The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-10

Ierent places. and one case under consideration
VI tns ssventy-three people quarantined not
one - sick or ailing In any manner. although
tneif quarters In some cases are in places caIcu.
!ated 70 produce typhoid fever. The American
mouse, on Washington street, which was the
place IN which the last outbreak began, is once
more open TO the public and the same classes
tnat sought Il in times gone by are there now
yesterday there was not the least indication
that the house had been shut up and was, for
soout three weeks, An object of curiosity to
hundreds
The Great Northern lodging house, in the
Matilda-Winehill block, corner of Main and
Commercial streets, holds twenty-four in
quarantine, though II 10 in . very unhealthy
place. hole underground where sewer gas and
obnoxious smells prevails; yet, since the last
case was taken away, over a week ago, no one
has been i'll From this place there are seven
ways OF escape, by which two or three persons
fed last saturday night Now these windows
and sidewalk portfolios are well guarded with
heavy timbers and it IL safe TO cay no further
escapes will occur.
The Grant street bridge has not been the
cause OF any further developments in that Sec
ton, although rumors have been started. There
are TWO men In the shack from which the man,
now At the pest house, was taken and both are
healthy. They have made no attempt TO escape
and take life as easy as the situation allows.
The Il. L. n. I. house, on Front street, which
H. W.
the People's party leader, got out, has not
caused the police any trouble 10 speak of, al.
tnough they were looking for q man named
Ryan, who was said to have left the house just
before the quarantine orders were issued. The
most exact figures obtainable show eleven peo-
pie In the house.
1t was at 705 Jackson street that Frank Man.
telto was found sick with what proved 10 be
smallpox There is little doubt but he is one of
the fourteen who escaped from the American
mouse BY the underground passage. Fortunately
ne TOOK lodgings at q place where there were
only two persons, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Dellamors,
besides himself. The house has been thoroughly
fumigated, and, although q week has passed.
there are no indications that its inmates have
contracted the disease.
The Laoorers' Rest lodging house, on Yesler
avenue, near South sixth street, was Quaran.
tined last week because All Larson, who is now
In the pest house, was discovered in the neigh
borhood OF Pike street with what was supposed
to be smallpox C. e. W. Anderson, the pro-
prietor of the house, says that he did not see
Larson before he was taken to the pest house.
ana consequently had no opportunity to deny
or affirm that the man had ever stopped at his
house. He says the officers looked at the reg.
lister, saw the name Larson and evidently con.
cluded Larson had told them the truth about
his lodging house. However that may have
been, there are two Larsons in the house now.
The exact number OF men in the house Is thirty
four. At the time the quarantine was instituted
there were thirty-seven, but three escaped the
first night. One, F. n. Thompson, was caught
and brought back. The other two. one of whom
Is named Henry, are at large. While bad re-
suits might have come from this, the healthy
condition Of each inmate lessons the fear as to
the result The list of inmates at the Laborers'
Rest Is rs follows:
G. W. Anderson, C. J. Anderson, ALI Ander.
son. Gus Lunden. l. Martinson, John Anderson,
a ~ IAU - n1Snr
Coliner, Charles Nelson. J. n. Thompson, John
Nelson, Otto Anderson, Gus lingren, l. Browen,
8 A; johnson, Charles swanson. Gus Brat.
Frank Anderson, c. Moran, p. johnson, Gust
0. Dean, John Land, o. sadermark, c. Larson,
Peter Swanson. s. Carlson, Monson, Frank Pc
terson, Charles Swanson, Charles Unger, O. Mat
tson. John Barry.
The presence of smallpox in Seattle has
caused people in and out OF the city to imagine
that any sickness accompanied by Q headache
and fever or rash indicated smallpox for q
certainty. An example OF this came up few
days ago in Houghton. across Lake Washing
ton. SWsde named Olsen was taken sick with
an eruption on the skin Rumor had 1t small.
pox, and the Seattle health board was notified.
The case was watched closely and yesterday
proved to be nothing more than acreform erup.
ton. false report came IN yesterday from the
Bay View brewery section. DR.. c. A. smith
hunted through the quarters near the brewery,
and finally found out that a man had mentioned
Grant street bridge and rumor upheld its repu-
tstion for distorting ana magifying thinga
The health department feels confident 1t has
the smallpox under sublugation. and from pres.
ent Indications that view Is justified. Six
physicians are at work investigating cases, vac
cnating and watching the incoming trains and
boats. majority Of the cases OF smallpox in
Seattle may be traced to the mining districts
and railroad camps to the north and east The
health department does not want to quarantine
against any town or make 1t inconvenieut for
travellers, but in tae present state OF affairs 1t Is
necessary to take the initiatory step and keep
suspects" from entering the city and sleeping
i'll dirty lodging houses where the germs of dis
ease thrive. For this reason every train and
boat from the north. and even south. Will be
inspected. The police department. Ia acting in
conjunction with the health department in
this matter, aud, II cases do get in, there
will be occaSion for complaints Of negligence.
vaccination is being pressed, and now over 500
people living In lodging houses OF the lower
class have been vaccinated. As rule the work
has progressed without much trouble, but
should the occupants OF place put an obstacle
in tho way of the department by taking advsn-
tags OF the technical point that there Is no ord-
nance compelling vaccination, the house will
very likely be quarantned for public safety.
CORPORATION Counsel Donworth yesterday ad-
Creased a letter to +. A. Churchill, president OF
the board Of health, expressing the opinion that
the city had power to pass an ordinances Tor COM
pulsory vaccination. although such an ordi-
nance would be rare: that people coming into
the city could be forced to undergo vaccination,
there was no question.
News from the pest house indicates that DR..
sparling Is having hard time. Up to last Sat.
urday he was taking care OF sixteen patients
with the aid of one woman and a man. One
more nurse has been sent to his aid. For three
nights he slept on the floor aad gave up his bed
to a patient He was forced out OF Office by
Democratic administration which charged in
competency aud extravaganza. The same ad-
ministration allows six physicians To do the
work be wss willing aud able TO do with one
assistant and the aid OF the government
Personal.