Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24
Another Case of Smallpox reported
Today.
NOT CONNECTED WITH FIRST ONES
Heath Office Adopts New Sanitary
Regulations.
THE COMMISSIONERS ALERT

Another case OF 81 iallpoN has been dis
covered in the city. and the patient removed
| at once to the Contagious Hospital Thit
time IL was found In an entirely different
section Of th.- city.
Several days ago Mary Brown. who is q
domestic, residing at 2r2 ID street north
west, was taken sick with a violent head
ache and back ache. Dr. Harrington was az
once summoned. This morning the cas<
had developed 20 such an extent that there
was ro longer any doubt as TO Its char.
acter. The doctor at once notified the oc
cupants of the hous. that the servant hat
smallpox, AMI directed that she be isolated
lie also communicated with the health OF.
| ficer and the latter at once notified Dr.
Nevitt TO prepare aECther bed at the hos.
pitaL
The finding Of this case in such a remote
section from where the other cases were
discovered eau 'ed the health cfiiccr no littls
unedsiness, and he at Cnce called upon the
Commissioners. and had a long consuta-
| tion Oh the subject
He stated that in view Of the fact that
there were SO few experts in the town that
II might be well TO relieve Br. hewitt from
duty at the hospital and put him in charge
OF special branch of Investigating sus-
picious cares. He said IL was absolutely
necessary to detail some experienced man
TO lock into susI icious cases. and thought
DIR. Neyi1t the best one TO do this work ON
account Of his Intimate knowledge OF con-
taSlous diseases. But after dehberatiOn it
was decided that br. Nevitt could do more
good I'm control OF the hospital, and Il was
decided 70 keep him on duty there.
Dr. Benjamin NJ. Beall. VINO had con-
siderable experience in handling smallpox
cases during the epidemic OF 1872 and Is73,
applied Tor the position of special represen-
tative OF the health office TO investigats
suspicious cases. The Commissioners upor
the recommendation of Health Officer Wood
ward thereupon appointed him. His dutiea
VIII be to thoroughly investigate all sus-
picious cases reported to the health Office
and trace as far as possible their origin.
reQuisition was made for a frame build
Ing to be erected in the neighborhood Of the
hospital ior the use OF the men engaged In
disinfecting houses.
Dr. woodward in conversation with q
reporter Of The Star this afternoon, said
tnat the authorities We're doing AL in their
power TO stamp out The disease. The new
case. he thought could be Traced To ths
others.
Mary Mundel, the arst case &C smallpox
that was sent 20 the hospital died last
right at 6:I5 and was Immediately inferred
In potters field. The hemo fhsg. which
tae patient had early i'm the day left her 80
weak that she soon succumbed. although
st1mulsnts were Administered freely. The
othef patient, Mary Thomas, is doing well,
and IL is believed her life can DE saved.
Health Officer Woodward iLfonned a re-
porter of The Star today that there was no
compel people to stay IN their homes even
thousn a case Of smallpox was there.
Health OfHcer Woodward.
Health Officer Woodward was the busiest
man in Washington this morning. is there
TO be an epidemic of smallpox - was the
question he could not answer There had
been two deaths from the disease. patient
was In the hospital, and another case had
been reported. Just where the disease will
end, OF course, the doctor could not tell.
His Office was thronged with people, and
most OF them wanted information concern
ing the disease, While others wanted TO set
NGccinated.
Dr. Harrington was on hand early in the
morning to report the new case mentioned
he simply handed in a certificate TO show
that Mary Brown, colored domestic had
the disease. According to the Doctors In
formation, Mary, who is about twenty-five
years old, had for some time been a servant
In the employ OF J. w. Nickery OF the post
office, who lives at ~ ID street northwest
Mary had been In his employ several
months. and she slept at the house.
Sunday she complained OF feeling sick
and last night DIR. Harrington was called
to SEE her. He was satisfied that the
patient had the smallpox, and this morning
when he called. the condition of the
woman relieved the doctors mind OF any
slight doubt he may have entertained last
night Then he went TO the health Office
ana made the report.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart supervising principal
Of the third school division, who is always
on the lookout for the welfare Of his chill
dren, was also Gle of the early callers AT
the health office.
Under the regulations there is a provision
that all school trustees. school teachers. or
oth~rs having authority. are forbidden TO
receive into Ur allow To attend any school
public or private. within the District Of CO.
lumbia, any pupil not vsccirated as re-
quired by the rules and regulations" here
tofore made and promulgated by this board.
A IA nf ha ,shF
school in the Carberry building In the third
division. and some colored children from the
smallpox houses attended school at the
Gicdings and Lincoln public 81 hools, and
also at the oolored sisters school at sth
and G streets southeast.
Health officer Woodward has ordered that
'hese places be disinfected, and that ell
books or clothing EelOnginS 10 the children
be destroyed. A quarantine has been order
ed in these cases. and the children are TO
remain away from school for at least four
teen days
Mr.. Coston. father OF the dead child, was
among the callers, and he was in the health
office some time. no precaution against his
spreading the disease being taken. Yester-
Gay afternoon colored man, who lived in
the house where the Mundel woman was
found. was also at the health office. where
he remained some time before ne was vac.
c!nated.
The First Case.
The weekly report OF the health officer
submitted today. shows one death from
smallpox. This is the little child Ruth
coston, who died some days ago. The GER
tificate I'm her case. as turned into tht
health Office. shows that death resulted
from continent varicella," which mean
chicken pox
This certificate was referred TO the health
officer as Suspicious" and the subsequent
happenings caused the health Office q
change the cause OF death TO smallpox.
This body was inferred In Glenwood cem-
etery. no extra precaution being taken be-
cause OF the disease. IL was stated al ths
health Office this morning that the body
win not be disturbed. as experts saw
that the virulence of the disease dies In
two weeks after the body Is consigned 10
the grave. although 4 turks in woolen
goods for years.
The health officer Is determined TO en-
force the regulations concerning the de-
struction Of clothing and bedding and all
be burned.
Not Connected.
1t appears from an Investigation mads