, 1881-12-25

from outside Infection Two morr cases turne
| up Friday night. which were removed to th
Hospital is going to provide a temporary pest
house by furnishing Il portion of tho dead- hous
| for that purpose, which Is Isolated from tn
| other buildings. ~ il: -
" THE wEsrr11AL1A CROWD HALTED.
Dr. De Wolf felt relieved yesterday NOR ntn
| when he< received the following dispatch from
the quarantine officer at New York: -
( *Nestpha!fn passengers have been properl
:: . Health Onicer"
The letter referred to had not come to hand
Neither Baltimore re nor n ri Phlladeiphia takes IN
pains to prevent cmigrants infected with small
pox from leaving for the West. 1t Is this clnss
of peopte which Keeps tho Chicago pest-hous'
this scOmmunity-and had not DIR. De Wolf pro
tested aud warned the New York authorities II
grnnts would have been thrown upon Chicago
to scatter the disease In Its midst ~
x: VICTIMS.
New cases were reported yesterday from No
20 Alaska, No. 20 Sfay, No. Isl North Peoria, No
Fl Burltue, and No: ls5 West Washington streets,
Three men walked into the Health -OfHce-ont
from tho Bethel Home. the second from the
Delavan House. on North Clark street, and the
third from Blue Island avenue. ::
!. There cases Of smallpox were removed from
tho County Hospital which we're developed
there Friday night Deaths were reported from
Haisted ana Nos ia Despiainc5 Sc streets: Deaths
saseo = sss sss s and &
Keenan, Streets = :.
A SAD CASE. "
Mr.. Charles q. Co1son has sent IS to Superfu-
tendent McGarigle for the relief OF the family
Of ex-Oiicer lIinchmnn; whose wife died q few
policeman is a cripple, bus four CHILDREN to care
for, and is unable to earn a living at present.
Al money sent tor him to the Health Olace ho
tendon Of the churitably inclined. ':. = :, ".'
:: .. THE HOSPITAL SCARE. =
!. The Hospital Committee of the County Board
met yesterday and took up the question of
could assign any cause, consistent with good
management. for the appearance Of the disease
there, but they reported that the grcatest CON
were inclined, however, to do everything III
their power to prevent the spread Of the dis
ease, and TO thisenll Issued IN order forbidd!ng
the adnittance Of visitors tn the institution un-
til further orders, which order will go into effect
today. They furthermore took steps looking to
curing for. any. new cases that might appear
there, and authorized Mr. Mattocks to spare
neither pains nor expense to protect the iu-
mAtes. If amy new cases should appear the
morKue will bo* temporarily converted into
pest-house, where the unfortunates will be
cared for until they can be removed.
WHAT ONE BRoKEN-our VICTIM MAY DO
- - 49,. ... TO INFECT OTHERS.
The police at the East Chicago Avenue Police
station arc now Oil the Hlert to see which one Of
their number will first '.break out" with the
small pox. Their fears are not without reason.
for every man connected with the station has
been exposed to the dread disorder. Last Friday
night man with 4 beautifully Developed case
Of The disease called at the station aud said ho
bad the smallpox, and had been to the
est-houso, where be was refused admission
because of the already oycrcrowded condition OF
told him to apply to tho police for assistance
The stauonkceper, therefore, called in two
physicians. Ono of them said it was case Of
measles, and the other pronounced 1t sma -pox
After the patient had sat for one hour and d
half In the st:adonkceper's rootn-the main
room of the building-he was given q bed in q
cell downstairs, and there he remained
all night, and up to II o'clock yesterday
morning, when he Was taken away in the Health
Department ambulance. o. course the prison.
crs in the cells adjoining the one occupied by
the broken-out man were exposed to the con-
taglon, and, Us luck would hive it, there were
twenty-onc such prisoners locked up there that
niEht-moEe than tho station has contained in
any other night of the past three years. These
PRISONERS, too, were taken about 2 o'cIock that
to the Bridewell where. If they them
selves are infected, they will spread the disease.
=: :: THE ROCk ISLAND ROAD.
Special DHpdteh to The Chicago Tribune
DAyENPoRT, Ia. Dec 9.-Thc Chicago. Rock
Island s. Pacific ROAd has today, thro,1xht ita
surgical department, the chief Of which Is Dr.
w. T. Peck. OF this city, issued orders to alI en-
pioyes recurring them to be yaccinated within
thirty days: The unusual prevalence of small
pox on the lines OF the Eastern roads has led to
[his wise precautionary measure