The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-15
Mrs. william Shinn, Custodian
Of Pest House, States the
Building Is in First Class
Condition.
SHE STATES DR.. BOND
HAS MADE ONE VISIT
Charges Given Publication
Substantiated by Compe-
tent Witnesses - Bond
Makes Statement.

ne Walls are CAMP anu WOuIu NOT
take anyone there. DIR. Charles
Bond, city health officer.
"Dr. Bond has been at the pest
house but once in two years. He
don't know anything about it. The
walls are not damp and the building
is in condition to receive patients."-
Mrs. William Shinn. custodian of pest
house and detention hospital.
I'VE have three men as special po-
licemen guarding quarantined houses.
Oscar Paddock, George Young and
Daniel McManus.''-Dr.C Charles Bond.
II am not guarding any quarantined
houses nor having anything to do
with them. / have advised with DIR.
Bond about three places. couldn't
do guard work, IL he wanted me to-
Daniel McManus, first sergeant of po-
lice and one of the men named by DR..
Bond as a guard.
Duties Of Young.
George Young is sanitary inspec-
tor. His duties require him to go to
all parts of the city. He could not
serve as a guard at any one place of
quarantine and attend to the other
duties OF his office. He cards the
quarantined houses and disinfects
them after the release of the patients.
DR.. Bond is quoted in another local
newspaper as declaring the statement
IN The Palladium that the disease 10
not being guarded carefully is "all
bosl." The assertions in this paper
as to the reckless manner Of protect
ing the public against the disease are
borne out by competent witnesses. DR..
Bond says there is no need to, be
alarmed about conditions. He stated
that II persons in one side of q house
are afflicted, there is no need to quar-
antine the other side of the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shinn, who
reside in the city's property and are
caretakers of the detention hospital
and pest house declare DR.. Bond
knows nothing about conditions at the
statements as he did to The Palla-
dium Saturday night. The city owns
three houses. One is used as the resi-.
dence for the caretaker and his fam
lily, another serves as detention hos
pital. where persons in quarantine
are placed and the third is used for
smallpox alone.
Few Cases at Pest House.
Under former administration, the
care taker was allowed, rent, fuel,
lights and paid $12 per month to take
care of all patients at the place In
addition 25 cents per meal was allow
ed for every patient. At the present
time, the caretaker receives only his
rent and telephone service free. Dur.
ing the last two years there have been
but three persons placed at the hospi
tai. One was afflicted with disease
and the other two were suspects.
In speaking of conditions at the hos
pital. Mrs. William Shinn said this
morning: DIR. Bond has never been al
the place since we have lived there
but bnce. At that time he stayed
about five minutes. The walls are not
damp and are in good condition This
applies both to the detention Hospital
and smallpox house. The detention
hospital has six rooms and always Is
ready for patients. The cots are kept
madeup at all times. The building
used to coRfine smallpox patients i,
in much better condition than many
of the homes of the CITY, There 1.
\ no trouble from damp walls. There
are several little repairs needed"
/ The public has been aroused by the
smallpox scare and the inattention OF
the part of the health authorities
Children have been transferred from
the Warner school building to othel
buildings. their parents refusing II
permit them to attend Warner Supt
Mott has done this only in case.
where the children did not attens
Warner last week
Or. Bonds Statement.
/ DIR. Bond gave out the following
statement this afternoon in explana
ton: When the people are In quar-
antine. we entitIe them to the use o
the yard. These patients east Of tn,
river are children. II would be to-
hard on them to make them stay II
/ the house all of the time. I do no
know how the disease got started q
the school The health authoritie
had no control of that matter Fo
guards we have to use policemen. Tn,
policemen are a part of the business
i have called on McNanus and b
has helped In the North Sixth stree
case he put a special mx4 there
think ii was the policeman ON tha
beat He spent most OF his tim