Evening journal., 1914-07-28
MANY Indignant
over LAXITY IN
SMALLPOX CASE
Criticism Over Way Persons
Entered and Lett Hotel
Where Disease Existed
four HUNDRED PERSONS
NOW BEING VACCINATED

There Is an outburst Of Indignation
among persons living In Chrlstlana
hundred, and In the northwestern sec
ton of tho city over the situation that
developed after it was discovered that
on Saturday evening, that Edward
Conway. proprietor of the Rising Sun
Hotel Oh Rising Sun Road at the edge
Of the city, was afflicted with small
pox. The feeling among the resi-
dents is due to the fact that after
physicians had pronounced COnway's
case to be smallpox, and had caution
ed that the hotel be closed, the bar
was opened and many persons were
served drinks, and that members Of
the Conway family also increased the
possibility of spreading the contagion
by attending church services on Sun
day morning
That something should be done by
the authorities TO emphasize that
such opportunities for the spread of
disease will not be tolerated, is the
opinion of many persons, but so far
as known the authorities have not de-
termined upon any exemplary action.
The Wilmington Board of Health.
while there is some question of its
jurisdiction in the present case, step
ped into the breach and took COM
mand of the situation. even though il
is outside the city limits. Dr. Julian
Adair, president, and J. Austin Eli
/ son, secretary of the local board to-
day said they acted to safeguard the
/ health of residents of the city.
Under the direction of DR.. Adair
and Secretary Ellison, the city vac
cine physicians this morning contin.
ued their wholesale vaccination OF
persons living near the Conway no
tel. Of persons who use the street
cars to points near the hotel, of street
car crews of the Delaware avenue
line, of the employees i'm the machine
shops of the DUPONT Powder Company
and of those who attend the church
with the Conways Altogether it is
/ expected that about four hundred per-
sons will be yaccinated by Drs. First
! Foulk, ROvitti and Jenkin, the city
vaccine physicians. before they get
through. DR.. A. r. Frantz. secretary
of the State Board of Health. is CO.
operating with the Wilmington Board
of Health in the vaccinating cam
paign.
/ However. these precautionary meas
ures have not allayed the indignation
of residents of the northwestern Sec
zion of the city and Of Christiana hun.
dred over the situation that grew out
of Conway's affiction.
Those who complain point out thai
there was laxity in more than one
I quarter and that there also is nee
essity for some adequate system foi
the State Board of Health, whereby
its officers or agents can be acces
sible at all times to cope with con
tagious outbreaks.
DR.. S. G. Ebert was called in tC
diagnose the case of Conway on Sat
urday. He pronounced it smallpo,
and called in DR.. II. w. Briggs, coun
ty physician. who also pronounced tht
disease smallpox. AS the two phys
clans left the place, they cautioned
the occupants to close the hotel ant
TO prevent persons entering and go
ing out Dr. Elbert then sought DR.
A. E. Frantz, secretary of the Stat
Board of Health, to report the cas'
to him. He was informed that Dr
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