The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-26
SMALL P0X IN
NEWTOWN TO BE
LOCALLY
State Health Board Will
Rely Upon Medical Elk
aminer and Aides
RAILROAD EMPLOYE
is KILLED BY TRAIN
Meets Death Near Spot
Where Wife Was Run
Over 10 Years Ago
(Snecial to The Farmer.)

Newtown, March '26-With the dis
coverv of two new cases. of smallpox
in Newtown, Charles J. Cavanaugh
and Gustave Carlson, on saturday, the
localization Of the epidemic Is now
forecasted. The Carlson and Cavan-
augh families were quarantined late
Saturday night. The family Of Arthus
J. Smith, was given clear bill or
health by DIR. Herman Sunday. Mr.
Smith and his son. Paul., who were
ill during the last week, haY1ng DR..
Gale in charge were pronounced 10
have suffered from other illnesses.
Mr.. Smith, however, called in an out
side physician earlier, who, after
thorough examination, endorsed the
diagnosis of DIR. Gale, the family ply
sician Frank Wright, town, treasurer,
as soon as he became indispos-
ed, called in his physician and later
DR.. Herman, who found his patient
around his home. Mr.. Wright, how
ever, as a precautionary measure VOL
unteered to stay at home for observa-
ton a few days longer.
Cavanaugh and Carlson tried to bat
tie against their indisposition.
The spread of the disease in the
lower section of the town where first
discovered has been visibly stayed by
the sanitary measures and regulation
applied by Medical Examiner Herman,
and with an aroused public sentiment
in his favor, and with the cooperation
of citizens this new outbreak may be
stamped out also.
The three public schools in Flat
Swamp, G1egory's Orchard. and Pal
estine opened today, the period Of
quarantine being over. The teacher
and pupils of Pootatuck district were
completing the work ordered by the
board Of education.
Only a small percentage of parents
have refused to comply with the joint
action of the health and school boards,
and in all such cases the children re-
main out of school The falling off in
attendance during the period of vac
cination due to "sore arms was no
ticeaible, but in the opinion of the
teaching force not more than was to
be expected.
Against the fear in the minds of
many people that the state may step
in and take charge of the campaign
against the disease, it can be author
itatively stated that the health board
at Hartford has no such intention but
relies contentedly on the work Of the
local health officer, who is IN constant
telephone communication with both
DIR. Haskell of Bridgeport, county
health officer, and DR.. j. T. Black of
the state board of health.
"A raifroald fatality occurred about an
eighth of a mile north of the station
about o'clock Saturday afternoon.
John L. Bailey, widower, aged SO, who
was returning to his home and walk
ing the track as was his custom for
years, was struck by north bound
fast freight train and his body was
thrown clear of the track. The en-
gineer stopped his train, but when the
crew reached the spot they found Bal
ley dead. He tried to avoid one train
and was struck by another. The
wheels tdi dnot run over him, but his
skull was crushed. He died, it is be-
Iieved, instantly. He is an employee
of the road but was not working that
day. He had been in Danbury, re-
turning on the 4:96 p. m. train and
took this short cut to his home and
death. A coincidence Is the fact that