The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
REPORT FROM CLAY CITY
ESPECIAL Deputy DISCOURAGED
OVER SMALLPOX SITUATION.
DIR. Wolfe Making stump Speeches
DIR. A. w. Brnyton's Visit to
Terre Heutc.

Secretary Hurry, of the State Board or
Health, yesterday received rather dis
couraging report from his special deputy,
whom he sent TO Clay City to investigate
the smallpox situation there. AS result
of the report from the deputy. Secretary
Hurry says he will go to Brazil. Clay
county. to-day.
The report says that while the disease is
probably under control at Clay City. DR..
Wolfe. who diagnosed the disease as chick
en- pox in the first place. is making stump
speeches on the street, declaring that the
malady is still an infection of chicken pox.
The report says that DR.. Wolfe Is joined In
giving these lectures by William T..
Smith. There has been one death at Clay
City. This was little Effie Smith. who died
on the fifth day after falling iii. DR..
Hurty's deputy says that In Lewis town.
ship, Clay county. there is a great deal of
the disease and seemingly nothing is being
done to prevent its spread. In commenting
On the situation the special deputy says:
II fear there will be many fatalities here
yet
DR.. A. w. Brayton says he was not
called to Terre Haute to diagnose small
had not seen a case of smallpox since he
was at Clay City, on Jan. 10. His object
was to arrange with the City Health
Board of Terre Haute in regard to some
matters Of quarantine.
DR.. Brayton says there had been but
three or four cases in Terre Haute and
that the Health Board, Drs. William. Rice
and Gerstmeyer. are perfectly familiar with
smallpox and chicken pox. and have recog-
nized every case on sight. The first case
Is recovering In the detention house. A
Normal student. well broken out, has been
quarantined in his mothers house and is
doing well. DR.. william has one suspicious
case under quarantine. Allison Peck, who
left the city while fully broken out Wednes-
day night, went at once to his home In
Canton, Ill, two hundred miles from Terre
Haute. His case was at once recognized
and he was promptly quarantined by the
Canton Health Board, and this board con-
ferred with DR.. William by telephone.
DR.. Brayton says there is little to fear
from smallpox in Terre Haute as the peo-
pie are vaccinating, and the Health Board
iS active, kind and considerate. and has
the esteem and confidence of the people.
There is little danger from smallpox, the
influence of all the higher schools, both
professors and the student body, Is i'm favor
OF vaccination. He does not expect a wide
spread of the disease In the State as the
physicians through reading. study of cases.
and continued agitation, are quickly recog-
nizing even the mild smallpox. and the
people are aiding them more and more.
and abiding by their decisions. DR.. Bray
ton says there has been very general ap-
prevail of the decision of the Supreme
Court, giving boards the right to vaccinate
In times of epidemic.
The school authorities of Terre Haute are
considering the subject. Probably nine
tenths of the students in the higher schools
and colleges are now vaccinated. The
boarding house room where Allison Peck
lived for four days has been purified and
the house will go on as before, as Peck
did not mix with the boarders.