New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-30
Tuesday evening in Bridesburg and before assistanc
came his face was bitten in n horrible manner
THE CONTEST WITH SMALLPOX.
TELLING OF THE ABUSES IN MONTREAL.
CONTINUED SPREAD OF THE DISEASE IN TOWNS OF
ONTARIO.


ONTARIO.
MONTREAL, Oct. 20 (SpecidD.-There were
fifty deaths from smallpox yesterday. thrtyhve in
the city and sixteen adjoining municipalities There
twelve deaths in the little village OF Cote b. LOUIS
alone. The disease does not seem to be decreasing
Sixty one new cases reported yesterday Detec-
tive Cling Mars of the Provincial Police says that
number of mil kmen Mt St. Jean Baptste ST. Lawrent
and other places are selling milk, while smallpox exists
in their families of the disease has declared
itself at ST. Thomas, MOntmLgny the victim Delng one
Gaumond who recently returned there from MONTREAL
The municipality has taken stringent measures 10 pre-
vent the spread OF the scourge A health board has
been named and among other regulations adopted u one
declaring that any entering house where small
pOx exists shall be liable TO fine Of $25 or threo
mont hs Imprisonment. In the neighboring parish OF
Cape gnacc the epidemic which at time counted
107 distributed among seventeen families, mas
spread having declared Itself for
tho last three weeks.
Sanitary Officer Fiouter was guard at No. 27S
Mason Newest last night when eggs stones and other
missiles thrown ut him hy half dozen men, Upon
trying to prevent them from entering the house the OIL
knocked down and badly beaten by the rufians
we'll -known business received word to-day from
firm in Philadelphia which had large correspondence
In Montreal that they would not receive any more letters
Montreal account OF the epidemic. Al meeting
OF the Civic Finance Committee this Afternoon the
chairman stated that local improvements would have to
be stopped the city had already In debt through
expenditures caused by the smallpox epidemic
In addition to the evidence already made known abOnt
the mismana cement at St Rochs Hospital the following
statements have also been made:
During the whole stay OF the patient In question at
the hospital which lasted month, the bed clothes
washed and the patients even forbidden
to wash themselves. At times the and two at
tendants would themselves by dressing In mas
querade fashion, the former donning nuns habit and
the Ia ter putting masculine attire. They would
then play with another In the wards
| making u noise which annoying to
the patients tho time they paid heed to
the wants OF charges The patients rarely received
any the wine fruit which sent them by friends
supplied from the hospital stores 1t was generally
consumed by the attendants one night while girl pa
tent asleep. Frcnchnsn. one OF the mon who took
charge Of the dead bodies into the ward aLd see
ing bottle OF wine the table at the girls bedside,
took IT, Another patient demonstrated with him, when
he replied
| Shut up or I'll colt your ears"
Shortly after this the returned with another
| and removed the body 0f a girl who had died They
dropped the body aud could be heard bunpug against
| the stairs as II Was dragged down.
At tho meeting OF tho Civic Board OF Health to-day.
Or. Noln submitted letter In which he says III deny
| anl nyselt Tho stories concerning the
servant. Patton, and the girl Norris are tissue of
lies always made my visits regularly. DsinfectiOn
always done according TO the rules and the other
requirements of the Board have been fulfilled letter
fro the Assistant Superior of the sister Charlie
hOs read She they prefer to suffer In silence
| the caumncs directed against them
Alter long discussion it was resolved that unit
charges made before the Committee by responsible
person. the reports made by DR. NOiu and Sister Char
| ichois be regarded satisfactory.
Boston, Oct. 20 (>pscidi.l-Dr. Conn. president and
DR.. WntsOn secretary, OF the Ncw-llampshlre state
Board OF Health In this city consulting with the
local board. They have visited Montreal and have found
that the authorities there spending abOu $4,000
dLv, and estimate that S3,O0O.0OO will be needed 70
carry them through the winter IN sanitary measures,
relief paupcrs. Business is stagnant IN the
| city and IN consequence tho Ncw-Hampshiro Board
fears largely increased Immigration Of paupers who
have liable 10 Infection l- members trying to
ascertain IL the United states laws prohibit the landing
OF paupcr immigrants from the Atlantic Will ap'
piy In this
OrEHtC oct. 2o.-At River du L0up there are only
ten caScs OF smallpox all off which have been Isolated
At L. Islct two cases have appeared, making SIX
altogether but there have been deaths At Point aux
Trcmbe PUrncuf County, there are six cases divided
between families. IL Is rumorcd that the disease has
broken ~ 81 Thomas, MOntmagny County Dr
Dion chairman OF the Board Of Health states that nearly
all passengers travelling the lntcrcOl0nal Railway
are supplied with certificates OF vaccination. The ears
| are frequently disiniected.
CHICAGO oct 2o.-ln view OF the fear OF smallpox
cpIcmic this winter. the city health authorities are
liking extraordinary precautions against s introIuc-
,inrcr SAID today " By November - shall have
yaccuatcd oil the pupils OF the pIhlic. private ana
parochal schools which will make 10000 children ot
school ngc absolutely smallpox proof. After tdat VIII
begin the house visits OF the medical Inspect"
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