The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-28
VACCINATING THE TRAMPS.
Funny SCENES IN TIE OAK sTREEE
POLICE STATION.
The Health Board Taking Timely Preesu-
tiOns AGninst the spreading of SmalI-Pox
by the Lodgr r. nn npprecIntlve Patients.

The Health Board Talking Timely P-ec.u-
tions Against the spreading or smaIlPox
by the Lodgcrs-U Unnpprecintive Patients-
All the physicians connected with the
Health Department began last evening extern
sive vaccinating operations upon the tramps
and stragglers that find their nightly lodgings
in the police stations Of the city, They were
particularly melted to this action bv the fact
that recently small pox WIS discovered in AL
hany among just this class of people, and It was
thought proper to take all precautions against
n similar occurrence here. The stations below
Twentieth street were selected for last nights
operations because they nightly lodge the great
est number OF tramps. That in Oak street
lodges the most. There we're 70 men and women
lying on the raised plunks Of this station last
evening at q o'clock when Drs 7. W. P. Finn
-srdE -. Pa4l lee made q SE~a ypea aRcA2Spe4
with their keen little lancets and little bundles
OF quills. or points" containing the vaccine
matter. DR.. Pnrleo collects this matter weekly
from hcifers from six months to year old and
care is taken to get none but the purest matter.
Ordinary goose auills are used. They are Gu
| in lengths of two inches and spill; and the mat
ter collected upon the outside Of each section OF
! Quill. These points are carefully wrapped in
oil puncr lo project them from the netion OF the
! utmo~ phrre. From 5000 10 5000 points as
/ these quilts are called, are used by the depart
mont weekly.
] NOW, Toys. SAld an oulcer, gong INTO the
/ meu's Departments when all WAS ready. every
| 4ne Of YOU go down stairs and be vaccinated-
| Thereupon arose n universal grow from the
! dilapldated patients. not one OF whom but
| would much prefer 20 lie on his individual
/ board and rrsf. taking his chances OF small
| poX. To- making the effort OF getting up and go-
! ing down. But sharp word or two from tho
| officer hastened them. and they struggled
~ don't want to be vacclna,ed."' said a big
| cray-headed man" / had the small -pox when
] | 0l |
Never mind" said Or. Finn. up with your
left sleeve. 1t won't do you any harm to bs
So tie ,ramps and very tough specimens thsy
| all seemed TO hn. too with much growing dis
Exhibition. few were white and clean. to be
sure. hut the most OF them were anything ese.
| Most Of them were muscular. and looked able
| 10 do \ hard days work. Not lew were orna-
/ mcnted with elaborate devices in India ink. for
| Otk street station lodges nightly many seafar-
| ing men. One NJ thes" was an old man-ot-
| war's-man, stnlwart man with iron-gray hair
! and side whiskcrs. He wore the blue uniform
but on his Hrimess cap was tie word Pourts-
mouth He would haye in appearance. been
an acquisition TO any Pinaiore" company. and
! a little making NJ would have transformed him
into an excellent Dici Dedieve, He had evi-
IDENTITY bccn on prntracted irolic. and. out of
money. nHd brought NJ for nights lodging in
the station house. He did not seem TO relish
| bis situation. But the most Of the men were ot
that class tnat ornament the Park benches in
| fair weather by night and by day.
cuts wS be1 hn @r s ryS"Rs tSe boea
| Then point was rubbed over the little wound
until the blood had wnshed on the vaccine mat:
ter. and the Job WIS done. one point was used
| on each arm. The lancet was carefully wiped
| after each operation.
We are very careful about this" said DR..
| Pardee. These people are so apt TO be dis
eased that II Is necessary to be very careful"
The men said little during the operation. and
each shuffl' led off as soon as released.
| It's no use 70 yaccinate me- said one stal.
caich @ the SM smallpoX anyway. m @ % Oh AIM int AFRAID
of the cutting. Hell. no. You may run that
little knife into me an inch. IL you want to. I've
had too many cuts on me- 10 mimi that II hurt
too much 70 put these on nv arms for me 10
mind this. and he pointed 10 two elaborate
represented tomb. on which leaned u man in
an attitude of great grief. aud over which
ship. iull ricEed. with every sail set. bcarng
| thr stars ani Stripes in red and blue. Forty
eight men wore vaccinated in less than half an
Then the women were ordered down stairs
| Al the order "a crehi outcry arose 10 which the
| protests oi the men were weak. They mad been
Vacclnated they Were too Old; they had been
vaccinated N ireland with the pure stun. no
mixture. don't want any Niger vaccination
! on me-. said one and the general idea WAS that
the matter had been taken from human sub:
| they were marched down stairs. Here some OF
them r"o@lled vigorously, Then leave the
! house said the oil 'er. II you stay you must
be- yaccinated" Ths threat brought some OF
them TO terms. but TWO or three went out. swear
ON woman had chubby little boy with her.
| = HIS the baby been yaccinutrd2" asked DR..
! Finn. - sor SAIL q" mother. stripping
! te lul" fut arm. and showing nice mark.
! 80 DR.. Ward yarclnUtnd him only a bit ago
| Some of tae women tried tQ wipe of the mat.
ter n soon as IL WIS applied; others screamed
when they felt tho scratch of the knife. and all
| talked VoinDlv u,l th" time. rwenty-seyen were
| Nacrinhted I'm short order. the whole seventy.
| five being treated IN lrss than MY minutes.
We shall make the round, OF all the sta
tons said pr. Finn. until we ara finished.
or course "" shall miss II good many. for they
are continuity changing but We shall vac.
cinn;e some hundrrds before we are through"
Tonight Capt. Wilanis's precinct will be
| visited