New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-12
SERIOUS SPREAD or SMALLPOX.
CASES FOUND Is WIDELY SEPARATED PARTS OF
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
Indications Of a serious spread Of smallpox in the
city were found In the report when Iciohed u'c
prro,p NJ Contagious diseases yesterday. Persons
suffering from the disease were iould IN 'c'""
houses in widely separated parts Of the city, where
there had been no previous contag"h - lar de- 'no
sanitary officials knew.
In the house No. ,514 Parkave., James Iuly'
aged thirty became III with smallpox nearly TWO weeks
ago but the attending physician either IaHeu l"
recogn,ze the deea-c neglected to make Il report
o., II 70 the Health Board. Tally had nearly re-
covered and his ION James, TWO years cd' WIS SIGN
with the disease yesterday when -ant'ry Inspector
d visit IL the house. The boy sent 10
v,r,n urother Island. Tally allowed ~ remain
al home but the other occupant, Of the hohc were
vnccinated and all Of tie rooms were iu'S"'"o'
similar precautions taken at other houses from
which smallpox patients were removed 10 inc 'ah''u
during the day.
From the tenement house No 8 Chry 'ucst'' Sam"c'
Casbmon aged twenty -four. removed. IL wa
,o,,.,oh that he caught the smallpox from one q"
,,co r,tents who were sent away from No. - Layad
ST. recently. -,
Abraham Magoiz twenty years old, was found III
with the disease In the tcnementhOusc NO ~" ''o"
st. on saturday evening and was removed Oh sund'y'
As there had been no previous case OF inc ulSea'e
In that house. the sanitary oihcials thought 'n"t io
also might have been exposed to contagon In the
house In Bayard-st.
No record o, previous exposure could lie Obs
teined In tho case Of Mrs. Louisa Btz, aged thirty
two who va, removed from the tenementhou,e 80
81 stanton-st., yesterday. There VA. the same n
certainty In the case Of Annie Harris, an infant re
moved from the house No. Il Ludlow IT,
Three persons were found sick with smallpox In
the house no. 500 East >Xtecnth-sL IAcy were
Mrs Mary BaltOd. aged forty three; Martin Palmer,
aged forty aad Peter Palmer dn infant Toe house
Is not far from the Reception Hospital Of the Health
Department, and ole occupant OF the house caught
tie smallpox about three weeks ago while watching
the transfer OF patients from the tospilal 10 THO
steamboat Franklin EdsoD Ills illness in the house
exposed the other inmates 10 the disease. William
Kane aged twenty wo, was u visitor at the house
his DoIne at NO 400 East l6th-st
Charles smith, an infant In arms, was carried by
his mother + tie dispcnsaIy ali Sccond-ave. ana
Twenty third st. in the afternoon. His body was
covered with tho smallpO& eruption. Mrs.. smith
whose home Is al No l.J FCrsytist., could not tell
how the baby contracted tue disease.
The appearance Of the smallpox In crowded tcne-
is regarded by tie pilyai,Inns Of the Health Depart
mcnt IA, a menace 10 thr public. FlHh. Whlc
alJundS In those houses. helps to spread the disca
Many OF the occupants manufacture clothing IN tlcir
rooms. and germs OF the disease may he carried
far and II infected clothing Is allowed 10 get
Vaccination In the district, the prompt removal OF
patients and the Immigration Of affected houses
may prevent epidemic OF smallpox the physicians
There were four OF measles among the Storage
passengers Of tlc steamship Fuda OF the North Coz