The New York herald., 1870-12-10
s M A IL r K.
Unabated Spread or the Foul
COntagi0n.
Special Action Of the Brooklyn Health Authori4
ties-Alarming Exigency Of the Csse-The
New Almshouss Taken Possession
of for Hospital Purposes

necessity for immediate and practical action t1
guard against the spread OF the smallpox, whicl2
has made sucn sad havoc among the denizens o6
"Dutchtown," In Brooklyn, Eastern District, and
which Il now stalking with rapid pestilential strtde
the border into the West District. The cltX
officials are equally awake to the exigency OF thal
hour ana lending their pest efforts, they aroA
I'm duty bound, to accord that cooperation which3
the sanitary officials demand The Health Of1cer3
asserts that with continuance OF the active measy
ures now IN vogue throughout the infected distric4
they hope to stay the threatened
ONWARD MARCH OF THE FELL DISEASE. n
The account in the HERALD OF yesterday, Dr{
cochran says, was correct In every particular. ana
the situation is really which should arouse tho
onergics Oh those whose duty 1t to guard against
tne iurther expansion OF the disease Shortly afteH
ten O'Clock yesterday morning there was
SPECIAL MEETING
OF the Board OF Health held In the Common Comm
ell Chamber, City Hall, for the purpose or tar,n4
action toward providing additional hospital accom-
modations. There were present DR.. Cochran. Dri
Fiske, Superintendents or the Poor Thomas Forad
and Henry Corr Aldermen hcGroarty, Noland
Clancy, Walters, Morn and others.
Alderman MCGRoARTY, chairman OF the Boardx
called the meeting TO order, and remarked that hd
believed that the Health Onlcer, DR.. Cochran, wa4
desirous of making statement In regard to thd
case Of the smallpox patients.
DR.. CoCHRAN-The object Of this meeting, as you
are probably aware, gentlemen, is to take some ac3
tion in regard TO the smallpox which now PREVAILS
TO an alarming extent In the Eastern District 4
was informed by Mr. Foran, one OF the Superlntend4
ents OF the Poor, that the smallpox
HOSPITAL AT FIATBusH WAS FULL, j
and that no N ore patients could be accommodated4
also that the new dead house had been filed, and
now, gentlemen, 1t Is impossible for to take AMI
more patients there l went out there YESTERDAY
ana IounS sverything Clean and those
for the comfort or the PATIENTS But gentIemen1
we must have more room II we would prevent
further spread OF the disease In this city, There iS
new brick building which has been put up for am
almshouse THIS has NOT as yet been used, and II We
than any other place. We would have the advan1
NURSES AND PHYSICIANS or EXPERIENCE
at hand. II we cannot get this II Will take at leasQ
ten days to put up place, and IN the meantime the
patients VIII have to remain In the city and the dis
Gentlemen. we must overcome this disease in q
short time, ana the course which we have taken N
lead to that result. Had we not used
MORE THAN ORDINARY ExERTIoNs II
the extent OF the disease would have remained unS4
knswn to u.s. 1t mas existed In portion Of the Six1
teenth ward among the Dutch for over year. Now9
street after another, and hope TO be successful i
GETTING IT our OF nRooKLYN. /,
Mr.. CORR, one OF the Snperintendents Of the}
Poor said:-I know 1t would impossible for TOT
give you tnat building, Tor we are now about to usdk
It, Tue increase OF the number OF paupers compelsf
US to take 1t. II was built for thus purpose, and
should 1t be used as smallpox hospital am learfu4
that 1t would endanger the lives or Inc inmates oil
the county buildings. Weare now putting up neW
building at your snQgestoa.
Or. CocHRAN-We want place sufficiently largest
30 put up one hundred bedstea Is This Is, OF courses
unlocked for. The city Is not prepared for such d
scourge as has appeared among us.
Mr.. CoRR-If you could
HOLD ON FOR SHORT TIME
we would have place prepared ih,s building, u
for there are funerals passing there at all times o&
the day, and persons would be liable to take the
DR.. CocHRAN-There is no fear Of that. 1t cannot
harm the dead and 4 the drivers keep on the road
Alderman NOLAN think it necessary, Mr.. Presi{
dent that we should have some building at once II
flleda
filed, and we can't make room for another patienr4
Then
Alderman iNOLAN--We, it Is highly necessary
we should do something.
Or. CocHRAN-We must have place In twenty<
four hours 80 that we can set our
AMBULANCEs AT WORK AGAIN.
Now they are lying Idle. i
Alderman NOLAN move, Mr.. President, that a
committee be appointed to take some action In th3
matter.
added.
Alderman NoLAN-Yes, with authority.
Dr. CocHRAN--If we can get that building we cauf
get there If not, 1t Will take us ten days
10 fix up place, aud In that time there is no telling
how far the disease will spread We want TO set ouH
amoulances at work at once Why. gentlemen YOU
have no idea OF the extent Of the disease. We havo
1t
WITHIN TWO BLOCKS OF THIS HALL.
Mr.. CORR-We will 60 out and see what can bd
done; but can tell you we don't want to give YOU
this new building If we can avoid IT, for II VIII in
convenience US.
the motion Of Alderman Nolan was adopted, and
the Chair appointed Aldermen Clancy and WateraS
as a committee in connection with DR.. Cochran
CASE TO BE PROSECUTED.
DR.. COCHRAN stated that there was q Germany
baker, at the corner Of De Kab avenue and Sand3
disease. the Board believed, from the Eastern Dls3
trict and had failed to report it to the Board on
Health. This man, he said, should be prosecuted.
After the adjournment Of the meeting Mr. ForanS
one OF the superintendent OF the Poor, stated 10 th
reporter OF the HERALD that
THE NEW ALMsHOUsE
which Dr. Cochran wished to use as hospital wa8
large brick structure three stories IN height, 2OQ
feet long and rs feet deep. 1t Will, he said, accom
modate about 900 persons, and 1t Will be largd
enough of course, TO accommodate al the patentsA
We were about to furnish 1t for the use Of the pOOr
for at this season the number always increases. IN
the Board OF Health take It, suppose thev Will pug
in what furniture they think necessary. There maN
be some danger OF
OTHERS TAKING THE DISEASE
from its close proximity. The Old gatekeeper at the
hospital was taken sick with 1t last week. and We
have erected fence between the AlmshOuse bulld5
from gong too near the place. Every precautiOM
should be taken by the Board OF Health.
THE BUILDING IN USE )
The Health Committee took possession or th0
building In question, and last evening The sick were
conveyed there Ia amoulanceS.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN ITEMS.