The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
SMALLPOX KILLS
70 IN SAGINAW
Mayor Closes All Schools, Theaters
and Churches-Forty-F Near
Death From Scourge.

SAOlNAM, OGt. - Mayor NAtNhlk
has issued a proclamation closing all
theaters. schools and churches and
other public meeting places because
OF the epidemic OF smallpox which has
caused 20 deaths in month. Forty
i've others are now lying at the point
Of death.
Mayor Stewards action Was given
the sanction OF Vice President NJ. ID.
Sinclair. OF the state board OF health,
who came here yesterday 10 help m a
vigorous hsht to check the spread OF
the disease The detention hospital
is filled with patients and Two physi-
clans are giving all their time TO their
care The mayor has ordered all other
doctors To keep away from the hos
pital TO prevent carrying the scourge
90 patients suffering from other all
ments
The epidemic has been character
lied as "hemorrhage' or black small
poX The physicians have Il well un-
der control now, although there Is
total OF 20 dead since Oct >, and about
% are down with the disease Ten
Of these cases are thought To be ON
the road to recovery and they are
being kept I'm portable houses on The
hospital grounds
Mayor Stewart is n physician and is
conducting the fight against the cpl
demic In person. He has ordered tu'
migati0u OF all public places and
asked the board or health To urge the
state health authorities TO send rep
resentative here The board refused
TO take any action 10 close the meet
ing places. SO he took the matter into
his own hands. and with the co-opera-
ton OF the police department has
closed up all possible places where
the disease might be communicated
until the epidemic is gotten under
complete control
Our greatest difficulty now" said
President Tanner OF the board OF
health this morning, lis with mistaken
people who Try TO avoid or evade quar-
antine Parties caught evading or
breaking quarantine will be arrested
and confined in the detention hospital
annex"
At the suggestion of the mayor The
board adopted a resolution ordering
all employing concerns 20 see that
their employees are vaccinated, and IN
event of noncompliance and the dis
ease appearing in such concerns they
shall be placed under quarantine.
Al a conference OF several ministers
IL was decided TO meet with all the
ministers In the city with regard to
the proclamation closing all public
places IL was the opinion OF the pas
tors that the saloons should also De
compened 10 close. Rev Nercoe
voiced the sentiment Of the ministers:
All the pastors In the city viii be
notified and attempts will be made 10
| bring pressure 10 bear TO secure the
closing OF the saloons II Is not
| question OF politics. but OF the public
good and the financial and political
I aspects shUutn not-be considered
More people are congregating In the
saloons than in the churches even on
Sunday"
There were two deaths yesterday
and nine new cases were reported
Many persons are leaving the city 70
remain with relatives and friends
elsewhere. and at least one lodging
house has closed voluntarily.
The board Of health last night All
mitted that the situation was more
grave than at any time since the Cpl
demiC began.
! Among the nine new cases reported
Yesterday were those OF James Coo
ney nj No l35 South Bates-st. the
case and house being placed under
quarantine. and ~ Miss Larsen, at NO.
500 North Franklin-st Others were
three members Of the family OF Fred
/. Mountney. one OF the victims OF the
outbreak. who died az his home. NO
22lG North Michgan-ave., which IS
under quarantine,
one OF the deaths was that OF Geo.
NJ Schuette. No 81 Emert 81.
FLINT. Mich. Nov , Specially =
At a special meeting OF the board OF
health today. action was taken win
respect to calling upon the people on