The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-25
HAS A SMALLPOX CASE
A Passenger Taken From the
Eastbound Train.
WAS IN THE THIRD STAGE
All Passengers Who Were Exposed tc
the Disease Have Been Quaran-
tined - Every Precaution
Is Taken.

Missoula, May 24.-Missoula has an
other smallpox case and, like the trst
one of the last scare, this came from
an eastbound train. DR.. Buckley of the
Northern Pacific hospital this morning
received a telegram that there was
passenger on No. 4 who was supposed
to have smallpox. DR.. Buckley re-
sponded to the call and met the train
at the station. The man was found to
have the disease, and, further, it had
progressed to the third stage, so that
there could be no possible doubt of it.
Steps We're at once taken to quarantine
all the passengers who had been eX-
posed to the disease, but most of them
succeeded in getting into other cars and
escaping. Two men got off here who
have not yet been found, but all others
who stopped here and who were in the
car with the man afflicted We're placed
in the car under guard and the car was
taken from the train and sidetracked
With the passengers are the train crew
and the newsboy of the train There
are seven in all. These sus-
poets have been placed in a
tourist car, which has been provided
with a cook and sent to siding four
miles west of town.
The man who has the disease was
sent out to the planning mill siding on
the Bitter Root branch in the car in
, which he was taken from the train
| and was there transferred to wagon
| and taken by the health officer to the
| pest house. All possible precautions
have been taken by the board of health
and the prompt and decisive action,
which is in marked contrast to the work
| of six weeks ago, will doubtless prevent
| any spread of the disease whatever
| There is no cause for alarm in the
city. as none of the people on the train
have been allowed to come into town.
The patients name is William Becker
and he was bound for Newport, ILL.,,
from Seattle. The man boarded the
train at Seattle. He says that at that
time he was not feeling well and con-
suited a physician, but was told that
| there was nothing the matter except a
| cold and slight fever. By the time
| he got to Spokane he had become so i'll
| that he had no doubt as to what was
| the matter with him. He did not leave
| the train, however, as he was a Stran-
ger and did not know how to make his
condition known to the authorities.
Conductor Dunning, who brought the
train from Spokane and who is IN
quarantine here now, took the train a.
| midnight, and in the darkness he die
not observe the condition of the mar
until after daylight this morning. AS
| soon as he did he telegraphed to DR.
| Buckley, and, with the cooperation o.
Superintendent Russell, the doctor sue,
ceeded in making the very satisfactory
arrangements mentioned above fol
! those who are held in detention pend
ing the development of their case.
The men held in the detention cars &
| Mcleod are: Anton Hammell, traV'
cling man, en- route to Boston; Charlie!
| Linstock, the news dealer of the train
| Conductor Louis Dunning and Brake
men F. D. Niles and Billy Oliver.
Mr.. Hammell is very indignant owe
his detention. While he admits that ii il
all right to be careful in the matter, h
says that there We're 80 or 40 other mel
and women in the car beside himself
When the cry Smallpox wen
through the car they all fled to Nhe
cars on the train. Unfortunately for Mr.
Hammell, he wore a light colored sui
somewhat resembling that worn by th
victim of the disease, and when the pas
sengers cried, 1T is the man in the ligh
suit" it was all off with him. Nobod,
| would let him escape.
The party is comfortably quarteret
at Mcleod siding and is making tn
best of the situation. Beckers condi
ton is said to be as good as could b.
expected. He says that he first felt sicl
eight days ago, and as the ninth da.
is the critical time. he reached Missoul
just in time. The health officer say
that Becker is all broken out and tina
he will be ripe tomorrow.