The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-09
WHERE THEY GOT 1T.
Tracing Out the Sources of the Pres.
ent Smallpox Cases.
No Reason For Scare, But Vacci-
nation is I'm Order Next at the
Present Time.

Don't get scared, but get vaccinated. ,
Is the advice Superintendent Chapin gives
In the matter OF smallpox, and 5000 people
have taken his advice in this city within
a week.
There are no new cases az vet and the
four patients now confined at the Field 8
Point Hospital are all improving,
the Burke woman is out OF danger
the CONQUEST woman is very comforta bic,
and Dillon, for whose recovery every pos
sible effort is being made by DIR. Chaplin
and the nurses, is reported today as better.
Ibe 1880 appropriation is no more than
surnclent to meet the present expenses at
the hospital, and should the disease
spread to any extent more money
Will be needed. Another nurse
has been sent to the smallpox
hospital and the Sister Superior'a st.
Joseph's Hospital has notified DIR. Chaplin
that she has two spare nurses whom she
can detail for the work il their services
are needed.
Arrangements will be perfected to-
day for the vaccination of the
tramps at the Central Station and
DR.. Crucker will probably be assigned
to duty there every morning.
The vagabonds can saw wood for break
fast and get vaccinated for their lodgings.
Inc same thing was done in 1887 by DIR.
Collins.
An applicant for position on the police
force went to DIR. Palmer for examination
yesterday, and was sent to be vaccinated
first.
There has been question as to how the
CONQUEST girl got the disease at the house
OF Christopher Rhodes where she was en-
ployed. While Mr.. Rhodes was in New
YORK recently, package of pamphlets
came to him from a G. A. II. Post in Chi
cago. 1T was opened and the books laid
out on the desk where they were arranged
ana busted by the servant. There are GOO
cases of smallpox in Chicago.
The u. A. X. has nothing TO. do with
the smallpox necessarily, but all the
members OF Rodman Post have
souvenirs of the present scare. Gen.
eral Rhodes, member of the post,
had written lot of Official envelopes and
directed them to the comrades. DIR. Chaplin
seized the lot and gave them a thorough
baking, and by next days mail each vet
eran received crisp and nicely Drowned
postal card.
There is no longer any mystery in re-
gard TO the manner in which O'Brien
-fhe- disease While it
was at first supposed that he had
come In contact with the germs while
tramping on the road, letter that was
received by DIR: Swarts today shows that
this was not fact.
When O'Brien is at home he lives at $50
crescent avenue, Bridgeport, and
few days after he left
upon his last tramp the next
house, No. 252, was discovered to be hot
bed of smallpox. The disease had appeared
While OBrien was at home, but the |
physician had decided that il was the
measles and it was not until 10 persons
had been attacked that the nature OF the |
disease was discovered.
Eight days after the men left Bridge |
,ort he was seized with the disease at a |
heap lodging house in this city but |
here is no doubt In the minds of the /
physicians of the health department but
nat ne brought the small pox with him
rom his own home.