New Britain herald., 1924-03-19
BABY SUSPECTED OF HAVING SMALLPOX
FairVleW Street Infant Under Ob. serVation of Health Department
ISOLATION HOSPITAL DEATH
Cherry Street Man Says He Can Re ducc Fever in :1 Hours by special Treatment Welfare Association Votes to Extend Aid.

! "thait .NeNDtidGol Votes to Extend Aid.
 The first floor Of 6 house at lST
 Fairyiew street was placed in quaran.
 tine shortly aftern noon today wher 1 Elizabeth Thompson, a two-year old girl, was found to have symptoms O.
 smallpox, not sufficiently positive to diagnose as that disease but giving in- | dications that made the health au- 1 thorities deem il advisab ble to quar- antino.
 | The Thompson home is next to the
 house in which the Danielson and
 Parfait families are now in smallpox
 quarantine.
 The health authorities today again
 examined Mrs. Swanson of 107
 Dwight street. who has been in quar- antine as suspected case for three
 days, but were unable to complete
 a diagnosis. Developments have been expected, but so far the indications are not certain enough to justify 8 verdict of smallpox. they feel.
 There are four in the Thompson family, including the parents and an other little child. No members of the family have been vaccinated.
 Death as Isolation Hospital.
 Nicholas Mortellito, aged fl. died last night at the isolation hospital where he had been Q patient since the institution was opened Monday evening. The boy was one of the mogt raranf ep,ol1pnx ,otia,,,y ,. ported to the health department, having been in quarantine for only one week.
 Yesterday afternoon, Rev Thomas J, Laden, pastor of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, was admit ted to the hospital to confer the last rites Of the church upon the pa- tient, and later in the afternoon the boys parents were taken from their home 10 the hospital when Dr. Amelia Tutles reported tho boys condition to be critical. Returning to their home. the Mortellito couple became frantic and the mother screamed while the father attempted to quio. ntt.
 Dr. Pullon explained today that thore is no danger of infection from the visit of the clergyman and the parents to the home. Father Laden has been raccinated and he was garbed in clothing designed to pre- vent carrying germs. The family was simply taken from one infected area to another and returned.
 During the scene created atthe Mor- tiilito home, the mother seized the family cat and with a shrick crashed it's head against the floor, then against the wall. She threatened Dr. Pullen. but her husband tried to con- vince her that all possible had been done 10 save the child.
 says He Gan Reduce Fever.
 F.. J. Klolber Of 265 Cherry street said today that he intended to see Dr. Pullen and offer his services ''to at- tend any smallpox case which may bo considered grave or hopeless by my own method which. I have fait h and confidence, will produce such results as to have the patient entirely out of danger in six days"
 Mir. kloibcr claims he can reduce -he fever within 24 hours. He yolan- i .eers 10 do the work without cost to anyone.
 Mir. kloiber recently lost q little girl in an automobile accident and ! was deeply affected when he read of | Inc death Of the Mortellito boy at the |, soiation hospital.
 Welfare Association To Help.
 The officials Of the Welfare associ- ' ttion were authorized 10 drawn upon | he contingency fund to help fight the | smallpox epidemic if in their judg- nent it seems necessary at the quar- erly meeting Of the directors of the association last evening.
 Part or tho meeting vas devoted Q the smallpox situation and the as- oeiation stands ready to do what yer is possible in the fight 10 stamp ut the plague.
 "Forman's Night" Cancelled
 Owing to the fact that the factories re going on record as not approving f their employees mingling in public atherings during the present small OK epidemic the observance of 'Ifore- lan's Night" al the |. M. C. 4. to- borrow evening has been cancelled.
 The meeting was 10 be held in the anquet hall tomorrow evening and IT. Charles A. Eaton a prominent lec- lrer Of New York was engaged to peak under the auspices Of the indus ial council Communications were sccived from the factories stating nat factory physicians were advising le men to remain away from crowds. everal factories declined to accept l leir usual allotment of tickets and thers said they would accept them nd pass them out to the men but aJ-