Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-27
Limit Almost Reached at the Con-
tagious Hospital.
POLICE AND THE BRANNON Case
Several New Patients Last Night
and Suspects Today.
OFFICIALS ARE ACTIVE

houses, occupied almost exclusively by
colored people. promises to be productive of
| a great many more cases than did the Cos
ton case. when department clerks and a
few servants were hauled off to the small
pox hospital. Four cases were reported
yesterday. and the patients were sent to
| the hospital. A few more cases and the
| little hospital building will have to be en-
| larged.
| Last night DR.. Elliott telephoned to the
| health Office a list of his patients, as fol-
lows:
Matte Williams. white twenty-five years,
Cos East Capitol street; Anna Williams.
white. twenty years. COG East Capitol
street; Mary Williams. white. eleven years.
| COG East Capitol street: William Green.
| cclored, twenty-four years, 1924 Madison
| street; Martha King. colored, forty-four
years. 62S Marion court; Jesse Corbin.
Missile Williams, eighteen years. Q street;
| Joseph Brannon. colored. twenty-four
years, Madison court; Sarah Thomas. col
ored. twenty-five years, Logan place;
Mary Grant, colored. thirty years. 81 Pierce
street.
Yesterday's Cases.
The smallpox episode at the second pre-
cinct station late yesterday afternoon, as
published in yesterdays Star, caused more
| uneasiness than any other case. Joseph
BrannOn, the colored man from Madison
| court who called. was literally covered
with pustules, and it did not require the
diagnosis OF a doctor to convince the police
that the smallpox hospital was the place
Tor MIN. The officers who were on duty in
the station at the time were badly fright
ened, and Policeman Murphy, who was in
charge OF the patrol service, was kept busy
telling the man to remain near the door
and not approach the desk. Brannon had
been at the station Sunday, and complained
OF feehng sick. and yesterday. when he
called, he endeavored to explain to the
officers that he had the ckickenpox But
| there was no time for expIana lions, and Dr.
Bradfield, one of the physicians to the DOOR,
soon notified the health office of the case
and Brannon was hauled off to the hos
pital.
Missile Williams. the colored girl at No
y street, had already been removed and
later Sarah Thomas of Stones row and
Mary Grant OF 81 Pierce street were re-
moved to the hospital. The latter feeling
unwell, had called at Freedman's Hospital
for treatment
The removal OF Joseph Brannon from the
second police station did not end the scare
concerning this particular case, for there
was SO much uneasiness shown that 1t be-
came necessary to close the front office
and desert it,
Some Of the policemen positivelv refusad
to enter the station, and one of this num-
Der was Sergt David Dunnigan Not only
did ne refuse to enter the station but he
went to headquarters and made a report
situation with health officials Health
Officer Woodward visited the station later
In the afternoon and had the front office
iumlgated. He said there was no danger
In other parts or The building, and some of
the officers mustered up courage enough
10 sleep in there last night while others
slept in the adjoining building. Owing to
the closing or the front Office, the patrol
ana telephone systems could not be op-
Grated, so that the policemen on duty did
not nave to maze their hourly calls byHtel-
ephone
There was a heavy barricade placed in
'front.' or the building, so that citizens who
had police business to look after had to 20
to other precincts.
Police Court Uneasy.
The appearance of second precinct DO
hcemen In the Police Court this morning
caused the judges e little uneasiness, and
the officers were questioned as to whether
or not they had come In contact with the
smallpox patient.
Judges Miller and Kimball talked about
the matter, and the result was that all
persons not having business i'm court were
ordered to leave. Persons attracted to
court through curiosity will not be admit
ted until the smallpox scare is over and
Judge kimbalfs remarks on the subject
were made in such a way that by the time
he had finished talking only about six of
the hundred spectators were left in the
room. Those who frequent the court day
AFTER DAY were told that they would have
to find another loafing place
Officer Daniel Williams who handles the
Districts finances in court, was not salts
fled with what the judges had done and he
called at the health office and asked that
some disinfecting fumigating be done,
Chief Clerk Mclean heard what he had
to say and promised to do what he could
today or tomorrow.
Kept Busy.
The number of cases showed such an In
crease yesterday that Health Officer Wood
ward and his assistants were kept busy
until after midnight. Sulphur candles,
powdered sulphur and strong disinfecting
solutions were in great demand, and Dr.
OMalley and his force of men at the
quarantine station used large quantities of
them at the various houses from where the
patients were taken.
In addition to making thorough dsinfec-
tons the health officer had the Commits
SionerS appoint number Of special police
men, eight in all. to watch the infected
houses to prevent as far possible the
spreading of the disease
Although the health office was not closed
until nearly l o'clock this morning the
officials were on hand at o'clock as usual
and tonight the office will not be closed be-
fore II o'clock.
Another Quarter.
Today the disease has started in another
quarter. This time South Washington has
the case. This patient Is Lula Whitaker,
colored, twenty-one years old. Last night
about midnight she was reported as a sus-
picious case, and this morning when Dr.
Walls, the smallpox inspector. called at the
house he found the patient i'll. Seven days
ago she taken sick, and when DR.
Walls saw her this morning the eruption
had appeared all over her face and body
The doctor could ascertain no history
whatever of the case.
One year ago Lula came here from At
lanta, Ga, and had been in service until
September Since then she has lived in a
little hut in rear Of 1241 Sd street.
DR.. Walls found the woman in this filthy
place she called her home. From her he
learned that she had not been in the neigh
borhood Of the smallpox cases about Pierce
street and Stones row, and Just where she
contracted the disease the doctor has no
idea. AS soon as the doctor saw that the
young woman had the smallpox he sent
for the ambulance and had her sent to the
hospital.
Police Are Angry.
The police are greatly incensed at the
action of DR.. Bradfield physician to the
poor, because Of his action in the case of
the colored man, Joseph Brannon, whose
appearance caused SO much uneasiness yes
terday.
Lieut.. Teeple reported the facts to Mai
Moore today. According to his report of
the case, when the colored man first ap-