Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
S SMALLPOX CASES
The Latest Comes From West of
Rock Creek.
Two DEATHS AT HOSPITAL
Health Officials Take Extra Pre-
cautions Against Spread.
AT Z HO s p I Z A l.

The smallpox has now appeared in
Georgetown. One CT the suspected cases
reported this morning was that of an
eleS en-year-old aolored girl named Mllie
Watson, who lives on Dumbarton avenue,
and when DR.. Walls the smallpox inspcc-
ter, went to the house lie found the child
suffering an attack of the variolod. She
was removed TO the hospital. This 10 the
first case of smallpox that has occurred
west Of Rcck creek
The ottter suspicious case was reported
in Chew's alley near I'd and + streets north
west but TINS proved a case OF another
kind of Illness.
Two deaths were reported from the hos
pital, Joseph Brannon and VIM. Green
Brannon died about noon and was buried
in potter's field. His relatives were unable
to defray his funeral expenses. The
colored man, William Green, the first one
to take the disease from the case Of the
oolored woman. Mary Taylor also died this
morning. He lived in Marion court and
when taken to the hospital he was in
serious condition. AS his relatives could
rot defray the expense OF a funeral his
body was inferred il potteTs field OF the
two suspected cases Saturday one of them
turned cut to be a case of NariOloid This
patient is William Donovan, a seven-year-
old boy, who lives with his parents at NO.
1917 Sth street. He attended the lmmacu-
late Conception parochal school, Sth and n
streets, and although the building has
been closed during the holidays. Health
Officer Woodward deemed it a safe plan to
thoroughly fumigate il, and this was done
today under the supervision of DR.. Walsh.
The suspected case on Capitol Hill, in
front of the Eastern High School, proved
to be a case OF ordinary sickness and not
smallpox
There was a scare in the Navy Depart
ment Saturday when one of the elevator
boys was noticed with an eruption on his
face. A smallpox rumor was started. the
elevator closed and some OF the clerks
were anxious to get out OF the buiillng:
An examination of the hoy showed that
the eruption was the result of the improper
action of his digestive organs. ana the
elevator was running this morning.
The patients now in the hospital are do
ing nicely. =.
Yesterday there We're several suspected
cases reported to the health office, but none
of them turned out to be smallpox:
Health officer Woodward today issued 10
the physicians of the city request that
they cooperate with the health officials IN
the matter of smallpox cases, ana an APP
peal is also made to persons In whose
families suspicious cases appear. Inc re-
quest mentioned reads:
The number of persons who have been
recently CnconsciouSly exposed TO smallpox
is so great that the appearance of the dis
ease may soon be looked for at almost any
point. l have, therefore, to ask your CO.
operation as a physician in impressing
upon the community, first, that the safety
OF each Individual depends upon recent
successful vaccinations; second, that any
case of suspicious sickness should be
promptly isolated. and. third. that no case
of supposed chickenpoX should be treated
at the present time without medical advice
Any case in which nausea and vomiting
headache and pain in the limbs. or chilly
sensations followed by fever appear should
be regarded with suspicion, and should be
promptly Isolated, without waiting for the
appearance OF an eruption, until a physi-
clan has determined the nature of the case
Cases in which there is marked suspicion
should be promptly reported to the health
office. The services of an inspector who
Is practically familiar with the disease will
be furnished without cost at any time