The New York herald., 1874-11-24
HIVES TREATED AS SMALLPOX.
Thrilling Narrative Of Young Emigrant
and Her Debauchment by an Orderly
ON Blackwell,s Island.
ARSENIC AND AN ANTIDOTE.
The Beauties and Abuses Of Our Bountiful
Charities and Correction.

for the nrst time, some eighteen months ago. As
soon az she fels sufficiently restored rrom the
effects OF tue voyage and considered herself at
ease in the country she presented some letters OF
Introduction, with which she had been provided
previous to her departure from Ireland. One Of
these letters was directed to prominent clergy.
man in the city, and that she presented nrst The
clergyman gave her q second letter OF introduc-
ton to Q lady OF his acquaintance, and this lady
procured Eliza situation In the family OF one OF
her friends. She remained In this house for the
best part OF year. During the last few months her
health gave frequent evidence OF he lnroads OF the
climate upon her constitution. The family used
every enort their command to restore the girl to
her full and former vigor; but the taint she had
attracted was too strong and firmly rooted to DO
easily destroyed. and the attendant physician
finally gave IL as his advice that q voyage to Ire
land absolutely necessary for the girls resto-
ration. Her poverty at first made this proposition
appear an impossbillty; but the head OF the fam
lily took the matter in hand and soon solved the
difficulty. He went to Mr.. Lynch, who is men,
ber OF the Board Of Emigration and made him ac-
quainted with the case. Mr.. Lynch became at
once interested, and set himself to work to ascef-
tain what could be done. After day or two
passage free ofcharge, to Ireland was obtained for
Eliza and she was sent for. When she appeared
in the shipping ofice Of the line that had offered
was so struck with tho girls delicate state Of
health and her modest retiring lady-like appear
ance that he gave her cabin passage instead
of steerage, as was the original Intention.
Eliza went home and remained among her people
until she felt herself completely reestablished.
spirit Of independence natural to the girl
prompted her to again try her fortune In new
country, and she started for America. She
crossed the Atlantic the second time to Montreal
Vx~v VA
the steamboat going over Lake Champlan she
caught cold and on her arrival IN the city she
found that her estimate Of her strength made at
home was too elevated one. She was not nearly
so well as she fanced. The cold brought on .
kind OF fever, and when she arrived In New York
q lot OF little red spots she calls hives appeared
on her face. She spent the first night in town at
the residence OF friend, aud the following daY
went to
THE HOSPITAL OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER,
in Fifth street The physician in charge OF
the house having no room to give her advised
the poor thing to 60 to the Board OF Health. She
followed the Instructions AMI went to the sanitary
bureau OF the department, in Mott street. There
she was received by the policeman on duty at the
door and handed over to two inspectors, who,
after an examination OF the case, pronounced 1t
smallpox The hives on the girls face Immediately
magnifed into smallpox pustules in the eyes OF
the inspectors and sne was ordered to be sent to
the Reception Hospital. She was driven in the
usual covered wagon from the Mott street build
ing to the Reception Hospital. There she was
again examined, but not sufficiently close to
| discover that the girl was not tainted With the
J smallpox. She was ordered on the boat for
i transmission to the island The red nag. the
sign OF pestience. was promptly hoisted, and
the poor girl IN good health, though weak,
I nervous and exhausted, was conveyed TO the
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tested, entreated, begged, demanded to be set at
liberty. giving abundant proof she could not be
tainted win any contagious disease, but TO no
avail She was then IN the hands OF the authori-
ties, and they meant TO send her where they
perhaps to let the girl tell herself for she relates
1t trutnlully and graphically, with an air OF SIN
cerity that carries an unquesflonabie conviction.
| 1t is a sad and painful story. into VIII ch are
| brought such deeds OF violence as many persons
! in civilized humane community would deem Inn
possible to nave occurred. A woman, young, alone.
poor and SICK, is the sole subject OF all tne sor-
make up the bitterness OF many lives. she was
woman too, OF personal attracton-n that snouid
have anything to do with it-belore the tragic
| elements stepped into the drama or her days She
was tenderly nurtured. OF gentle ways, and had tue
modest negative retcence OF demeanor that calls
out the sympathy and respect OF every man.
In the worlds estimate OF mems dealings and in
the stories prepared ior the instruction and
into the dim past by their writer's and dramatists,
the wrong-doer is punished cnivary appiauded,
and virtue crowned In honor OF Its beauty.
Through many ages OF the worlds history this
fundamental basis Of all equity has never been
changed. 1t has always been looked at as the nee
essary structure upon which to build all tales that
were intended to appeal to the pubic heart, and
they were reared from that pedestal because that
was the recognized law OF right among all nations
and people, taught and ignorant In the story Of
the past TWO years OF Eliza Collins life all this Is
ing smile upon his lips the white gariands that
should be crowning the suffering woman's head
trampled beneath his feet into the dust. The men
OF standing, who ought to be on the side Of the
afflicted and the wronged,
BOLDLY DEMANDING JUSTICE
and chastisement on ner wronger, are on the
opposite side, 0ppresslng the weak and carrying
guilt soit upon taer shoulders ,o.n,,, ..o
last Sand RneE spDrter nUt se
nervous, too, because had been 50 long sick. |
but It was no use. He said must remain wnere
was for the present Wen, Iprayed plt and tried
IN q while grew calmer. the next day the
woman in the bed beside me-a terribly bad case
S ns s me
pnen tneS D50usa ew see eSs 10
be the very worst KIND OF case. and jumped
out oil bed insisting on removal Tne nives or Spots
Whatever they were. had disappeared from my
at frst-and was sent over to the fever pav.
ion. asked them ior my clothes, but they would
into this fever pavilion IN the hospital clothes, Just
as had them on. The lever pavilion is big
mOdern CONSTRUCTION apart from the uospitdi auu
otner houses. was ali alone In 1t. The only per-
sons saw during the Twelve days and haii /
was there were the female attendant, a prisoner
from the Penifentiary, and this orderly, August
Mayer, or Major rs they called him over there
These two persons / saw once or twice day l0r
lew minutes and no more. The woman, whose
name, or at least the one she gave at the trial.
was Demarest, gave me the nospltal food, which
seldom used, or at least hung II mt me, and then
disappeared. She seemed never to have the time
TO remain moment although did not care Tor
her companlonshlp much. She was coarse vulgar
Still at times would have been glad even OF the
society OF dog, so lonely was the place. When the
tide was In the water would rush up under the
bottom OF the pavilion, and gurgle and rattle and
roar In the pipes IN manner that frightened me
dreadiuily. 1t made the place Tor at least so