New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
TIE LEPER STILL AT WORK.
wo-srEPs TAKEN BY THE HEALTH BOARD.
cu1N HOP SING spR1NKLEs CLOTHES IN his
NATIVE FASHION AND SADLY SAYS He DOES

NATIVE FASHION AND SADLY SAYS HE DOES
NOT WANT TO GO TO HOSPITAL.
Chin Hop Sing the Chinaman afflicted with leprosy'
worsed away in his laundry in the basement OF the
,-nerent house No. 400 Fifth-st yesterday, undls-
trbed BY the Health Board. In fact, the sanitary
officials said they had decided to let him alone trust
ing to the publication of his disease to Keep the puo
from too close contact with him. commissioner
Rryant had gone out of the city. President wilson
said the department could not undertake the tSsh vi
lsoating the Chinaman and supporting him during te
resi- Of hts natural life. The department hospal ana
paviions on North Brother Island were in'enoeu io
the temporary isolation Of persons who suier irVm
contagious diseases that run their natural course hot
for incurable cases, he said. He Thought II WOMB DC
well h there some place for the care OF epers pc
csnse of the popular prejudice against lepsy out inc
asnrer Of catching that loatalsome disease was so
slight in this city that the department would not DO
justified in undertaking the expense OF providing suoh
a retreat; even IL 1t had the authority
Dr. James who is the acting sanitary superintendent
during the absepce of Dr. Ewing in Europe and Dr.
Dillingham; VINO Il in temporary charge Of Dr. Edsons
Office said that the department might as well under
take to isolate of tubercular consumption as 70
isolate Iepers because tuberculosis may be contracted
more easily than leprosy by contact with sufferers
While they admitted that there might be some danger
10 persons who regularly wore linen whlch was washed
and roned BY Chin Hop Sing they said they would
not be 1uStlned IN interfering WIN is D"S'V"s W
Classifying the linen as infected clothing The fact
that lepers had been kept in the Charity Hospital for
wears ana had been permitted to mngle with patients
and attendants without injecting anybody, was an
Indication that the danger OF conagon was slight they
said.
Many persons stopped in front of Chin Hop Sings
laundry 10 look at him yesterday and children formed
mart of changing crowd that blocked the sidewalk
One woman took bundle of clothing there to be
washed but 1t believed that many persons who had
left linen In the laundry would decide to let it remain
there after reading tho news about the Chinaman
rbcre was trouble in the tenement-house. Several
families living over the laundry threatened to move
ont unless the Chinaman could be compelled to move
AWAY The hOusekeeper, q German woman, who wore
,idov.s weeds went 10 the Office Of the Health Board
and wanted to get kind OF bill OF health 10 show
N the tenants Dr. Dillingham; told her that while
Il was true that Chin Hop Sing had eprosy. the ten
ants upsairs were in danger so long as they kept
away from him. She said That the house was owned
NV a woman who was in the country and no steps to
t,vnossss the Chnaman could be taken until she re
turned TO the city. <,, W., c,nx ala .as,r
That he did not want 10 go 10 d hosPi'<i anu no CA
pectod TO get well some tiine'