New-York tribune., 1909-07-05
WELCOME FOR EARLY
lLLEGED LEPER BROSHh"
THROUGH CROWD
poce;,,cd at Skin and Cancer Hos
ustai ana Mires scith Other
Patients.

1,.-1- ir,nrisoned as leper Tor the
-. months by the District OF Colunlola
--....s ee,7e into New York on a ferryboat
- morning and walked across town
-, +,,a freouented streets TO the Skin ana
,-.-o.r f7osnital in East 18th street Although
--o,-arsv Of the most eminent specialists
-, Fsrlv's case the widest publicity he
-o-,s int. the city almost unnoticed. NO spe-
ta5 ,-euarations were made to receive MIN. ana
-. i+v health officials did not interfere with ms
arrival. - tho
1-ri,- came on the Washington express OF the
-,.-.sT7rar5ta Railroad. which reached the Jer-
~ cir, terminal few minutes after 0 CLOCK
% rode in a baggage car at the rear OF lhe
.-sin With him was Captain John SeaNer OF
.ro Salvation Army and another man VINO ulo
Mt give his name TO the officers at the hospltai-
-,o en7noyes Of The station. acting under orders
.,r15 not let the three men enter. and they
IL their way across the railroad yards 10 tile
e+a+lon Of another road. from which they 'ooA
she first boat 10 23d street
Neither the men At the ferry nor the pas
o-s IN the boat saw anything strange in the
+su somewhat pale man in sober gray clothes
no crossed with two friends The inflamna-
.,on which the Washington authorities thought
a. n lenrosv. and which other well known skin
s,e.rneared. Earlys skin is now as clear as
4hs+ Of suv man in good health
The three men stood ont on the upper deck
80 -t,a SIM and the fresh harbor wind They
80 among the first of when the boat made
~ Sin and hurried through the station 10 the
+ae+ EarJv strode along without difficulty,
,szi7s aside Captain Seaver. who offered TO
,s-rv his dress suit case for him They found
she 2s5 street sidewalks well peopled with pas
ssneers for the early Sunday trains.
Fsr3v's suirits rose when he had Al last got
clear NJ the station without any unwelcoTne IN
-.--7lption. and he went on briskly between MS
co-nnsnjons The rushing trolley cars. and es-
,,eefeIlv the roar of an elevated train At Nlnth
evsuue seemed TO work on him ike tonic ana
bs shifted his suit case 10 lay hand aTIec-
rioratelv OF Captain Seaver's shoulder 1heE
sogloz-ed 23d street 10 Third avenue. and there
turned down 10 the hospital, in 18th street
few doors east Of the avenue
None Of the three was known TO the hospltal
superintendent. Captain SeaveTs produced a
note Of introduction from DR.. !. Morgan Bulk
lev .rbo has contended for Early's liberation
Tor several months. and Early was welcomed
and formally admitted as q patient His two
oompauions waited only 70 see him settled and
then went away. They returned TO Washington
o9 a late train. Early WAS assigned TO 2 ward
with seven other patients he practically had
the freedom Of the place. however. and strolled
shout as he pleased going even 10 the roof Tor
6 lock around. He viii be allowed 10 see no
strangers until Dr. BuIkley returns TO the city
a the end Of the week
Mrs Early. with the Two children, followed on
the next train She visited her husband and
talked with him for nearly hour. and then
left the city for weeks seclusion in the coun-
~.
Mr.. Early VIII not be isolated" said Miss s.
Burns superintendent o. tac hospital Neither
Dr. Bulkley nor I think that ne has leprosy-
Even If he hal We should not separate him from
the other patients Leprcsv IS not regarded as
sither contagious OF infectious in our climate.
We have treated three cases here in the hospital
iuring the last year without separating them
from the others. The Health Department takes
The same view that we do. and never requires
Segregation"