The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-04-26
a GENERAL. McDDLE.
Smallpox, Health oaicsr chief Of Po-
lice, Etc.

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The death of Mrs. A. Hansen yes
terday. whose house was under quar-
antine on account Of a case OF small
pox al the place. brought cut some
developments showing that the police
department and the city health cfiicer
have rot been working harmoniousiy
together during the late smallpox
scare In the city. and the further fact
Is charged on the, side, that there has
not been case Of smallpox In the
city, but that the cases reported have
all been only cases OF suspicion" In
which the physicians differed In opiD-
ion, but out OF an abundance Of pre-
caution called them smallpox and let
them 10 at that. While one physician
would give II out that he had found
a genuine case Of smallpox. anoth-
er would dispute II on the sly until
some OF The people are wicked CROUCH
10 say that II has all been fake and
that the excitement was all started
Just TO give the physicians business In
the way OF vaccinating people. and
also 10 give watchmen Jobs. and car
penters and iumbermen and others en-
pioyment through the building and
maintaining OF pesthouse.
or course there are but few who
take TO this idea, but there are always
few who viii believe anything that
savors OF crookedness. or OF not being
the right thing The general belief
In that every case OF smallpox report
ed was smallpox and that everyone
who had duties to perform In the mat
ter has performed his duty
But 10 the subpiect Of the health ON
Ger and the chief of police. When the
Astor House was under quarantine II
was claimed that the chief was not
called upon for an officer and that the
watchman placed there had no author
lty to make arrests or do anything
otherwise than watch and that as a
consequence, before the quarantine was
declared on all OF the inmates Of the
Astor House, who desired to do 10. had
| escaped.
A watchman had also been on duty
at the Hansen place since the quar-
antine was declared on that place sew
eral days ago. but Il has been motor
iously known that persons have been
coming and going to and from the
place practically at will. day and
night.
/ But the climax come yesterday aft
ernoon when Health Officer Cordiner,
accompanied by undertaken Pohl. went
for the body OF the late Mrs. Han
sen, who had died about o'clock. 1t
was the purpose to fumigate the body
and remove It to Pohrs undertaking
parlors where funeral services would
be conducted today and the body
thence taken by train to Ocean View
icemetery for intsFment. But they did
not get the body. II was reported that
the health officer was "hred" bodily
itrOn tne pEeIHENS, ohh thtS was Asa
exaggeratlon. Health ofiicer cordiner
Is not the kind of a man to submit
to such an indignity. The relatives
and friends OF deceased simply object
ed to having the body removed and
talked to the health officer in way
that did not please him and he washed
his hands Of the entire matter and
turned the case over 10 the board Of
health committee The committee
then placed the matter In the hands OF
Chief Hallock. who Immediately plac-
ed watchman at the Hansen resi-
dence with the positive instructions to
permit no one to visit or leave the
premises. and the chief says that he
has a man there upon whom he can
count.
1t is claimed that the proper steps
have been at last taken; that while
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