Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-10
PRONOUNCE 1T
GENUINE SMALLPOX.
So Says the United States Marine
Expert.


Denver. Colo. Jan. s.
c. e. Mcconnell, Mayor.
Durango. Colo.
Dr.. Simpson pronounces case un-
doubted smallpox.
G. L. TYLER.
G.. f. Tyler is at the head of the
state board of health. and DR.. Stimp
son is the expert from the United
States marine service whose services
we're secured by Mr.. Tyler to come
to Colorado and diagnose the disease.
In this connection it may not be
cut Of place to state that only two
towns in the state doubted and ac-
GO pted the situation. the towns in ques-
ton being Cripple Greek and Durango.
and this doubt was brought about BY
yellow journals trying to make capital
and creating n sensation. At Cripple
Creek serious dissensions arose, abet-
led by yellow journal, and to set
tie the cat-hop, DR.. Simpson was
sent for and upon arriving in the state
proceeded at once to Cripple Creek
and his report to the state health of
fcer is given in the above message 10
Mayor Mcconnell.
This should set at rest the dessen
sions in this city and cause one and
all to cooperate in. preventing its
spread. There is no use denying that
smallpox exists in almost every part
of the state. 1t is well known that
Denver has numerous cases. Not
long ago two teachers in the public
schools were taken with the disease
and two clerks in one of the depart
ment stores were also removed to the
smallpox hospital. A doctor just
returned from Pueblo says he no.
tioed numerous smallpox flags. These
places are not saying anything about
matter with silence. Durango has
been made a scapegoat by a yellow
journal trying to create the belief that
smallpox did not exist in this vicinity
and in doing so has more than ever
convinced the outside towns and farm
ing sections that Durango was solely
afflicted when such is not the case,
and the alleged humorous take-offs
INDUCED in daily have only added to
the belief.
The Herald does not consider the
matter one for buresque, at the same
time there is no reason for anyone to
bo- alarGel. The health officer and
assistants have been careful in look
Inc arteg those afflicted, and. there IS
little danger OF the disease spreading.
re cases reported are quaranlned
outside the city and there is no more
danger of contamination in Durango
than elsewhere in the state. In
fact knowing its existence, the dan
ger is less, and as long as there is no
special danger. the Herald will not re-
Ter to the matter, but should the life
OF outsiders become a question. the
Herald will sacrifice business in Or
der to warn the people. but as matters
now stand, Durango is just as safe
and in this connection it is well known
that all the large cities of the East
are afflicted and the following St
Paul dispatch of week ago is repub-
lished to show that smallpox is preva.
lent over the entire country. and
that the only thing to do is to act
wisely and for health officers to exer-
else precaution and people generally
to keep themselves in as good phys
ioal condition as possible, in the mean
time everyday affairs proceeding as
usual:
Predicts an Epidemic.
ST, PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 30.-"This
country is on the verge of an cpl
demic of smallpox. For the last
two years the returning soldiers from
the Philippines have been bringing
the germs of the disease into the
country. Vague press reports within
the last six weeks are even now pres
aging the arrival of an epidemic"
DR.. John b. Daring ex-regimental
surgeon of the Third United States
infantry, which went from Fort Smell
ing to the Philippines and who spent
SIX months with the regiment In thar
country, thus today gave voice to the
fear that the new century would bring
this country an epidemic of small,
pox unprecedented in the annals of
the United States for the extent of its
prevalence. He says:
When the disease reached New
York it had completed it's trip across
the continent, in the trail of the re.
turning soldiers, who landed on the
Pacific coast, the disease followed.
! think it may be said that there is
lot state in the Union that is nor
at present coping with the disease.
For ourselves in this state we know
that few of the smallest towns have
escaped without one or more cases.
This condition, speaking gener.
ally, exists over the entire country.
In the large cities the menace is the
greatest. The disease is at pres.
ent only OF mild type. The poor
classes in many instances do not call
even the city physicians. The in.
mates of the infected homes go OUT
into the world spreading contamina-
tion. This Is the way the disease
has spread thus far. The growth of
the disease has been inevitable.
There is more smallpox over the