The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
CHIN HOP SING Is A LEPER.
HE RUNS AN EAST SIDE LAUNDRY AND
GOES TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Used TO Go to DR.. Deems's Church. he
snys-Snnitnry Inspector Dillingham;
Examines Him aud says IT'S Genuine
Case-The Health Board VIII Let Hin
Alone II He Won't Enter n Hospital.
Chin Hon Sing, who has run u laundry at
403 East Fifth street for seven months past. Is
n leper Information OF the fact was sent to
tho Board OF Health yesterday. and Acting Chief
Inspector Dillingham; Vi tied the laundry.
Chin Hon Sing was shrinking clothing. Chi
nose fashion. with water he held In his mouth.
The Inspector spent nfteen minutes examine
ing him. The examination occurred right by
the front door OF the shop. and crowd OF
street urchins gathered and watched II. HOP
Sings body was covered with scales and spots.
He appeared not to understand. himself, what
the Inspector wanted. Alter the examination
the inspector reported to DR.. BRYANT the
Medical Commissioner Of the Board. that there
was no installing tho disease. and that the
man had apparently been suffering from Il
about eight months.
DIR. Dillingham; asked what should be done.
and DR.. Bryant said tha,.as hero was no danger
OF contagion and us tho city had no place to
isolate lepers nothing should be done except
to keep n watch on the case SO Hop sinc con.
tinues to sprinkle clothes Chinese fashion.
The story Of the cnse was printed exclusively
in THE EVENING Sun Yesterday. Hop Sing
reads English. and he bought tho paper and
read the story. Then no stopped work and sat
down and cried The folks in the neighbour.
hood whose clothing he had washed read tho
story. too. and many OF them were badly
frightened and gathered In front OF his shop
and talked angrily. But they wore afraid to
go near him. SUN reporter visited the
laundry in tho afternoon. Hop Sing bud Iot
oyer his CRYING 1T and was ironing collars.
IJn 10 NJ hA m t.nR NpA
%S iS, s:s he said d., m Surn With iron
hH s ;ss, T. his s5
while the reporter looked him over Hs face
was badly swollen. His ears were twice their
IN lis hI head Wits the esh on his Hss
head and cheek bones pulled out so as almost
R out his na Ss
joints and between the fingers was No Nv. and
tips q his aT nails Sers
thorough c rs the Doctor's and when 1t was
You put In paper Hop Sing no sick"
How long huve you been sick ~ asked the
SE1sht months" he rerlied quickly. me
| no Sick me burn with iron much too hot"
=, Acc3rding 10 his own story ne has beenin
Chinese Quarter three years. He lived Tor a
Tn es a anS then Wsn - w s%s
he was in the laundry. buainess, He
Rs'k street sstk and Ech
nue.. He Joined Dr. Desmss church an. and Sun:
our s and seven mS a he
3pened his present shop He has DOM llne
sssni lis he had no time
the reporter.
From cinnamon M in IN the ncIGhborhcod Il s Was
learned that the Chinese have SUSPECTED Chin
Him. He had lived in San Fran cisco, they said.
feared him and they feared to report bis case
eper s Is carsed d1 BY the dey and di that Win
as; T Ss said s i.!s h we're osss haa
men suffering from the disease in y roar tene-
Acting thiei lei Inspector n Dillingham; said that
nothing whatever would be done shont the
se rk sH sSs
under ;rsat1sn t al ,hs time; Hs xouida's
but hs nos did ao1"o thni he ssa ,hss
It could be communicated to any Of the GUS
shey ns Ghnsse
DR.. Bryant said that there was 10 record Of any
York city though there were, eight or ten or
gerh!aps more chsss here all the time e., ho Hop
but there ws no
The last case the Health Board had anything
| to do with WINS that OF young Spanfard who
A. that time the Board asked Pr. Henry G..
| PifTard. the skin disease specialist. to answer
four questions for II. The questions and an.
swers were rs follows: ..a.
9.I.iepro;y qenmunioable disease from person -
OFF So through what agency does tho insereomma.
ncation take piace' Although the agency Of the
Q:-Iiave You any knowledge Of whether or cases
Within *. o Ss f or
thereto' A-Durine The past twenty Ave years there
nix: s'"
s,owhers for ssve,a, years OF ihsss cases have
With but ono sxSepton these cases cam. from
s IN S.y s hssn .4. c
but II 81. ssys "a a n y ~ city by contact
q-Wonld You deem it wi,s or ssp.di.nt for the
Health Board at the present time 70 exercise any ruper
II So what c"ar.e would yon reccmmsna I'm view
OF tile fact O. there are rarely more than two or
To inf @ u sishs mi 't '
hardly worth while for the department NJ ri. tim. q
Sss q ons II nh "':S
good far gees hut It does mot far enough
persuade or compel ali epers in the Tinted States to
take their do,nien. therein. Thh: think. would Ia
or any other city 10 undertake tho work.
II Ia on the strength OF these answers to the
questions that DR.. Bryant said YESTERDAY that
nothing would DO done In the case OF Chin Hop
The crowd about the laundry stayed Al tbs
man Iron collars and cuffs.
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