New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-03

HE LIVED IN A SPECIAL HOUSE RACK OF TIE
KINGSTON AVENUE HOSPITAL IN BROOKLYN
AND WAS THE SUBJECT or NUMEROUS
ARTICLES IN MEDICAL JOURNALS.
Henry Albury, the eighteen-year-old son OF a
wealthy Key West tobacco merchant, but better
known to the medical profession OF the United
States as Harry the Leper." died in the Kingston
Avenue brooklyn Contagious Diseases Hospital
yesterday morning from tubercular leprosy' from
which he had suffered for five years Alpury was
perhaps the mos; celebrated leper in the United
States his having been the subject or many
articles published in the medical journals MS
death was not unexpected. as he had been grow
ing weaker for the last year. When Aoury
parents sent him TO the Kingston Avenue Hospital
everything supplied that could possibly aou
70 his comfort II was little over four years
ago that he arrived at the hospital and his rather
instructed Or. Calvin f. Barber. of No. 81 South
Oxfor6-st who had charge Of the case, to spare
no expense in taking care OF the boy. Inc iad
showed signs OF the disease when he was thir-
teen years old and while living with his father
at Key West The father consulted specialists In
different parts Of the United States, and TOOK the
boy to Chicago in 1894, where he was examined
by DR. j. Nevins Hyde. who diagnosed the case
as elephantiasis.
The father hurried back to Key West and un-
successfully tried TO have his son taken care or
in private hospital there. small house was
Kingston Avenue Hospital for young Albury's e1-
elusive use. After considerable difficulty a Miss
Edwards WAS prevailed upon 10 accept the task
Of caring for Albury. During his hrst TWO years
al the Kingston Avenue Hospital ne seemed 10 en-
10Y his life. His were nicely furnished
and he had access 10 large bookcase filled with
books Naturally musical. the boy spent a good
deal Of time with his nurse playing on the banjo
or violin Two years ago Alburys married sister
in order 10 be near her unfortunate brother. moved
10 Brooklyn from Key West, and mas been IN the
habit Of visiting him every week
Al the hospital Abury under the constant
care Of Dr. Calvin +. Barber and DR.. j. NJ WIN
Geld They knew from the start that there was
no chance OF saving his life, as there was no
case on record Of a patient with his particular
TYNE OF the disease recovering HIS He WAS pro-
lonped bv medicines but lately the boy had not
been able to leave his bed, and an extra nurse
,as eneaged He died at 1890 o'clock Yesterday
morning Dr. Prince A. Morrow; IN MS oooh 81. on
dermatology refers az con. ,e ncfrn Of The
lad taken al the time he entered the kingston,
hGsPa The fat aSace al S UuP eny Of the
oatent, and It is likely would have succeeded had
ibe nd death certifca,e filed in the Health Depart
m 6 ., The phvsicians when asked last night as
70 the origin of the disease In young AIDuTy >
nWe have no positive knowledge Of how the lad
contracted the disease Patient INVESTIGATOR was
three ago in We heard 9 I that H while
~ Hn INV was going TO school in Key West he
payed with child who had the ase 6s a 3Gt ave
tbouch we tried to get it,, we could not secure
the name of the child Its parents may aa nSIle
nned with the child sufficiently to demand lts
ISOLATION In Alburys case ne epr9sy eGnioreee
clean but his feet and hands were covered VII
marks OF the disease. Miss Edwards. the nurse
mo had him in keeping did not take paru,eu-
larry dangerous risk in assuming cnarge OF MN IN,
as The disease may or may not ne lnecuous ny ai
CONTAGIOUS. There is a dispute among nvI 49,
sUhorities whether It is infectious and cSntasQSs
i,roev found among sailors and Chinese in that
l. vas tlbercular while nearly all the other Case
on record In this country are OF Hi'iuei i'