Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-30 | Page 6 | Forty Patients with Smallpox

pj FORTY PATIENTS WITH SmALLPDX 1 SALT LAKE CIT,Y. Jan. 29. Forty patients suffering with smallpox, confined con-fined at tho clt Isolation hospital near here, threatened to Break quarantine quar-antine tonight and come Into the city. The trouble arose over tho failure of the city's purchasing agent to koep tho hospital larder supplied with provisions. pro-visions. Health Commissioner Paul learned of tho patients' threatened break Just as thoy were about to leave the hospital and after a promlno to have provisions sent Immediately to tho patients, order was restored and tho invasion of tho city by a host of smallpox patlontfi averted. Under the now commission form of government all suppllos for the city must be obtained through tho city purcaslng agent The superintendent of the hospital sent In a requisition for provisions last Saturday but through somo ralstako in tho city office the requisition was not honored. Dr Paul took the matter on himself and succeeded In getting a shopkeeper to send ont several days' provisions late tonight 1 00