The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-24
BE VACCINATED OR GET OUT.
TIE SUMMONS TO SLEEPY MEN IN
MANY LODGING HOUSES.
some Of Them Preserve Their Independence
and Abandon Their Beds-A Typhus Hunt
In All the Cheap Lodging houses.

some OF Them Preserve Their Independence
and Abandon Their Beds-A Typhus Hunt
In All the Cheap Lodging houses.
DR.. Edison mustered fifteen sanitary inspect
ors In tho office OF the Bureau OF Contagious
Diseases in Mulberry street last night for a
typhus hunt through all the cheap lodging
houses from the Battery to Harlem. He had q
list OF over 100 lodging houses. which he had
divided into fifteen districts. each containing
from seven to nine.
The hunt was for not only typhus. but for
contagious disease OF any kind. and 1t will be
kept up until all the ground is covered. which
will probably be by Thursday evening.
I'VE went through all these lodging houses
year ago." said Dr. Edison. and vaccinated
the inmates, and 1t Is the duty OF the inspectors
to vaccinate every lodeer that needs It on this
visit"
At 81 o'clock each OF the physicians had
been assigned to his particular district, and
each set out accompanied by an officer of the
sanitary squad In blue cont and brass buttons.
DR.. Edison turned the reporters over to DR..
Lyman. who had been assigned TO District No.
!. The first house he tackled was tho World
Hotel ut IL Bowery. DR.. Lyman and Police
man Nehoff led the way up the narrow stairs.
and the unkempt crowd Of men and boys in
the reading room looked up in sleepy surprise.
pr. Lyman marched up to the heavy weight
II am an inspector OF the Board Of Health"
he said. Have you got any sick dodgers
:, No, the stout man said. WITHOUT showing
the slightest sign OF surprise. We're all well
Get your arms bare. boys" said the police
man. playfuly swinging his stick: the Doc
prevent any Of the Victims. from escaping:
fnhmited TO tSe ep.r"tioD o peasefny Two
dozen Of the dodgers shufled out of the room
by another entrance and dsappeared down
another man to put stop to the exodus.
Mha lad ped 5 thc saas Of ROOM
TO. stay until he should be, turned out at
a o Tsst Il the the r stoxG G r S def te
one after apother, with more or less ill:grace:
that they were vaccinated year ago. but they
couldn't show fresh enough scars. One
H czen with hsrd and
up IN corner and absolutely refused to be
': "Then you've got to get out Of this house."
i've paid fer mo room" he crowled. " and
well. that's tho law. see." said the police
man., You GEE, vaccinated or out you co..
With an oath the ledger got up and shuffied
fired out again.
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but Piggy said he didn't want to have his arm
swelled up so he couldn't get his cont on. and
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the partition and unfolding the door from the
What in hlazes do you wantr was the
greeting the doctor got when he entered. Tho
You've no right to break into my ROOM"
volver with me I'd use it,"
clothes and got out OF the house rather than
:. In the next room DR.. Lyman found an intel
lgent young 1rishman. who was sure that he
wouldn't be good for any work for a week II he
argued the irishman into submittin0; ,,,
voeS dm d an Her Sa 1q lsp
Of the policeman's stick.
Open that door" called the policeman.
when I'm ready" was the reply. But he
changed his manner when he found who his
been vaccinated on his feet only last year. He
didn't get off though. Some Of the men came
and received their dose under the light OF the
kerosene lamps pickering in the corners. :.
There ought to be a law to vaccinate the
with them. Most Of DR.. Lyman's work was
done by. the uncertain light Of matches; which
Two Italians were found on one Of the floors.
and they submitted to the operation with re-
markably good humor.. After an hours work
on to the next, n few doors above. where much
tho same scenes were enacted.
Miss sophia IennE Elopes.