The Washington times., 1905-03-24
SMALLPOX ALARMS
HOSPITAL NURSES
Two More Join Those Under
Surveillance.
SIX IN DETENTION CAMP
Three Have Been Sent to the Small
pox Hospital-Mrs. Luddington
to Be Released.
SIX IN DETENTION CAMP

Although seven nurses had already
been removed to the quarantine station
and three of them subsequently taken
10 the smallpox hospital, other nurses
and attendants at the George Washing
ton University Hospital seemingly ac-
eepted the situation with fortitude un-
tors expressed 1t, there was a veritabIe
stampede.
1t was all because of the discovery
that two more nurses may have been
exposed to infection from Mr.. Ludding-
ton, who was in the hospital for three
days before the viruIent nature of his
maiaGy was discovered. or from one OF
The three nurses who are now under
treatment IN the smallpox hospital
First Evidences of Panic,
The resident staff at the hospital were
positive in their statements last night
that these two nurses, Miss Elizabeth
Hazard and Miss Mary Chase, were in
no real danger Their removal was
characterized as the first evidence of
panic since the epidemic began.
Yesterday afternoon. Miss Birdie B.
Thompson, another nurse in quarantine
developed marked symptoms of small
pox. She was promptly placed under
treatment in the hospital, her case mark
ing the third resulting from exposure
to infection while in the line of duty
nurses graduated from the George
Washington University Hospital The
Young women affected are all pupil
nurses in the various classes Nine
and three from there to the smallpox
hospital
In Smallpox Hospital.
In the hospital are Miss Rebecca Blue
and Miss Edna Henson, of the class of
1906. and Miss Birdie B. Thompson. of
the class of 1908. Those in the quaran-
tine station, most of them having two
fill weeks yet to be spent under OBJ
servation before all danger Is past, are
Misses Mary Cary, Matte Henry, and
Nanette Williams, of the class of 1906
ana Misses Elizabeth Hazard. Mary
Chase, and Mary Grogan, of the class
of 1913.
Mrs. Luddington widow of William P.
14uddington, whose case caused so much
trouble ana whose death occurred two
weeks ago, will be released from Quaran-
tine next Tuesday
NO further cases were reported this
morning among the nurses at the deten-
uon camp nor among the nurses and
patients who are under observation on
the first floor of the hospital.
Precautions Taken.
The hospital authorities. realizing that
the welfare of their institution depends
upon prompt eradication of the disease.
have taken every possible precautfon
The nurses and patients isolated on the
first floor of the hospital are the only
persons who might have come in con-
tact in any way with any of the small
poH sufferers.
Or. Phillips, superintendent Of the hos
pital, stated last night that he was con-
Iident there would be no further trouble
Until the epidemic of fear and of
smallpox broke out there were twenty
nine pupil nurses in the classes at the
George Washington University Hospital
ne temporary loss of the services of
onc-third of the available assistants is
one Of the most serious phases of the
situation iii the hospital
AT the Health Office this morning it
was reported that no new cases of
smallpox had developed anywhere in the
city. The quarantine imposed upon the
workhouse, following, the discovery of Il
case of smallpox in one of the negro
inmates two weeks ago, was removed
yesterday.