Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-27

a, 81 High ""'ot a. ~
81 92o p H. -....-
-,gre r8oBABnITIEs.-For this
& u BAIh4 mint and Saturday; cold wave !;
ton a'i -, .,-. Vii fall 2Oo tonight; the
T., '', q5s.5r sill 'olilnue nI M0HUSS :
Z 4 ,.'ba,s.cl. gales.
8 .,.rrrox-Tne Mayor and
Ne General Wyman had quite a
ea's'o" and interesting conference
F14'li ~, sfernoou regarding the ma
Ss;isI';a,'. nsc.ion of trains and boats
.goael 'g ,5i. civ Tor Washington. The
8lys'-.s .'.--nrosd that inspection stimu-
.ll'yo' . 1s without remedying sup.
aleu- ' a.''' but as the government
g9''a In. I'm The bills he, the Mayor,
r. SEQ, o,rIo'aint 10 make, but he had
FL .!.l ~ NV, 10 know ifthe same restric-
! 'l' l 49, 5ssa placed upon intercourse
Gus ~ Washington and the country
fe.N'1 ,ltrs Potomac during the preva-
l',- " y. smallpox in the Maryland ter
4'l,. ~ oo,riguous TO Washington. The
g.0.! ~ C;-.eral assured the Mayor
eu' -s,ns means mad been resorted
l@ ~. nv M, ease as iu others. Attention
y '' '- IN no the smallpox case recent
ES' '' i1 Washington, the Mayor
Y I5. 80 t,a, f fourteen days iucuba
'',-I a.s. recognized by medical au-
~. .;, w. mere. the Washington case
'o Jul. 80 had its focus in Washington,
Jus. ,-eg rs me man could not lie
-,r- ~ having been in Alexandria at
fl0 ,.' 4 -po-eduent to January ., aud
res aEeu down January 10,
r. IN S,.sr5p. and not Alexandria, was
'' I'm Tue Washington Health
5 "a wa. thea called up and the fol-
49, -'a', .nrjied Tae colored man de-
Wv; hin, ;n Alexandria, but after be-
Us. cr1..--xs miaed by the Washington
~. ,',,1r,,-s he said ne had been 10
,i.v..ars aud hai preached in two
. '' Tne Mayor Immediately
,-ssl what churches, but no informa-
.,an noou mat point was given, though
~. w. authorities promise the Mayor the
, ~. probably to-day. The Mayor
,.,r f.4Gkly to.d the Surgeon General
'.s; many Of the Alexandria POO lie
. -~r M here was decidedly more
.~enoox aud other contagious dis
,ss-. in Washington about which
hare was nothing said than in the city
,i5i-vtnlria. The Surgeon GeneraI
,I eepss fully assured that the o9ly
s.e in Washington was the one
.Irs,dy reported, but he also incident
I.g geni0oed rumor Of smallpox
,lao.s walking around the streets Of
alexandria. TIE Mayor said it was
Iariiv possible that q grea. national
nresl would give credence to snch
iiie1.ou. rot. and followed the remark
With history of the irresponsible Gre
ijoa OF the warn, and then, az the rep
e.-nia.iye IF the Health Officer, ne
ed "Many of o6r people. know
or tina. chicken-pox aud other
armle-s eruptiye diseases h We
.een prevalent among US, have
srious doubts as to whether there
+, smal p9x ia addition thereto, and
Will, from tae dependent standpoint
!. s,m-u. they rely almost implicitly
.oon the diaguo 5 of doctors, Very
0gh difference II opinion among local
rsgIo.e-s destroys in measure
oDf le C. in Esculapu ! iDfsl b 'ity
oi briggs Us 10 the point of faViag ali
..l1 ieuoged ty the INTRODUCTION OF
uezp.r 90 contagious diseases, ons
o . u. ionpl. but of luttrna
@ua. rea.4uou.n The Surgeon Gen
u very gr5c,ouSly offered TO our
IyHjlOlicer the services ofan expert,
possessing al. tue characteristics meu-
iou-j BIS The Mayor, and to-day Thu
oitd specialist will in 81 PROBABILITY
sItwt Dr Miller suspects and pos
y-y -ruine the exact character OF
ae Disease lYw prevailing in our COM
luu,y aud thus set 1t rest am doubt
De -x.,. among our people, IS no one,
'as.1er he be scientist or superficial
-4.eu-r, would attempt to conlrovert
De decision of this specialist.
This morning the Mayor received the
blowing letter from Surgeon General
Vyman
Treasury Department, !
dice Supervising ,urgeOn Genera NJ HIS,
"4sAus eu. d. g., January 2I7, 1893
be Hollubt he Mayor of Alexendris,
4 oxsait.. Va:
Nlr-lu spouse to the request Of yourso!f
oil the ae.lh Office: Dr. Mi er, and Dr..
l1wiG w,Ty Inspector of the Marine
.ospt, service. [ have detailed Passed hs-
s,u surgeon NJ. j. Rosensu, of The Marine
y gA Service TO visit Alexandria and,
i,e' ou'eraug with yourself and the other
81" t-n- eucu named, o give q fiual opinion
i9l ..c aaUactcr of the cases of eruptive
.'-rnsw cess sting in Alexandria ! recog-
1o i.ai tails requ,s. is made not through
D.. "ant of confidence IN the d cisiOn Of yonr
e'iia pa c.aad the sanitary inspector, but
lcE Una. al. possible doubt may be re-
lo'td tom lhe minds OF some who are as
''N.s mat the disea IN ques ion at
aa po1 In secdiog this expeit tae bureau
SIMPLY complying with request similar
other, which have been made in other 10.
'iue, og ile .csding physicians.
Ut. Ao-euau has reputation as an expert
ta'' i'scsse which has been gained by wide
Aleueuc, He has been for three years the
"itaaoo officer at the port of San Francis
D. WAeie Dee als detected g number OF these
'sg7 ea incoming vessels. He WAS also de-
'4el .gr sie'a' duty 1t Esgle Pass Texas,
'N'' when mo than four hundred cases
smallpox among negroes returning from
'eA',o |ee corrs.ed near Eagle Pass and
e'' IN. ..uHu.Ine until smallpox had disap-
''Fst Aom among them, without III, extern
~" 0. iae disease into the surrounding coun-
T. UT. a,ssuau wss so, by detail! of the
resident iae medical officer attached to the
.N'.yd STATES Consulate az Antwerp in 1898.
- ..,I q prcTeut emigrants from that city
=. infectious diseases being shipped for the
'..ea >..,es. An epidemic of smallpox then
,0,a. ea III Antwerp. This is sufficient 10
w." ','i, bis decision upon the character of
Wy vase. ia Alexandria may be accepted as
-A' Aespect'Gliy yours,
WALTER WYNGAN,
supervising Surgeon General NJ $. III,