New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-17


ounrR TO SAVE TWEED FROM REMOVAL III lie
HOSPITAL
Tho recent exposure of the comfort acc .rt'ed
yrn,au NJ Tweod in the Blaokwells Island Peaiten
go. resulted in an order from the Cornr ssaopers of
Cn,,,os and Correction remanding ell 80 orderlies of
enc hosntal who were special duty 70 their usual
,,arers In the hospital ward-roors This order was
Transmitted to Warden Lscomo o. the Penitentary on
the 10th ns but be stated 10 President Imoeer that
afternoon that ne had not Yet received IS aud eonse-
ouently had not yet rerlovod Tweed.
On the nth inst Warden Liscomb sent letter to the
Commissioners, Reporting the outbreak OF smallpox IN
thc Pentenriary. John Doyle, aged 20, who was con-
xicted on Msch 10 and received at the Pentenary on
March ~ was the victim o. the disease. The Warden
IA his letter saws;
.Dovle was removed 10 the Smallpox Hospital, ii
having been ascerained that he covered with sma-
pox Dr. Alvarez, resident physician of the Penlten-
iiary Hospital reported him to me as very bad case
and the hospital has been declared by hun injected c
desired that the windows be kept open ana te LOos
well ventilated, aud advised that all the inmates o s"u
hospital be vaceinated."
The Warden thereupon asks, under these eiFeuin
stances what is to be done with William NJ Tweed, VINO
refused to be yaeeinated, declaring that nc WOMB
rather 60 back 10 the hospital than make himself SICK
by being vaccnated. DIR. Macdonald, ChieI Oh 'n0
Medical staff of the Charity and Smallpox hoptiis,
had Informed the Warden that there would be no danger
If Mr.. Tweed vaociuated c.,-
When this communication was received oS ''0 ~. 49,,
mssioners OF Charities and Correction on ~
nth instant Commissioner Stern at once ohereu reso
luton that the Board proceed in Dooy 10 Dia0A"
Ind ano investigate the matter There they consueo
,ho warden who said Tweed had not yet been removed
an account of the outbreak OF the smallpox ana Dr'
Alvarez who said there was only one case Oh snaPoA
fairly developed as yet but that there appeared 10 DC
,ymptoms Of the disease in two or three Others Dr
Macdonald, on being questioned directly by fresiuo
Iambeer said that there was danger to Tweed II De
woud be vacolnated and that in any oVent, II no ne"
eases developed themselves within "a DAYS ater '0 "
noval of the first patient all danger woud DC oNer v"
these statements, the order remandhg Iweeu " INC
hospi. was revoked, all the Commissioners voting III
favor Of II.
subsequently, President Laimbeer. in an interview
with TRIBUNE reporter, said that he Gid not want
Tweed consigned the hospital If there was any danger
from smallpox there, did he have any personal iee
fng prompting him to insist upon harsh measures
toward him. But he was persuaded that Tweed had
strong backing among friendly politicians III NeW-forK
of both parties, and that he ruled the Penltentiary'
They were determined he should be made comfortable
while less influential prisoners suffered the usual sever
aties OF prison treatment, and finally he declared
that the report of smallpox was manufactured Dy
Tweeds friends to delay his removal TO the wardroom
OF the hospital This statement was made last SUNDAY
evening, but not made public, because OF the re-
quest OF President Laimbeer who said that forth
coming report from DR.. Macdonald would soon prove
or refute his statement.
That report was received by the Commissioners yes
to-day, and is appended below
CHARITY AND SMALLPOX HOSPITAL, April is, 1874
Hon. MM. LAIMBEER-Str: have the honor 10 trans
init you statement made to me by Dr. AWAY OF my
stan TSgardnS the Pate9s Aosp Very re-
spectully, a. f. MACDONALD Omei Oh stan
SMALLPOX HOSPITAL. April Is, 1874
On the morning of April was asked by Dr. Alvarez
20 with HIM patient at the de1lonay moe
ened pulse, aud an eruption vascular on race neck
hndv Thp
given by the patient warranted LIS yslcan III uans
fy himself a the Smallpox Hospital .,
On the following morning, April o. the orderly OF tne
secrecy SAID movement being made To place
W. NJ. Tweed back in tho hospital, while they would
like To prevent II, II possible, and would say tns
man Who had been transferred from the Penitentiary
to the Smallpox Hospital, had smallpox, that would be
onghiy and there will be no danger" He answered,
AS1 oSt n ne says Gss S a the %ap6x Sudn9 two
more conyicts came down from the prison They were
distance from The Smallpox Hospital as the eruption
On the morning OF April 10 they confessed TO me that
they had produced the eruption gy SpPyhs ef0'0n vi
Resident Physician, Smallpox Hospital
Commissioner Lanbeer, when tne reading OF this re-
1nakabe statement concluded proposed thar every
one connected be at once dismissed from the ser
vice of the Commission.
Mr.. Bowen replied that there was apparently only
one person cupabe aud he had left the institution He
referred to the orderly Of the Pementlary Hospital
whose term expired Monday, and who left the Pen-
Tertiary on that day.
Commissioned stern said nothing
President LaimDer said, II suppose this is 20 90 the
Rame way all communications on this subject have
gone-into the "tomb OF the Capuets." The commun-
cation fled
Commissioner Lambeer proposes at the meeting to-
day TO call upon Dr. Mcdonald for full report OF all
the circumstances OF the plot. Upon that full report
the Grand Jury. III his opinion the counterfeit small
pOx plot was cOncOcted in Tweeds room by Warden
iscombe Dr. AWAY and the discharged orderly. What
Neighner influence WAS behind them has not yet been
discovered bat President Laimbeer believes that some
Influential politicians have lent their aid In the matter
In fact he declares il his belief that Tweed could
uepart island day without fear OF molesta
fion from the Warden and by the aid of number Of
prominent men of both parties in the city.
SMALLPOX DECREASING IN wEsTCHEsTER.
70 the Editor OF The Tribune.
DEAR SIR: Will you kindly find place in your columns
for the following:
We, the undersigned, physicians practicing IN larry
town, Westchester County, n. Y, having in the
various NewYork papers exaggerated reports OF the
prevalence and mali gnity OF smallpox in district 10
hereby beg say that have been reported
An the last fortnight disease there
sufficient number 10 give rise 10 serious alarm. We are
Biz, yours truly, III. CARUTHERs, NJ d.,
c. A. DALGAIRSs, NJ D., E. V. BROWN, NJ. d.,
j. j. LISsON, NJ. d., T. G. flaming, NJ. d.,
G. H. LAMsoS, NJ. d., y. FREELAND, NJ. ID.
Tafry0ea, April is, 1874
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