The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-05
THE RED PEST.
One Case in Little Rock --
Rigid Measures VIII Be
Taken to Check
It's Spread,
THE C0L0RED SCHOOL CLOSED
AND THE NEGROES 0RDER.
Ed VACCINATED

We have given notice several
times, lately, that Memphis was in
tested with small pox, aud even
went so far as 20 tell Of a negro
here from Memphis, with a swollen
arm from being yaccinated, ana
asked our Board of Health to Took
a little out.
The Little Rock Gazette of yes.
terday morning, tells of a case
there, and also that the colored
schools have been closed down on
account of the same, in order to
keep the pest from spreading
The Little Rock Board of Health
has met, and issued orders as fol-
lows
Order No. l.-That all inhabi
tants or residents in houses on
block 10, Davis addition to Argenta,
are hereby required to submit to
immediate vaccination, and that
they are required to remain in OF
near their houses, and not inter
mingle until further orders Of this
board, and the Chief of Police is
hereby ordered to see that this or
der is Strictly enforced.
Order No. 2.-That all persons in
the city Of Little Rock are hereby
ordered to be yaccinated, and the
city physician is hereby directed
to vaccinate all persons unable to
pay for the same, free,
Order No. 3. 3.--That all colored
Schools in North Little Rock are
hereby ordered to be disbanded un
til further orders Of this board.
The Little Rock case IS one from
Memphis and has the following his
tory: On December nth Mary
Dickinson, colored, arrived in North
Little Rock on the Memphis road,
en- route for some point on the
Fort Smith Road. She went to the
house OF Sam Smith, colored, to
pass the time before the departure
Of the Fort Smith train, and while
there complained of feeling sick.
She was allowed to lie on a bed On
New Years day Mayor Wo6dson
was notified by Dr. Meek that an
9-year-old boy was sick at Smiths
house and apparently had small
poX The Mayor at once sent Off
Ger Bowman to guard the house
and allow no one to enter or
leave the premises. Dr. r. G. Jen-
nings, Secretary Of the State Board
Of Health, acknowledged as being
without a superior in the treatment
Of small poX in Arkansas, was dis
patched to the house, accompanied
by City Physician Milton Vaughan.
After an examination Of the case,
they reported that it appeared to
be small pox, but that it would re
quire three days to determine de6n
itely, Yesterday morning the con
chlsion was reached that it was a
genuine case Of small poX.
We do not want to be considered
an alarmst, but think our Board
of Health should get together and
organize, to fight the disease, to
prevent it from coming here; It
should take all proper precaution-
airy measures.
We have four daily railway SER
vices direct, without change Of
cars, from Memphis, over the st. H.,
| J. NJ. g. S and the st. H., S. W.
roads, and it would be an easy mat
ter to spread the disease here, by
negroes seeking work on the rail
roads being built out OF this city.
We do not ask quarantine just
at this time, but a thorough organ
i2ation of the Board Of Health, cn
both sides, ready to go to work
when the time does come. In the
meantime officers should watch ev,
cry train for suspicious looking ne.
groes, so as to keep them out Of
the city
In Olden Times