The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-21
THEY ARE NOW ISOLATED
The Varioloid Victim and Her
Friends in Quarantine.
DAY DEVELOPS NOTHING
Believed That Miss Crooks Is the Only
Case in the City - Prompt Action
Taken-No Efforts TO Be Spared
to Stamp Out the Disease.

As soon as the sun was up y~ester-
day morning county Health Officer
Mckenzie began bestirring himself
with preparations for the isolation Of
the case of varioloid which was dis
covered in Anaconda Tuesday even
ing. The quarantine was accomplished
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning AMI
now three white tents on the prairie
bordering Mill creek mark the new
quarantine station.
DR.. Mckenzie lost no time in remov-
ing the victim and those who had been
exposed to the disease. Early yester-
day morning he sent GU the three tents
with all the necessary accessories to
comfortable camp life. The materials
were Immediately followed by the peo-
pie themselves. The party In quaran-
tine consists of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon ID.
Rutherford and child and Louis Crook
and his sister. The latter is the only
person affected, and her condition Is
not in the least alarming. Mr.. Crook
rode to the quarantine station on his
bicycle. and. as indicated by his cy-
clometer. the distance from Anaconda
To the pest house is W seven and
one-half and eight miles. At first DR..
Mckenzie thought of selecting a spot
nearer town. but he afterward deemed
ii better to move further up the creek.
The place selected is not situated on
Mill creek proper. but is on a tribu-
tary of that stream, known as Clear
creek. and the camp is in a little gulch
some distance from Mill creek.
All of the isolated party are in good
spirits and do not apprehend any seri-
Gus developments. They look forward
to rather a season of pleasant outdoor
camping n fishing than an enforced
isolation.
All the members of the party were
v~accinated yesterday by DIR. Mckenzie.
and when he left the camp last even
ing everybody was getting along nicely.
Miss Crook herself was in a happy
frame of mind and spent the afternoon
gathering wild flowers. She asked DR..
Mckenzie to let her ride her bicycle.
but the doctor put his foot down on
that and she will not be able to ride
her wheel. The disease has made no
apparent progress during the past "A
hours and the patients condition is not
at all changed.
The health officer provided for a
guard, who will keep the colony to-
gether. Tom Wilson OF this city has
been installed in that capacity.
Last evening the house at $40 West
Sixth street, where the case was I'M
earthed. vas thoroughly fumigatei
under the direction OF DIR. Mckenzia.
He does not believe that any more
cases will develop. but he gives the adj
vice that everybody should get vacc!-
mated. The vaccine points from the
innoculating farm at Omaha will ar
rive in this city Friday, and it would
be wise for everybody to get v~accinat-
ed. Parents especially should have
their children YacCinated at once. If
the disease does not manifest itself
further it is not thought that compul-
sorry vaccination will be resorted to. bus
If another case comes to notice, vacci-
nation as a war measure will be the
first thing taken up.
The prompt action of the health o.
ficer and the board of county commits
sioners with reference to removing the
varioloid case from the city at once
meets with hearty commentator. Five
years ago when 90 of A~naconda's peo-
pie were stricken down by the dread
disease. smallpox had gained a foot
hold before the disease was fully rec
ognized. For days and weeks small
pox stricken men wandered about the
city. spreading the deadly contagion
everywhere. A man who was sent 20
the pest house by the city authorities
was even ordered discharged by the
county authorities. The wonder is that
the epidemic of 1893 did not claim more
victims han ii did.
The present discovery of the presence
of smallpox, however mild the case
may be, has sufficed to set i'm motion
vigorous steps that will no doubt result
in the determination of the disease be-
fore IL has had time to gain a footing.
In the meantime. 1t behooves every
body TO take precautions in the matter
Of sanitary conditions and the expen-
diture of half a dollar for disinfectants
may avert c~ontagion.