The Forrest City times., 1904-08-05
RAN PATIENT AND NURSE OFF.
City Authorities Sent Small Pox Patient to Cow Spring. In. disnant Citizens lrighten- cd Them Away in the
 Night.

Kid Young. negro who had been III the employ of Judge E. D. Hatcher at the South Side Livery Stable was stricken Ill last Sunday. and his case was diagnosed as small pax. As soon as a suspicion was had that he Lad the disease. the Board of Health purchased a tent and camping supplies, and sent the patient. accompanied by another negro as a nurse who had already had the disease, to a point near Cow Spring. in the eastern part of town. on q place owned by Nr. George Schmitf on which there k an cid tumbIed down house formerly ased as pest house.
 There was no person jigire on the place, and it is said that thetent was 2Qe yards ffom any persons house. and at least Ice yards from the path lead- ing to the spring. Anyway the authorities did what they thought was lest and the best they knew how to de under the circumstances. and the city council later endorsed heir action.
 Bat the sma pox patient was not destined to rest peacefully in that neighborhood. fir in the dark of the night, it is said he and his nurse weIe terrorzsd and friehtened away. and the next morning nothing could le learned of their whercabou' or of the identity of the person CT persons who Hbo had driven them 9Hay. Natur .aliy, Judge Hatcher was very iudig- n8ut that any person should have driven his ick negro away and out of the each of assistance, and he armed himself with shotgun and went on a ftaltless search for the parties, deelar- ing dfreful punishment upon them should he find them out He felt that t was aot only iuhun ar. but an out r5ea upon himself.
 The whereabouts of the nurse are net yet known.
 On Wednesday word was received that Youne had arrived at the bemp Of Martin H9ant about ten mics bf- 'o2 Madison where l. had been taken in temporarily and cared for, the family having had the di2easa.
 When the authorities learned these .acts- they sent for him and retu1agd him to tLe pest tent previously prov ded for him, and placed couple of guards over him 10 see tbat he should not be again moested.
 \ reward of s45 wa offered by the Mayer for information which will had to t}e arrest and conviction of the parl or parties who ran the patient and lis aase awas ffom the tent pro yided for them
 We are authorized by the President of the Lard of lealth Q say that there Is practically 10 danger to any person in that neighbolhood CT elsewhere from this case. and that everything le bring and will be done ard every pre- caution taken to proven the spread of tfa diS61Se.
 Fhe old building west of the livery stable and he room in which Young WAS takfu SIC have been thoroughjy fumi2sted and disiufeeteG and there k no danger ot infection d. either of these | aces.
 Ne see no reason for any undue ex- citrDeat about the matter. Let every citizen assist the authorities and give them heir moral support and work together m cases of this kind tnd tHe best results will be ottained. There will probably he no spread fl small poX and there is no occasion for being mad or frightened.
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