The sun., 1873-01-13
A NEW ENGLAND PEST no USE.
Viola vsuce's sad Horrible Trestrnent
of sick sstrspeers In the Elm City-The
Mothers Touching Letter.

Viola vsuce's sad End-Horriblo Trest,nent
of sick strangers In the Elm City-rhe
Mothers Touobing Letter.
Correspondence Of Tho sun.
NEW HAVEN, Jan. u.--Some excitement
has lately been caused In this city by what Is
alleged TO have been the lnhuman treatment by
the Board Of Health of this city of Viola Vance,
well-known actress, who died on Dec. Of
smallpox, In tho pest house. The facts Of the
case are as follows: Miss Vance, whose true
name 10 willetta King, came to this city with
French opera troupe. She played al the opera
on Saturday evening, Nov. ~, and on sunday
was
TAKEN VIOLENTLY ILL.
on Monday she grew worse. and her mother
was telegraphod for at Cambridge, Mass. When
the mother arrived here she found the daughter
so sick that tho could not be removed. on the
same day Of the mothers arrival the doctor who
was In attendance on aiss hing pronounced her
illness
CASE or sNALr-PoN,
and advised that sho 10 taken TO the pest house.
The doctor went and informed the Chairman II
the Board of Health Of the case, and lie prom
ised to 20 out to tie pest house the next morn
ing aud attend to IT,. The next day both mother
and daughter were removed there. The Chair
man, that day, in reply TO question put to him
said that every thing that WAC necessary was be-
ing done for them, and that there was woman
from tho poor house who had had the small
po1 Ia constant Httendsnt q ON them.
rAnxASy TACTICS.
II Ia asserted on good authority that 5000
have been appropriated by the authorities for
the preparation Of a pest house. rhis should
insure patients at least gue kind OF attendance
! On Saturday \ particular friend Of Mrs. King. a
resident Of tho city, went out to the Institution
g see how the patient was getting along lie
! shaniy not at for dog kennel was the place
for, which sGDo Lad been appropriated, and IN
which his friends were lodged.
dad AND BURIED.
| On Saturday night tho patient died, and on
| Sunday night was buried. As t. the treatment
| of the slck girl while there, anc the feelings ~
the mother on that horrible Saturday night,
! with her dying and dead girl, comment Is un-
necessary; the mothers letter will speak for
| Itself
NJ KIsp INsSps hardy sn9s how TO TO- control r ny
R "a Tr S ss' INN nv q sa ia ek S S
away saturday evening sonicshere near Y O'Clock on
saa. Mn ny Girsr ay yshea! & any comfort. q
roh hs ESG5c.s RS ~ you aad % Be cr God
| blcts you both. The treatment we received ~As
NOT FIT roR poG,
much less for those delicatey reared and accustomed
10 9iSr o M5q ~ yGp G GoSs Il Sa, more nor .n could
lad not one arop aiter he lrs day ssked f9r
could navc IT, bnt il did come. one loaf Of baktr,
has a.' rc:oa . apsa s. oa a % a A made 6s
y suSS Nv .sen Hs ,ne s 10 place 10
We oand suii a6e for me sick de,d nice ynf On ne
and nearly every seam IA tho door open without any
brtdirg save that which had lain over suce the last
patlcut LETT Win no light save the primitive petite ~
lamp. asserted IN block neither wasboel nor towel
any arfalg for keeping the person In CloanN
cOndii on And then the horrors Of that nrst night
| WITH 80 FIRE,
aud ny poor sicE child think that night nyed ~
fate Had the place teen kent so as 10 be made rea
in few Houlents for sick patient doubt not tOG1y
she would be smong the ,mg At all eyents heI
chances for recovery vouh have been much A. 2
| From Tuesday nght when 1 went until sunday nigh
following was eniircly alone with my darling except
Ing one night and when Weched her xpi-ng brcah H.
aud arranged her for the grave, only one and that
the eye OF the Almighty Father, watched me. Aud then
| tho
| rIG sLAr0urERINo ON THE OUTSIDE!
| Al about o'clock, or near ~ could tel without
clock tAt cry Wuuld cOmnrnHe, abd that OF lteA .
neary enough To drive one Insane. But VIII trouhl i
you 10 longer With my grievances, 90 hope, ahOu 5h
II viii not brnR back my dear girl, that no mortal viii
ever agu he called nron through such cupahle neglect
to gu1er have done aud an doiug for my nervous
system has received such shock that is question u
| time when may lie well again.
| am yours very truly, LYDIA s. kINC.