The times., 1899-01-25
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NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

! ateiy quarantined and placed under guard.
| The patient is a colored woman. AS inti-
mated in The Times, Superintendent of
| Public Schools Kemper has issued instruc-
| tions that all pupils shall be vaccinated.
AS a result OF this order the physicians
| have been kept very busy since last night
| and the druggists have been doing n land
| office business Several suspects have been
! reported and are being carefully watched.
| meeting of the board of health was
/ called at the auditors office this morning,
! but was adjourned for want OF a quorum.
1t was practically agreed by those present
! to allow matters to remain in the hands
| of the health officer and the mayor. Today
| six men were appointed to guard houses
which have been placed in quarantine. The
| special officers are W. J. Carroll. J. T. Fin
| nell, b. T. Coghill. J. L. Jones, J. r. Lloyd,
and John Sutton. These guards will re-
lieve the members of the police force, who
| have been required to do guard duty at in
| fected houses. Mayor Simpson today de-
| tailed Sergeant Smith to assume charge of
| the specials. and Patrolman Bettis was as
signed to duty as acting sergeant on the
| force. The smallpox patients are reported
to be rapidly improving Up to dale
| twenty-five cases have been reported. in
| Guiding the sixteen referred to in the re-
/ port of DR.. Arthur Snowden. quarantine
| officer at this port for the Marine Hospital
| Service
The funeral Of the late John J. Jameson
| took place this afternoon at o'clock from
! the Second Presbyterian Church and was
largely attended. The members Of Aiexan-
| dria and George Mason Councils. Royal
| Arcanum. in which the deceased was .
Jealous member. attended in body. The
| services were conducted by the Rev. T. H.
| Rice, formerly of this city, in accordance
| with the wish expressed by Mr.. Jameson.
Thn hnr
| irvine, past grand regent, Norfolk: r. A.
Dobie, past grand regent, Norfolk: S. l..
| Bloomberg. grand regent, Richmond; James
| b. Blanks, grand secretary, Petersburg;
| the Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson, chairman
grand council Of Virginia, Richmond; E.
B. Kemp, regent Alexandria council; A. B.
Bolts. Fredericksburg; Mr.. Williams, of
Norfolk, and Elder ]. Kemper and Deacon
| William Campbell, of the Presbyterian
| Church. The other honorary pallbearers
! were S. G. Brent, w. B. Smoot Albert
Bryan, Park Agnew, and DIR. William NJ.
| Smith The body bearers were Edgar John
son, John Credit, William Credit. John
Hawkins. John Triplett, and Moses Simms,
six colored citizens. The interment was
made in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary V. Cheshire died at her home
| In st. Asaph Junction this morning aged
fifty-three years. The deceased was the
wife of Andrew Cheshire. and a daughter
of Walter l.. Penn, of this city. The fu-
neral will take place tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
| Charles A. Yohe left today for Allen
town. Pa. to attend the funeral OF his
| mother, Mrs. Esther Hartman, who died
in that city last night, aged ninety -one
| years.
Mary F. Hill has sold house and lot in
Patrick Street. between Princess and
Queen. to Mary E. Williamson, for $500.
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Company, of Washington. met in this city
To-Day and elected the following directors:
j. +. Hood, L. II. Bean r. W. Duffey II
c. Duffey. W. +. Washburn, F. R. Horner.
A NJ. McLachlen, and w. H. Owens
The Georgetown University Musical AS
ISOLATION gave delightful concert In Ian
mons Opera House tonight Each member
was well received by an appreciatiye aud
fence.
Robert Davis and James Banks. both
coiored, who engaged in cutting affray
last night, were fined 81 each by Mayor
Simpson today.
regular meeting of the city council
was held tonight, when two important mat
ters pertaining 10 the health of the city
were considered. Mayor George l.. Simp
son submitted communication relative to
the smallpox epidemic. He briefly reviewed
the origin, progress, and present status
of the disease. The first case reported to
the health officer in December last. was
that OF Rebecca Bryant, in Braddock AL
ley subsequently it was learned how
ever, that Wallace Brown had been at
tackled with the disease on December 27.
1893, and this, in the opinion of the mayor.
was the original case. so far as could he
learned. AT the time of the discovery of
Brown case he was Il conyalescent and
had been visited during his illness by
many OF his acquaintances. In this manner
the infection had been spread He ridi-
culed the idea of many persons having
diagnosed their own cases and pronouncing
II chickenpox, which. upon investigation
by the health officer. proved to be well-de-
fined smallpox. He complimented Health
Officer Miller for his untiring zeal and per
sistent efforts to eradicate the disease. and
for his faithful attendance upon those who
were dependent upon the city for profess
sional services. The mayor recommended
the establishment of a house of detention.
IN which all suspected cases might be quar-
antined. and the enlargement of the pres
net hospital TO meet any emergencies that
might arise. Mr. Greene introduced n res
oiut!on authorizing the mayor and health
officer TO expend any amount of money
which might be found necessary to stamp
out the disease and for the proper care of
patients. The resolution, without debate
was passed by unanimous vote of both
branches of the council
A second communication from the mayor
was submitted, accompanying a report of
Messrs. Louis Kraft and H. r. Burke
who were. some time since. appointed 10
investigate a rumor that the Alexandria
Water Company was supplying the citi-
Zens of Alexandria with contaminated
water, pumped from the marshes Of hunt
ing Creek. The report was yoluminous,
and contained analyses made by several
meteorological experts of Washington and
Baltimore. The committee could not ver-
! ify the rumor that water had ever been
supplied from Hunting Creek. but found a
pipe which ended short distance above
the high water mark. leading from the
pumphouse. which. they were advised had
been put in for the purpose of iiushin ing
the reservoir and pumps The committee,
however. determined TO go further into
tion pertaining to Aiexandria's water sup
ply. The analyses submitted indicate
that, while the water furnished by the
company Is not absolutely pure it Is b t.
ter than that furnished in many cities
They learned that some thousands OF per-
sons now lived on the watersheds which |
supply Cameron Run, where some hum
dreds lived half u century ago. when the
waterworks were established. This, in |
the opinion OF the committee, would tend
to Vitiate the water They also submit |
ted figures demonstrating that the de ,th
rate OF Alexandria from typhoid fever was
far in excess of the average city of the
United States. They recommended that