The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
FOUR MORE CASES.
The Son of Benjamin Dudden Died From
Malignant Smallpox.

Malignant Smallpox.
The second death to occur from small
pox was reported yesterday. 1t was the
first since that of Contractor Wolcott,
whose case was the first to come to the
attention of the health authorities The
person was the son of Benjamin Dudden
of Silver Bow, who was found the day
before to be suffering with case of
malignant black smallpox The death was
reported to the authorities yesterday
morning and arrangements were made by
which a couple of immunes were sent
from the pest house last night to bury the
unfortunate boy.
The first of the four cases discovered
yesterday was that of William Phean.
who lived at the Nevins boarding house
in Dublin gulch. Mr.. Monroe diagnosed
the case and sent the patient to the pest
house.
C. Fl. Schwager. miner living at the
Clarence hotel, was the second victim.
Schwager walked into the Jail alley and,
encounterng policeman, Informed him
he believed he had smallpox. He was es-
corted to the rear of the Jail and pro-
vided with a blanket with which to keep
himself warm pending, the arrival of Dr.
Monroe, who pronounced the case small
pox, and Schwager was sent to the pest
house. The hotel was quarantined for "a
hours in conformity with the present
policy of dealing with the situation.
Schwager was reported last evening as
having very high fever and as being
a very sick man. 1t is thought his case
may develop the malignant type.
Another case was reported from GAL
West Quartz street, where a child of Mil
lard w. Stills was found to have a case
of variooid, and the fourth was that of
a Mrs. Smith, living at 4SS East Park
street, who was also found to be suffering
with varioloid. Both of these places were
quarantined and the patients will be
treated at home.
Late last night it was reported that
three additional cases had been discov-
cred. One was said to be a baby of a
family living at S43 North Montana street
and the other two We're not known. In
connection with the latter two it is said
that the persons affected were discovered
in block in which several physicians
have their offices and that two or three
doctors saw the cases and pronounced
them smallpox, but owing to the agree
ment entered into day before yesterday
by the majority of the physicians of the
city that they would report no more
cases, these were not reported to DR..
Monroe and he, of course. has no idea as
to who they are or where they can be
found.
The police had their attention called last
evening to the case of man named CAL
lahan who is said to be nursing man
known as Smiling Albert" who is ill
with smallpox in cabin near the Dexter
mill, north of Meaderville. Callahan came
to town and got drunk and went about
the streets, mingling with the people
wherever he went. AS the case he is at
tending has not been quarantined by the
county health department., the police had
no power to act, but Callahan was re-
quired to go back to his cabin, and as he
refused to do so, but defied the officers,
policeman adopted a means of his own
to get the fellow out of the city He
gave Callahan a good clubbing, and he
left town.