Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-22

-"EE oNANSC 90 AA
othng Iay. there is a case of
smallpox on this car. The person who
has the disease will please say SO"
The car was filled with men and wo-
men, who looked up in anlazement at
the extraordinary announcement, says
the New York Journal. One smart citi-
zen made d facetious response.
NO" said the man at b door quiet
ly, 81 am neither a drunken man nor a
crank. I am a physician who has had
a great deal of experience with small
pox, and / recognize the odor that is
inseparabie from the disease at a GER
tain stage. There is no possibility Of
a mistake. and again l call on whoever
has the disease to make it known"
Two men and a woman made a rush
for the front door of the car. They
found it locked. Against the other
door was the broad back of the doctor.
There was no exit.
| Nobody may leave the car" said the
+; calm man of medicine, until the case
! of smallpox is located. If the person
! who has it does not reveal himself, ]
! will be Obliged to examine everybody
! OF. the car"
He waited several minutes, but there
was no response. The passengers
! glanced at each other fearfully, and
each tried to shrink from his neighbor.
!! Nobody doubted now Meanwhile the
car went on.
every WELL" said the doctor, "I will
have to examine everybody in the car.
Let me have your pulse, sir"
NJ J>o+or Tod ~aoo +ho -ho1o YNn C&h
of the car without finding anything and
stood opposite a stout negress whose
veil was down.
"Raise your veil. madam"
81 won't"
+Then I'll have to raise it for you"
The doctor laid his hand or the veil.
! The woman grabbed it. There was a
brief struggle, and the veil was torn
off. 1t did not take an expert to tell
where the disease was then. Her face
was covered with the dread pustules.
81 amt got no smallpox. That's
only a rash,' protested the oma
There was a stampede to the other
J end Of the ear and almost a panic, but
the indicated doctor quieted the pas.
sengers. He told them, however, that
the car would go to the4car stables
without a stop.
The man who had detected the dis
ease was Or. e. D. Johnson of Will
liamshurg. who was With the army II
Cuba and who is an authority on vel
low fever. smallpox and other conta
gious diseases. He had detected the
telltale odor as soon as he got on the
car and had notified the conductor tina
he had smallpox aboard and must LEI
nobody on or off the carr He also tol6
him he must be allowed to examine thu
passengers. The conductor ~atairst de
murred. but the doctor had his way
The gripmans was directed to go RICH
: to the car barns and to keep the dool
at his end CT the car shut. These in
SStructions were all Carried out. and tn,
identity of the sufferer was discovered
as told.
! From the car stables the board O.
: health was notified. and a vaccinato
was sent there, and the health authori
: ties took charge of matters. The col
ored woman was taken to North Broth
. err island. The people We're not allow
ed to leave the car until all had beer
fu%nai2ated. ard the car was disinfectet
and withdrawn from traffic.
All submitted Win Il SCou grace eA
. cept fhe gripman. who said & yaccina
i ton might prevent him working hi
: car and thai he could not afford to Ia,
: off. He was told no exception coult
be made, and he was scratched wit
. the rest.
Then the passengers began to thanl
DR.. johnson. who had barred his scalpe
9 and taken part<in the general vaccina
5 ton. They wanted to pay/k#n for hi
services, to raise a purse u him an
that sort@of thing, but he would no
have it and. as usual, had his way