Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-07
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A Case Of Vari0l0id Reported
Today.
HEALTH BOARD TO MEET
Tonight to Select an Assistant to Dr..
Observation-Disclosures Very
General.

The board of health will meet tOnight
for the purpose OF selecting a physician
to assist DR.. Alexander, city health Off
GER, in the fight against smallpox. 1t is
probable that DR.. Monroe, who has been
looking after the Rocker cases on behalf
of the county, will receive the appoint
ment.
The Avon lodging house, on Alaska
street, was put under quarantine this
morning. The victims name is William
Jones, and he is suffering from varioloid.
The case was reported by DIR. G.. d.
Bryant late last night. DR.. Monroe Wis
tied the man at 2 o'clock this morning,
pronounced it a case of varioloid and or
dered the place q%uarantlned. Later in
the day the sick man was taken to the
pest house. Jones vas taken sick Thurs
day with a high fever, and the eruptions
appeared yesterday.
David Dyer, a carpenter. who has been
employed at the Anaconda mine, was
taken from the Stevens block to the pest
mouse about 8 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. The case was reported by DR..
Johnson n was diagnosed as malig-
nant smallpox. Dyer's case. was first
called to the attention of the board of
health Saturday and was investigated,
but symptoms were not such at that time
" ~ AloAA W LIN pcs
house. The place was Immediately or
dered under q~uarantined, and there were
% persons in the building at the time.
Among those who We're caught was Will
liam Knight of the Richards undertaking
rooms. knight does not lodge in the
building, but just prior to the arrival of
the quarantine officer he entered the
building. and on attempting to make his
exit a few minutes later vas detained
and sent pack upstairs. He made a
vigorous protest, but was not permitted
to cave the place.
The Maule block. which was placed
under quarantine about a week ago, is
said to be deserted. When it was quar-
antined there were about 30 people in the
building. Some of them managed to
through another building. Others got
away by means of the fire escape.
The buildings now under quarantine
are the Maule block, the Stevens block,
Mrs. Symons' lodging house, at the cor
ner Of Galena and Main streets; the
Avon lodging house, on Alaska street,
and the Miller house, and the city is
supplying those ~quarantined with food.
1t seems that the doctors are deter
mined not to agree in the smallpox mat
ter. A controersy has arisen in regard
to the smallpox said to be in existence
at Rocker. A prominent and reputable
physician made the statement this morn
ing that there was not a case of genuine
smallpox in Silver Bow county. This
same physician contends that the alleged
epidemic at Rocker is c~hicken-pox and
not smallpox.
A resident of Rocker says the people
of that little town are treating the dis
ease from which a number of people are
suffering as chicken-pox.
The doctors are reaping a harest, and
there is not a doctors office in the city
that has not been thronged all day with
people anxious 20 be N~acclnated. The
halls of the Hennessy building, where
many physicians have their Offices, Were
crowded with patients yesterday and to-
day. But the busiest man in the city IN
his respect is DR.. Alexander. AS city
physician he must vaccinate all children
whose parents cannot afford to pay for
the services of a physician, and they are
going to him in hundreds.
There has been some question as to
whether or not the board of health has
the right to order compulsory Vaccina-
ton. Section II of ordinance No. 459, re-
lating to public health, provides that the
health officer shall nave the right to
order compulsory vaccination. The PEN
atty for refusal is tiXed at So.