The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-30

- Third Avoaoo.
C y. Wright, aged g years. q boarder
- oro n Ann'e p Grais. aged = pears. daughter
IhIrd avenue. were yest asal . 4 moon
yslopsd cases Of continent smailpox.
OF the stricken girl. has just recovered
from . Light case OF the disease which,
however, was not diagnosed a. smallpox.
ncer was advised that two suspicious
cases had appeared 10 the Blatt home. Or.
Ackechnie at once visited the place and
s corna.r the Craig siri fully developed in
tagious forms Of SMALLPOX. She had reach
ed the sick stage and was pronounced .
~crn on her asa asvs ns
only recently been taken down but his
symptoms had developed sufficiently to
show that he was suffering from the
mother OF the girl. reported that her con
CIaud had JUST recovered from a rash
sickness and had that day returned. to
the name OF the physician attending him.
who. however. had pronounced the disease
not smallpox. The boy was sent for and
his case light one Of smallpox, common
~ called vafioioid. The place down town
where the boy had been working was
little danger. measures to prevent any
believed by DR.. McKechne that the place
Dromp, P10ss The seiSns wis i
arranged for = Nat. the entrance to all
being the same. The Blatt nat is to the
Is a nat occupied by another family
come acquainted with or held any COM
ing the discovery DR.. McKechn.e imme-
dlatefy teiephoned TO police Headquarters
for detail OF two policemen. One Of these
other at the rear where q stairway leads
from both nats. Instructions were given
70 allow no one to enter or pass from
Yesterday morning Dr. McKechnie visit
ed the house and found the Craig girl too
sick to be removed to the pest house in
the ambulsnce spring BED was fixed
the patient. together with Wright. the
boy Claud and Mn. Blatt. taken out to
the smallpox hospital. Mrs. Blatt has
a constant attendance upon the three.
she willingly did.
injecting the house was begun. The wear
ing apparel and all clothing the infected
persons had touched were taken out and
nishines OF the house were thoroughly
saturated with liquid after which the
nat vas sealed up and viii be % kept
TOT NJ least sixteen Gays. As the Family
occupying the adjoining fiat to the Blatts
have had no communication with them
they viii be examined and IL found all
right will be released from quarantine
today.
Where the disease originated In a cues-
ton with which the health department
r. now working. II Is believed that tbs
sotpcwheFs Down town ana carried II and
infected his home. The premises about
the infected house do not Indicate that
II originated there.
Regarding vaccination. Or. McKechnie
said Yesterday: ''Some people have been
ob1ecting to the vaccination order recent
20 make them pay a fee have vaccin-
ated $50 children recently and have not
received n dollar. This will cease TO
DO hereafter Ali persons appearing be-
fore me for vaccination must either pay
the re or bring a certificate from the
board of charities. stating their inability
to ray.
when school opens a certificate Of vac
cination from any physician win be &C
cepscd and all children who cannot show
this or a good vaccination mark will be
ecns home and not allowed 10 enter school
until they have been vaccina.ed.
IL have heard AT different times that
mild cases NJ smallpox have developed In
By physictass without any report being
made TO this office don't know whether
this Is true or not II am convinced
that such is being done I Will prosecute
such physicians 10 the utmost extent or
the law Such action Will not he toieras-
ed by the board 81 health for an In
slant"