard of health
sent Dr.. c. ". sharpies, deputy health officer,
to snohomish yesterday to insist upon some
action, in default OF which Seattle will quar-
antine against Snohonish. The Great Northern
railroad Off say that they have offered to
Cooperate with the county officers II the way
OF yaccinasing their men and quaran,ining
their camps in case OF outbreak, provided the
county viii take care of such patients rs the
road may send TO them. This the county
officials have refused to DO. according TO the
statement of the railroad men The county
officers. on the other hand. say that the offer OF
the railroad company to quarantine its camps is
ridiculous as it has no such power under the
law. It's own refusal to care for the men in
fact that the railroad company has been col.
iecting hospital funds by draw backs from the
mems wages, and that ii 10 the eompany's busi-
ness TO care for the men. The county, they
say. will send physician. and Will declare and
maintain quarantine, all al pubic expense, If
necessary: but they gill not pay the board OF
the Great Northern's men when that company
has already collected money for the purposes of
this identical case. DR.. Hathaway. OF Everett,
is quoted saying that ii there is not q solu-
ton OF the question soon he will, By virtue of
his authority as q member OF the state board OF
health, declare a quarantine of the railroad
camps anyhow.
II. c. Henry, OF the firm OF Henry Balch,
contractors for the Everett: L. Monte Cristo road,
says that the reports of numerous cases IN their
camps are unfounded, there is only one case
This Is at Silver:on, and is thoroughly isolated.
The health officers. while placing the number of
cases at eight, say the contractors bear the en-
tire cost of their board and medical attendance
without calling upon the county for anything.
The health board is very N ch embarrassed by
want OF vaccine points. This has resulted in
failure 70 vaccinate all arrivals By rail from in.
fected districts, Though careful inspection of ia
corners has been hej and lodging houses have
been kept under strict surveillance, so that any
new or suspected cases can be taken in their be-
ginning.
A subscriber sends the following prescription
for q cure for the smallpox:
Take one grain Of fox glove fdigitais), one
grain OF sulphate OF zinc and one teaspooniul OF
sugar: mix with seven ia iespoonsiul OF water;
dose, one tablespoonful every hour