Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-20

svALLPoX.-Tne suspicious case of
psn,au Reid, colcred, was examined
br the health officer last night and no
symptom Of smallpox discovered. This
morning Reuben, in robust health, was
- work. A natural alarm was felt by
+bs EMPLOYERS of some of Ruben's Deo.
,Ia and Officer Atkinson was deputed
r look into the reason of a non report
,,nor the case. The officer made his
~5nort last night and the mayor re
,oaIned no until after II o'clock having
fre matter attended 10. DR.. Arthur
So3wden, the quarantine officer of this
,,,rf and the mayor had pleasant con-
i.r4nce last eveuing regarding the con-
di1on of affairs in this city. The mayor
was pleasantly optimistic, minimizing
re smallpox scare and attributing
much OF the apparent trouble to the in
discreet talk of loquacious persons on
f1s trains who were DESTROYS of inform
mo messengers of what some mythical
pr0mineut physician told them about
tortg or fifty cases being concealed in
Alexandria, "reminiscences reproduc-
rye of the tales told by the Intelligent
eogtraband" during the civil war. No
new cases have developed to-day. The
snsDecr, Grady, in Fayette alley, has
b--a denounced not smallpox case.
TIL. PATENTS at the hospital are doing
well. letting we'll, and most of them
sre well.
TINS evening DR.. Klipstein reported
T. IN health Office that Thornton
Wilson, colored, liv,0g on east Wolfe
SIR e.. was sick with varioloid. Later
Wilson without any orders walk, d 10
the smallpox hospital and entered him
spfa patient.
D.. Snowden, who has been reap
man, ;ed 10 mis- position as U S. quaran-
T.- deer was at the office OF Sur
,a.p C;- raj Wyman, of the marine nos
7,..., --rv,.@s. in Washington, yesterday,
I'D me 81 rgeon. general talked over
rb- .m.,lu.x situation in this city and
Ier5o-6 heartily and good-naturedly
oy,r The reply Mayor Simpson had sent
m Washington in 'eference to the sug-
p-sron seat from that city as to the
course 10 10 pursued by the Alexandria
b-t.1 department. He said ne undsr-
.o,d o.rf CITY Mayor SIMPSONS posi-
tion md did not want 10 interfere 10
the local affairs OF Alexandris. He
also said he aid not want TO quarantine
Alexandria and would certainly not do
So unless IT, was absolutely necessary.
He Lo.d DR.. Snowd7n that be hoped
the sul noritiss of this city would take
All necessary precautions to stamp out
the d -asse and asked him to make a
da.y report to the surgeon-generals
office as to the status of the disease here.
G= era Wymau said that the reports
published in the Washington papers
ABOUT the action taken by his Office
concerning Alexandria were entirely
incorrect: thai the Washington authori-
ties he'd nothing to do with Alexsn-
dr4's affairs, aud that he, only under
tbeiu.erstate laws, would interfere when
d. te was dagger of a disease being car
r.ed from this city to other points.
As heretofore stated, Mayor Simpson
and Health officer Miller are doing all
To- their power to stamp out the disease
which so far is of mild form and
c5nhnei entirely to colored people.
It's reported that The Washington authori-
uos nd newspapers are endesvoring to create
s. sms. .nox excitement t. ipjure Alexandria.