New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-10
three priests who are now regularly stationed at 81
Leo's Church.
FIGHTING SMALLPOX AT PATERSON.

When il WAS announced in Paterson, \. j., yester,
dav that only one undouhtcd case OF SMALLPOX had
been reported to the health auth0riticS the generai
feeling was much more hopeful The case was III Mar.
ket in one of the most thickly settled portions or
the city the victim being John flennessy, a we'll
known liGuor seller. He was quarantined 1T nome.
A case of what was thought by some To he varoloid
by others scarlet fever. aud 10y few ~ conplGa-
ton of both, was reported in the same street. lo
encouraged feeling of the people IS not shared III ny
some OF the best physicians of the city, who point
out the fact that while the disease cannot DE cacd
epidemic yet, many persons must have oecn exposed
In the past few days in whom the ma ady VIII lnoi
develop for q week or two. They SOY that tnty VIII
not be surprised then to see rapid S,'reau u INC
malady. :.
There was pcrceptibc elimination yesterday IN
the rush of persons 10 the City Hal TO De NacGl
mated by the authorities free of charge but tne
number was still large. The Health Inspector Is
considering the ACCESSIBILITY If changing we Piacc
of vaccination from the City Hal aud Ponce sta
ton TO temperance Island The assembling vi
large crowds At the station, where pe9PIe cohio "
report cases. is regarded as a source OF danger II
DR.: ;. Cyrus Townsend, graduate Oh Iiic p Pel
Medical College. III this city, has gone 20 a'el
son aud taken chargc o. the pcSt-house puiI,I ,E'
lie is required TO prepare iull report III C,E
Physician MYERS every day of the cases under MS
charge, and he made ms hrst one yesterday. lnlS
stated that there were sixteen cases IN te qu"I"l
tine building eleven males and ave lenlalcs Al
were dong well with the exception Oh hVe; nc
thinks thai the sanitary condition oil the peStnouSe
is bad. Up 10 yesterday about forty cases uau occ
reported. Two OF the patients nave recovered ana
four or five have died. The centre OF Injection is
Elm-s,., short thor0ughare, one block Ill length
in deusely populated nelghborlood between
Main-s the principal business street, ana lhe PaI'
OF the city where factories are crowded together.
From Elm-st as "A cen re-. a circle with a radius OF
about 900 yards includes the gr"a'er numoSr OI
the houses wncre cases have been discovered mere
are, however five or SIX cases III quarters remote
from this Elmst is bITTicaded, but as the Opstiu
ton Cnly prevents the passage of vehicles ana as
pedestrians get through without much trouble Inc
precauton Is OF doubtful utility.
The ; rect COMMITTEE have ordered the Immediate
cleaning of some OF ie tnOTOuglfarcs most III need
of IT, Tie drugstore windows are MED with an
nouuccmentS OF vaccine matter aud packages Ol
patent dlsluicctanis. strong smells OF cuthli'@i'
are lcrccpiplc in every quarter Inc ground ol me
Police station yard Is white with chlOuue OF llihi.
and The cells are frequently drenched with dsinIec-
ing fluids. Guy Physician Myers Tcques ed tue
SUNDAY school superintendent To omit their ses-
sOus to-day, and Few OF them made announcements
Yesterday IN accordance. The Board OF Education
held a special meeting in he afternoon and decided
10 keep The pubic SCHOOLS closed during TINS week.
Another meeting VII be held next Friday night