The New York herald., 1874-08-10
A DREADED VISIT.

mohiHk 'ss appearance ID tno CITY aghlu III Sono'
what threatening form. though not to the extent
that some Brooklyn reports would have the people
believe. Brooklyn probably intends this as New
York onset to their own scandal, so that the ex.
travagance OF the reports may be accounted for.
Still there can be no question that this most fear
iul OF maladies has been making progress in the
upper districts OF the city which must be paid rigid
attention to II an epidemic Is to be averted.
Ihe distrlct In w1ich the malady has appeared 10
ABOVE Fltieth street, and is mainly on the east
side OF the city, and In the poorer quarters prin
cipaly. The disease seems to have settled more
particularly In that district bounded by Ninetieth
street on one END and 10th street on the other.
and between Fourth avenue and the river front.
Between Ninety-frst and 1o6th streets, among the
saanties, where the Irish squatters still remain,
and along Third avenue, where, IN various dlsused
factories and tumoledown tenement houses,
numper Of the poorest Italians have taken up
temporary residence, the disease appears to have
originated, and thus far to have remained without
much spreading. 1t has also taken hold OF dis.
trict near the river near 119th street, where some
quantity OF poor people reside In an excessively
huddled-up condition.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH's ACTION
These facts have OF course, been known to the
Board Of Health, which has, with commendable
prompttude, taken cogntzance OF the subject and
removed many OF those attacked with the disease
to the smallpox Hospital on Blackwel's Island.
In doing this 1t would appear, however, that the
Inspectors OF the Board have met with unusual
ditncuty, as among the squatters there appears to
be no small amount OF opposition to any action by
the Board regarding the removal or those among
them who have been attacked by the malay,
fearing either that their relatives aud friends will
be harshy dealt with or killed by transportation.
Wherever these squatters have had iany suspicion
down UPON them thew nave" nave removed the % SICK to
other shanties. This stupid course, instead OF
allaying, has propagated the disease, and 1t
spectors In ferretlng 1t out They have had some
times 20 around to several shanties before they
and this In opposition TO the inabitants OF each
place they have gone to. These people preserve q
VS cases ave grown out OFT Of the contagon Which has
been spread in this manner Still the greatest ex-
ertions are being made to overcome this antipatny
TO their own interests, and IN the end they Will
WAITING SMALLPOX ON THE WIND.
It has also been stated tnat In the region OF Fiji
tietn street, opposite the Charity Hospital the small.
pox has made Its appearance IN 2 some what alarm.
several physicians mad spoken to him OF the prev
alence OF smallpox In this quarter and that they
pox Hospital on the lslano, the wind carrying the
contagtOn from Blackwels Island to the shore.
II the theory OF these physicians be true, the mar
the spread Of the disease to the thicKiy settled
portions Of the CITY,
reporter or the HERALD called yesterday after
noon upon DR.. Elisha Harrls, statisttcian to the
ports of the existence Of the malady were true,
and showing hfm sensational report from q
Brooklyn Paper concerning the spread Of SMALL
b Dr.. Harris SAD the reports were grossly OK.
aggerated. but that there was ieaven OF truth
was caused BY bad ventilation or nlth, US 1t was
well known that the disease was contagious and
as On
pox had or late manifested itself In O somewhat
more extended form than usual, and unfortunately
among population where II was hard to extir.
pate It, owing to the secretIveness Of the people.
DR.. Harris then stated what has been said aoove
held information from the health authorities He
said that Dr. Jayne; Registrar Of Vital Statistics.
knew more OF the localities where the disease
existed than he, and could give more detailed in.
formation concerning 1t.
Dr. Harris then called up the other gentleman
and asked him to give the HERALD reporter any
facts within his knowledge.
DR.. Jayne stated that IN the neighborhood OF the
gasworks in l2lst street the smallpox had not ap-
peared in any threatening form, but was mainly
confined to the lrisa and Italians IN the district
already named.
Have there been many deaths within the past
week ?"
"rhere have been," said DR.. Harris "tnrry
deaths In the hospital among those who have been
removed from the CITY,. and three deaths In the
clty. il recolect the figures correctly In all
thlrty-tbree deaths.'
"And how many new cases have there been
during the week?o
~ believe about forty in ALL" said the doctor.
lit looks serious, but, have doubt. can be con-
fined to The people among whom 1t originated;
OPPOSITION TO BE OVERCOME.
DR.. Jayne added that the inspectors would
oblige these people to give up their sick, as on no
account could the manner OF tending the SICK be
allowed To go on. some OF the inspectors-twO
notably-had had some trouble in their attempt to
remove the sick. In answer to some questions
DrgJayne said that among the Italians whole
cEnI
in Third avenue, Ninety first street. and ali
had been promptly removed TO the island. where
quarter only little removed from the Italian
case, three children had died OF tue disease and
two more had been stricken with 1t. These had
also been removed to the hospital on the island.
These were the most notable Instances of the eX-
tent OF the disease, but there were other solitary
cases, OF course.
.'DO you know OF a case OF Mrs. Gurkridge
wealthy lady, OF l35th street, III Carmansville,
who is said to have caught the disease wnlle WIS.,
iting some tenants in Third avenue and 1l6th
street. and to have died OF itY" asked the reporter
a believe there was such case" said Doctor
Harris; 'thOugh we don't know how she caught
the disease or wnere."
"Have you heard OF there being much smallpox
in the quarter where this lady hved?;
''No; 1t does not exist to any extent, and this
was a solitary death In that quarter" answered
Dr.. Harris. "fhere is really no need Of alarm
can be got under command.
THE NEW VACCINE BUREAU.
reau authorized by the last Legislature Would soon
be In active working order, and that through
this bureau vaccination would become more sys-
tematic than 1t had ever been before. The city
had been thoroughly visited by the Inspector Of
the Board, and the people vacc:nated up to within
year past. But now 1t would be revived with
rcdoubled zeal, and would be the best means of
staying any progress the disease might be In
clned TO make.
10 a question by the reporter as to whether
there were any law to oblige people to get vacc-
mated DR.. jayne said there was no law to force
people to get vaccinated; but, as the absence or
vaccination deprived children OF the right OF at
tending public schools and that other like priv
eeges were cut on by refusal, 1t was not difficult
matter TO induce the ignorant Qor nobody else
offered any OppOsltOn) TO consent to have their
lives saved in spite OF themselves from any attack
OF smallpox at all events
THE WAR OF RACES