, 1881-12-11
SMALLPOX.
uow Cases Reported-Fears Of
Trouble on the North
Side.
~ De Wolf Sued for Damage Caused
by Not Removing 4 Pa
ticnt.
1,smedies Suggested and Secuted ut
by Correspondents.

-. ma Wolf anticipates that he can coutru
smallpox. bur he is still finding the road Al
I'll, one as long as the outside towns send |,
.nn,r ,,smps and paupers to iiil up the Chicae
ns-t.Hause More and better small-po hospi
80 Facilities are needed. At present there are
N.,s,,v-fye- cases In the hospital, many O.
~,rn are very severe, mud the patients vii
>...sr rrr well. The Town Of jefferson has
r--s, many cases within its borders. Lust even
80 yr. Deeriug. Of the Marsh Harvester Works
1soo,ted r.eo eases OF smallpox among bis ein.
r,arss. This is one Of the largest concerns r
ne country, situated at the corner Of Clybourr
I'd Fullerton avenues, over the city line, in the
mr., Of jefferson. There are upwards Of sou
nm. employed there, and there have already
.apn six cases .A.noug them. The iirul somc-
eos nayc been deretict in their duty. end they
ns. yet hare 10 close their works us result. II
,hey 1,ad enforced vaccination amunE their cm-
n,,yes sad their families upon the pain Of dis
,7;ssaL they would not now be troubled. bur. iu-
r,..a tney have allowed matters to 20 on until
ros thev ARD threatened With Il serious cpl
dem!c unless vaccination Is resorted TO. There
ras IN increase III the number Of persons VINO
eaupe 10 the Health Office IL be vacc,nated yes
OVER 200 POINTS
,rere 11sed, and tho Office was kent open until q
o.ct,,ck last evening New cases were reported
trou The Marsn Harvester Works, JctYerson NJ
1ECyM,urn avenue. No. 2rs Oak, M. .ti.1 State
NJ Iat Bremer street. No. So i'utrzeenth place.
M 10 F.f]e street. 40. l1IE li1diana averuc,
IA sChurch street., northeast cnrncr Of Clinton
and West Washington street. No. >! West Iu-
dinpa. No. III Hubbard, No. l55 DE koveu, and
N lis Johnson street. Deaths were reported
iron Nv. ~ Recs street. Ia the rear. No Leasing
stsset. at,d No. la5 ArtiitHyc avenue. There was
INC death ut the hospital-u case {uken from No.
Centre avenue
Two addttiunaI physicians will tic detailed as
Ia.p-c:urs Ior the North division on Monday.
A new outbreak Is unticipnred III the Fifteenth,
S4necntn, Seventeenth. Fifth. nud Sixth
Wards. as th. cpldeu1c uppcars to be suosidtux
tn 1hr Fourteenth.
\ TEST CASE
Albert K. and Lucy r.. Parsons commenced
ta.t IN 1r.:$pAss yesterday agaiAst Dr. Oscar Z,
De Wolf, tbs heNd of The Health Department,
Gaining $3.OAi damages. They stale that in
rpur Ut No. 4g Lurrahee street.. where they car
1.rl III the business pt making nad selling la
dies and chssdren,s suits. The rooms u1l tho
ntx1 tuor above them were occupied by one
AcGovern and his family. the Hccess tn which
Nas through \ hallway alongside Ol comptuin-
aus toosbs. On the 18th OF June chlld 1T Me- !
Gorcrs's came down with the smallpox. und
the case VAS promptly reported TO the Health
(ptce. 4 Health Commissioner visited tho
place. but allowed inc child to remain IN
ihe house over three weeks IL Is
Charged that On tho case nen@ reported
TO him. DR.. De Wolf was by taw. as well rs III
[he exercise Of sound Judgment md reasonable
4
)nrc removed to the pest-house- Instead Of do |
ny 80 he. >actuAted by real and actual nlutice''
lEa.tls1 plaintiffs, refused 1p cause such rc1nuv-
H. bnt permitted it ,sltul.y Gnd 1laliciuusly to 4
eznain IN The house, und further Continuing, |
Ino nuic!ousiy Intending TO injure the pluint- |
Us III ttleir business. ordered and required, !
and raiic.ousiS III the exercise of !
Us pretended powers, the plaintiffs apart ments |
o oe closed 10 visitors and customers" and |
aused the weii-known yeitnw placaru. Sc Smalt- |
III here; are you vncciuated:" to be fastened |
Tn their ball door. The result /
as To iuture seriously their business. Their |
t'ssLon - that Gndrr the ordinance the neaith
Ulcer was bound TO. have person Suffering
'otn smallpox removed to the pest
puze Or some n1tcr safe and
roper place, and that he had no discretion in
i. matter. aud they charge that he by bis neglect
, IL do Is personally liable III damages Tor the
,nubfc a1d pecuniurs toss he has cs.ised them,
his Is the first suit Ot Its kind, and its decision
III be watched fur With considerable Interest. ),
TIL: POLICY OF ISOLATION
,esn't seem TO be carried out successfully by
e Health Department. Trustworthy persons !
port that the houst. NJ. JOG West Madison street,
here the sevets odd cases of sruati-pox were
Scuyered, is not kept US we'll closed uE rs 1t
Ould be- Not merely doctors, tut grucers'
,ys nnd Others, go In a1ld out freely. Alb !
lutte isolation is Il very different thing from
Is loose way OF doing business.