Fulton-Hall County GaArchives Obituaries.....Smith, Norma Elise  October 18, 1898
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Atlanta Constitution, 19 October 1898
VACCINATION CAUSES DEATH.
Miss Norma Smtih Died Yesterday Afternoon from Poisoning.
Blood Was Poisoned By Virus.

Miss Norma Elise Smith, aged fourteen years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James 
Bruce Smith, died yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the residence of her 
parents, 238 Richardson street, as the probably result of vaccination.  At the 
time the virus was placed upon her Miss Smith resided in Gainesville with her 
parents, and they desired she should attend school in Atlanta.
The board of education requires that all childen entering the schools must be 
vaccinated and therefore the virus was injected.  This was several weeks ago, 
and Miss Smith became ill at once.  Her parents brought her with them to this 
city and until the time of her death she grew rapidly worse.
For the past several days she has been suffering with convulsions and the 
physicians have been endeavoring to stop this trouble.  As soon as the 
physicians examined the vaccination place it was announced that she was 
suffering from blood poisoning, superinduced by the virus.  Everything possible 
was done for her but without avail and she died yesterday afternoon.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence this morning at 10:30 
o'clock, and the interment will occur in West View cemetery.  The following 
gentlemen will act as pallbearers:
W. A. Latimer, John J. Eagan, Frank Willingham, Alexander Irwin, Harry Whitcomb 
and Gus Wylie.

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