The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-03
POX
At LARGE
Prisoner With the Escape
Habit a Patient at the
Hospital.
THREE HUNDRED MORE IN PERIL
Outbreak of the Plague in the
Penitentiary at Snake
Hill.
CLOSE QUARANTINE BEGUN
Ninety Culprits Vaccinated-
Goody-G Goodies From Out
side Under the Ban.

Following closely on the announcement
that smallpox had broken out in the
county Jail and in the almsnouse yester-
day morning came the news last night
that the disease had made its appear
ance at the county penitentiary Where
over 200 prisoners are confined.
The first victim to be reported from the
last institution was Joseph Samuelss the
burglar who escaped on June Is, 1889,
when he was serving a one year sentence.
Two days after he was captured in New
ark while attempting to burglarize
house and was sent TO State prison for
two years When he was discharged re-
Gently he was brought back to Snake Hill
10 finish the remaining 1872 days Of the
term for which he was sentenced here.
on account Of the well known danger
Gus character of the man the Ffeenoid-
ers when notified at o'clock last night
that Samuels had 1een stricken with the
disease hesitated to remove him 10 lhe
Contagious Disease Hospital where there
are no guards. Judge Blair was at once
communicated with at the Union League
Clubhouse in Jersey City and he at once
directed that the sick prisoner be re-
moved from the penitentiary None Oh
the keepers would volunteer to go there
to watch him, 80 if Samuels cares to
escape in his present condltlon WA
be comparatively an easy matter;
Al last nights meeting OF the BoaTd OF
Freehoiders. Freeholder Moran o1Tered
tie following resolution. whlch was
Resolved That during the prevalence
Of the present epidemic OF smallpox no
person be allowed to visit the county HI H
stitutions except at the request OF the
Warden Of the institution which such per-
son desires to visit, and that any passes,
annual or otherwise, heretofore issued, pc
and they are hereby revoked, and the gaze
keeners be directed to all ow no visitors
to enter the county grounds, ana no
packages for prisoners, inmates OF pa
iients be received. All wardens are mere
this resolution.
In relation to the request OF the County
Board of Health for additional accom-
modations for smallpox patients should
necessity require Director Holmes sald.
1.-THE Board of Freeholders Will author-
ize the Health Board TO erect portable
hospital buildings should the present
facilities prove inadequate before the
completion of the new isolation hospital
charge Of the Contagious Disease Hospi-
tai has provided additional help to care
for the smallpox victims and another
horse for use in conveying those stricken
with the disease to Snake Hill has been
provided
Yesterday afternoon County Physician
Converse and Dr. f1endflck Oh the County
Health Board vaccinated the ninety pris-
oners confined in ward No. B. on the nrst
floor Of the JAIL from which Isaac
Vrooman was removed to the Contagious
Disease Hospital yesterday. All the pris-
oners in the other wards will be vaccl-
mated and the quarantine of the institu-
ton established by Sheriff Ruempler, two
months ago, will be enforced more rigid
ly than ever. Only in case of great em-
ergency will a visitor be allowed to see
q prisoner and no packages of any kind,
intended for prisoners, will be received.
Although no official announcement Of
the fact has been made it i9 generally be-
lieved that there will be no more criminal
trials except where the accused is out on
bail While this may seem a hardship to
prisoners awaiting trial in the jail 1t Is
absolutely necessary as a safeguard
against the further spread of the dis
ease.
The different county officials have called
the Courts attention to the danger of
having Jail prisoners clean the offices in
the Court House and handle the books
and other things.
The cases reported to the County Health
Board yesterday afternoon were:--James
G. Wright No. 126 Ogden avenue, Jersey
City Heights; seveT-year-old boy named
onne, and a child at No. 23 East Twenty
second street in the same city. All were
removed to Snake HILL
As an additional preventive against the
spread of smallpox, Judge Blair announc-
ed this morning that he would conduct no
naturalization for some time. Many of
those applying are Italians from sections !
of the county in which the. disease has
been especially severe, and the Court
illy-ventilated court room might be the
mans of spreading the conta giOn.