New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-08
as one Of the court trying the charges against Com
mander James ID. Graham. returns.
SETERlL CASES or SM1LLPOX.
SCORES OF PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE DISEASE
WITHOUT KNOWING 1T.

SCORES OF PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE DISEASE
WITHOUT KNOWING IT.
The twin scourges. smallpox and typhus fever are
lust now running a neck and neck for supremacy
Dr. Edison and the officers attached to the Bureau Of
Contagious Diseases have no sooner got the Nphu'
fever epidemic well under control than they are con
frOncd with fresh outbreak Of smallpox. The saNN
of the situation is aggravated by the fact mat the
smallpox is scattered all the city, Yesterday eight
fresh cases were reported to the Health EonT ol
these five were in big tenement house in Harlem. one
in fremont while the other two were fOnnd III Inc
lower part Of the city, \ rough weatherworh ooNihE
man. who looked like typical Bowey tramp >louchcd
into the Offices Of the Health Department yesterday IN
company with group of reporters, and asked 10 see
Dr. Edison. lie was pale and seemed scarcely able
TO stand while one side of his face was almost
covered with un>ightlv RASH In reply l"
questions the man told inspector that he had been
more or less i'll for the last TWO days but could not
tell what the matter with HIM. DIR. K"bei''
who has charge Of the Bureau Of Contagious Diseases
In the absence Of Dr.. Edison. examined the man ana
decided that the case undoubtedly one Of small
pox. Tie mans i, John Mcbride lie l.
thrty five years old and works at anything whch ne
can get it, Il have slept In four or hNc dinechl
hotels in or near the BOwory during the last WEEK.
he said. and last night lodged at No. ~ Ho"erY'
The names or numbers Of the other places can't nc
member bnt they ar, all in Chatham square Nc
Bride was taken downstairs TO a room in the base
mcnt OF the building The doors locked and only
official, were allowed to enter the house until the
patient had been removed In wagon u North
Brother Island In DR.. Roicltss opinion the disease
in thi, case is not more than three day. old The
bouse In which Mcbride had last ,lop, Thoroughly
fumIgated and cve~y in IT vaccnaict
Among The notices sent to the Health Department.
Yesterday morning was 70 the effect That Johh
Troy Law dead on the top ttoor of No. l,-21 second
ave TN, doctor who had ATTENDED him had diagnosed
the cuse rs one of measles. According 10 custom IN
such case, an IN, pectOr sent 10 the house ana
found that smallpox and not measles had cndtd INC
life of Troy incidentally ne dist 'Ncrcd ~" more
cases i'm the same house. crowded WIN tenants. /"
The rooms adjoining those occupied BY Troy, Valentine
Miller thiriy-siX years old, and catherine MlIl'f
thtysevcn wears old, had reached an advanced stage
nosed to be chCkenpOx. Then the inspector mace "a
room TO room inspection If the house, and down on
tho soc md floor discovered third case IN albert
Norscles an Italian. fOrty-tw years old No.Sccs s.
wife Cathnrinc had had time y take ID" disease, pass
through all the Stages and recover before any one 81"
her fellow tenants suspected the real Character OF her
Illness. - 49,
norted- namely tloSe Of Pasquac Iyda found At
10 / 294 lni1n ave- and Jacob Cohen, seven months
old who lived with hs parents At N0..l3 EaNafh i
I'm an tncSe cases the sufferers were pr npy removed
10 The no, pita on NOrTi Ei0thcr Island.
Tvplms fever again reported. Jcnnl" 'tllnlhn
thirty wears old and living AT 40. - Forsyhst, who
has lately been an inmate # Bellevue Hospital. di
PLAYED unmi,akable symptoms oi the Gi,'l~, ana
was taken to the reception hospital at East sixteenth