The sun., 1900-01-29
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC
IS INCREASING
Names Of Smallpox Physicians
Are New Being Withheld
BY Authorities.
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CI7IzKIs GENERALLY OBJECT
Two ysw Cases, Hoposted oa Rasur-
AAy. Can %. rr~Sed' segshs ori&i-
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CI7IzKIs GENERALLY sBJRH


Two nsw sasss Of smallpox Gane 70
light on Saturday. and added greatly TO
the fsars Of physisisns and citizens gen-
orally that Q ssvsrc epidemic. Of tbs
dread disease 10 about breaking cut in
this city. =
Ths new sasss are In widely separated
sections OF the sity. One was August
Tribbett, colered, aged rs years, residing
At No. 8 Decatur street. The second was
Joseph G. Corrigan, who resides at No.
S07 Monroe street, and conducts saloon
at 811 West Second street.
Both cases can be traced to the original
cases at No. 806 Conrad street, where, on
January 7, the Board Of Health discov-
cred Charles Yester, Nina Yester, his
daughter, aged 4 years, and Annie
Krautter, aged 20 years, all i'll with SMALL
pox.
Tribbett, it is said, contracted the dis
ease from the Taylor family, of No. 1882
Orange street, one of whom, Martha
Taylor, is down with the disease, which
is thought to have been contracted by
her from DIR. ID. l. McColley, who as
sisted in an operation performed upon
her at the Delaware Hospital. DR.. Nc
Colley at that time was attending the
Corrigan caught the disease from his
bartender. The bartender's name was
reported to be Krautter, and it was said
he was tine husband of Annie Krautter,
one of the original cases. At the time OF
her becoming ill with the disease abe
was in confinement. She gave birth to a
still born child.
The name of the bartender has been
found to be Richard Taylor. 1t is now
said that the Krautter woman is Taylor 8
common law wife.
TAYLOR was not at the house when the
quarantine was placed on it, but it is
said that he tried to get into the house
at night later on, but was not permitted
to do go by the executive officer watch
ing the house.
When Mrs. John Krautter, OF III West
Third street, mother of Annie Krautter,
was taken ill and she and her whole
family we're moved to the pest house,
Taylor is said to have become afraid that
he too would be sent to the pest house,
and has since said to be in hiding.
Annie Krautter is nearly recovere and
the quaraI tine will be removed from the
house in few days.
The health authorities intend hereafter
to be more strict in all cases. They will,
however be greatly hampered in theii
efforts, as they have no place to send
new cases and suspects.
The pest house is now crowded. There
are no less than nine persons in it, only
one of them, Mrs. Krautter, being III
with the disease. In small building
nearby, which has but two rooms, il
Miss Minnie Casey, of Monroe and Con-
rad streets, who is attended by trained
nurse. They are the sole occupants OF tn,
building. Miss Casey is partly covered
with rash.
There are no accommodations fo
colored people at the pest house at pres
ent, and so, when the Tribbett case de
veloped, the Board of Health could no
remove him from his house, togethe
: with the other inmates.
: There are five families in the house
which is in the section of the city know
: as "The HoodIe," where an epidemi
will be apt to spread like wild fire. Tn
inmates OF the house objected TO tn
yellow flag and threatened to tear
down, and demanded that Tribbett b
removed. A general epidemic among th
colored people is now feared
Mr.. Corrigan, one of the new victims
has just completed remodelling his sa
. ! lOOn, NO. OIL N6eb CeCOhQ bbTtebs Ii
: looked after the work, and now some c
$ the workmen are alarmed.
The house No. li03 East Fourteent
street is being watched, as a colored gin
: who is one of the occupants. show
0 symptoms of the disease.
{ A feature of the smallpox epidemi
$ which is deserving of condemnation
T. that secrecy il being maintained by tn
e health authorities as to who the phys
4 clans are that are attending the small
= pox cases. The reason given is that
N would injure their practice. Citizen
d generally claim they have right
. know who these doctors are and kee
n them from coming into their homes
IL they so desire. The result OF the secrec
l. maintained by the health authorize
will be that doctors residing in the se'
e tions of the city where cases exist WI
II be avoided for fear they may be attend
l. ing smallpox patients. In this way
% large number of physicians will be mac
is To suffer. The ban uf secrecy should
Ie removed. The number of cases is il
IS crea ing 50 rapidly that a physicia
is should be engaped by the ci'y to atten
ID all the cases, Physicians themselves 81
1t names should be given.
1r The rush to get vaccinated is increa
st ing daily. The city vaccine physician
Drs. F. P. Harris, Emit Hertel, 7.
if Cook and ]. P. Malcolm are doing
Ds land office business. DIR Cook has va
re cinated no less than l,ll7 persons SIM
ix January Sand there is new case in b
ne district, the one on Decatur street.
in will likely be overrun with candidat
Id for vaccination today.
1g The vaccine physicians receive b
500 a year, and the present scare
making them earn their money sever
times over.