The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
DR.. EMERY ASsAILED.
Schieren Asked by Citizens to Re-
move the Commissioner.
Say Ne Was Responsible for the
Late SMALLPOX Scare.
Incompetency About tho Mildest
Charge Against, Him.

The fact lead out this morning that
petitions were being calculated in all
parts or, Brooklyn, asking Mayor Schie-
rem to remove from office DR.. a. Taylor
Emery, Commissioner of Health. AL
though these applications for Dr. EN-
ery's REMOVAL have been IN. circulation
for several weeks. the Mayor had not
heard Of the movement until to-day,
when he received the following letter
from DR.. Charles NJ. Bellows. Of 1873 Nos
trand avenue.
DR.. Bellows's communication was on one
Of the printed blanks which have been
distributed for signatures
To the Hon Charles A. schieren. Mayor Of the
Dear Sir: Allow me to protest against the above
complaint on the ground that ! am NOT aware o,
hope The eiii.sn. q Brcoklyn viii use discretion
before Aienins any such document They must
take In consideration that Just Commissioner
II liable 10 appear severe.
The seIpayefe Of Brookyn ought to be thank-
full when men are appointed by YOU who honsstely
'1s m sAI 4sq rsspsSx' p.sn made before
your. specialization Il would have been more APP
props :r, ma ma. . ,anc enstsr eror, during
his sdmlnistration. and doctors know the i'm
portsnce.ef the ,greAtest Apaunt- OF care In the
Without sdoabt 81 Emery has oiled Ills place
With credit 90 himself. ...s-d!hs earnest effort
disease aso1ziR ought aoS 10 .sppreriascd by the
citissns Of Brooklyn. Very respectfully yours,
~, ,HhASs; os IT. saEa Avenue. b IL R;
II will be noticed that DIR. Bellows
fails to mention the name Of exHealth
Commissioners. Griffin, Dr. Emery's i'm
mediate predecessor. who prevented
'.The. Evening World from relieving
the. diatress of thirty-fye people who
had been uuaranttned in Prospect
street tenement. and left with nothing
During, the epidemic. OF smallpox last
Spring. last frter pr. Emery came into
compel the inmates of.:teRements to be
vaccinated. I, BY his action he raised
q story: Of ephSsitieh. pot only BY many
well. in Tact. several doctors got to-
the .iAati. cSmbuisory Vaccination
s sseyss Shst some sns Gf t the
ested IN the present movement to GUST
DR.. Emery from once, ere. The petition
for his removal reads In part as fol-
ass sss s's sn D,a';n ii "a, s %
he strives to surround himself with such pofnp
md Sos 81 a sseF by .ss ns
ordinary, citizen. who might have business with
him, ne, simplicity, OF RpubIiean ways does
v
that crssset tbs recent f,small pos scarei, which
proved 90 disastrous to the material interests Of
our city, invoiying needless and unnecessary
expenditure Of $4,000 OF the public money and
for whith there was not the slightest foundation.
During the first four months OF the
present. year, says the petition, there
were only 3S5 cases OF small pox out Of
q population OF 1000, 900 persons; In 1876,
when the population was less than u e
half. there were 800 cases. The report
These figures are most signihcaut., as at.stius
fussy incompetency on the one hand and the ern-.
spoyment OF sensible ami efncient measures the
ether in.staying the progress uf great public
calamity. He took advantage nf this fnctitious
fright " yiolals the. Ea9siity Of the doicIle and
force ttmpsshda Info. bbtpy. NseAated ,Ssaipst
their wfIi In pfIin Si6iation OF psrsoraf rishis
when ths ,ssourisy OF the public health did not
In the least Justly such high handed measures.
His unjustinable conduct in dismssing reputable
partment upon trumpet up charges. implying
the sr4xest violation Of private and public duty
and blsrkeufns their characters In the eyes Of the
community, 10 too well Known and has been too
often dAacussed 70 have ~ brought again to Your
llonors notice. Sufhce II, to say that his base
and sanderons accusations have. had the eject
OF debdrrfng the dismissed oficials from the ad-
vnntagss OF the Civil-Seryice act for two years TO
come. and have thereby deprived them Of such
privileges and rshH al citizens
Comnissfoner Emery Is absent from.
the citE on vacation.