Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-26
SMALLPOX In Reno.


versity quartered in Whitaker Hall.
Mondays Gazette gives the following
particulars:
Reno people were considerably ex-
cited yesterday afternoon by the cir
culatlon of the report on the streets
that there was smallpox among the
students occupying sleeping quarters
at the Seminary. AS is natural In
such cases, the rumor greatly en-
larged the facts, and from the story
that there were half dozen cases of
malignant small pox, the truth re-
duced it to one case of varioloid.
A. M. Smith, familiarly known as
"Long Tom" student of the State
University, has been ailing for the
past four or five days. On Saturday
night DR.. w. A. Phillips was called to
attend him From Smiths appear
ance the doctor believed he was suf-
fering from varioloid and ordered him
qua1antined until next morning when
it was thought the case would be &C.
veloped to such an extent that more
certain opinion could be rendered.
Yesterday morning another visit to
the patient satisfied the doctor that
Smith was suffering from varioloid.
He took DR.. j. A. Lewis. the other
resident member of the State Board
of Health, to look at the patient, and
he confirmed the diagnosis. An or
der was Immediately issued by the
State Board of Health quarantining
the Seminary and adjoining grounds
and ali students who have been sleep
| ing III the building, and all residents
on the grounds were prohibited from
leaving there until the quarantine
was raised, and every precaution
known to medical science has been
taken to prevent spread of the dis
ease. Student Smith has been kept
in the third story of the building
and entirely separate from the other
students. His mother, who arrived
in Reno Friday evening, is nursing
him, and she is the only one, with the
exception of the physician, who will
be allowed to visit him.
DR.. Lee of Carson came over on the
local this morning to be present with
Drs. Phillips and Lewis in Il confer.
ence of the members of the State
Board of Health regarding the case of
smallpox at the Seminary. AS DR..
Lee has had such vast experience
with this disease, and has been so
successful in it's treatment and pre-
vention, he is most valuable mem
Der Of the Board at this time and his
opinion should be given due weight.
He examined Student Smith and
gave 1t as his opinion that it was I'm.
m1stakably Il case Of small poX, but
of mild type. He thought that
with the precautions all eady taken
there is very little danger of it spread.
ing further. He, with the other
members Of the Board, thoroughly
examined the premises and called the
quarantined students together and
| questioned them as to whether or not
they had been in contact with Smith.
Those who live III the annex, which Is
some distance from the building III
which Smith is sick, it was found had
not seen Smith since ne was taken
sick. Tho quarantine, SO far as they
were concerned, was raised and they
we're allowed to go wherever they
| pleased, much to their delight. The
balance, that is those who have been
rooming in the main building, we're
informed that they would be obliged
to remain in quarantine eight days
longer. They, however, will move in.
to the annex, and thereby be entirely
separated from the sick boy. He is
in the third floor of the main building
and rs much spparate1 from otbnr