New-York tribune., 1873-02-01


punished lady of the writer's acquaicts1ce ny,ns ,os
ia suburba towp came the city one day 10 90 sone
shopping. AS the weather was dsagreeabie ana sne
hurry return by an early traln she en- snsssv" @
a hack She went 10 store only, toucHeu inc sil.
ments Of no one that she Of and YET n iew
days the symptoms of smallpox were apparent sesso so
upon every member OF that family OF ve, ana only .wo
remain to tell the experiencethe young lady % anu m
father young gentleman bad just started en, :;
He called 10 the North End one aterhoon
in ten days he was bmsef corpse strongly infected
district that lying between thc vicinity oi oaos..
and the Northern and Eastern depots and in going 20
been exposed TO the contagion. In TINS manner
the disease has been distributed into the suburbs anu
the first in cities far a. Portland Bangor,
and Concord have been traced directly TO Visit 70 Bos
too, could be related. Thc chagrn Of the people
augmented greatly by the experience OF the btte CITY OF
authorities became OF ts extent, but when they
did learn the situation they applied vigorous rule OF
isolation and vaccination and In less than month Tue
contagO completely crushed out.
RED TAPE FREQUENT DELAYS.
As If TO smooth down the rued public sentiment the
Board Of Aldermen began 10 discuss the proprety of
locating and building another pesthouse Localities
visited, and all the municipal red tape that could
be applied for other purpose than 20 secure
delay This, that and another place were mentioned;
but against each objection was raised by some one
IN qs n and and na Is 'Re What
Island, in the Ward Fifteen, was fixed upon,
gentlemen consulted The place is In the Highland dis
rict on the Shore emptyng point Of sewer and
emitted from the sewer aud enough in itself
to engender c0nagion, said the medical gentlemen ana
building it awarded and bonus Of 500 offered the con-
tractor for each day he gained on the time
by the citizens, during which the members of the
City Government found themselves besieged day and
night order creating independent Board OF Health
passed both branches aDd signed by the Mayor A
fortnight elapsed before the compensation Of the new
provisO the officer accepting should give 1t his
exclusive attention. new delay here arose NO com
petent physician who would have inspired confidence IA
the public mind would accept the Rroneiresd
honor and salary with the proviso included:
Mayor CASTOR succeeded in getting three gentlemen 10
accept, but they not confirmed and the Council
again delayed by discussing the proprety OF expungng
the proviso from the ordinance, or making the salary
larger While this was in allegiance the city election
cured and every member of the old Board OF Health
who had been impediment in the way OF reform was
voted OF office Mayor CASTOR also going out though
it three weeks settle the result on account
OF the frauds in Ward Two. Whlle tins recount was III
progress nothing done 10 stay the c0ntagl0n; It's
spread was alarmlngy rapid and there lI were well
grounded fears OF every street becoming injected.
FINAL MEASURES AND RAPID SUPPRESSION.
The Pine Island hospital finished several days be-
fore the time agreed upon by the contractor and citizens
had begun TO congratulate themselves that something
would last be done, when to their surprise, the
night before have been occupied, it was fired
by incendiary and burned TO the ground The only
prompt action which I'll late city government committed
in connection with e contagion was the rebuilding OF
this hospital which was accomplished IN less than two
weeks just In time TO be III running order when the new
officials took possession OF the municipal reins Ihey
promptly acceded TO the popular demands took of the
restrictions upon the new Board OF Health enlarged te
powers OF that body, and confirmed the nomination or
the three gentlemen above named The Board mas Deen
III daily session, and in the short time has Already
done great deal toward aliaying the pubic fear Al
first appeared that they TOO were to experience some
drawbacks from dilatory members OF the Board OF
Aldermen, but few energetic gentlemen IN that DOdy
eGectqally stopped any proceedngs G tnat kind' ana
meant to be accomplished The rst move was 10 estaD-
sh additional hospital accommodations and for this pur
the old RON hurry ms
district could not bear this lnr0ad without nurur,
great deal OF comment has been caused by the
action of one gentleman-Mr James htcme-who
was prominently mentioned member of
the Board OF Health, and whose nomination
urged upon Mayor CASTOR before he
went out Of office. His residence ls very aear-dol-
ing, think-the amshouse; and he vacated MS premt-
se putting up card stating that HIS property bad been
injured by the Mayor without any authority. The sharp
course, he being wellknOwn capitalist and
politician is severely criticised by men
OF all parties The Board have Inaugural
ted the reforms necessary toward crushing ont the
tagon Isolation to be nfOrced, the red flag red
card bearing the dreaded word " smallpox Is to be
affixed houses in which persons are SICK with the dis
whole square at the North End and ordered the lnhab
ants vacate; the buildings to be razed aud COM
mOds hs has Se ereess Sn ieo se %
lection, some alleging that such nigh hand
ed proceeding is uncalled for by the circumstances
But the Board is sustained by pubic sentiment and un-
less an njuncton-which has been threatened-ls pro-
cured from the courts the hospital will be fact just as
the one on Fort Hill was when the cholera ragged so
fercely. There Is now prospect that week or Two
will show only decrease in the death rate from so
and week. but also the number OF new cases daily
reported. Such is the sad story or the cOntag0n IN
Boston. When the gentlemen who were Indirectly 1n-
strumenta in promoting II shall again come before the
people their franchise fayor these facts viii be
membered