The sun., 1900-12-29
HiJTpON ~ uOR DTNIpD
The Hotel VIA Irst,c OGers ss 600 for the Arrest
Of the Wan Nho started ~.

Ono of ~" Sensational rumors growing
out uf "a" sWailpoN scare ha. been iu the
effect that u tig hotel was infected and has
been Quararrrcd. Tie iumor SPREAD IN
srtc ol denial, 10y the Health Beard and
week ago Torn Topics printed the rum,r
a. statement Of faot and said that the new -
papers and the Health Department we're
In conspiracy To suppress the ncws Dr.
Blauvclt. head Of tn" Bureau uf Contagious
Diseases in tho Health Department. denied
the statement rs ridiculous
Within q week the rUmor has become more
d'tinIte and the Hotel Ma~cst.c. at seventy
second street and Central PARK West. has
been named a. the hotel IN which there was
smallpox. IL WAS reported yesterday that
there were. or had been. six cases there. that
the hotel was under strict quarantine resu-
lation, and that nobody was allowed 10 20
in, That wa- not true The hotel was open
laSt night. guests wore going and coming
a. freely aS ever and tho orchestra was play
The rlu,r reached the lrurriet,rs and
guests of the hotel and had begun TO cause
serious ahi' vance" So last nlsbi statement
was Issn"d and reward ~ si.tsu offered for
VA" detection oi the person spreading the
rrp1rt Am.ng the quests are Madame
Nelha ana Madam. Nordica. They received
letters from friends, asking II they we're in
danger and n 1t would bee safe To call ou them.
mes" letters W"r" shown io the prupTirtors
tl lUf l'NF4. soon az I'fINNfl letters began
|" com" rom ierN"n~ lH'iti 10 wedding
Reception to be given at iu" hotel. asking II il
would he prudent 10 accent the invitations.
To mt an end ~ all this Jacob Rothschild.
t4e president OF the hotel company. several
Ct tAe other owners and COPELAND 1owussnd.
The man1Ser met last night and issued tkls
statement
Five thousand Dollars R,ward 1t has
come 10 "Ef notice tnat -DlnU WaliCiously dis
rum ors TO rhr erect Nat tlcrc are cr Lave ave-
been cases ~ smallpox IN various hotel. In
New York. among which the Majestic has
been mentioned y 70 this tiWc We have
thought Il wise not 20 take any notice Cr
these r1lmIrs but II ha, now become necessary
tor III 10 do So in the interest + uHrty who
Las ARRANGED for a large Wedding reception
A. this hotel On Jan H. to which over $40
guests are invited, many Of WHOM have made
Inquiries AS g. these ruWurS. We, therefore,
take occasion 10 say that there is not now nor
pcious case among the guests or employees
or the HC'pl MAJ JestiC, ard we hereby ofior
a reward of si OuO Tor information leading 10
the arrest and conviction Of the ltr-ou or
rersCns maiciously circulating this un'ounded
rumor."
Manager T3wusend said that tho rumors
could probably be- traced to Il former guest
or TO several Of them. whose lease OF apart
ncnts expired last October and whose uppl-
cation for a renewal was rejected
we pra cticallv traced one rurnor 10 its
source, said Nj. Townsend. and found
that woman WAS guilty We went no fur
ther in that case because We did hot want
toCaiIS" Tho vomGn'S arrest "
The manager of the hotel also Wrote 10
President Murnhy oi tho Health department
last night asking him to do what he could
10 Onset the rupoT DT Blluvelt has ae-
sured several Of the guests - rhr Majestic
are ,22j employees and about 900 guests at
the NlaieStlc