New-York tribune., 1874-09-19
STATEMENT OF NIB. BAILEY.

T H. Bailey NJ D., who was at the IreEory House
during the season. has written long letter. oi WHICH we
print all the portions explaining or ueH14Hs ""J ''"'
meats affecting him personally
As my name has been brought Deiore lle punV IN IN
connertion wlth statements furnished concerning the
sckuess AT the Gregory House Lake MahOpac' auu a.
have been In tue statements uae % w a.
least parties an forced 70 -y Do t,o tven to
of the ease a. they came under my notice. "eh' "
the Gregory House ION the ISM uay o ~ Ha - -, th.
NAMED there the entire season. nav pveu a AZ ,n .u
h"hir Of snendiny the summer at Lake Mah0pao Ior
the last i've years On Monaay r nn, and her nurse
fonnd them effected with diarrhea ahd Von-
ting, or wnat is commonly AHU"u Ss csIIad NV n
morDgs, and after leaving 6 INN biId who were af.
Gected in similar manner 10 Mrs. Lord Tue parents
relieved by proper trestnent ana Sn S LINE ~
about the middle OF July, treated ~ an from ~ 10 %
cases OF cholera morbus About his e -, 0V n,-
tion vitb .varal partes learned that qdIte Hunper
of neone IN the hote-whO mad not consueu as pul 81
cian-wcre suffering frOm dlarthea anN ,oI,5 al
simply diarrhea ana from them ~, yni,nation.
snrts ~ nrobable and improbable e1planailoIs I
OF the cause. Having previously 70 tIi-, VI" 49,, - - -, -
Criltenden the proprietor Yi , varvthing pertaining
ned the kitchen the food anu @ es' 49, ot iIv i'm mi
thereto felt fully satisfied The cause ui, W, -. "a. a. go
direction. Mr. Cnttenden, hoNterI, .d 6taerent fonr
baker engaged one, and prOcureu J 81, H.
fheu az INV instlgatOn pat gangs Oi men AZ "O4A us
gng around the sewer and waterllpeS, had baen arn
After closely questiOnIng man VINO Ihu Decn ., oii
poy ed about the place for several years ascei i
the existence of an old reservoir uluor @ 7 fonI tbis
had not been in use Tor nuhDei VI Jd a., me return of
reservoir contain impure waler ahu ~ iai tb mat
Mr. Crittenden from the city that evening ~ Ii pi1
Ter before hm He Immediately put men ~ NplA DiI an
ing the water out Both Mr.. CritienGen @ anu are
myself stood the men "nae d,,m o"'y tbe
Al work on reaching the o0ttom vi 'a ,re
reservoir a pipe was discovered wniS" oI ooH6oIs
inaton was found TO connect WIN @ rnnnoI fhe
Ar he south and OF tine house, through tnis manui
Jyater nased from the lake to the ram, anu WIS
into the tanks at top Of the mouse Z ~, ned ,afS
We a. -covered that the impure water Whlcn n -
ered IN the old reservoir found us "aJ t tniO> 80
dsused pipe into the manhOle DeiOIo r o,,T,.tior
mincled win fhe water we we're using Inc cohnev.lyl
her Teen the reservoir and manh0le was lmleu"sey m
coye,ad ana The followng day tue old reservoir was
ned up with earth do not unuerstau WY 80 % 20 tSs
not doue years ago by those who we're cOgnhaut Va @ @
exi4enre OF this matter. took pains 70 e4 y ~ "a 80
,ss,. ~ he boJe what had been d.seoVereu' ahn tno
remedy that had been applied. ana tooA I sonio oi ~
to t6s .pot thot they might Judge FOR themselves - r
Charies Lord a mis- statement. wnlcl apPele IA 80
TRRUsE on tne I4th inst, wOulu naho ~ apPo, pP-,,s,,
I rernsed IN Ii.ten 10 any satonents unauo
local cause In this Mr. Lord ls mstAsn S npI % 70
nv nm ana others In the beginning OF the 80 ~
tSs nrobabe cause spoke OF atmospherical enanges
n1sntioned tbe fact that those tdAeh seA oh @
night Jine % had been exposed to the lntepso neas
Vsich vailed that day also spoke OF sinll caso
which had attended in the neignDorhOo', anu I
t,oned he fact that persons VINO hFeu soFen os
distant had been affseled In similar manner. aso
spoke Of the hQIel ~ Lake ~0lsSau' "s'''