The evening world., 1893-10-28
HELLO" GIRLS BARE ARMS,
Vacoinators in the Telephone E1-
change on Cortlandt Street.
Some OF the Mig Cigarette Factories
Also Visited.

The strict discipline maintained among
the $40 girls In the big operating room
in the Telephone Exchange at IS Cort-
landt street. and the decorum always
observed by them, were somewhat rams
crossed this morning.
Even the casual observer who was for
tunate enough to obtain permission to
look into the big room with is bewilder-
Ing array OF pretty faces. whose smiles
were reflected In the glistening switch
board. extending across and around
the room, could not fail TO notice that
an air OF suppressed excitement, II moi
intense anxiety. p~ervaded the place.
The 'hellos" OF the pretty operators
were in many instances uttered with q
culver. Then they did not seem to be
able to concentrate all their attention
on the calls tnHt came necessarily. Inc
girls could not. 1t seemed, refrain from
leaning over now and then and whisper
ing to their ]netghbors.
The chief operator, Notwithstanding
he saw all that transpired, was gracious
enough to refrain from administering a
rerrimand. He understood the situa-
ton and seemed more sympathetic than
provoked.
He did not blame the girls for feeling
nervous. for the experience that most
OF them had resolved to 30 through was
well calculated to disturb the eauilib-
rum OF any girl OF tender sensibilities.
during the morning that forty doctors,
with lancets and virus and sticking.pla
ter. were to come. at II o,GIoGk' to
tens against the dreaded contagion,
smallpox. There wouid be no compul-
sion, he explained. II any young woman
lid not care to he inoculated she would
not be compelled to submit to the opera,
ton. But all those who wished to avail
themselves of the opportunity to be rem
dered small-pox-proof, free OF charge.
would be accommodated.
Visions OF the horrors OF the pest
house and pictures of ~disfigured faces as
a result OF the disease undoubtedly. de-
cided many to submit to the ordeal.
unintiuenced by such dreadful contem-
platlons. They could not entertain the
notion Of having their arms ~disiigured
by a big scar. which might he the cause
lette costumes only were permissible.
'he greater portion OF the employees
took a more common-sense view or the
submitted to the application of the Ian
Get and virus without reluctance.
OF course there were bushes and other
evider Ces of embarrassment. But many
arms fit for "a sculptor's model were
The work was accomplished in a re-
martabiy short time. Then the corps
OF doctors left. to perform IA similar ser
vice for the young women in Dukes
cigarette factory, at the foot of Grand
street and East River. From there they
went to kinney's cigarette factory.
The Health Department this morning
continued Its work of va%ccinatinE and
fumigating tenement-houSes on the west
side of the city. In one Of the first
houses entered by the v~accinating corps
a violent case OF smallpox was dis
covered
1t was that of Carrie Hack. seventeen
years Old, OF 307 West Fifteenth street.
She was Immediately removed to the
Reception Hospital and from there was
taken to North Brother Island.
Three families reside in the house, and
all were ~vaccinated. DIR. Doty, chief OF
the Bureau OF Contagious Diseases, re,
ports that It was the first case of small,
pox discovered in that ncighborhood
The house was thoroughly ~fumlgated.