The evening times., 1899-03-10
SMALLPOX PATIENT ESCAPES.
Whole Family Found to he Suffering
From the COntagi0n.

FROM the COntaEiOn.
Interest in the smallpox situation today
centered in the Brooks family, of 1425
Eleventh Street northwest, where seven
genuine cases of smallpox were found by
the health officers and removed to the
smallpox hospital last midnight.
Enquiry discloses the fact that eight
persons living in the house have now or
have had smallpox since Christmas. OF
these, Aldrich Brooks. colored, twenty-sx
years cid. who had the disease about
Christmas. and who was the cause of
spreading the contagion among the other
members of the family. escaped and has
not been located by tie Health Depart
ment up to late hour this afternoon.
Lucinda Brooks. thirty-seyen years cd.
who was believed to have had the disease
last night seems not to have been affected
by the contagion and she was not removed
to the isolating hospital a corrsctsd list
of the seven new cases as given to The
Times by DR.. Woodward, of the Heath
Department, this afternoon, are as fol-
lows:
Louis Edward Brooks, colored, FIVE years
old; Lewis Brooks thirty-seven years old
Rosa Brown twenty-one years old; Annie
Parker, twenty eight years old; Florence
Brooks, fourteen years old; Lotie Layinia
Brooks, seven years old; James Brooks,
thirty three years old.
These persons either have or have had
the contagion and are safely quartered
within the smallpox hospital, TO which
place they were removed in the smallpox
van. Two trips were necessary, and il was
after O'Clock this morning that the second
load reached the hospital
JntlrlUg efforts have heen rnaU,. nv he
Health Department officials and attaches 20
keep the disease from spreading. All hours
of the day and night find them at work
Although the Eleventh Street house in
which the Brooks family lived had been
infected since December. the Health De-
partment was unaware of the fact. No
physicians attended the Brooks family and
ing the presence OF the disease from the
Health Department. but whether through
ignorance or Intentionally is unknown.
The first intimation that smallpox existed
in the Brooks neighborhood was given Dr.
Woodward In an anonymous communica
tlcn received at the District Building in
the morning mail yesterday. The letter
was not signed and was written in large,
scrawly hand.
DR.. Woodward lost no time in dispatch
ing his inspectors o. the case.
After long search the family was To-
Gated and the dwelling found to be YER
liable pest hole. OF the ten persons who
lived in the house seven were found to
have smallpox, one was learned 10 have had
the contagion and escaped, and only TWO
members of the family were immune 1t
is interesting &c note that five Of the in
| fected persons had not been vaccinateh and
! the other two had been unsuccessfully vac
cinated. Lucinda Brooks, colored, thirty
seven years old, ana LlliIan JoAnsoA, .ui-
ored, both Of whom had ueen successfully
vaccinated, were the only persons in the
house who were not affected. In view OF
the fact that both the latter lived in the
| house and moved among the members Of
the infected family constantly they are
pointed to by the health officer as living
examples of the Importance and efficacy %
vaccination. Both were removed 10 the de-
tention camp at the old smallpox hospital
The authorities are now in search Of
Aldrich Brooks. from whom il is alleged
all the cases were contracted. The family
may be prosecuted for ooncealng the rreg-
ence of the contagion.
The number OF patients at the smallpox
hospital has been increased from twenty
six 10 thirty-three persons.