Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
HOSPITAL GUARANTEED
Block in Winooski Also Locked
Up by Selectmen.
Four Cases Of Smallpox DISCOVERIES
Fridny-Relicved Tint Girl
Brought Disease from Mont
real to Hospital.

Four cases Of smallpox, one in Winooski
and three at the Fanny Allen hospital.
were discovered Friday. The hospital
is now under strict quarantine and
heavy quarantine has also been placed
on the building in winooski. where the
infection was found.
The Winooski patient Is Daniel J.
C;reaney, who owns the Greaney block at
the corner OF Allen and Weaver streets,
and tho patients at the Fanny Allen hos
pital are two men and n boy. These
latter are said to be in an Isolated
ward, having been under suspicion for
some time.
GIRL BROUGHT DISEASE FROM
MONTREAL.
| 1t is believed that the smallpox was
! brought into the Fanny Allen hospital by
Il girl who came from Montreal some
! weeks ago to have q wound dressed which
| had been caused by vaccination. She
was attended by DIR. y. j. Carroll, who
was then house physician, and II is now
! thought that she communicated the dis
1 ease to him and he to the other patients
! at the hospital. 1t is said that Dr. Carroll
was suffering with mild rash when he
| left the hospital a week ago for his home
| in a New York state town, but the svmp.
toms were not recognized as smallpox,
Mr.. Greaney went to the hospital two
weeks ago for n slight operation. 1t is
| believed that while there he contracted
| the disease. as he broke out with rash
! shortly after leaving the hospital. His
! physician. Dr. Edward a. Heath. dag
nosed the case as one of smallpox. and
consulted with Dr. c. II. Beccher OF
this city. Tho two physicians traced tho
matter back to the hospital and found
that it was probable that the Infection
had been brought into the country by the
! girl from Montreal, who communicated
it to DR. Carroll and he in turn to the
three patients at the hospital where II
was contracted by Mr.. Greaney. The
name of the girl who is believed to nav.
brought TIE case into the hospital Is
| unknown as she did not remain at tho
hospital long. and she is believed now t.
be either in Burlington or Winooski. A
search will be made for her at once. and
Or. carroll vii! also be located and noti-
fcd of the facts in the case.
HOSPITAL QUARANTINE.
Wien the situation was discovered Fri.
day, Dr. c. S. Caverly of Rutland
/
was notified and he came to Burlington
lie went at once to the Fanny Allen hos
pital, accompanied by Drs. II. Stone
{. f. Dalton c. II. Beecher, j. w. Court
ney, F. j. Arnold, =. j. Adams, L. II. But
ties and d. A Shea of this city, and Drs
Heath and ]. G. Thabault Of Winooski
The situation was investigated and it wa
decided that a strict quarantine should
A5e placed on the hospital This viii
mean that the patients in the hospital vii
have to remain there until the danger /
past and no more patients will be admit
ted to the hospital for the present
y meeting of the selectmen of Colches
ter was called and it was decided
to place the Greaney block under
quarantine Mr.. Greaney resides In thu
lock on the second floor and on the SANE
floor are DR.. l.. NJ. Petite a dentist, VIII,
has wife and four children one Of whom
Is an infant The selectmen decided t
put 4 lock on the building
FREE VACCINATION.
The selcctmen stated Friday that
Drs. A. S. c. Hill and j. G. Thabaul
would vaccinate anyone in Winoosk who
wishes to be vaccinated. and that the ex.
pense would be borne by the town 1t is
not anticipated that there Is any specia
danger from the spread of the disease
| Two of the patients at the Fanny Allen
hospital are well on the road TO recovery
and, although the third is just developing
! symptoms of the disease, all are in a
strictly isolated ward The patients ir
the Greaney block will also be kept in
strict isolation and it is thought that witt
this precaution no danger need be feared