The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-11
TWO CASES Of SMALLPOX
Oscar Christmas and Miss Cum
ningham the Victims.
MANY PEOPLE EXPOSED
Miss Graham Cannot Be Found-Al-
legged That She Has the Disease,
Looking for New Pest
House.

Two cases Of smallpox made their ap-
2earance yesterday and there is said to
be third, which. however. Dr. Monroe.
the physician employed by the city and
county 10 look after smallpox cases, has
not been able to locate yet.
The two victims who were seen by
DR.. Monroe yesterday and pronounced
smallpox cases are Oscar Christmas,
who lives st sos West Quartz street,
and Miss Bridget Mary Cunningham of
lei Minis street, Centervflle, whose case
has been regarded as suspicious for
some days.
The case Of Oscar Christmas was re-
ported TO Alderman Medin Of the board
Ct health yesterday morning and Dr.
Monroe was at once notified. He found
Christmas suffering from a case of
genuine continent smallpox. Mrs.
Christmas was vaccinated a couple of
days ago. but there are said to be sew
eral other people in the same house
who have not been vaccnated and who
have been exposed.
The case Of Miss Cunningham was
called to the attention of DR.. Monroe
three or four days ago. He did not at
that time think the young lady had
smallpox, but continued to see her each
picious and night before last DR.. Mon
roe directed the young lady's mother
to give her large dose Of quinine. This
was done and yesterday the eruption
was out so plainly there was no longer
any doubt she had smallpox. Both the
Christmas and Cunningham residences
were at once placed under quaran-
tine.
The third case referred to was re-
ported by DR.. Johnston. who stated
that Miss Graham came to him to
inquire what was the matter with her.
She was then all broken out with small
pox. DIR. Johnston told the young
woman to go home and at once sent
word to the authorities
Miss Graham Is a daughter of James
Graham and sister of Mrs. Foley, who
live at 70s North Wyoming street, and
who were pronounced victims of small
pox Thursday evening by DR.. Monroe.
The girl was away from home when
the place was quarantined, and when
she returned the guard on duty would
not allow her to enter the house, not
knowing she was afflicted. She went
to the house of a friend and stayed all
night and yesterday morning called on
Or. Johnston Where she went after
that is not known, as she was not at
home when DR.. Monroe called at her
home yesterday afternoon about
o'clock and he was unable to learn any
thing concerning her. AS the girl came
in contact with a large number of peo4
pie. more cases may be looked for from
this case alone.
A child of family named Olson was
sent home from one of the schools yes
terday. 1T was stated that the child
was sick and Dr. Monroe was sent to see
the child. He found that the child was
not sick and had only been sent home
for the reason that the family lived in
the same house as the Barretts, where
a case has developed
A conference was held yesterday be-
tween the mayor, Health Officer Alex
ander and DR.. Monroe relative to an
action taken the day before by the al
dermen composing the board of health
aside from DIR. Alexander. The alder
men thought it was not necessary to
quarantine a whole block in cases where
smallpox found in a lodging house and
decided that all that should be neces-
sary in such cases would be to destroy
the contents of a room where a case
developed, fumigate it and close it up
for the quarantine period and allow the
rest of the house to remain open. DR..
Alexander was not present when the re-
port was made and did not sign it. He
was decidedly opposed to any such
course and when the matter was taken
up with the mayor and DR.. Monroe, it
was decided that the health officer had
the power to act separately from the
board when it is necessary. According
~ an order was made that all public
places now under quarantine should re-
main so till the quarantine period is
up and that in any future cases of the
Same kind, the whole house should be
quarantined as in the past
The question on this point was
brought up by the extravagant de-