Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-12-27
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Chicago Health omciais Prowling
Among the Dives
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CHICAGO, Doc. @o--lnc police ana
the health inspectors have been hunt
ing the city over for two weeks past for
. ieprous Ch.nsman that arrived here
December 8. Up 10 the present time
their operations have been kept secret,
but il 70 now known that the tper
came here from Peoria on or about that
date, aud 10 being concealed by SONS OF
his countrymen until such time AZ he
can be ssnt away without attracting at
tention.
Captain shippy detailed two men on
the work Of hunting down the diseased
Mongollan, and the health department.
notified every one of the inspectors to
carefully investigate the Chinese quar-
tcrs in their district.
The name of the leper is Sun Hong,
and he was doing laundry business IN
Peoria when the health authorizes
thsre became aware OF his condition.
Hetorc the proper officers could secure
the nan he got on tram and came to
Chica 20.
IL seems the other Cinnamon in
Peoria knew of the leper aud had been
giving his laundry wide berth. After
the discovery tiey made upa purse
aid gave it to sun Hong, telling him
10 leave the city at once. He Is now IN
Chicago, aud tho widest CONSERVATION
prevails in the health department. be-
cause he cannot be located.
All Efforts Unsvaiiing.
Hip Lung, the Chinese merchant ai
No. So Clark street. admitted that he
had heard OF the leprous Chlnaman,
and said that he had made some IN.
quires Of his people regarding the hid
ing place OF the man, but had not YET
been able 10 get 4 trace Of him. DIR.
Foo Chang. = prominent Chinese physi.
clan. whose office and hendquarter,
are at No. 3l7 South Clark street,
10 ,ked surprised when asked about the
leper and was about to impart some IN.
formation on the subject when another
Chinaman spoke TO hlm and he becam.
exceedingly uncommunicative.
"Me hear OF hlm leper," he said, ,"bui
he no camo Chics- gee. Ne see heal-eth
man and police too, but never find him
leper. Some other doctor. maybe,
know alice bout him; not me-"
AL lutCiiiStAt SuiNoiht@hs "bS -
rived while this conversation was IN
progress. said: Eyes. we heard about
this leper coming here, and ut once
took action. Wc.aotiiied all Chuamen
in the city to report at once IT the man
came TO them, but we can't rexcn some
OF the wicked Chinese. They will not
tell what they dc, and the sick man
may be hero and hide for months he.
lore he 10 found"
IL the scper il in conccalment It 10 a
serious question for the health depart
ment until he is uncarthcd and cor.
rAled. Leprosy 10 one OF the vilest and
most loAthsome of Asixtic diseases. IL
il contagious, and since the beginning
of the world the.icper has been an out
cast and . wanderer on the earth. IN
Peoria, when u became known thal
Snn Hong was leper, the people VINO
had had Washing done at his laundry
burned their clothing, and the CIT,
authorities tore down the frame build
ing in which he had done business. 1;
would be we'll for Chicago citizens Il
investigate carefully before iutrusting
their laundry work to the slant-eyed
CclestiAls. Redoubled efforts are beins
made by the police and health IN
spcctors TO locate the Peoria exile, ant
hc will be given a through ticket u
Hong Kong the instant he is founi.