The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-18
Single c. = Smallpox Has
> ,'oped in Barre \
PATIENT IS MORMON ELDER
Building at the City Farm Was Trans.
formed into Pesthouse and Patient
and Suspected Patient Were Placed
There Yesterday Afternoon.

Following the confirmation by In
spector Ladd of the Vermont state board
OF health that the case under suspicion
was smallpox, the local board of health
and the health committee OF the city
council took hasty steps yesterday after
noon to establish pesthouse on the city
farm; and the patient suffering from the
disease, Elder +. V. Snow of the Nor.
mon branch, was placed there, together
with Elder Hatch who had been with
him in the house Of Mrs. Alex. Ogston
Of Averill street The single case is Il
mild form of smallpox, because Elder
Snow was vaccinated about two years
ago.
The board of health hopes that it has
the outbreak of the disease under control
by taking these measures and also by
vaccinating members of the Ogstou
household; but it recommends that there
be general vaccination and that public
gatherings like dances. etc. be dispensed
with q a further precaution. The pub
lie schools closed last Friday for the
two weeks spring vacation, so there
viii be no immediate danger of conta-
gion there.
The patient Elder Snow. has been
under quarantine since last Monday for
chckenpox, the honse being placarded
and the usual precautions against the
spread Of that disease being taken. But
after four days the symptoms did not
subside as usual. and DIR. Joe w Jack
son. who was the attending physician
and who is also the local health officer,
suspected smallpox. So. on Saturday, he
notified DR. Fl. d. Holton. secretary OF
! af la
ter replied that either he or Inspector
Ladd would come to Barre. The latter
arrived here early Sunday morning, and
he promptly confirmed the suspicion thar
it was well-defined case of smallpox,
though mild.
Meanwhile. the city council had held
special meeting Saturday night and
had given the board of health and the
health committee authority to take i'm
mediate steps towards procuring a pest
house After looking about for a time,
they decided upon Transforming q small
building at the city farm, used as A
Toulouse. into a pesthouse; and tho
arrangements were soon made. A stove
was already in the building, and bedding
and other equipment We're moved in.
Immediately thereafter Elders Snow
and Hatch were placed in the pesthouse.
.ocal liverymen baked at the prpposi-
tion to use their teams in carving the
men to the city farm, so Health Officer
Jackson had to impress his own team
into the service TIE two men are now
eusconced in the improved
pesthouse. and they are quite centented
with their surroundings. The building
is warm and admits plenty of sunlight,
while the medical and other attendance
is frequent The pesthouse is not con-
neeted with any other building, and is,
altogether. well fitted for the purpose.
Elder Snow is not very sick with the
disease. and he was moved there. DIR.
Jackson reports, before the pustules
formed on the face. SO that he does
not consider the danger Of infection verv
grave. Elder Hatch was promptly vac
cinated when the case was diagnosed as
smallpox He is able to give his Nor
mont brother the attention that the case
needs, outside of medical treatment.
Just where Elder Snow contracted the
disease is not certain. but it is suspected
that he took it in Burlington. where
number of elders of the
Church of the Latter Day Saints Nor
monsl had their headquarters and where
they were quarantined for smallpox for
4 time. 1t is said that Elder Snow Wis.,
ted them and shook hands with the man
who had had the smallpox, although it
Is also said that the time of the visit
was after the withdrawal of the quar-
,ntine Before coming to Barre, Elder
Snow had visited other places, hut
whether he contracted the disease in any
,f them is not known. In the northern
,art Of the state. smallpox has been
laving quite run, especially in Gale
lona and Lamoille counties, the cases
Ill being mild and there having been no
Ieaths, so far as reported to the state
soard of health.