The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-10
Edward =. Copeland Stricken With
1t at His Home.
Many People Have Been
Exposed to This Case.
The Health Officers Fear That
More Cases Nay Follow.

Anew case OF smallpox developed yes
terdsy morning and was reported to the
Board Of Health. The victim 10 Edward
II. Copeland, a paper hanger by trade.
whose place OF business 10 500 Ia Con-
gress street, and who lives ct % Parris
street. Ibis 10 the third oass Of small
pox that the Board Of Health has been
called upon to care for within few
weeks. The circumstances under which
this case has developed has LED the Board
OF Health TO believe that there may be
other canes to follow.
MIR. Copeland ia about fifty-four years
old al lives with his wife, . SON and
three grandchildren at so Paris street.
Some time ago MIR. CopelAnd's grand
children and other children In the neigh.
borhood had measles from which they
recently recovered. About Q week ago
MIR. Copeland was attacked with the
measles and was getting along nicely
until Tuesday when he suddenly became
much worse. DIR. Toplin who had been
attending him had not visited his patient
for day, or two bus when he called yss.
terday morning he found that the man
had small pox and q very bad case Of Il
too. He ut once summoned the officers
of the Board Of Health, DIR. Brooks Of
the Marine hospital and other doctors
who have seen much small pox and they
pronounced the disease small pox wit h.
out a moments hesitation.
The Board OF Health took all the
precautions as soon as they came to this
concIusion. The house was shut mp.
the pest nag fioatsd In front of 1t and
policemen put on guard TO prevent any
one entering or leaving 10. In the same
house with Mr.. Copeland but In another
part of 1t lives Mr.. O'Brien and his wife
who have not been married o great
while. Mr. O'Brien IL teamster and
he Is sb ut up in this house together with
the others.
The need for q new pest house Ia now
keenly felt BY the local authorities. They
already have In quarantine ct the pest
house several people who were connected
either directly or indirectly with the
other cases which have broken out In
Portla nd. These people ara merely under
surveillance and SO the Board Of Health
secured the Mitchell house en- Portland
street near the pest hospital whore they
have removed these suspects and have
placed Mr. Copeland in the pest house.
he WAS removed with eve.y pre- caution
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs, WinsIow Lswton. . daughter oi
Mr. Copeland, who has visited her father
several times during his sickness, is also
in quarantine as are soma OF the children
of the nsighbors who have played with
the grandchildren OF Mr.. Copeland.
The Board OF Health officers seem to
think that the small pox which Mr.. Cope.
land has Is OF the very bad type and that
there are grave doubts as to his ultimat'
recovery. Every possible precautior
will be taken by the local authorities to
prevent the spread Of this contagion.
Every person who has been exposed II
the diIease In any way is under surveil
lance. The vaccination OF school children
and others who have not been vaccinatst
Ia now going on at lively rate.
The health officers can't Hud out whers
Copeland contracted this disease. He
may have caught 1t from following hi
vocation as paper hanger and 1t may b
that he has torn old paper of the WALL
Of some house where small peg .formefl,
existed. The man was too sick yesterday
to talk and stupid from the effects Of th'
disease no that no information as to hi
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