Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-25
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with an acid bichloride solution.
At the Hospital.
This afternoon DIR. hewitt made a requi-
sition for a number of articles for the hos
pitaL 1t included additional beds, blankets,
medicines and other necessary articles. The
Commissioners promptly approved the requi-
sition. and ordered the goods sent immedi-
ately
Health Officer Woodward later reported
that the stenographer and typewriter OF his
office. fearing the disease. had requested
two weeks leave of absence.
He thought she should be given leave of
absence for good and some one else APP
pointed who was not afraid. The Commits
siOners asked him to recommend some one.
and he named DIR. Stacy A. Ransom, and
the Commissioners forthwith appointed him.
As The Star goes to press the following
telephone message was received from DIR.
hewitt:
An of the patients are doing as well as
can be expected. Judge Rucker seems bet
ter and is cheerful. The working force has
been materially strengthened by the APP
poIntment OF trained nurse from the
Columbia Hospital directory. and everything
possible is being done for the patients. /
have room here for thirty-five patients. and
everything Is in readiness in the event there
are any new cases.
school Closed.
The Commissioners late this afternoon
decided that 1t was necessary to close the
following school buildings during the dis
infection of the same. and issued an order
to that effect: Lincoln, Giddings, Carbery,
Arthur and Thompson.
Spread of the Disease.
With but one suspicious case reported
this morning and no additional deaths.
Health officer Woodward was well pleased
with the general situation, so far as the
smallpox Is concerned.
1T is impossible to state at this time
what the outlook may be-" the health Of
ficer said to a Star reporter These cases
have undoubtedly been infected from the
first case-that of the Coston child. 1t ap-
pears, however, that the Owens case can
not be directly traced to this case, and the
same may be said of the case of Mary
Brown, the colored servant"
The period of incubation, he said, is about
twelve days, although il may not be so
long a time. While the doctor thinks all
these cases are directly or indirectly due
to the case of the Co5ton child, he fears
that some Of these patients now suffering
may have spread the disease. In event of
this the Cases, of course, are rot likely to
develop for a couple of weeks.
"As a matter of precaution." said the
doctor. "a general vaccination is desirable
for persons who may have come in con-
tact with these people, who may be on the
rol1 to an attack. By means of a success
ful vaccination they nay reduce the dis
ease to varioloid. or avert it altogether"
Last evening Health Officer Woodward
and his assistants were at work until a
late hour making all the provisions irnagin-
able for the handling of the sick in event
of a serious eplsmic Arrangements were
made for an additional ambulance from the
police service. and the question of estab-
fishing quarantine ambulance service was
settled upon.
Disinfecting Work.
Health Officer Woodward, realizing the
necessity of having the services of an ex-
peft in the matter of disinfecting places
from which patients are removed, as well
schools and offices, transferred DIR. Aus
tinO Malley from the diphtheria and scarlet
fever work, and put him in charge of dis
infection. While he is employed DIR.
frank p. Vale will look after the diphtheria
and scarlet fever cases.
Surgeon General Wyman of the marine
hospital service rendered the services of his
bureau, and will send to the health office a
steam disinfecting machine said to be the
only one of the kind made. This apparatus
DIR. Woodward considers the best affair yet
Invented for disinfection At present sui
phur candles and solution, the latter pre-
pared by Prof. Hird, the chemist, are being
used;
Interstate Quarantine.
Surgeon General wyman, in addition to
rendering hts services to the health officer,
as well as other contagious diseases. an
advance copy of which he furnished Health
officer Woodward last night.
Judge Rucker's Case.
Late yesterday afternoon. after The Star
went to press. another case of smallpox
was reported. This patient is Judge Marion
Rucker, assistant attorney general who is
in the Interior Department. He boarded at
the house OF Mr.. E. III. Gregory, No. 110I
18th street. and is an intimate acquaintance
OF Mr.. Coston, father of the dead child.
Ii was not Cntil the yellow flag was put in
front of the house that neghbors were
aware that there was case of smallpox
in the house. Judge Rucker, who had been
acquainted with Mr.. COStOn, net him on
the street shortly after the death of the
child, and held an extended conversation
with him. 1t was in this way that the
judge probably contracted the disease. Judge
Rucker had been sick several days, and it
was not until yesterday that the pustules
showed themselves and made certain the
suspicion that he was suffering from small
pox. There are more than two dozen board
ers in the house. and, although the Judge
had been Isolated and attended by his WIFE,
he could no longer remain there. The only
alternative was to be sent to the hospital,
which was done, but there he will receive
the attention of DIR. ]. Ramsey hewitt who
is an expert in this line of sickness and
his friends are satisfied that he will fare
well under his treatment Judge Rucker
lumbia. 5. G..
AS soon the judge was taken from the
house inspectors from the health office
fumigated the house and did all in their
power 20 allay tine fears of others who live
there.
William Owens, the young man at 3O2
4th street southeast, whose case was men,
toned In yesterdays Star, is a messenger
in the patent office. He was also sent to
the hospital yesterday afternoon
Public buildings.
Secretary Smith of the Interior De-
partmeut is greatly worried about the case
of Judge Rucker and this morning he was
anxious about tie clerks and other en-
ployes who had come in contact with him.
Early in the morning the Secretary was at
his desk, and before he had been there
many minutes he was in communica ton
with the health officer. The telephone was
kept busy until DR.. OMalley went to the
department building with the necessary
amount of disinfectant to use in an effort
to kill the smallpox germs. Secretary
Smith also made known to the employees
that he wanted them all vaccinated. In
addition to disinfecting the Interior De-
partment, DIR. O'Maley was sent to the De-
part of Justice to render what service was
wanted there.
Among school Children.
DIR. ]. III. n. Waring, who is in charge