The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-28

night for their little ones This anxiety
was especially pronounced when It was re-
called that kuetemeier himself recently SUI
tered with something that is now feared by
the physicians was a case OF variOloid as did
his wife. Whether he was about town after
the slight eruption appeared DR.. Clark had
not time to ascertain when DR.. Wagner re-
ported the case at midnight. Neither had
time enough elapsed for him 10 ascertain
whether the children had been In school
after being exposed.
While not thinking his own case was any
thlng serious, when MS children became III,
last MONDAY, ana II was known there was
smallpox IN town, Mr.. Kuetemeier at once
summoned physician, who reported the
case to the Board of Health. DR. Wagner
was called in consultation on Tuesday. At
That time he was doubtful about the case.
There was sight rash, with scarcely any
lever peTceptlble. He made frequent visits
to the house during the week, and was there
four times yesterday, after the first physi-
clan informed him there had been marked
change After visiting the house twice last
night, DR.. Wagner was certain the case was
smallpox, and so informed DR.. Clark.
At the postoftice last night it was not pos
S.Dle TO ascertain how long the mail carrier
mad been absent from duty but some of
tie clerks We're positive he had not been at
whether he had distributed mail after his
own slight case appeared. In times of con-
tagion 1T has been observed that disease has
frequently been carried through the mails.
Neither OF the kuetemeier children had
ever been Vaccinated, although both the
father and mother had-how long ago was
The Board of Health has new pest
house. Yesterday j. c. Power, superin-
tendent of parks, conferred with DIR. Clark
concerning property owned in the city which
constitutes part of the park system. 1t is
what is known as the Shooting Park north
of Emrichville. There is a comfortable
four-room house that could be made to
commodate twenty patients, beside which
there is q clubhouse, which, with the work
of a few carpenters, could in a short time
be converted into comfortable ward ca
pable of caring for fifty patients. DIR. Clark
said that while he had no reason to fear
that il would be necessary TO care for any
thing like seventy patients, it was consider
able of a relief to the board to have a COM
Portable place for a temporary pest house.
The Old one is really not suitable for the
purposes to which it is being put, and there
would be a serious difficulty confronting the
health officials if many more patients had
TO be taken care of. The house in the
Shooting Park is completely isolated. 1t is
1000 feet from the nearest road and there
are no other houses near it. 1t already be-
longs to the city, is vacant and can be used
in this emergency until a permanent one is
built. To-day DR.. Clark will visit the prem
ises with Mr.. Power and make arrangements
to have the house provided with coal stoves,
if gas is not to be had, and enough furni-
ture to make it comfortable and habitable
Carpenters will be put to work on the club
house adjacent to the cottage and convert
it into a ward as rapidly as possible