Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
CITIZENS ARE MAD.
MAN WITH SMALLPOX ALLOWED
TO RANGE THE STREETS.
BISHOP DIES OF THE. DISEASE.
County onicer saves Expense at
the Public Pcril-General yacina-.
ton to Be Ordered by Health
Committee.

Suppression. of the prevalence Of small
| pox in Manchester has prevented mucn
| alarm during the last week, and an ef-
fort is now being made to prevent the
| spread of the disease both in MancheS-
| ter and Chesterfield county.
a few days. ago Mr.. Richard Bishop
went to the drugstore Of Mr.. E. w.
Weisiger and complained OF suffering
| elias. He went to his home, at Sixth
and Marx streets. and the case was dag
| nosed as that Of smallpox. He died
Thursday. Both Drs. Hill and Loving
| took place Friday.
| While an effort has been made to sup
| press the prevalence: of smallpox. it has
been generally known that Mr. Bishop
was suffering from the disease, and a
meeting of the Health Committee has
| been called for Tomorrow night for the
purpose Of considering the; question of
compulsory vaccination throughout the
! city.
| FLED FROM NEIGHBoRHooD.
| After the death OF Mr.. Bishop many
Ing that they might catch the disease.
The children OF Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
| wilson, who had come from Massachu-
| sets to attend Mrs. Wilson'S funeral,
Immediately after witnessing the funeral
| of their mother. Other persons also left
on account Of the. alarm Of smallpox.
Mr. Bishop had been at work in Rich
mond. and came over to Manchester last
Tuesday evening. His presence in the
streets of Manchester created consider
| able alarm.
MIR. SMITHS COMMUNICATION,
Mr.. B. S. Smith, who lives in the neigh
borhood in which Mr.. Bishop died, has
I sent the following:
nis hhs N smal ltpost subject Richard
! chester. is dead HIS body was, allowed
| to remain urburied from Ii O'Clock on
the sth instant until after dark on the
s.h instant Members Of the family who
We're exposed to tie disease are, still; go
| ing IN and out and mixing with the peo-
! pie. No effort has-been made to restra IN
them. Is this ris4.ssSss.5s5
The man came. to the house last Mon
4 day. SAYING he had erysips1as- Dr. Buck
! er was called in atu pronouncedS it small
poS, and notified the authorities at ones
not to allow any one to come In or go
| bers Of the family went to a funeral in
tie neighbour sod. =
went to the county physician. He
said that he did not want to nut the
| house .or one case Perhaps this is the
reason that ne allowed the family Of the
smallpox patient to go at large. If
| the neighborhocd to- build pest-house
| 1t will not be the fault OF the authori-
ties: What can be done? Who shall ne
Respectfully.
s1r. W. D. Toler. for many years pro-
prie1or OF the furniture factory in
SWansboro. and prosperous bl Jiness-.
man OF that place. died at his nome.
here at $3.50 clock yesrs rday morning.
Mr. To1er had been dangerously i'll for
several ,ersla days. and his death vas not a
been born In Goochlapd county January.
!, 1926. He is survived by four child
who are Mrs. George r. Reams, Misses
Leila and Fannie ToIer, and D1essrs a
r. and w. Fl, Toier.
Mr. Toler had been a resident Of Man.
CHESTER and Swansboro' for the last
hirty years. For the last few years the
furniture factory has been conducted
under the firm name Of Tolers e Sons.
Relatives in Wichita, kan, and KAN.
sas City have bean notified Of Mr. Toler'ss
death S
Mr.. Toler was member Of Manchester
Lodge. No. 20, knights OF PythIas JEFF
ferson Lodge, Independe nt Order Of Odd
Fellows. OF Richmond: Excelsior En-
eapment Of odd-FelloEs, and other or
ders.
The paIl-bearers viii be selected from
s the orders OF which the deceased was
connected. and the funeral Will take
+ place from the West End Methodist
: Episcopal church this afternoon at s
o. clock. The service will be- Conducted
by the Rev. a. G. Bergman. who VIII be-
assisted BY the Rev Benjamin. Dennis
and the ReY. w. W. Sisk. The burial
VIII be in Manry cemetsry.
no LNSTLL, OFFICERS.
4 There VIII be- an mportant meeting Of