The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
UNCOVER SMALLPOX
CLOSE TO SCHOOL
Health Officials Find Two
Persons Affected With Dis
ease at Montrose
FEAR AN EPIDEMIC;
BEGIN NEGOTIATING
Origin of Disease Not Yet
Learned by Authorities
Every Precautlon Being
Taken by Physicians

Two cases Of smallpox have been
discovered In Montrose, Henrico coun-
ty. near the city limits and within
a stones throw OF the Fulton Hill
School, and health officials of the city,
county and State have joined forces
spreading.
More than $50 school children and
nearly every person living in the
thickiy settled suburb WITHIN a ra-
dius of one-half "a mile OF the homes
of the smallpox patients have been
exposed TO the disease. IL is feared.
and wholesale vaccination has been
instituted by DR.. Collins, health Off
Ger OF Henrico county.
II Ia likely that all OF the children
Will be yacctnated or cent to their
homes and officials believe that oily
the vaccination OF all residents in the
vicinity will remove the danger Of an
epidemic.
- The smallpox patients are Mrs
John II. Griffin and Lee Garrett The
latter IL a carpenter and was EN-
ployed in the Chesapeake and Ohio
yaras at Fulton until Monday last,
when he grew I'll and discontinued
at home.
Live Near School
Mrs. Grtfiith lives on ths Williams
burg road just north OF the Fulton
Hill School, The Garrett family. lives
on the Government road south of the
sehoolhouse. There are several mem
bers in each family. including chill
dren. who have been attended the
school.
Since the disease was contracted,
about a week ago, there have been
numerous visitors at each house, and
because OF this it Is feared the dis
ease germs have been spread through
out the suburb. Efforts to ascertain
the origin OF the disease have been
futile. Both patients have been close
~ questioned. but have been unable
to aid physicians in learning where
the disease was contracted.
1t Ia believed that Garrett and Mrs.
Griffin contracted the disease at the
same time as both reached a dam
gerous stage almost simultaneously.
Mrs Griffin II seriously Ill but is ex-
pected TO recover. Garrett has not
suffered rs much as Mrs. Griffin.
Garrett IL q son-in-law OF J. w.
Howle. a night watchman.s who re-
sides at the Garrett home. Mrs. Grif-
I'm Ia \ daughter OF Howle. An ex-
animation Of Howle disclosed no evil
dencea OF smallpox and physicians
believed he escaped injection.
III = Week.
Mrs. Grimm and Garrett grew Ill ON
Monday last about the same time and
visited Richmond physician at his
ofice. They showed no signs OF the
disease but were advised to return
home and keep quiet. The physician
has since been attending them.
When the pox broke out he at once
notified DR.. Collins The county
health officer In turn notified City
Health Odicer Levy and DIR. Roy k.
Flanagan. of the State Health Conn
mfssioner's ONCE. was also enlisted in
the investigation.
DR.. Collins said that he viii VIC.
cinate every person on the county SIDE
or the line who has been subjected ID
the disease and DR.. Levy Is said to
De making preparations to vaccinate
those on the city side OF the line.
which u but short distance from
the patients.
Health officials do not advocate the
suspension Of school and believe there
In little danger in allowing the chill
dren 20 continue their studies. II Il
the opinion Of the officiaIs that the
disease would have become apparent
BY this time II II has been Contracted
by any OF the children.