New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-01
i SuI1Lpox EPIDEMIC ~ HoBoEEN.

viGonors MEASURES ron ira srrrnrssfoN-bE-
Inv THAT Ttr DISEASE WAS IMPORTED.
Tho people of llohokcn have become greatly
alarmed about the smallpox epidemic with which
they Rrc threatened. and which has already nt
pfcpiicnt oi the County ns~yd Of Health, aud u
resident Of llohokcn. fully realizing the danger
nrnt communication to the Mayor and Common
Council IN which hc said
tcsfr the urcrrry for communicating ~ Won tho fact
of invasion uf smallpox into or city which " nov
win n-, nnd VIII frnch Tar nud Wide u mol checked !"
WicLW 10 conceal iih otisrnor 90 to ignore II. lnWI
hucr would Prove nHrlrsa " not criminal We must Ih
pose. ton face the disease fa la In determination
Or. Elder proceeded To organize n volunteer corps
of physicians for free vaccination, aud DIS kud-
lich Salt0ustHhl, Pitts and Heller offered thfif
services The Common Council gave them the Use
OF the Council Chamber IN the CITY Hail. ana thcy
Will be IN attendance from 3 Ia O'Clock eNcIy
afternoon to yaccnate everybody who may desire
il, and 5000 hand bills announcing that fact were
distributed yesterday throughout the city, csptcI
ally in the poorer section. city Physician Heller
has laid in supply of disnectant which he VIII
cause to be spnnk N the sewers and CUTTERS .o
The noxious disease has .been confined thus far TO
one locality, but the depl0rabe sanitary CONDITION
of the city is well calculated 10 foster ana spreau
It. Six well defined cases had been reporter PTIu
10 yesterday. and YESTERDAY two persons WIN az. az
the PrcmonitOrY symptoms were brought To tle
notice of the authorities. J.,
II is believed that the spread Of the disease IS Que
entirely to carccssness. The first victim was boy
who lived in of row -of tenemrnt -housc' III
Riv.r-st opposite the Bremen Steamship docks.
thor families and are very crowded. The patient
instead of being removed was kept IN the house
and MANY OF the ucighborS visited him. Among
the most frequent visitors was Bernard i lrkmeyrr
who lives in the same house. His wife does wash
ing for Emil Stetlng. who lived with his aunt
Mrs, Dora Osncn. at No. - Riycr-st Mrs. Osmen was
attacked by the disease and died. Aucrwaul her
nephew aud kirkmcycr were prostrated. ana
Ntctiiug was removed to the smallpox hospital at
snake Hin. bat krkmcycr refused to 60 Several
efforts were uiadc to remove him but he made Il sue
ccs>ful resistance until Wednesday night when Drs
Elder and Heller reinforced by three policemen
went to his apartmuts and SAID he must go 10 the
hospital Sefing that further resistance was use
less kirkmc<,r yielded and was taken away from the
house AT midnight.
Mayor 1imkrn is convinced that the germ of the
disease was imported IN some OF the freight brought
over by tine German steamers. The vigorous steps
taken by the authorities tp prevent the spread 81
fine disease have Tca ~Ulcd the people generally ana
hop.s al. now entertained thdi AN epidemic Nlll
Doe vardod Oh. Between three and four hundred
people were Vaccuatcd at IN" CITY Han Yesterday
and DrS. Elder and icicr declared their belief that
the proapt measure, taken viii speedily eradicate
I hr disease.