The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
TAKEN TO NORTH BROTHER.
ova MOY TOY AND ISAN6 DING SEN
TEyCED FOR LIFE


President Wilson or the nosrs OF Heslth
.ra mr. Edison Accompany Them 60 the
Ss,.nd aud Establish Then In y Tent.
oro Moy Toy and Tsane Ding, the Chinese
,.na,s wb /, were discovered in Mott street last
81 were isolated Yesterday. The Board OF
u..lth has passed lite sentence on them.
.nd Though both men are likely to live some
,.ars yot, death. 1t 10 said. 10 the only thing
,bsy have to look forward to. For the present
thsy will be kept on North Brother Island.
GAG Moy Toy was arrested Friday In his
.,or ut "a Mott street. and Tsang Ding at 81
~, ~, s,reet la,er in tho day. Tho latter was
.sat,n, arrangements to sell his two groceries
u Mot, street and sail for China. whore his
..rriur rs would make him awealthy man. DR..
T,,son directed TWO OF the officers OF the sani-
,.rv squad to keep Ong Moy Toy and Tsang
Ming in their rooms all night. He was In
nuandary, however. rs to what disposition to
80 NJ the cases. because. unless leprtsy is
san,aoious disease tho Health Department had
~ authority over iepers. Dr. Bryant had tes-
.e.d hefore the Board OF Health that In his
nn,nion leprosy was not contagious In New
ynrt DR.. Edison. therefore. addressed this
i.,,.r 10 President Charles Wilson OF the Board
Health:
"sIR: have the honor to report that the
,.nrous Cinnamon admitted to Charity Hospi-
tsl on the 10th inst. on tho RECOMMENDATION
Of this department have been discharged. and
s-s At liberty in this city. Tho action now
.....aary for tho Board OF Health to take in
.hss, premises turns upon the contagiousness
-, lenrosv. That tho disease 10 contagious
under certain circumstances numerous medt-
..l observers assert Among these is the dis
.orsrsr OF the bacillus lepras tho cause OF the
s,.s,sa. DIR. r. Armeuer Hansen. Other medl-
"A, man OF the highest standing coinciding
nth DR.. Hansen in bis opinion are
Dir Morell Mackenzie. DR.. Van Dyke Car
Cav Dr. T. A, Morrow. DR.. N. G. MaoNamara.
nr HIrsn, Dr. Munro. DR.. W. Hlllsdrnnd and
n, Hills. The conditions favorable to the
.nrssd OF leprosy are those existing in the So
called Chinese quarter in this city. Zero
va have . population consisting OF people who
Arc admitted by all authorities to bs suscept-
disease who% P.s e in,rn
S spsss, 'sso Example The Sandwich fslands
sDS1 Sss S.Sss o, If. as urse.sed By the China
mon In their so-cslled Chinese quarter are
sss tson tat nature IL not nsoes-
ssry il ny opinion. 70 sonsidsE the HSns;eoP.
isson q Norway and others pr. g: y. Allen.
In an introdyotory note to tho Mell-SnoMn
gard to The opinion Of the eionists as
ss Ss1 oDnSn r.so sass sS Ss
thsir Profession: who are fully eornizsnt Of the
history Of the, disease. can believe It safe or
I'm here who're ss
50 great pIopsE a.s tafsn
SseSatazious ppder eeEtain sonditions Thsss
s q oSpinies that ssise @ The
ssy Is. sss .ss' fss 81
doubt should b given tho people to conserve
II therefore respectfully recommend that
%.his dspsrsmsD SH until they can 30 properly
III ~ hat :Ds be
ass bring the mater Of the care Of
io.sS; K'fRsstialiE 'Y6P 9s':a tn,n.,tor
differences Of opinion spoksn q By PI Edison:
dsn wilson afssd viz Sr opnon
thai Sas ss M9d
Brothss island. wSsrs the hospital Tor eonsa:
Rises essond ksndas Island and eppo
site tho foot Of l98th street. The only means Of
m sc. q
Health Department ai!sr an investisstion: 70.
legal objections TO his ssndipe, those lepers to
North BFStheE I:lsna Q. ThsHSevs. s!ss b
msndsd Ss e tl 10 81 %
experts that leprosy Was CONTAGIOUS
Is b. d e The s9
lsp s into The ceups used 81 tie He. III
is! oBs ny
Tsang Ding made no resistance although they
bp:W tina, .holF h rsnS,s might e
steamboat franklin Edison aHslted them.
psssd the iepers Ae to North Brash. aeef Isl
and and e make ,arr.nEepents for their
s % an asd Brother tn Il ssn ns
erected for the lepers use. Special cooking
T utensils .sddlne ara such fSrpituTs y Was
have no further use for this furniture it will be
match Ding md s saSs Of fhs ss Boasa
6SI IT, t. CHA after r. sells Els stores.
EoD Sins Ii. iaSndryRSu Who Vas va s sHse q
psob.6 %9n on SDs Toy snd
is:sssT.a II Mo-. street Il Is s:Ia tSsrs =:
the Cinnamon arc pleased that the Board OF
Health has removed these two lepers from
Kssrney. n. J.. is rid Of the leprous Chinese
tHSunHdryym nn, Sam Sing He was taken to
county officers after Health Physician Sallen.
oerR and Or. Gordon had announced that they
we're folly satisfied that he was afflicted with
,ePf9sy. further Investigation Of his case
Mii 10 made. and n 1t is proved beyond doubt
tnsa ne T. leDer arrangements will be made
70 send him hack 10 China. Sam has q brother
n newark who says that BIO will pay two doc
t'ts and the county may select two more anC
sam is adludged 10 be a leper he will paI
us Expenses back to his birthplace.