The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-28

The apprehension that smallpox may
break out anywhere, at any time, seems
well founded and the vigilance of the
health officers of Providence and sur
rounding communities is eminently prop
er.
Another case was found here last night
and under such circumstances that no
surprise need be felt IL others are made
known within ten days.
OF the ten cases thus far discovered,
seven were traced to cheap lodging houses
I'm this city and one to such house IN
Boston. Last nights was of the same
kind.
A bum was walking about all broken
| out with the disease.
A little after o'clock James McKenna
| called at the saloon. 72 Fountain street,
| and pushing his way through a crowd
| of men. got to the bar and called for
drink.
| The bartender, John Evans, noticed that
| McKenna's face was badly broken out
and refused to serve him.
| McKenna went out and was seen to en-
1 ter THE Fountain" another cheap par
4 room owned by James Javell
| Evans hurried To find an officer ana
| ran into patroman Benson, who noti-
fled Lieutenant Lawrence, Sergeant
! Toolc and Benson were detained To ar
| rest the suspect and hold him until Dr'
| Chaplin could be found.
They got the man out OF the saloon
| and stood him up against a building.
while other officers kept pedestrians from
using that sidewalk.
Or Leonard was tho first 10 arrive and
| caused McKenna to. bc taken so Dr.
| Chapins laboratory where Mckenna was
examined and found to have smallpox.
| McKenna had been stopping at the lodg-
ing house 3j Power street, which the
health department had had under sur
veillance for several weeks.
| lie was vaccinated last Saturday, bu'
| without success. as he had already peer
| exposed to and contracted the disease
lie noticed eruptions for the first time
last Wednesday
McKenna was sent To the pest house
and the people I'm the two saloons havns
/ I'm the meantime been detained there b,
! the poIicc. were at 10 o'clock vaccinated
There was "a breathing spell until
! O'Clock this morning. when Dr. Swart
telephoned Dr. Chaplin that he had foun'
a case OF smallpox In Pawtucket.
The sick man was Edward simpson,
Mount avenue. and he had recently beei
nj work for a concern In the Calende
building this city.
Dr. King looked up this case and learn
cd that Simpson had. up tO last Tuesday
been employed by Colwell a Co. manu-
( facturcrs of yarn. az . Calender street
lie had complained of being il an
/ Quit work. The company did not h'u
| further from him until scrn by Dr. lNini
Tho doctor inferred from the iutormu
, tinn gwen him by Colwcll Co, ina
Simpson had left work sufficient lrnEt
OF time prior TO the appearance OF th
postules 20 prevent n general exposure 9
the help: but as n matter OF safety u wa
decided that the people In the shop shoui
| be vaccinated. This has been done
There are n good many people employo
I'm the Calender building; but DR.. LeonaT
had already vaccinatcd number
them. particularly those at { Calend'
street.
warwick authorities hnve now TO strul
gle with SMALLPOX Three cases W.
;, Dr chagnon. who was called Tuesda
10 attend n man named Guyillet. spi
ner in the Crompton mill, called In ID
Snrague last evening and both agre,
/ that IA was n case Of smallpox. IL
Swarts confirmed their diagnosis. Befo
Il Dr swarts could get away from the =
. lage two more cases were founu
g Cuvillet had been 90 Central Falls 81
there contracted the disease. The oth
two men. DE Rogiere and Carvinell, NO
10 en- the same room with him. 80 that the
is no mystery as 20 their attack.
& Thrrc arc "A people In thc three hoils
holds thus exposed. one vf the ianiii