The New York herald., 1870-12-09
s M ALL P o X.
The Loathsoms Disease Still Spreading in Brook
lyn-Oficia! Exerhon to Stop
the Epidemic

Smallpox, always despoier OF beauty, II not
always fatal TO life. has been lurking In all Its hide
BUSINESS here aud there within the confines OF the
limits Of the City OF Churches for many months--in.
deed It may be said for the past year. TO the Six
teentn ward In the Eastern District, however, has
II been more particularly confined, within that
tlon OF the city known as .Dutchtown," because OF
the Teutonlc character OF its inhabitants There
have been
ISOLATED CASES
In the Twelfth Sixth and other wards Of the Western
District These latter outcroppnss oI the epidemic
which has nirly set In In tho Sixteenth ward
have EN- smothered and eradicated through the
prompt and efficient action OF the health auhOr
iies 1he people OF the western section Of the city
have thus tn .oughout the summer aud fall enjoyed
an immunity from fears which prevailed to great
extent among their fellow townspeople OF Williams
burg, as the Eastern District was formerly known.
But now that the smallpox has prayed such sad
havoc among the German residents OF the Sixteenth
ward that me latter are leaving, as
RATS ABANDON A SINKING SHIP,
and are neetnR to the midst OF the n0n-infected
Western District real alarm Is beng felt by the
tmorous Of siege OF that nalignant enemy OF hu-
nanlty.
day or two ago the suspicious OF the neighbor.
hool Of Myrtle avenue. near tue boundary line be.
tween the TWO districts, were aroused by
TdE MIDNIGHT ADVENT
OF family OF Germans at hoase IN that avenue
night ana carried IN four children. InulIled up in
wrapplngs. &c, VINO were brought TO the place in
covered wagons. Their movements were sucn as
to arouse the Tears OF the people tncreabou that
new comers we're suffering from smallpox Tne
health oicers were notified Of the occurrence and
ut once visited the house, wnere they found
FOUR CHILDREN LYING Low
with the dreaded disease The family had fed from
Dutchtown ana hoped 10 elude the vigilance of the
sanitary oncials, VINO are ION the wing, In tnat
place, hunting up infected perssns anu seeing to
their removal 20 the county sma pox Hospital, OF
nts hu va "A VrQnf
abhorrcnce The entire family were quarantned,
mucn TO the relief OF their neighbors. Yesterday
Two new cases were reported at the Health Bureau
which made their appearance at the upper end vf
Myrtle avenue. Since the first OF the present
monJh
have been developed Many or these are, however,
II i but proper TO STATE. old case, which have been
''unear.hed,' as II were. IN the Eastern District
through the raidIng rounds RI the Health Brigade
headed by Dr.. George Cochran, Health Onicer, WHO
condition Of the a.lcted and to prevent he further
expansion OF the disease. Six special physicians
have been employed 10 assist In "house TO housen
TOua OF yACCINATON,
which is In course OF pro ecutOn In "Dutchtown."
In tne rounds the sanitary sentnels have met with
several cases unfeported, Tie physicians In attend
ance being oath 70 betray the confidence reposed In
them TO keep secret the malady with which the pa
several IN 5dlcal men have been fined twenty-five
and frty dollars each for derelictlon In point OF law,
reau. la one instance, that OF Q DR.. Bugle, VINO
was dned for endeavOri ng to keep the secret TO
sell, WAicn Leaked onCN however his patients paid
the fine and made him present also The County
SnalpOx
HOSPITAL AT FLArBUsH rs FULL
To repleu0n. Tie namber of patients there yester-
day was LA. The Dead House, FlaLousn, has been
made available as receptacle Tor fifteen patients,
which is the limit OF Its capacity. Yesterday super
In. .cndent OF the Poor Thomas FOran informed DR..
Cochran OF this TACT, SO that 1t has now become In
cumbent upon the health authorities to take
measures to provide Otner accommodation 1or
those who may be afflicted with the dread disease.
The senior member OF the Health Board, Alderman
Mctifoary, Of the Ninth ward, notified lie members
OF that body in the afternoon that special ceting
would be held In the common council Chamber at
ten O'Clock this morning ior the purpose OF provid
Ing for the adoption Of such measures IS may meet
the exi9ency o the occasion. II IL necessary that
ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION
should be furnished NJ once that the sick may be
removed immediately from the thickly settled To-
Cal lies. IL Is more than probable, then, that q
building suitable Tor tue purpose proposed will be
seiected. In view OF this Iact the Aldermen WILL 1t
is said, select he commoalous frame building which
MAS until recently occupied as the Truant Home,
and which Is on the Glove road, FiDusE, Just below
tie Penltentary. THIS structure Will accommodate
one hundred or thereabuut.
in the mea time the hysclans OF Brooklyn gener
ally, VINO are wont to eXcaim that 1t Is
'DIs1 RESSNdLY HEALTHY
Ind great demand for their services In yaccnatng,
and, apart from all medical Jokes Of any description,
can be suggested is that everybody be vaccinated
without Unnecessary delay. San ounce Of preyen.
tl0l is worth pound OF cure.o