The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-19
CASE Of SMALLPOX
IN A[)VENT|STS CAMP
No Way For District to
Take Precautions.
STATE OFFICIALS INFORMED
Amelia Nelson, of Wisconsin, Taken
From Appleby Home, Takoma Park,
Stricken With Disease.
STATE OFFICIALS INFORMED

the ranks OF the Seventh Day Adven-
lists at Takona Park Md, One case
has already developed and the District
health officials are inclined to think that
more viii result from what they be-
lieve to have been q general exposure
AS the camp is just beyond the Dis
triet line. however. the District officials
are powerless TO do anything TO guard
against spread of the eontagion from
that direction. Having no authority out
side of the District, DIR. Woodward, Dis
triet Health Officer. has notified the
Maryland board of health Of the state
OF affairs.
Mayor Kinnear Notified.
DR.. Fowler, assistant health officer,
has also unoffcially notified Mayor Kin
near, OF Takoma Park, of the smallpox
case which has come to the notice of
the District officials. Unless the dele
gates are quarantined. there is no way
OF preventing them from coming across
the District line.
Health officials VIII watch for anyone
who enters the District. however, until
Ihe>extent OF the exposure Is known,
and any delegates believed TO have been
exposed who are found within the Dis
trict Will at once be quarantined. The
delegates are camping out, forming q
community of tents.
The first case 10 develop was reported
late yesterday afternoon, when Amelia
Nelson was taken from sanitarinna at
Iowa circle, IN this city, to the small
week ago from her home at Surgeon
Bay, Wis, where she is believed to have
e the ,e dlseas AboSf aMeady
she was brought in from the home OF
the Appleby family, in Carroll avenue.
Takoina Park, where she was staying,
suffering from appendicitis.
Removed to Hospital.
Later, however. smallpox developed
and she was at once removed TO the
hospital Only two people are known TO
have been exposed at the Iowa circle
house. These are her nurses. and both
are now in quarantine. The District Of
flcials believe they have done everything
n their power 10 head OF a spread OF
the disease.
There are now sixteen cases in the
hospital, more than ever before at one
time. The majority OF the patients are
from Southeast Washington.
Taking Ali Precautions.
Mayor Kinnear. OF Takoma Park. is
taking every possible precaution 20 pre-
vent the spread OF disease. He said
this mosning.
Hiss nelson was stopping at tne
house OF Mr. AppIeby, on Carroll ave-
nue.. and had not been near the Adven-
lists camp since she began feeling bad
~. Wednesday night, at O'Clock, she
was brought 10 Washington and taken
70 the Adyentists Infirmary. at Iowa
Circle. She was there twelve or four
teen hours befors it Yves determined
that she had smallpox. She was then
taken to the District peskhouse. and
the two nurses who came with her from
Takoma were placed in quarantine.
Mr.. Parsons and I have had a con
ference with the Maryland board oil
health, and ali persons exposed to tbs
disease will be yaccinated. The Appleby
house is being thoroughly fumigated
There is no alarm among the people OF
our town though there We're numerous
wild rumors afioat last night"