The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
A Ora Trying DECREASE
Only Three New Cases of Small
pox Develop.
HOSPITAL OF DETENTION
Com eortable Quarters VIII Be Provided
for Victims Awaiting Transportation
to the Pest House Many Sus-
pected Cases Reported.

The nerves of city officialdom were
given, another rude shaking up yester-
day by a smallpox scare. which created
nearly as much of a panic as that of
the day before, when two men, who
were victims of the disease, walked into
the city hall, Yesterdays scare was
created by a woman, who, unaided and
alone, might have routed the whole
corps Of officials and clerks had she
seen fit to remain to finish her bust
ness.
The Woman's name was Mrs. Lucas.
She had served her time at the pest
house and having recovered from TIE
smallpox, had been allowed to .eturn
to the city. Having business to trans
act at the city hall. she went there
yesterday. Her face still bears the red
marks left by the affection, and when
she made her appearance at the city
hall every one believed she was a vic
tim of the disease. 1t was in vain she
protested that she had had smallpox
and recovered-they would not believe
her, and she was hustled out uncere-
moniously and the health officer sent
for. The doctor knew the woman's
statement to be correct as soon as
he saw her and she was permitted to
go her way.
Owing to the steadily increasing
spread of smallpox, and the danger Of
having the victims come to the city
hall, as they have been doing of late.
| Mayor Mccarthy and Drs. Alexander
and Monroe decided yesterday that
some place would have to be secured as
place of detention for smallpox vic
| tins during such time as Is necessary
| for them to remain in tire city after
| they are found to have the disease
| DR.. Monroe offered a cabin in the rear
| OF his store at the corner Of Utah ave-
nue. and Aluminium street, and this
| viii probably be used till a permanent
place can be arranged for. It is rec
| CSnfzed that such a place is an urgent
necessity and that it should be made
| available as soon as possible, in order
| that persons found on the streets suf-
| faring from smallpox can be cared for
! till the pesthouse wagon can be sent
| for.
A meeting of the board of health
will be called this morning to make
provision for this necessity and an eff
fort will be made to secure the use of
| the vacant property at the corner of
| Broadway and Arizona streets. II this
| can be done temporary structure will
be put up in which to keep persons
| found on the streets till the wagon ar
| rives from the pesthouse, instead of
| herding them in the Jail alley, as has
| been the custom for want of a bet
| ter place, and thereby endaneering
many people who pass up or down the
| alley.
There was a gratifying decrease yes
| terday in the number of cases discoy-
! cred and actually diagnosed as small
| pox, though a great many suspicious
| cases came to the attention OF the au-
| thorities, which are expected to devel-
op the disease. Yesterdays victims
| were Jacob Bush. a member of the
Salvation Army, who lives at 81 South
Main street; MI. Mcdonnell and George
| G. Wrath. Bush and Mcdonnell both
made their appearance in the Jail al
| ley and were sent to the pesthouse by
| Or. Monroe. Mcdonnell was stubborn
and refused fatty to tell the authori-
| ties where he came from, making It
impossible for them to use the usual
precaution of quarantining the place.
Wrath lives at 931 Horet street, in
| the Hornet addition, next door to the
residence of Frank Stairway, at whose
| house an infant was found to be atflict-
| ed with smallpox the day before. He
was found by DR.. O'Leary and was
| quarantined at his home. It is said
there have been a number of cases in
this particular locality which have
never been reported.
| DR. Monroe visited the home of w
III. Pierce at 70S South Main street yes
| tefday, where he had been informed
lady was suffering from smallpox He
was refused admittance to the house
on the ground, 1t is said, that Mr.
| Pierce has a certificate from DR. I4obb
that there Is no smallpox in the house
Both DR.. Monroe and DIR. O'Leary
were kept busy during the day visit
| ing SUSPECTS, and expect several cases
! to develop from among them. AS a
precautionary measure DIR. Sheeran
vaccinated all the prisoners at the
| county Jail yesterday. There were 65
who were required to roll up their
| sleeves.