The Washington times., 1894-12-13

With n Ght wax am II look Of sattsfae-
tioa leaning fro his c. Is, Dr. J. Ramsey
Neyitt stepped from the smallpox hos; i'al at
;,:-0 last even ng. aad. slammlng the door be-
hind h.m, was soon on lis way c.lywar..
his a-ticn officially CLOSED ana scale ih,,
low. wh tawashed shan.y away on; on the
Eastern coma oas leyond The great brown
.ai, which, through @ ur.e-y. is designated
the smallpox Eo-r:ial or lesthousc.
Eniiicr in tic aft rlol the'tHo remaining
conyn.escsnts. Mary, Blown, and 3Iary
1hoa as, YeIe tQ,d q. lack ~ Their effects,
a1d after taking "a thorough bath ana chang
ing their clothing. we're dismissed q. cured.
Dr. J. Ramsey Ney3tt. The hero Of Tia. recent
e;iGc;nic did not le;.ya the pesjaonSe UGi
nrarIy dark. he nurse. Miss Jones, pre-
IeIed the Goytof by a few m.lu G.. Er.
Neyi;t went AZ ores 10 his hons .'wEere lie
Was warmly greeted 10y his Il other grd friends.
lie did nos tarry long at home. Tut quickly
4 hiei himself 10 the home OF his a'Iignced
Miss Mary Christmas H.ne, daughter OF ex
! D.s!r.ct Commissioner Hine. TO whom h. will
: lie hurried III D.. Sunderland Presbyterian
Church next "Wednesday cyoahG.
/ Or. Nevltt was seen las. n:ht by T aIEs
reporter. lie did not present that vigorous
appearance which cbaracteri el him prior 10
/ the lestEouse.
y am suffering from malaria and insom-
MIA. :. lie said IN his usual chery tone. ''1ut
coEsI erinZ the length OF time l have been on
con-inuoCs duty,I ca'lHot exphct 20 feel rs
. bright as mo.ning in JuCe.
Tic brave doctor = D!ci that the site Of the
sI.a!ii OK Eos9ltal is contiguous 10 the Eastern
/ Brauca marshes, and tho atmosphere there
abouts is necessarily iuii OF malaria germs. In
addition 10 this kc was affected wi;h sleeep-
iessness rs a. result of the reaction
ater his io.ely midnight yigilS AT the
iedsides OF the stricken humans who were
und~r MS charge DR. Nevitt did not leave
the hospital until he had en- al he cas- of
garments of the former at cnts so up in
smoke and the house thoroughly fun ga'ed.
When seen last night DR.. Neyitt said he
was wiring u report OF MS story at the
isolate pest house and history o!the small
pox cases for TIE Dis,ri,t Medical Society.
This evening the doctor will start on a trip
to New York and other Eastern cities to re-
Gu, crate and overcome the insomnia. return
ing ia tine for Lis marriage with Miss H!ne.
The hea!th olt1ce attaches express the
hope that before there is another Outbreak
or epidemic Washington will have a conta-
giCus hospital and quarantine stetiOn COM
mensurate with the importance Of
the Capital City. Tie present squatty,
one-story frame structure originally did
duty away back in the COS as n military
barrack. It is weather worn and untitled
for the purposes OF an epidemic hospital, but
may even be used for SMALL poX cases after the
proposed contagious hospital Is erected.
The place is a disgrace to the Nation s
Capital, a" said an official last evening, .'and
photographs OF the structure should be taken
and distributed among members of Congress.
l know OF no better argument that could he
used to urge an appropriation Tor new
structure
} 1t is claimed that a suitable quarantine
station is equally as important as the hospital
building. The station would be employed rs
place of detention for suspected cases, and
would thus in large measure
prevent the spread of contaglon.
As it is now suspects either have to be LEFT
at their homes until the disease develops or
be removed to the pest house. In the former
case there would be grave danger of spread
ing the contag,on through the household
and neighborhood, while should a patient
thought to be injected be removed to the
contagious hospital. he or she would contract
the disease there whether they had it before
or not.
Leading physicians here say Washington is
! the only city OF Importance in the United
States that is not provided with modern
contagious hospital
Mary Williams, the latest smallpox pa,
tient, was removed yesterday from her tempo
rary stopping place, No. 1873 Third street
northeast, to the home Of her parents, No
COG East Capitol street, where her three sis
tiers. who were stricken with the disease, are
convalescing. These patients, the last o
the smallpox contingent, are isolated an(
well qGarantined at their home and Health
Officer Woodward is hopeful that the disease
can be kept within the confines of the Will
Jams premises until it can be numbered
among the things of the past.