The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-05
is REAL 81 ACK SMALLPOX /
William D. Wolcott Dies Sud-
denly at the Pest House.
NO NEW CASES REPORTED
DR.. Alexander Says He Will Not Re-
quire the School Children to Be
Vaccinated Unless the Disease
Makes Fresh DEVELOPMENTS.

William D. Wolcott, the smallpox
hospital Monday night, died yesterday
morning about o'clock. From the time
Wolcott was taken to the pest house the
malady developed with amazing rapid
ity and he died of the genuine black
smallpox, the most malignant type of
the disease. Death came very suddenly,
as often happens in such cases.
When deputy sheriff drove out yes
terday morning to communicate with
the pest house, he was informed of
Wolcott's death. Word was immediate
ly sent in by telephone from the poor
farm and immediate steps were taken
to dispose of the body. A coffin was
procured from the poor farm and the
body was buried in the poor farm bury
ing ground. The clothing, bedding
clothes of the attendants and every
thing that had come in contact with
the case were then burned and the
house thoroughly disinfected. DR.. Sui
livan and the attendants and guards
will remain at the pest house for 10 or Is
days yet. or so long as there is danger
of any further cases developing.
Wolcott was about 55 years old. He
rated, who lives in Missoula. She was
notified of his death. He had no other
relatives living here. He was we'll
known citizen. Besides his employment
with the lumber department of the Ana
conda company, he did contracting and
had number of buildings under way
when he was stricken down. His sud
den taking off by the dread disease is
great shock to his many friends, who
feel keenly his deplorable fate
No new cases of the disease developed
yesterday, though the attention of the
health officer was called to a suspect
whose case presented symptoms that
led to quarantine as precautionary
measure. DR.. Alexander was notified
that a Mrs. Trembly professional
nurse, living at No 227 South Montana
street, was suffering from an ailment
which had some of the symptoms of
smallpox. She had been employed in
the family of doc" Beal at German
gulch. She had been feeling badly for
several days and Tuesday evening was
brought to the city. The physician who
was summoned thought the case looked
like mild form of smallpox and in
structed the family to allow no one in.
When DR. Alexander was notified he
took DR.. Leavitt with him to see the
patient. They observed an eruption
that looked slightly like smallpox, but
the woman stated ttldl lIle eluPtloLl
frequently came out on her when she
had a fever and that there was nothing
serious about it. AS DR.. Alexander did
not think the case warranted sending
the woman to the pest house as yet, it
was decided to quarantine the house
and await developments. DR.. Alexan-
der does not believe the case will turn
out to be smallpox, but to be on the safe
side he ordered a quarantine and sta
toned an officer to enforce the regula-
tons.
Dr. Alexander has been authorized by
the board of health to enforce VAGINA
ton in the schools as soon as he deems
it necessary. DR.. Alexander stated last
evening that he did not expect any fur
Their cases and that unless more should
develop he would not require school
children to be vaccinated.