The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-17

After having been successfully con-
fined to West Scranton for FIVE weeks,
smallpox has at last reached the cen.
tral city. Edward Vinol, leader of the
orchestra at the Star theatre, who re-
sides at 81 Forest court, was on Sat
urday found to be suffering from mild
attack of the disease.
Ninol complained of headache and
backache on Wednesday and Thursday,
but kept on with his duties Mt the the
atre until Friday when he became too
i'll to work. On Saturday a rash broke
out on his body, and he summoned two
physicians who thought he was suffer-
ing from chicken-pox, but who called
over DR.. Paine to make an investi-
cation
The latter diagnosed the case as one
of smallpox, and reported 1t to Super
intendent Allen. of the bureau of
health, who ordered the house quaran-
tined. Special officers were Immediately
assigned to guard it. Ninol is not con-
fined to his bed and moved freely about
his home yesterday. Quarantined with
him are his wife. his mother and his
two children. He can offer no expla-
nation as to the manner in which he
contracted the disease.
THEATER CLOSED.
Superintendent Allen yesterday or
dered the Star theatre closed for the
present week, and perhaps Il longer
period. The theatre will be thoroughly
fumigated before it is again reopened
DR.. Allen holds the view held by many
medical authorities that smallpox is
contagious from the very moment the
first symptoms of the disease manifest
themselves. The doctor does not agree
with the view held by some authorities
that it is not contagious until the rash
appears.
II believe said he yesterday, that
smallpox is contagious from the very
moment it manifests itself until it has
run it's course, and ! propose to shape
my policy in dealing with it with this
view in mind.'
Assuming the Doctors theory to be a
correct one, it would appear that a
number of persons have been exposed
to the disease by coming in contact
with Ninol since the first symptoms de-
veloped.
Free vaccination was given on Satur-
'ttS iii al Dti - vi tllt Guy W All tS-
trelnely large number of persons, varl-
ously estimated at from 1000 to 5000
The physicians who vaccnated at the
several schools were as follows:
DOCTORS EMPLOYED.
Central City--No. o, DR.. MrGrath: No. 6,
Dr. Ecedy: No. ), DR.. Bernsten; No. So. Dr..
Woodcock; No. 50, Dr.. Ely; No. &C. DR.. Dolln;
High school, Dr. Gunstcr.
South Sidc-No. Il, Dr. Smith; No. g. DR..
Kulp No. 8, DIR. Webb; No. 10. Dir. Quinn;
No. ID, Dr. W. J. J.. Davis; No. 10, DR.. Keller.
North End--No. 81, DR.. Corser; No. -, DIR.
sullivan; No. 2S,. DR.. Stanton: No. u. Dr.
Donnc; No. 2j, DR.. Rodham; No. %, Dr. Peck;
No. p, DIR. Jenkins; No. IS, DR.. Kennedy; No.
"a, Dr. NewbeTy.
Superintendent of Public Schools
Howell has been endeavoring for sew
eral days to have No. IS school on
SHETLAND street opened and to have the
children debarred from attending No.
Il school permitted to return again,
but Dr. Allen will not agree to it, be-
levin" tnat the danger is not yet
passed.
1t is probable that the quarantine
on the home Of William Allspaugh, of
North Bromley avenue will be raised
today or tomorrow, Mrs. Allspaugh
having entirely recovered from the dis
ease. The quarantine on the Mear's