Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-21
TIE SgDURI[ SPREADS
Smallpox Infection in Buena Vista
County Developing a Serious
Situation.
From Ten to Fifteen Well Devel-
oped Cases Now in the Pest
House.
Hundreds Of People Said to Have
Been Exposed-A Strict
Quarantine.


city. All but two have as yet assumed
but a very mild form and none of the
victims appear to be seriously ill. The
following are the ones afflicted.
Allan Sharp. conductor of the Mime
apolis construction train.
r. B. Smith, fireman.
Peter Clifford, brakeman.
Oscar Byerly, railroad laborer.
George Hatton, resident engineer of
the Milwaukee and one of his assist
ants.
Carter Whitney.
William Rowley, laborer.
Frank Reardon, clerk at the Column
bia hotel.
Miss Elite Biddle. daughter of the
landlord.
Miss Jessie Moretz, chambermaid.
Clerk Reardon and Miss Biddle have
form. but it is the judgment of the ply
cisians in charge that they have passed
the most critical stage.
The local board Of health here has re-
sorted to the most rigid and effective
of the disease. A large number of spe-
cial police were appointed last Satur-
day to assist in the enforcement of
quarantine regulations. These regula-
tons extend to persons who are even.
suspected of being exposed.
Vaccination was, in a sense, made
compulsory and at present it is thought
every person in the city, with possibly
| t,~C rira tod
After consultation with the home
physicians and DR.. Horonbrook of
Cherokee Saturday evening, the board
decided to erect a quarantine hospital
isolated from the city, where the af-
4 flicted ones can be taken and cared for.
/ A large force of workmen We're engaged
Sundayaand yesterday in its construc-
ton and it is now completed and occu-
| pied by the patients. 1t is in charge of
/ expert nurses from Chicago who are
already here, and DIR. A. w. Stevens OF
this city, whose duties are entirely con-
fined to the treatment of smallpox
leases.
The board is receiving the unanimous
support of citizens in it's effort to
stamp out this much dreaded disease.
The disease has broken out in Sioux
from its effects. Three cases are re-
ported east of Sioux Rapids in the
country.
Des Moines. Nov. 21.-Despite all eff
forts to suppress it, the Storm Lake
smallpox scare has developed to ser
ious proportions The Storm Lake of
ficials who, tin two or three days ago
strenuously denied there We're cases o.
1T. avs n
Buena Vista county, now admit thai
there are ten or fifteen cases in the
county. Several of the patients have
been taken to Storm Lake and are be
ing cared for there. The cases are sup.
Iposed to have originated in the railroad
camps on the Milwaukee road, south o
, the town. When the first complaint wa:
Imade a week ago it came from thu
health officers Of Chicago. who claimed
THAT a man from Buena Vista count.
had come there and promptly devei
: Ioped a case of smallpox. The Storm
Lake authorities at that time had M
idea that the disease had appeared IL
their county and assured the stat
J board of health to that effect. The stat
J board of health. however, on IN
: strength of advices from Chicago or
! ldered the places quarautlHea "iietS
!. was suspected the disease existed, an
!. DR.. Commit the Sioux City member o
the board, was instructed to go and in
" vestigate.
e Yesterday Mayor Chapman. of storr
n Lake, Informed the board of healt
l. that there are ten cases, diagnosed a
smallpox, in Storm Lake, and report
: from Sioux Rapids and Marathon ind
cate that there are cases at thos
: places. The board of health understand
that the disease has not in any case dc
veloped severe or malignant form
but is fearful that it may spread an
e become serious. Absolutely nothing ca
h be developed as to the source of tn
n original Infection, and this may neve
be known, as the men in the gradin
: camps came from widely scattere
y parts.