The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-21
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Ephraim, Nov. 20.-ThiS city and
county is now thoroughly alarmed over
the smallpox epidemic which is raging
here County Physician Morrey, chair
man of the county board of health. in
company with DR.. Andrews OF Gunnl-
son, health officer for the south part of
the county, have made a personal in
vestigation of the situation and they
pronounce the disease from which the
Sterling people are suffering TO be
smallpox.
Dr. Morrey today gave The Herald
the following statement of the affair:
He said DR.. Andrews had been called
TO Sterling to treat a case some time
ago and he pronounced it chicken poX,
but he told the parties that the symp-
toms also indicated smallpox, and that
il might possibly be that disease. He
warned the people not to go out or
mingle with other citizens, and TO re-
port any change in the situation to
him.
Another Case Develops.
No report was made and he heard
nothing more of it until two weeks
later Then he was called to the same
village by another family, and he found
this TO be case of smallpox. traceable
directly to the first case. He immedi-
ately wired DR.. Morrey of the situation
and the latter hastened to Sterling and
lOulQ I'VE cases Ol lIt dlSLdSC, LOui VI
them in the families mentioned in to-
days Herald and the fifth in the Aller-
ton family.
They have placed a strict quarantine
on all of the places. The county health
board was called together today and
it decided to quarantine the whole vii
lage of Sterling.
The board passed the following reso-
1utions:
Whereas Numerous cases of smallpox
have appeared in the village of Sterling
and,
Whereas 1t appears that all the inhabi-
tants of such village have been exposed
TO such disease. and.
Whereas. II appears that cases of SAID
disease have been found in several other
cities and towns. therefore be it
Resolved That a quarantine he and is
hereby declared over the entire village
of Sterling and all persons living In said
village are hereby prohibited from leaving
said village. and from sending any goods.
products or commodities of any sort
;herefrom until further direction from the.
county board. Be it further
Resolved. That each home within SAN
pete codfstS fourff to have such disease be
Immediately placed under strict quaran-
tine and every person found within such
homes be prohibited from leaving such
home or sending therefrom any parcel or
commodity except under the direction OF
the board of health. Be it further
Resolved. That the. county physician
cause proper notice of quarantine TO be
given by such means as he may deem
most eXpedient.
Schools Ordered Closed.
Notices were ordered posted in con-
spicious places on the roads leading
from Sterling, warning people not 10
enter or leave the town, and circular
letters were sent to the school trus-
tees of every school district IN the
county advising them to close the
schools. This latter step was deemed
of 10 Sfarli-1p
teachers having attended the meeting
of the county teachers institute at
Mt Pleasant last Saturday, exposing
all the teachers in the county to the
disease.
Young Thompson who brought the
disease here was not exposed to it in
Canada as was first reported, but at
some Montana town while on his way
home from Canada. There are indi-
cations of the disease in William Craw
fords family in Manti. Mr.. Crawford is
a brother-in-law of Mr.. Thompson of
Sterling and this family has visited at
Thompson's since the disease broke out
there.
The place has been quarantined. 1t
was reported this afternoon that George
Hogan of Manti was also down with
the disease. Mr.. Hogan has been
working on the new school house at
Sterling and boarded at one of the
homes in which the disease Is found.
Dykes w. Sorenson Of this city visited
Mr. Thompson's place at Sterling a
short time ago on business and since
he returned home he has been taken
sick with the disease.
Many People Exposed.
It was not discovered until yesterday
afternoon and it is feared many citi-
zens have been exposed as his chill
dren have been attending school and
yesterday afternoon they attended
meeting in the tabernacle. DR.. Morrey
said tonight that the state board of
health hae been called upon to act in
stopping the spread Of the disease, as
it has got too much of a start for the
county authorities TO handle.
The man who haulS cream from
Sterling TO Manti was stopped today |
and ordered not to come into the city. |
1t is said he has been gathering cream !
from the homes in Sterling where in |
mates were afflicted with smallpox and !
il is feared this will prove another I
source of danger. Many citizens are
very indignant TO think the county |
health authorities have allowed this /
condition Of affairs to exist for five or |
six weeks without discovering it, but |
that is no doubt due to the fact that 1
there is no resident physician in that /
village.
The citizens of Manti and Ephraim |
are thoroughly frightened over the /
plague and the doctors viii be kept |
busy vaccinating people for some time.
DIR. BEATTY TAKES ACTION.