The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-08
NEXT week TO TELL
SMALLPOX STORY
New Cases by That Time or
End of Plague.
COMPLIMENTS NOT YET DUE
Little Credence Put IN Report Of Cases in
Montgomery County, But All PTecau-
tions Will Be Taken Nevertheless.
Only Ten Victims Now il Hospital.

One more week will tell The smallpox
story IN Washington BY that time. the
Health Department believes. any cases
likely to result from infection from pa
tients now sick viii be developed.
Health Officer Woodward has just
learned Of several alleged cases i'm Mont
gomery county Md. The information was
brought to the Health Office by a woman
who declared that disease which had been
treated as chickenpox in that county, was
really smallpox
The Health Department has done moth
ing in regard 10 the cases said to exist
outside the District. as ii has TO juris-
diction in the matter. DIT. Woodward said
this morning that he did not believe the
woman's story. she gave no names. and
did not appear TO know a great deal
about it.
At the same time the department win
take no chances, and persons entering the
city from Montgomery are being c. retully
watched No new cases viii be brought
into the Capital If DIT. Woodward and his
assistants can prevent them.
Not Yet Time to Shout.
The time has not yet com TO begin
to compliment the Health Ds.artment.
said Dr. Woodward. "althougli there are
now no new cases. and the old cnes are
all coming along satisfactorily. There is
no reason for encouragement, or for over
sanguinity."
There are at present in the District OF
Columbia only ten cases CT smallpox, all
Of which are al the smallpox hospital
One patient was discharged today. He
is Lewis " Bailey. OF the office OF the Re
cOrder Of Deeds. who has been pronounced
cured Mr.. Bailey was taken IN on Febru-
airy 20, and removed to the hospital The
Health Department states that no con
tagion from this case exists.
number Of cases. still at the hospital.
may have resulted in cOntagion. and as
the necessary lapse of lime has not oc-
CURED since the disease in these partic-
ular cases was contracted, the depart
ment is on the lookout for other outbreaks
Of the disease.
Cases Of Possible Danger.
Among those at the hospital who pos
sibly gave the disease TO others before go
ing to the hospital and in whose cases
the period Of incubation has not elapsed;
is Levy J. Cove, who was removed to the
hospital on February % In the case Of
Cora Woodward there is practically no
danger to be feared
Kelly Conway, taken to the hospital on
February "A may have given the disease
70 others. and cases as result Of contag-
ion with him are not unexpected
James Hudson, taken TO the hospital
on February p; Harry Everley. removed
there on the same date, and Robert c.
Mitchell, placed under treatment on the
day following. may have spread the dis
ease.
Nora V Cove was taken i'll on March 2.
as was Elsie L. Cove, both from AS Fifth
Street northeast. These are the last
cases known 70 TIE authorities.
All Over by April IS.
BY April IS. it = expected. the disease
will have made other appearances. or
viii be practically stamped out
The first ease occurred on January 10.
and the last on March 2. The disease
in Washington has lasted now for a little
more than six weeks?
Il is pointed out by the department
that there may be other cases in the city
unknown to the Health once. Among the
smallpox cases was one alleged 10 have
occurred az the Hotel Raleigh Mrs
Emma " ouaIuh. IT. OOlNdro SAID TINS
morning. IS believed 20 have had the dis
ease She left the hotel on February II.
and no contagion could possibly result
from her case at this late date
Damp Weather Beneficial
The damp weather. according 10 DR..
Woodward. may have some beneficial ef-
fects. II is conducive to open windows.
he explained, and thus brings about good
ventilation.
The Health Officer has secured a num-
Der Of photographs Of patients at the
smallpox hospital showing the various
stages Of the disease with which they are
Eunerinz- They are valuable as object