The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-26
ANOTHER Case OF
SMALLPOX FOUND
Victim Lived at 1917 Seventh
Street Northwest.
MORE CLERKS GUARANTEED
Forty Census Employees Now Pro-
hibited From Coming to the De-
partment-SituatiOn Does Not jus
tify Compulsory Vaccination.

A new case Of smallpox was reported in
the Health Department this morning
from 1917 Seventh Street northwest. Rob-
ert C. Mitchell. a white man about TWEEN
ty-fve years old was sick there. ana an
inspector Of the department found him
suffering with smallpox. He was removed
10 the hospital, and the premises were
Immediately placed under quarantine.
Mr.. Mitchell was employed IN a laun-
dry. and the Health Department is max
ing a thorough investigation into the
manner in which he contracted the dis
ease. It is though that clothing from
some Of the infected houses Of the Dis
trict may have been received at the
laundry, and that in this manner the con
tagion was carried.
More Clerks Quarantined.
There have been fifteen more clerks
quarantincd from the Census once These
were known to have been in the habit OF
eating their lunches il the restaurant
where two new cases Of smallpox were
discovered yesterday. This makes about
forty clerks VINO are prohibited from
coming 20 the once on account OF the
disease
There are fifteen young men quaran-
tined. went TO tle Columbia Law school.
which was attended by the em9loye OF
the District Building who was taken with
smallpox last week
Besides these there are about ten guar
antined who worked near the clerk Of the
Census Once who was one OF the first
ones in the District afflicted by the dis
ease.
The proxiIaity o. the disease has caused
much uneaslness among the clerks and Of
fcials Of the Census Office and all pre-
cautionary measures known are being
taken by the employees.
Activity at Health OEee-
The Health Omee was the center CT
great activity today. The cases Of yester-
day had enlarged the circle Of danger
from the maIady. and the Efforts Of the
department were directed 70 the thorough
disinfecting Of the restaurant and
10 the vaccination CT persons who have
visited the P.ace during the past few
davs-
The Health Omcer explained that the
law makes The vaccination cT persons
who are known to have been exposed 20
the disease compulsory. and a fo-ce Of
inspectors was set 10 wc-k to stteud %
those connected with the restaurant and
the Rescue Nissicn. where young Eett had
spent TWO nights prior q being t1ECn u
the Emereerc- Hospital.
The Rescue N-ssi-n was placed ir Guar
entlac lost niglt ard taa apartment vhere
Ee,j had slept was Thoroughly cIeensed.
NJ Cnu~e fur Alarm.
In speaking OF the si.-atscn -h.= morn
Ing Gir. Woct~arC stated that there IS
no cause fer alarm. and that no steps
vcui5 De taken at present in the d:-ccti-n
Cr general c1m9-ls5rv vaccination He
said that the law gave the District Com
mIssicrers authority to c~E-- compulsory
vaccination when ir their Judgment such
step should De f-rrd necessary. But.
be said. the course usually pursued was
to induce the people to submit to inocu-
laticn throuch moral s-cston.
DR. Woodward said that general com
uulsory vaccination was. when carried
ont. very drastic measure He said
that there are always persons. and even
physicians. who DO not believe in 'he eff
cheney OF this means 20 prevent smallpox.
For various reasons he said many object
70 the operation. ard in such cases It was
GiEcult 20 enforce the IsE without bring
ing IN the authority Of the police and
forcirly OBTAINING persons against their
VIII. This. be thought. ought not to be
done except 10 ereat extremity
Persuaslon Peter Than Force.
The Health Olcer explained that the
best results would he found along N
line Of advising people to be vaccinateL as
a matter Of precaution. and in the pur-
suit OF the policy OF strict isolation Of
these suffering with the disease and those
known to have been exposed 10 the con
tagiou.
It was stated at the department that
the cases under treatment in the hospital.
now numbering fifteen. were doing well.
and that the disease was yielding to treat
me1t
The Health Department hopes within
the next few days 20 have all the cen
tres of the disease well marked out and
guarded. so that the community in gen
Cral may be protected.
King Edwurd's Horse Wins.
LONDON. Feb. 25.-King Edward went