Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-06
VAUDEVILLE.
ONE NEW CASE
Of Smallpox Reported at
WaterviIIe, Saturday.
An Epidemic Of Vaccination Now RACES
in the City.
Doctors Rushed Day and Nigh:- Hundreds Of
Sore Arms 10 Follow.

There was practically no change IN
the small pox situation, Saturday. The
only change in the condition Of affairs
was that the doctors We're kept I'M
usually busy vaccinating their pa
| tents.
| The same uneasiness appears among
IA great many people and the disease is
one of the principal topics of CONVEX
| s3tion on the street. There is not.
however. the general alarm that was
felt, Thursday and Friday. The peo-
! pie seem to realize now that. there is
| rot the danger at first supposed.
| The doctors are having their hands
| full listening to the numerous tips on
supposed new cases. In each case a
thorough investigation is made, but so
far without results.
! There was a little trouble. Saturday,
at one of the houses which had been
placed under quarantine, several Of
the members of the family insisting
that they Lad the right to go out. in
| spite of the quarantine. but as yet it
| has not been found necessary To place
| the quarantinod houses under police
surveillance.
Up to Saturday night, there were no
new cases in Winslow. The board of
health there Is taking the same pre-
cautions that are being taken in this
city. Free vaccination is being fur
nished and everything possible To pre-
| vent the disease spreading is being
( d0ne.
There are still Il great many who in
sist that there is no small pox, but
I that the disease is simply an unusual
| form Of chicken poX. The majority
however. are accepting the statements
Of the State Board of Health and are
taking precautionary measure against
The disease.
The physicians were rushed 10
death, Saturday night and Sunday
vaccinating the patients who called IT
their offices. When the vaccine arrived
| there were something like $500 points
These We're distributed among the diff.
/ ferent physicians and when night
came, Sunday, there was hardly
| point left.
| The work Of vaccinating in the mills
was commenced. Saturday. The doc
tors went into the mills, that the oper-
atves might not lose any time. and
| when night came. over 800 of the oper-
! The work Of vaccinating the school
children will be commenced in Il day
or two, possibly today. 1t is the plar
| Of the board Of health To go into the
| schools ana do the work there that
the children may not be INTERRUPTED
about their work in school.
| There were lines of people in front
of every doctors Office in town. Satur-
IN 1i,.Ht
the offices there was such a demand
for the vaccination that the doctors
had hardly time to attend to their OWE
! business.
The vaccination in the mills was done
| by DR.. f. c. Thayer and DR.. l.. G..
! Bunker from the board of health in
this city. and by DR.. VI. W. Bessey for
the board of health in Winslow.
| ReV. F'r. Charland took a hand in the
matter. Sunday, and at his 10 O'Clock
service advised all the people to De
vaccinated. The Usurline Sisters have
already been vaccinated as we'll as the
| children who attend the Parochial
| school. At the other services during
the day the people Were advised by the
| different priests who conducted the
| services to be vaccinated.
one new case was reported to the
| board of health, Saturday. 1t was that
| of young man living in the upper
part of the city. The man was one of
Dr. Rancourt's patients The doctor
was not fully convinced that the young
man had the small pox but in order to
| be on the safe side he mentioned the
case to the board of health. DR.. l.. G.
Bunker was not wholly decided about
the case but in spite of that ordered
| the house placed under quarantine.
| The physicians do not consider that
any of the patients are sick to a degree
any where near approaching danger.
The worst case is that of young nan,
Pomeleau, who lives in Temple court.
He is not considered dangerously sick.
On the other hand he is thought to be
recovering. DR.. j. l.. Fortier, his ply
sician. said. yesterday. that he thought
ne would have to strap the young mans
hands. today. The young man is be-
ginning to itch and scratches himself
so much that the doctor will take the
necessary precautions against his per-
manently disfiguring himself
In Winslow there was no change in
the situation up to last night. The