Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-14
SOME SCATTERED CASES
A Few More Smallpox Suspects Under
Examination.
School buildings Being Thoroughly
Fumigated -Precnutfons Renewed
by the Health ONCE officials.

East Capitol and 9th street were greatly
excited last evening when they heard OF
the two cases of smallpox reported at No.
COZ East Capitol street, mention OF which
was made in yesterdays Star. This time
the patients are young ladies. daughters
of Mr.. James w. Williams of Georgia, who
Is a clerk in the sixth auditors office in
the Post Office Department. The young Ia
dies, neither of them more than twenty
ore years old, are general favorites among
their neighbors and have had many per-
soas call ON them during the past few
days. Then, too. there are younger chill
dren, who attend school, and this morn
ing one of the younger ones was COM
planning and may have the dreaded dls-
case. They have been on the streets and
in the neghbors houses recently, so that
they have come in contact with a great
manly persons and 1t Is feared may spread
the disease. One of the children attend
ed the Eastern High School, while an
other is in the eighth grade in the Pea-
body building. When it was known that
there was smallpox in the house, an or
der closing these school buildings was
promptly made and today they were thor
oughly fumigated. They will not be open
again before Monday.
This case 1t is thought is traceable di-
rectly to the Coston family, although the
period of incubation had passed. But Mr.
Williams and Mr.. Coston were friends and
were together about the time of the death
of Mr. Coston's child. They were members
of a whist club, but on account OF the
death of Ruth Coston the club games were
postponed at that time, and Mr.. Williams
had conversed with Mr.. COstop about the
illness of the Coston child.
While the health office officials were IN
the Williams house today number or
persons congregated at various points
along the street, some venturing near the
house, while others were satisfied to remain
h. ~ talxA cir
look at the house. One lady on the square
came to the front door and sprinkled
powdered substance on the front porch OF
her house. evidently thinking she might
kill the germs of the disease If there were
any about.
Companions Of the Williams children at
tend the different schools on Capitol Hill,
and an intimate friend OF the patients, who
Is said to have been with them recently, Is
a teacher in the Normal School in the Den
nson building. The health officer is look
ing after this branch Of the case and he
may possibly deem it necessary to fumi-
gate these other buildings.
Chances for Spreading.
1t was stated today that a member Of
the Williams family attended the Metro
pOlitan Presbyterian Church last Sunday
and the church people are somewhat
alarmed over the report An official of the
church is responsible for this report but
a friend of the Williams family, who WIS.,
tied the housc Sunday, told Star repor-
ter today that the young ladies who are
sick remained at home all day and did not
attend church.
There was a lady from Georgia visiting
them, and yesterday morning, when 1t
was thought that the patients had the
smallpox. she went to the house of another
friend, but before going she sought the adj
vice OF physician, who told her he
thought there was no danger of her
spreading the diseas Sc. She is now on a
train, going to her Georgia home.
The Washington Case.
The Interior Department comes in for
another share of the scare and another
dose of sulphur will be applied to at least
one part of the building this afternoon.
This time Mr.. Winfield s. Chase. an as
sistant examiner in the patent office, Is
the man who Is feared. 1t was at his
house, No. 800 r street northeast, Eek
ington, that Mary Washington, the colored
servant mentioned in yesterdays Star,
was taken With the smallpox. The ser
want was complaining Saturday. and al
though she sick Sunday Mr.. Chase
was at his desk yesterday. He is now
away from Office on a leave of absence.
Just where this woman contracted the
disease is not known. 1t was stated that
some days ago she sat up with a sick
friend, and the doctors have an idea that
her friend was one of the smallpox patients,
but Mary declares she did not visit any OF
them, and she also says she was not
uuainted with them The Addison School
in Georgetown and TIE Central High School.
where the Chase children attended,
closed this morning for fumigition, ard
they will be kept closed until Monday.
At the Hospital.
Mrs Margaret Pemberton, The volunteer
nurse who was taken sick yesterday. has
a bad case of smallpox, as has The colored
woman. Mary Washington. who was sent
to the hospital from Mr.. Chasas house yes
terday.
The other patients are doing nicely The
discharge of the three patients from the
hospital yesterday makes room for others,
should there be any further cases.
Owing to the number Of new cases re-
ported yesterday, after so many days with
out even a suspected case. the officials have
ing the disease which, it was thought, had
been stamped out. The inspector. DR.. FL
lott, and Dr. O'Malley, who has charge of
the work of fumigating the houses were
kept busy, and today the men at the quar-
antine station had to start up the steam
disinfector sgain and disinfect clothing
from the houses where the new cases were
reported.
Another Williams Case.
Jeanette Williams, who attends the Pea
body school and who was feeling unwell
this morning, also has the varioloid. 1t
was stated this afternoon that the three
Williams patients have only the mild form
of varioloid.
Suspected Cases.
Two cases of suspected smallpox in the
Jackson building, Road street, near Oak
Hill cemetery, were reported to Mr.. b. II.
Janney, supervising principal of the fifth
division public schools, today The building
was consequently ordered closed, as was
also the Addison, on p street, the latter
owing to the disease having entered the
family of one of the teachers. Both are
being disinfected. Mr.. Janney and Trustee
Wilson were in consultation over the mat
ter this morning.
1t was subsequently ascertained that
these two cases, one in the family of Mr..
Goodwin, 2SO3 p street, and the other at
the residence of Mr.. Stauffer, 1888 N street,
were not smallpox, but chicken pox, and
the alarm felt was relieved. The schools
were closed, however, and the process of
fumigation was carried on.