The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-25
Smallpox Infected Man Wan
ders About the City I'm
til Locked Up in the
Police Station.
PUT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL
School Dismissed and City Offices
Closed One Grand Scramble
to Be Vaccinated.

The members of the Hoboken Police De-
partnent and the citizens generally ara
in state of mind over the presence Of
a smallpox patient in the lodging room
of the police station this morning. About
six o'clock this morning Policeman Con-
don fell in with a poorly clad man whe
acted as if he was Ill. He was walking
slowly down Willow avenue. con6on
took the man to the police station where
the Sergeant discharged him. as he said
he would go to his home No. % Clinton
street. Instead of going home, however,
the man. who is Bernard Gordan. twen-
ty-fiye years old. applied for admission
to st. Mary's Hospital.
The Hospital authorities refused to ad.
NIT him and sent him to City Physician
Simon. Gordan called at the doctors
house shortly before seven o'clock, and
told him that he was sent there by the
police. As soon as the doctor caught
sight of him he saw he had smallpox,
and wishing to get him away from hrs
house. grabbed his hat. and telling the
man to follow him. rushed to the police
station. There the man was placed in
the lodgers' room. the doors and win
dows of which were securely fastened.
SENT TO THE PEST HOUSE.
County Physician Converse was im-
mediately notified and he came to Ho-
bol1en instantly and ordered Gordan's
removal to Snake Hill. The only way
the man could be taken to the County
Farm was in the Pest House van. and
he lay in the room at Headquarters
until noon before the wagon came for
him.
Police Headquarters is in the City Hos
pital building. and the lodgers' room,
where Gordan was confined. is only
few feet from the patrolmen's room. the
janitor's apartments and directly under
the Water Registrars and thf Soverseer
of the Poor's offices.
When the policemen heard of the case.
they refused to go into their room and
remained standing outside. Janitor Ger
| man and his family are afraid to leave
their apartments by the hallway which
separates the dodgers room from them,
and climb in and out of the rear window.
| The city officials have closed up shop
| for the day and taken a holiday. and
things have the appearance OF being Sun-
| day.
| on the top floor of the City Hall is
primary school which has SIX teachers
and over one hundred and fifty scholars
sellor Russ. ordered the school closed and
| it will not be opened again until the
| building is thoroughly disinfected, ,T5rH. M.
! EVERYBODY zVACC1NAT TED.
| One of the steam pipes which heat the
| lodgers' room was tapped this after
noon. after Gordan was removed, ana
| the steam turned on. The entire build
| ing will be thoroughly disinfected.
Gordan was in the habit of visiting
! the saloon at No. 10 Willow avenue. and
| only left it at five o'clock this morning.
4 Health Inspector Granelli visited the
saloon and ordered it disinfected.
A case of smallpox was reported at
| No. GAG Park avenue few days ago and
| it is feared there will be an epidemic of
smallpox in the city. The. greatest ex-
| citement prevails, and DIR. Simon has
| been bored all day with nervous people
| anxious to get vaccinated. 1t is said that
the members Of the Police Department
| from the Chief down must undergo the
operation. Recorder McDonough and
Clerk Moore will also have to be vaocin-
ated. as will the reporters who visit the
[ station house.