The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-06
SMALLPOX FOUND
I IN CROWNED HOME
Mrs. Beulah Vinson, of Soc West
Clay Street, Seriously Ill
With That Disease.
EIGHT OTHERS IN DANGER
Victim and Members OF Her
Family Will Be Sent to County
Hospital To-Day.
EIGHT OTHERS IN DANGER

! The first case OF smallpox reported
IN Richmond since September W as
discovered yesterday at Sus west Cray
street, the patient being Mrs. BeulAn
NJ. Vinson, twenty TWO years old, whose
condition is Regarded us serious. 1t
| was ascertaineu by the Health De-
| partment that fourteen peopls lived
in tho house. eight OF whom have
never been vaccInatcd In many re-
spects the case is Regarded by the
| health authorities as the most dan
| gerous or all found here in late years
because of the sources OF Infection.
ana, like the others, this one was
brought from North Carolina Mrs.
Vinson and msnDcrs OF ncr family
VIII be removed to the smallpox hos
pital In Henrico county early to-day.
Everybody in the house was vaccin-
ated last night.
In tracing the disease. tho fact was
brought out yesterday that Grover
Ninson, Mrs. Wilson'S brothcr-in law,
came here from Goldsboro. n. c., on
, January l. He is employed by the
Union news Company, HIS run being
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
trains west of Richmond. He con-
tracted smallpox. and at last account
was Ill with that disease In West Eir-
ginia The theory. of course, Is that.
Mrs. Vinson contracted II from him
The case became very pronounced two
| days ago, though DR.. c. C. Hudson.
medical inspector. and DR.. W. T. West,
diagnostician of the Health Depart
ment only got hold of the matter yes
tcrduy.
Many Perhons in Danger
There are two fats at SO2 West
Clay Street. the Vinsone occupying the
first floor. The husband, Marvin r
Ninson. is motorman employed on
the Clay Street line OF the Virginia
| Railway and Power Company There
are two young women in the family,
Misses Thelma and Ida yinson. one
of whom Is employed by the Federal
Cigar Company. Others having rooms
downstairs arc James Watkins, his
wife and son, and none OF these per-
sons mentioned has ever been vac
cinated
The fiat above is occupied by Mrs.
Lula Talbert, dressmaker who has
never been vaccinated There are
three Talbert children-Charles. Wal
ter and Mary-all of whom attend the
public school and all Of whom. hap
PLY. have been vaccinated. Thomas
Coudy. who has a room In the house
Is immune. Another occupant is e.
w. Shumake, q nagnan on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad. who Is out OF the city.
All Going to Hospital.
Chief Health officer L. c. Levy said
last night that every person residing
on the first moor OF the house would
be sent to the county hospital this
morning. While he has found how
the disease was brought here. he is, Of
course, unable TO predict how far It
might have spread The various busi-
ness concerns represented In the resi-
dence, now under quarantine, are the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, the
Virginia Railway and Power Company.
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad and the Federal cigar
Company. The vaccinating squad was
put to work by DR.. Levy without any
loss of time. and the staff will be on
duty at the Health Department In the
City Hall between Q and IL O'clock
this morning to vaccinate free every
| body who calls.
IL would be remarkable indeed II
Mrs. WILSON'S husband and others in
her home should escape the disease,
s'nce they have not been vaccinated
| and have bcen constantly near the
patient While not there they were at
work and were brought into close con-
tact with hundreds of people who
might have picked up germs.
Gives Ample Warming.
AS vaccination Ia the only guaran-
tecd protection against the disease,
tho policy of the Health Department.
has been to warn and thereby protect
the public. There are probably fewer
| cases in Richmond than in most
cities. although most cities conceal the
fact for business reasons. Most of the
, cases heretofore were found in the
negro settlements, few being discover
ed In white families. and in a part of
town Inhabited strictly by white peo-
pie. Everybody In the neighborhood
or tho Vinson home will be vaccinated.
| though many had that matter attended
to last night as soon as they heard of
Mrs. Wilson's condition.