The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-16
SMALLPOX.

Lexington, Texas, January io.--Inere
was a case Of smallpox IN town ester
day. but was sent right out
Reagan, Texas January 1.-two more
cases Of smallpox are re 10 isi on the
Rogers farm, four miles from mere
Throckuon.on. Texas. January ID
There is one case OF smallpox here but
number Of people bave been exposed
90 1t.
Comanehe. Texas, January 14.-Pnysi-
clans repor. one case Of smallpox at
Proctor Irtle town twelve miles north
east OF this place.
Gatesyalle, Texas January 14,-There
are ewo Eases OF smallpox at or near
Leon Junction. this county. No new
cases at sardis or Jonesboro today. No
deaths.
Mlneola, Texas, January 1.-two or
thres new Gases OF smallpox have de-
yeloped mere. all among the negroes VINO
were exposed TO the frst cases. There
are now six cases.
Richmond Texas, January 10 The
smallpox situation in this county Is i'm
proving While there have been some
deaths from the disease, there are no.
as many cases on the county's expense
as last year.
New Elm Texas, January l5.-News
came in today that smallpox has broken
out among the colorcd renters Of Colonel
ID W. Schwecke As many as three
cases are reported. DR.. Neill OF Frels-
burg Is attending to same.
Grsnhury. Texas. January 15-Dr j
R. Lancaster, an expert on smallpox who
has been in charge Of every case thai
has been in this county For years say
the prevailing disease now is not small
pox but impettyo copiagiosa.
Hallettsville, Texas. January 15--Small-
! pox has again broken out in this county,
;his time in the northern portion, al
/ the home OF Abraham Bacon, negro.
/ The authorities had only recently dis
charged all of the patients in the guard
house at Sublime.
Cooper, Texas, January 15.--The small
pox has about subsidized in Cooper. tnera
being only one case here now. in Enloe
Klondyke and Lake Creek several fam
lies are afflicted, but the disease is well
under control and there has been &c
deaths therefrom.
Lockhart, Texas, January l5.-Anothe;
case OF smallpox has developed in tbt
,iclu'ty Of Tilmon, Tnis makes the httf
polnt of infection that has developed II
Cal2weli county. and the effect upon lh'
ccdnty finances, In providing for so many
different localities, is very trying
Chilton, Texas, January l5.-iThe small
pox situation at Moorevile. Ave mile
from here, is eating worse, though tn
} disease Is confined to cOlored people eS
clusively 1t is said there Is more tina
: thirty cases therc-about twenty bein
, in the pest house near that Gown.
q Liberty Hn1l, Texas. January l4.-D
Blunt, State health officer, Is eXpea;e
here tomorrow to pass on suspeute
smallpox cases. The local physicians
not believe it ITO be smallpox, but be
noveN "a no be Ghe came that has bee
decided at other points 10 be smallpox
y Caldwell Texas. January IA cas-
4 OF genuine smallpox has been reporte
In town. The case is as much isolated a
! possible. There are other suspicion
, cases that have not yet been fully passe
on. The disease seems similar to tina
which pervaded this part Of the Stat
/, last fail and winter. So far the dseas
: has been Of a mild type.
Corsicana, Texas, January l5.-Ti
smallpox sttuatlon here is creating son
n uneasiness. Two new cases were al!
= covered shnighi in the negro quarter
y the town, ard a few cases have appeart
= among the white residents. II is SUI
= posed that the Infection is carried abroi
= by the reason Jhat many of Ehe negro
= are employed as washerwomen, and Il
d germs are communicated to the clothll
placed in their hands.