The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-06
THE DISEASE HIDDEN.
Smallpox Cases in Victoria Not
ALI Reported to Authorities.
SEVERAL CASES IN CALIFORNIA.
OuaYanfined Americans Want to Go
Home-A False Alarm Creates
Panic.

VICTORIA. Aug. Especial. A proni-
nent physician was asked tonight for a
| statement as 10 what he thought OF the
/ condition Of the city. He replied:
To answer the whole question / would have
| to go fully into the details OF ali precautionary
measures taken 10 stamp out and pre-
ven. the spread OF smallpox This
/ will say. however: The chief thing
causing anxiety to health officers is the danger
| that arises from cases which have been con-
cesled- To speak within aetna knowledge, the
Jeunne child, removed from Fourth street. on
the Work estate. should hsys been eusrsrtlned
al least week before IL was discovered b. the
health authorities. number OF persons must
have been exposed to the eontsgion Of this case
during the week il remained concealed.
The same thing applies, although TO 8
less extent. 70 the CLARK case on Niagara street
II they who have been thus exposed do not
develop the disease it viii be entirely due TO
the fact that they are protected by vaccination
Another fact must be borne in mind. Despite
the vigilance of the health authorities and the
medical men of this city, there may have
been cases of smallpox, probably of very mild
type, the existence of which has never been dis
covered. There is a similar danger from those
cases, supposfng such TO have existed To
minimize the risk arising from concealed cases
all persons in the neighborhood have been care
fully vaecinated and will be carefully watched.
Following is the official report of the
provincial health officer up TO midnight
August 5.
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cases.
vancouver dis1ric.-Has.iags, two cases;
Moody lie, one case.
Vancouver City-Five cases in hospi,al At
Deadman's island. One case discharged yes
terday.
Victoria City-No cases jubilee hospital
two miles from business center Of city, 81
patients; no new cases: 40 deaths: none dis
charged &C. DAvIz
Provincial Health Officer
VICTORIA. Aug. 5-United States Consul
Myers this evening received a reply from
the Puget sound health officials positively
refusing to raise the quarantine, Tins
causing great inconvenience TO q number
of Americans compelled TO stay here.
SAN DIEGO, Aug 5-Several mid cases
of small pox having been reported TO the
health officers of this city as having devel-
oped at Chriiavista, ten miles east OF here,
strict quarantine Will be maintained.
TACOMA, Aug. Especial. Tacoma
had smallpox scare today. ]. X
Holmes, a brakeman employed on the
Northern Pacific railroad, applied to Dr.
Fox, the depot quarantine officer, for some
medicine early this morning. He had not
been feeling well for the past two days
Hewas given the medicine, but the doctor
discovered eruptions on his forehead, and
thinking il was smallpox. at once hurried
him TO his room at the Kirby lodging
house, corner of and Seventeenth streets.
DR.. Fox then summoned Health Officer
Iocum. and the hotel was at once put
under quarantine. Four stalwart police
men guarded the entrance and twenty
four guests were compelled TO take break
fast and dinner against their will
at the hotel. A consultation
was held with City Physician
Armstrong and careful diagnosis was
made. 1t was decided this afternoon that
the man. who had been but recently vac
cinated, did not have smallpox, and the
Quarantine was removed. The excitement
was intense for while during the day,
and the doctors reaped harvest from per
cons who had not been vaccinated. One
good result of the scare is the willingness
of persons heretofore opposed to vaccina-
ton becoming suddenly willing TO be
innoculated with vaccine virus. 4 woman
at the Kirby house this morning showed
eruptions. thought by some 20 be small
pox. Other diseases caused the eruptions,
however.
The Victoria COtnnist says: The existence OF
very few hidden eases in different parts of the
city must do any amount of mischief and nuiiity
70 very great extent the preventive measures
that have been taken. IL is moi only the interest
OF the members OF the family OF the
sick person that he be placed where he
cannot disseminate the disease, but it is the in
tersst of every citizen that such dien
cases be allowed 10 exist Every one shout
therefore be on The look ont ard "a a
citizen has coed reason In believe that there is
a case of smallpox in house in his neichbor-
hood he should forthwith communicate with
the authorities. Iacesssnt wsichIulness is
necessity, not onlv on the psrt OF those occupy.
ing official positions, bu. the part OF a public