Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-26


symptoms soon appeared. and yesterday he
*As reported among the suspected ones
When Inspector Peall called at the house,
1910 4th street, this morning, a glance at
the patient satisfied him that DR.. Krog
stadts diagnosis was correct, and the pa
bent was removed to the hospital DR..
oMalley used the usual disinfectants and
put the house In as good sanitary cond-
ton as possible.
At the Hospital.
All day long there was a constant stream
of physicians at the drug stores. waiting
for vaccine points. For some unaccount-
able reason the supply fell far below the
demand. and last night there was not a
vaccine point in the city. Every one wanted
to be vaccinated, and all day yesterday and
today the physicians were kept busy scarf
tying and applying the virus. Health OFF,
Ger Woodward called upon the Commission
ers this afternoon, and notified them that
Mr. MertZ. the druggist, bad kindly Offered
his large supply to him for the use Of the
poor.
Beyond this there was nttle done at the
Commissioners office on the smallpox sub
iect.
As The Star goes to press DIR. hewitt
in charge of the hospital, says: "All of my
charges are doing remarkably we'll They
slept well last night and took considerable
nourishment this morning. The disease Is
it's height. Judge Rucker is quite COM
Portable, and Judge Parker, who came this
afternoon IL accepting the situation philo-
scphicaily. All of the patients are obeying
instructions implicitly. and L hope to save
them all
Commissioner Ross and the clerks in the
executive Office were vaccinated this after
noon
At the Health once.
Tackled in front. of the health office this
morning a pink card, similar 10 the
cards used on houses where there are
yellow flag susper ded from a stick, and the
consequence was that none OF the callers
were frightened away. On the card was
written this notice:
1--WE do not vaccinate any one here and
We have no points for distribution. Points
may be had at the drug stores now. The
physicians TO the poor will vaccinate poor
people. or poor people may be vaccinated
at the Emergency Hospital or Freedman's
Hospital"
Health Officer Woodward and Drs. Beall
and O'Nlalley were on hand early in the
morning. The cage of George Anderson
was the only victim OF the disease found
yesterday. and two suspected cases were
reported early this morning.
When Star reporter called at the health
Office this morning he found the usual
large delegation Of persons. some seeking
Information, some wanting to be vacci-
mated. while some others were there to
offer their services. But these people were
not wanted for there Is corps of assist
anus already IN the nSlQ VINO are dDle 70
handle many more cases than are already
under treatment. A number of physicians
some of whom are in the departments, have
volunteered to assist at the hospital or in
lhe ambulance service, or wherever their
services may be required. but DR.. Wood !
ward was obliged to decline the offers with
thanks.
In ccnversa ton with Star reporter the |
health officer said that at this time he could !
not give an opinion as to the spreading of |
the disease. although he does not fear that
the epidemic will spread to an alarming eX-
tent. As he said yesterday, the period of
incubation averages about twelve days. and |
there are no symptoms between the time
of exposure and the breaking cut OF the !
disease. There are exceptional cases, how
ever, in which the period is from six to |
eight days, but these exceptions are rare. !
The cases of the disease thus far, DIR. |
Woodward told a Star reporter. have been |
of a mild form, with the exception of the /
woman Mary Nuudel, who died, and the |
Owens boy is also quite sick.
DR. Woodw Ird Is more than pleased that |
he has succeeded in ser ding all the patients |
to the hospital, for this, he says, lessons |
the danger. so far as others are concerned, !
and also gives the patient much better |
CHARGE for proper II eatment of the disease. |
The keeping of patient at the house. the /
doctor says. would II axe the place a focus |
of Infection and might spread the disease |
in a dozen directions. Should a person be |
taken sick at home, of coul Sc. he could not !
be removed without consent of the family, !
but DIR. Woodward thinks that public senti- |
menl Is Sucn mat no trouble Will be ekpe1- |
fenced, even should person be taken sick |
at hOTe. Speaking of the statements that !
suspected persons will be sent to the quar- |
antine station at 18th and ID streets south |
east, the health officer said that place |
had been prepared for such persons, nor |
dill he anticipate that any such arrange |
mer is would be made. He thought. how |
ever, that Il hospital for this purpose would |
be great advantage in the treatment of |
these cases.
short on Vaccine.
sulphur and vaccine points were scarce !
articles In this city last evening Many of |
the doctors were overrun with persons who |
wanted to get vaccinated but hundreds. |
and perhaps thousands, were sent away for |
the reason that there were no points to !
be had. The health office lad 1.5O0 ordered !
for yesterday. but only got loo OF them, /
and an additional 900 were ordered for this |
morning The physicians to the poor were |
each given sixty points this morning, and |
will be given another supply later in the !
day. One of the physicians to the poor |
stated that he had $50 applications for vac |
cination before 0 o'clock this morning
Although the supply of points was short |
Philadelphia, and received a large supply !
this morning. These points were sent from |
the Lancaster county vaccine farms al |
Marietta, Pa This company also operates
a farm at Omaha, and conducts the largest |
establishment of the kind in the world. |
Then. too. the National Vaccine Company's
plant near Chevy Chase has increased its
supply. and the output today went a great
way toward making up a supply sufficient
to vaccinate many hundred more persons
A new supply of sulphur and sulphur can
dies also reached here today. and supplies
OF the fumigating material are to be had
at drug stores and other places.
Those I'm Charge.
Health officer Woodward takes care to
IeeT. away from the smallpox patients be-
PAUSE he is obliged to be in his office a
great part OF his time and meet persons con-
aected with tire service, and give the neces-
Jary Instructions. He also has to meet cti-
gems who call on other business connected /
With the office. Drs Benjamin NJ Bpall
Ind Austin O'Malley have personal supervi-
siOn over the smallpox cases. DIR. Beall re-
Jponds 10 reports when they are sent in
ind II upon investigation 1t proves that the
inspected party has the disease, the am5U-
ance or black wagon" Is telephoned for
md the patient removed to the hospital
Or. O'Malley is supposed to be on hand |
(ither at the time the patient is removed
pr few minutes afterward, and he
gathers together the clothing and other
articles to be destroyed or fumigated and
sends them off in the disinfection wagon to
the quarantine headquarters. When the
wagon leaves DIR. O'Malley proceeds to vac
cinate the persons in the house, and con-