Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-14
SEVEN NEW CASES.
City Alive 10 Danger aad Will Soon Have Dis
ease Uader Control.
,Ey Associated Press.

| Matervilie. Me. Feb. ia special
| meeting of the board of health was held
this afternoon, when It was voted to in
| struct the physicians of Waterville to re-
port every case of an cruptive disease 10
Health Officer DIR. +. c. Thayer. ut once
and any physician neglecting to do 50
VIII DE prosecuted TO the full extent ot
me law, which is a fine Of $500 for eacn
offence. IL was voted to direct DR. L. q
-! bunker as quarantine officer and small
! poX physician to investigate every re-
ported ease and report to the health Off
| ucI, Every suspect Will be duarantincd
untl u Is determined what the ease may
be and If found to be the smallpox viii
| be- treated accordingly.
~ q special meeting of the Colby fac
ulty 1t was voted to take two weeks
| recess. when it is expected that all small
pax patients will be fully isolated from
danger and fumigation of residences
taken place. "A like action was taken ~
coburn Institute. These rccesscs VIII
takes the place Of those usually octr,r-
ring IN the spring. The students are Ieay-
Ing by every train.
The municipal officers have ordered tho
| cancellation of all entertainments and
gatherings of a public nature. The pub
nc schools are closed by order of the
school board. The city farm has been
taken by the board of health for "A quar-
anime hospital and all known cases ave
70 he AZ once moved there. though ii will
probably take some over a week TO de-
terminc all the suspects of smanpux. Th.
CitX authorities are. negotiating for and
viii probably secured before morn ny the
oil city hospital on Eoutelic avenue,
where the paupcrs of the city will be re.
moved. -
Those of this city invited to the Gov.
ernor $ reception at Aurusta will be- re.
qncsted TO decline said invita- ,.on owing
To existing circumstances. -
Within the past "a hours seven SUSPECT.
60. e cases have been reported and, are be-
ing investigated. The officials discovered
th;t: a man had left the Buslley house on
ficonic street. where man by the name
q NORM Is quarantineJ. and gone 10
Fairfield to board with a family He was
reported as SUSPECT case and is quar-
antined at Fairfield with the family he
visited. "S
1t Is probable that the citizens of wa
terVhle have never been so mighty in
censed as over this smallpox epidemic,
wnlch a maturity of the physicians had
leu nnem to believe did not exist. DR.. F.
=. Ihayer rightfully diagnosed the first
case presented to him. but other phys-
cians differed with him and the true ma
ture of the disease has not un;.. recently
been accepted by the public.
The instant the public became aware
OF the conditions. 30 leading citizens me
and demanded vigorous measures for
stamping out the smallpox. which is now
known to have existed for five weeks |
This action backed by the State Board |
or Health, has caused the above results |
DR.. Thayer informs The Associated |
Press that the work Of freeing the city |
from the dreaded disease is now thor |
oughly organized and he believes il will |
be but a short time before the danger |
point will be past.