The New York herald., 1875-12-05
AN EPIDEMIC.

THE PUPILS or THE DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM
STRICKEN BY TYPHOID FEVER THE RESULT
OF MALARIA
Typhoid fever OF very vruent nature has broken
out in the Deaf and Dumb Asylum which located At
Carmansyille. In plot Of tweniy-eght
bounded by tho Hudson River, Eleventh
ue, 162d and l65th streets There are over 500
deaf mutes, OF both sexes, in the institution
ranging age from six to twenty ave years and these
pupils come from nearly every county In the State
being supported cost OF $500 for their board and
$50 for their clothing per year until they twelve
years Of age by each county and after
ward by the State. Eighteen days ago, ac.
cording to the statement made last evening by
Dr. William FrothIngham to HERALD reporter who
visited him at his residence St. Nicholas avenue the
disease appeared in the asylum. The first call
made on Dr. william Porter, the superintendent and
resident physician Of the asylum, who declined to
make any statement Of the number Of pupils who were
i'll but admitted that two had been sent homo
TO their friends and that none had died
He stated that the probable OF the disastrous
typhoidal experience that some streets had been
newly opened north OF the asylum and that the wash OF
weg on the Hudson in the cove opposite the institu'
ton, contained malarial matter.
DR.. Porter stated that no would speak unless he
had previous consultation with DR.. rockingham Tho
later gentleman declared that he had notified the
Board Of Health at the inception OF the disease, and
that the Board had sent Dr. James and General Egbert
L. yiee, the latter engineer to examine sewer
age and drains, and the former TO report on the
then state OF the pupils health. The statement was
also made by the two doctors, Porter and Frothng-
ham, that every effort had been made to the great
Of the pupils from the pestilence, and that only
three cases we're dangerous far. The reporter then
asked how many there are, and tho Two DOCTORS
stated that the total humber Is twenty three.
The reporter then told that all the in an
! isolated building He asked Ii he would be permitted
70 visit the hospital After hesitation the request
was granted but Drs Porter and rockingham declined
20 givo the of the sick children, as II would
create great alarm and cause the remainder of the
| sttuton Dr. Porter drove the reporter TO the
hospital, which well ventilated, but smelling very
strongly of carbolic acid There were two hoors each
constituting ward On the ground floor there were
nine cots, each containing very sick boy Some OF
| the sick in delrium. Their ages from
eight to eighteen. Ono lad was negro,
| and nothing could be of him in
| the bedclothes but his thick flock OF hair
and his black hands outside Of the spread The small
children had dry tongues and parched crused lips aud
their mouths wide open with pain and fever. In
the upper story, girls ward, there were eleven
patients some Of them about to die away from home
and Kindness and being unable to speak or hear even,
If they were dehrious 1t most ptiiu spec
tacle.
Should this fever spread in the neghborhood 1t is
that the directors and managers OF the instu
ton would be called 10 very severe account There
is very large clerical staff in the asylum, and money
Is plentiful in the treasury Every child that dies
Is loss OF $3.50 to the institution Some idea may be
got OF the expenditures Of the institution by giving
the figures few items for the year 1874 Groceries
and pro, isions are down at $40 43I 5 Let II be
remembered that these groceries &c, for 5S4 pu-
pills. The expenditure for salaries is no less than
$50, 600 10.