Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-06-15
SfuaIl pox in Virginia and Other
States.

seem 70 be easily u "'t". - 10
now reported to be in 80 counties
and 8 cities and Gowns Of the state.
and it IS believed to be slowly IN
creasing in v!ruience.
TO show that The disease largely
prevails III other states, and The
same trouble as to It's character ard
opposition to qoarantining e.. mel
up wish here is aiso found away
rom here, We clip the following
from Chicago papcy WHICH is the
smallpox situation in Illinois:
.Tbe state authorities have COM
menccd to feel alarm over the
smallpox situation IN Illinois. II
The reports received NJ the Office OF
fhe state board uf health Today an
pouncenent was mace cf four ad-
ci.loual deaths, q certain indication
that the disease is becoming more
dangerous. Slnce the diaease first
appeared IN the state over l5G0
eases have been reported and the
board haa records Of fifteen deaths
For the most part the cases nave
been mild bnt The fonr fatalities
reported today would indicate that
IFS form vas changing and that
the alarm felt by the state authofi
ties is not gronndless.
Secretary Eagau Of the state
board complains bitterly Of the
conduct Of some OF the physicians
in towna where The smallpox has
appeared, and he declares that il
illinois su}fers an epidemic Of TIE
disease il viii. be d0e largely to
doctors VINO have inoou ecuy dag
nosed cases in their hands and per-
sisted in their error after they had
been informed Of the true charac-
ter Of Che disease they were treat
INC. Some Of these doctors have
been SO 3ehan5 Of TIE board that 1t
IS expevted that charges Will De
made against them at the next
board meeting for the purpose Of
having their licenses revoked. l.
this is done there will be a bitter
contest between tho doctors whc
claim The disease is sGail-pox and
those who have insisted On calling
it cbickeupox, Cuban itch and The
Ike.
QUARANTINE NOE MAINTAIEED'
Among the complaints received
today was one from DR.. L. H. Nor
can at Stone Fort, who says the
! disease has increased alarmingly
There. lie says that the local au-
thor.tics haye been unable TO main
| tain strict quarantine and It is
spreading out Of the town. Dr.
/ Morgan says that Dr. BIecItman
has been insisting that the disease
is not smallpox and in consequence
! The people are resisting the efforts
cf Tie health authorities. He says
he VAS compelled to break into 6
tavern with The mid Of the sheirfl
lin order to make ~ examination
Of q case and he fond the victim
suffering with the worst Outbreak
Iog scabs he had ever Witnessed Or
Morgan announced two Of tht
deaths reported during the day,
Another Of the deaths reported
was at Colorado, in Pope county
where several cases haYe appeared
Huntsville. in The same county
sent in a report that the disease
was both north and west Of thu
town in the country and that there
/ was grave danger oft spreading.
DANGEROUS CASES REPoaTRD.
Reports from Vaudalia were t.
the effect that the disease rad ap
reared IN 5hree townships, Seton
Bear Gr0ge and 0taga One death
was reported from this cooaty and
the statement was made that sever
al Of the cases were Of dangerous
character.
Reports Of additional eases have
been from Buda, Bureau county
aud there IS Complaint that there
was lack Of quarantine there. Sim
liar reports come from the south
west part Of Perry county and the
board has sert inspectors to both
localities. 1T BeardstowD. Cas-
county, a travelling man Of the
name Of Thomas Z. Snyder is striclI
en with the disease and has beer
put under quarantine. 4 Jew new
cases have appeared at Vermont
Fulton county.
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