The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-03

him. The physician told him he had the
smallpox and sent word to DR.. Sheeran.
who. on seeing the case. also ordered MN
to be taken to the pesthouse. The case
was one of malignant smallpox,
Still another case made its appearance
yesterday when a physician reported TO
City Health Officer DR.. Alexander that
Kenneth Mcleod was sick at the Mauie
block with the malignant type of the dis
ease Mcleod is a carpenter, who has
been working in the Goldberg block in
East Park street which is in course OF
erection. LaN Friday he was taken sick
and called a physician. who has since at
tended him. The case was suspicious
from the first, but yesterday Mcleod
broke out and when his physician called
he discovered at once the case was small
pox He went away and at once reported
the fact to the health officer, but did not
take the precaution to see that no one
left the building, and by the time the or
cial doctors reached the house Mcleod
had skipped, fearing he would be sent 10
the pesthouse. He exposed great many
people before he was captured, ABOUT b
clock in the evening.
George Lewis, who is serving as quar-
antine officer, caught Mcleod in South
Main street. and called Drs. Sheeran and
Ieavitt who CHANGED to be near by. They
took the man to the place over Mariowes
stable. winch Is now unueF Qudlhutlllt.
and examined him. They found he had
smallpox of the malignant type. In the
meantime word of the capture was re-
ceived at the city hall. and, as the official
doctors could not be reached by the tele-
phone. Mayor Mccarthy sent for DR.. Hall
and authorized him to diagnose the case,
and if he found the man suffering from
smallpox to send him to the pesthouse.
DR.. Hall also pronounced the case small
ND 1T anl I'D IA ha
pesthouse as soon as the ambulance could
be summoned. Mcleod is no relation of
Walter Mcleod. the man over whom the
medical men have had such a controversy.
Daniel O'Brien, at whose home at
Rocker DR.. Sheeran found varioloid, Is
employed at the Little Lawrence mine,
and ]. j. Beievou is a railroad switch
man. Both have been working steadily
since they have had the disease in their
families and are supposed to have ex-
posed a large number of people.
The house of Richard Hancock at 124
West Pearl street was quarantined by DIR.
Sheeran who states that he found a child
there afflicted with chickenpoX. but to be
absolutely on the safe side he ordered the
house quarantined.
When it became definitely known that
Mcleod had smallpox the Maule block
was at once uuarantined and it has been
decided to quarantine all places from this
on wherever even a suspicious case is
found.
Yesterdays increased development of
the disease has convinced people general
ly that it is time to be vaccinated and the
physicians of the city were doing a lot of
that kind of business yesterday. All ply
sicians strongly urge that everybody
should get vaccinated.
DR.. Alexander will to-day order compul-
sorry vaccination in the schools, and if
there is much greater spread he may
order the schools closed 1t was stateSl
yesterday that a number of children
from Rocker who had been attending one
of the schools of the city, not public
school. had been sent home yesterday
morning. but the report could not be veri-
fed.
1t was reported from the pesthouse last
evening that James Lynn is improving
rapidly and that there is now very little
doubt of his recovery
Mayor Mccarthy and County Commits
sioner Clark had an interview last even
ing relative to the action of the council
in adopting the recommendation of the
board of hath that the city withdraw
from its contract to stand half of the sal
airy Of the pesthouse physician while DR.
Sullivan remained in charge. Commits
sioner Clarks position indicates that the
commissioners propose to stand by DR.