Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-14

Laundry. who lives at Dennis court,
and a person who lives at 6 King lane.
Both patients have been f.yaccinated
and have vari0l0id.
The board Of health met. at 6 q 'clock,
Monday afternoon. In DR.. r. L.
Thayer's Office. and voted to forbid the
opening 6f' city hall for a public
gathering Of: any kind. It was further
decided to have DR.. L.. q. Bunker act
as quarantine officer and for him TO
have charge Of all the patients. He
will give UP all his other patients and
will receive a salary from the city. II
was also voted that each physician
finding any patient with any eruptive
disease should report the same at once
to the board Of health. A COPY OF the
vote was sent to each physician In the
city. w. -.
The work Of transferring the patients
In the quarantiDed houses to the hos
pital which has been provided at the
almshouse will be commenced as soon
as the authorities can find a place 70
put the paupers.
There was q rumOr ON the street that
there were three people, at the Elm
Wood sick with smallpox. Mr.. Judkins
denies 1t and says: The rvfnof is most
| absurd. Or. +. {. Thaycr. the health
o!ficer, is here and he would know and
| report any cases II there was any truth
in the story. The fact Is we have taken
the utmost precautions and do not al
low any Of the help to go outside the
house Or come In contact with any peo-
pie. from the infected district. We
have even carried it SO far as to pro-
hibit the help from having visitors"
DR.. Bunker In speaking Of the situa-
tioh. last night. said: 1.-The situation Is
n".wOrse than a week ago or two weeks
ago as far as that goes. The only difr-
erence is the people arc beginning 10
realize the conditions"
When Dir. Smith ana DIR. Young were
called by DIR. j.. G. Thaycr and
Doctor Bunker. the true situation was
known. DIR. Thaycr pronounced the
disease smallpox from the first. His
decision Was upheld by the members Of
the State board Of health. II was not
necessary to cali in DIR. Labcrgc as the
members Of the State board of health
We're fully as competent to Judge
whether or not the disease was small
pox as DR.. I.abcrgc. The only differ
encc was that the people were more
ready TO accept the opinion OF DIR. La
bcrgc than the experts of the State
board or DR.. Thayer.
The Colby faculty met. this afternoon
and voted to close the college for two
weeks. The Coburn Classical Insti-
tute also closed for two weeks. In an
interview yesterday afternoon, Presi-
dent Butler of Colby college said:
THE faculty have judged it wise To
announce the recess of at least two
weeks. II all the facts as to the condi-
ton of health in the college were
known by the home friends OF the stu
dents and II every student could be re-
lied upon to exercise good Judgment
and take every precaution there would
be absolutely 10 need of this interrupt
many of the patrons of the college be-
come that they are calling their sons
and daughters home. Our classes are
therefore becoming much diminished.
Further the even faint possibility that
the town itself may be Iuarantined
involves the greatly increased anxiety
of the friends OF the students living
elsewhere. There is absolutely no
panic in the institution and a large
number of the students would much
prefer that work should proceed with
out a break. e,.