New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-05
Negroes, Three Living in
East 134th st. Tenement,
Sent to Hospital.
HEALTH AUTHORITIES
REDOUBLE EFFORTS
Infected Ones So Employed That
Danger Is Real-Anti-Vac-
cinationists at Work.

With the development of four cases OF
smallpox in this city yesterday. three il
one fat. and all negroes. officials of the
Department OF Health made no efort t'
conceal the fact that they were worried
over the possibility OF spread OF tn'
disease. on Saturday one case was re
ported, also a negro.
In all there have been fourteen cases
of smallpox in New York city since
January l. ten more than were reported
during the whole Of last year. The ma
jority have developed In the last three
weeks. II was asserted again yesterday
that vaccination has become imperative
II was begun IN the parochial schools a.
a cost that will eventually reach $1,000.
Yesterdays four cases, now at the King
sion Avenue Hospital. are those or
BENJAMIN Tewitty, negro 81 years old
employed on Barren Island
Thomas Adams. negro. 20 years old. Of
&c East 1S4th st, employed by the
Thomas Crimmins Construction Company
seth St and Broadway
Robert Montague negro, six, same al
dress.
Walter Boyd. negro. 80, Of same ad'
dress.
Tewitty had not been off Barren
Island for a month. On April z he de-
veloped a rash, but had no physician. IL
was not until Sunday morning. when nc
went 10 Canarsie and later, in well
filed trolley car, TO the Kings County
Hospital. that the nature of his disease
was suspected At o'clock Sunday nish'
he was removed 10 the Kingston Avenue
Hospital.
Vaccination of employees on Barren Isl
and was begun at once There was gen
eral vaccination in the house, from when
three Of the cases were taken.
one Of the worst features of the three
cases developing in the same house was
the possibility of the disease backing
IN" into the apartments OF several "hlle
families. The three patients lived with
a Mrs. Dixon. who is a cook for a ram
ilv named German. at West SD ST.
The mother of little Robert Montague
is laundress for two families at S6h
broadway. These families, Roberts and
Love. respectively. were reported by de-
partment inspectors as unwilling 10 De
vaccinated. The Montague child was also
attending ST. Marks Parochial School al
81 West bath ST He had never been vac
cinated.
Walter BOYD. who had not been vac
cinsted. was employed by the Green
Moving Van Company, at ! West Satn
ST. and the Eureka Van Company OF
~ West 18th St The health authori-
ties are trying TO list all places recently
visited by Boyd.
Up TO April 80 Adams had lived at
80 West l3th St with a family named
Smith. now somewhere IN New Jersey.
This family is now being sought
The three cases form one of the most
menacing smallpox groups known to the
health authorities in recent years. the
neighborhood is inhabited by many ne
groes.
In view Of the fast increasing cases
the appearance yesterday OF a statement
by Charles NJ Higgins, treasurer of the
Anti-Naccination League of America, re-
questing directors of parocial and other
schools not TO permit vaccination, called
forth caustic criticism from health OFF,
cials. II such counsel prevailed, they
maintained. this city would be a second
Niagara Falls. which was referred 10 as
the hotbed Of characterization propa-
ssnda until stricken with an epidemic or
the disease.
II was pointed out that out of all the
thousands OF vaccinations in tins city
in the course of year only case or
two Of infection resulted, and they came
from uncleanliness.