The sun., 1878-09-21
WIS IT rELLoW FErER ?
a Mnn rviu ali Its symptoms Taken TO Qunr-
~ s,ne from o HoMcry Hotel.

Shortly before noon yesterday the propri-
ctor of the Bowory Hotul. corner Of tho Dowory
and sixth street scnt word to Capt. McCullngh
OF the Fi"h street police that n man was very
rirl. i'll ono OF his rooms. Tho Captain and Ser
gcant Mooney ut once went tn the sick mans
bedside. lie was tossing and writhing upon
his bed in great agony. ltwns supposed at llrst
that he had taken dose of poison. and useless
search was made for n bottle or package from
which it had been taken. The man had un-
dressed himself. and his clothing was laidupon
chair. He brought no baggage with him to
tho hotel but in ono of his pockets was found u
ch"ck with which baggage had been checked
from st. Louis. In another pocket was pack
acc of letters.
sergeant Rooney took off a rubber band that
bound tho letters and began examining them.
H. came To "A note which was nddrcssedto TO gem
tlemun in East Broadway. and read:
pr,p SIN THIS Ito introduce to my brother Louis
tAvin uf GrrcnVile. We are malins nnr escape
the injected region, and are bound tor st. Loui,
Tho sick man has got tho yollow fever" the
Sergeant exclaimed to the Captain and the two
officers started Tor tho headquarters OF tho
Board II Health.
wagon and two or three assistnuia huStcncd to-
the Blwrry Hotel. No sooner had he secn tho
patient than he made up his mind that therc
one of the plnguc. The sick man had high
fever wns dclirious. aud there wcre lacking
none of the symptoms which characterize the
a despatch was forwarded to Quarantine
asking that a boat be sent up after the patient.
While waiting for IN answer, the sick m,an was
in charge of mn officer OF tho Health Depart
mcnt The officer was obliged TO watch him
closrv to prevent him in his drliriun from
jumping from the window. which was on the
fourth story ~ the building.
N about o'clock in thc afternoon The Quar-
"a s
T. ls River Tho sick man wis put into an ann
huuncc anil taken 10 the bont. which, without
further delay. sailed for Quarantine. Every
prrcauiion wis taken 20 prevent unsuswwting
people from approaching the patient while he
was being removed from the hotel to the boat.
thoroughly disniccted and his clothing WINS
destroyed Cant. McCulagh aud Sergeant
Rooney w"rc also suHrcisd To thoroughly
" The doctors -uuirtcd tho di-infectng liquid
all over US c1nIpl"try saturnllng our gar
! Nirr ~ the doctors. walked in the open air and
went upon the elevated railroad. was pretty
badly friehicprd hecnuse | icared ! Nigh,
The clerk ot the hotel said that the Sick man
came 10 tho hotel ON Thursday and registered
| himself ns Louis {. Livingstone. Grecnvillc.
| saying TINT he expected his baggage 10 arrive
shortly The Health Drparimcnt have taken
| possession VI the check, will got the baggage
! from the Grand Central Deuot aud destroy II.
Dr. Jnnewhy thought from his observation
! thnt there WIS little chance ~ the recovery Oi
| the patient Ho also said that he did not desire
! to unnecessarily alarm me puhllr, as thetc was
slight chance that the disease might not he yell
| low fever after all. although all the symptoms
There was no special alarm among the guests
! ofihc Bowery Hotel. None of thnm quilted II on
account of the man bong sick there. DR.. Jane.
| way thinks that the cnsc WAS 80 closely guarded
| and the work Of di-iniccting wns SO very
thorough that there is little or no danger ot any
! parsons having taken tho disease
| The floor ~ the room in which the sick mar
| laid was not soird with yellow Noniit