The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-10
CARINCfOR THE AFFLICTED
CITY WILL NOT ASK APPROPRIATION
FOR DETENTION CAMP.
City Sanitarian Buehler Says New
Buildings VIII BE Ample for Pres
ent-PesthOuse Remonstrance.

Members of the Council who have been in
terviewed as to whether they would vote
for an appropriation 10 build a detention
camp near the site of the proposed new
pesthouse, adjacent to the City Hospital. if
such camp" became a necessity to pre-
vent the depopulation of Indianapolis by
smallpox, have wondered why the activity
along this line was confined to a certain
paper. 1t has been represented that City
Sanitarian Buehler would confer" at once
with Mayor Bookwalter for the purpose of
securing an appropriation of $1,000 to buy
the tract of vacant land west of the pest
house site for the detention camp" DIR.
Bueher was also represented as being fear
full that the Council would not vote for the
appropriation. This is what DIR. Buehler
says:
at have not at any time criticised any
member of the Council or the Council as
a body because of belief that such an APP
preparation would not be made. This was
because have never asked for such an APP
preparation, and do not intend to now and
have not said / intended to. / have said
that detention isolation plan would be the
ideal one to effectively stamp out smallpox
In Indianapolis, but ii involves great ex-
pense, and 1 do not deem that the city is
prepared for ii at the present time. / am
very well satisfied with the present condi-
tons. We will occupy the new buildings
purchased by the Board of Public Works
tomorrow and that will give us facilities
for all the cases to be cared for, and we will
continue isolating exposed persons by quar-
antine regulations in the city as hereto
fore.''
DIR. Buehler said in any event if he did
ask an appropriation for additional land 1t
would require only that portion of the tract
west of the hospital site which faces Max
we'll street and only for depth OF about
li0 feet. This would make possible the
would then be placed in the center of the
entire tract owned by the city, fenced and
detention buildings built around 1T.
EXPENSE TOO GREAT.
The expense of the detention camp plan
is regarded as too great for its serious con-
sideration. The small buildings would re-
quire separate maintenance. separate cook
ing and separate heating. and this multiple
cation of expense is not entirely regarded
as necessary to accomplish the end sought.
There was another death from smallpox
last night. Harry Van Dyke. eighteen years
old. who lived with the Coffey family at
1864 West McCarty street, succumbed to
hemorrhagic smallpox. The type he was
afflicted with is the most virulent-
Or. Buehler said yesterday that none or
the twenty-three persons who have died or
smallpox had been vaccnated. Those who
had been afflicted after vaccination had had
the mild discrete type that was not seri-
Gus. Dr. Buehler said the testimony was
so overwhelming as to the efficiency OF vac
cination that there was practically no dis
pute among physicians as to Its propriety.
The members of the police and fire forces
have been vaccinated and each one has been
marked with n crimson ribbon. The vac
cination was done by Police Surgeon Gar
stang The ribbon scheme is to warn peo-
pie again injuring the mems arms and Incl
dentally to direct public attention TO the
necessity Of vaccination. The officers and
inmates of the county Jail. eighty-two in
number have been vaccinated. Physicians
generally report a large demand for vac
cination. There is plenty of virus.