New-York tribune., 1894-04-15
TACCTNATORS AT CITY HALL.
COY. MCCLELLAN AND OTHER OFFICIALS
AMONG THEIR VICTIMS
MAYOR GuROY SUBMITS TO TIE OPERATION
AT HOME-A STATEMENT REGARDING

AT HOME-A STATEMENT REGARDING
THE NAGLE CASE.
Only persons who had urgent business at the city
Hail could be induced 10 go there yesterday. TIL"
public generally avoided 1t II it veritahle
pesthouse John H. Nagle. the Mayors bond and
warrant clerk who was removed on Friday to
North Brother Island from his home, No. rs East
one -hundred-and-hfteenth having developed an
eruptive Of smallpox. reported to be doing
n well as could be expected yesterday. Secretary
Holly said yesterday
mir Nagle has not been here since Wednesday,
and more than forty-eight hours elapsed between
his last appearance here and the development ot
the eruptive stage in his case. Even then II re-
qured several hours further observation before II
could be definitely diagnosed. and there was con-
sequentlv no danger Of contagion until more than
forty-eight hours after he had left the Mayors
office 1t was unanimously agreed by the ply
sicians that there danger 10 any OF the
occupants OF the Mayors Office or visitors thereto.
but every precautlon prescribed by the regulations
in the way Of vaccination. fumgation and dsinf'c-
tion was resorted 10. The purpose Of this was TO
afford an example Of ready compliance with these
regulations. which sometimes ignored or evaded
by people through heedessness ignorance or preju-
dice"
Mayor Gilroy came TO the City Hall az usual yes
terday He said that Immediately on receiving wor1
at his home on Friday evening that Mr.. Nagle was
had himself and his whole family vaccinatei.
fr George T. Morris. OF the Board Of Health. ap-
pcared at the city Hall yesterday with vacclnat-
ing CORDS and outfit and established his head
quarters in the Office OF chief clerk Blake. Of the
Board of Aldermen Colonel George p. Mcclellan.
president OF the board. the first victim. Under
Sheriff William II. McDonough. the Mayors
Marshal Daniel NJ. Donegan. nearly all the city
Hall newspaper reporters and officials connected
with the building who had escaped the process on
Friday barred their arms anl permitted the doctor to
Vaccinatc them.
Han and all the leading TO the Mayors Once
or in II II part OF the building were subjected 10
thorough fumigaton. ,,
Or Doty OF the Health Department. made this
statement Of Mr. Nagle'S case yesterday.
ION April 9 a family Of four persons. named Sher-
man living in the same house with Magic became
i'll with smallpox and were removed TO North
Brother Island. Every ore in the house except
Nage who eluded the inspectors was Vhtclnat'd
'IIe did not show any symptoms OF the disease
until Wednesday last. when he complained Of a
headache. on Tuesday night he had p""n 10 IN,
theatre He remained at home "Wednesday, ana
again managed to evade the vaccnat0rs. 1he IN
spectors went to the Mayors office Thursday 10
compel him to submit to vaccination. .
''Thcy found him at home finally He had pre-
monitory symptoms OF smallpox. then sent a
rIiagnosic ician who discovered that the dread maj
ady had developed sufficient to leave no room lor
doubt ,.-
"a blotch showed on the face yesterday afternoon
ception Hospital foot OF East Sixteenthst for Oh
servatOn. Two more botches showed al Clock
and Nagle was then removed to North Brother
Island, where he now Is.