The sun., 1879-06-05


ttir ans and hnnnets
The tcacher's desS resembling plate glass packing
:. Nn "a wood stove.
bbag.lr bagr !s,.s =, O., corridor, ,,.,ril .:.u,
= Remedies Tor the small scholars
windows
The spring term Of school began on May 70.
Mary Bailey. farmers daughter. was the
TIA her Twenty-Five pupils were in attend
nnce. ranging from 4 to 10 years old The
weather WAS warm and muEgy The windows
were opened. The warm weather and romp-
ings at recess made the children thirsty. They
drank water from tho brook that rippled be-
hind the school house. There was no water
pail in the school room and they brought water
from the stream in their dinner pns. With
few exceptions this water was taken from the
brook near little bridge In a lane leading 10
James II. Ch ney's barnyard. The auo ran
from the highway, about hundred feet north
of the school house. Cheney's barnynrd was
on plateau. within n stones throw The yard
WAS partially drained by a V-shaped ditch that
entered the brook just above the little bridge.
The schoomistrcss discovered that the brook
wRter smelt bad and told the children 10 go up
70 Cheneys Tor their supply. They paid no
heed To her request, and continued 10 drink the
water rom the brook. Neiglbors below used IL
Regularly. aud pupils had drank 1t for years
oa the afternoon Of Wednesday. May Il. little
Jimmy Adrich told Miss Bailey that he felt
sck. and asked 10 40 home. Suspec,ing him OF
shamuling sickness, she sent him back 70 his
seat Jimmy went home in the evening COM
planning # pains IN his head and stomach. His
thrOat was sore aud cuukered. He vomited re-
pratcdy. By midnight ho was delirious.
on Thurs lay the school room was well filed
hut before the Close - the day several pupils
were taken sick. By Friday morning so many
oil fNt.4a
Sunday sixteen out OF the twenty-five pupils
were attacked The first 10 die was little j Jmmy
Or. Mooney 0t West Burke was called at A. NJ
on Friday May lG. He said that the boy hud
0n the next morning Jimipys little sister
Jennie. who also attended school. said
Mamma, my throats sore" She complained
ol Arr head and stomach, ana yomited Freely
Al midnight Willie. yeurs old, who did not
attend school. became sicS. The symptoms
were the same. On sunday morning. Fred. Il
years old. nlnde the same complaint. and an
hour mter Emma. the baby. was taken. On
Tuesday Jimmy died. on Wednesday,
Gasped his last. Fred. the oldest boy, lived
.lr'en, dnys: 44nd me baby died on me
IN each case. II was in malignant form. All
th" children bled al the nose. and AL required
Mamma. don't like TO drink that water. 1t
makes mo sick every time taste it, Fred
said that he had drank the water and wet his
h"ad with IT, silver ring on his finger turned
bhrk after he had wet ms head. Jennie also
drank Of the water The other children did
not attend school. Mrs. Aldrich says that
Jimmy had the diphtheria three years ago. but
the symptoms we're different She herself
caught the disease on Tuesday. May 20. but hns
recovered The report that she has been in
sane is untrue. She is a tidy intelligent lady
and bears her sorrow with Christian resigna-
Tho Aldriches lost five children. Tho lights
OF their household We're all quenched and tho
house is deserted. Unable t. bear its sad mem
ores, they are stopping at the residence Of Il
John Cole. who lives ncnr tho mill. says his
little boy Alvn, years months Old. attended
the school Hr wus ms healthy q child Hs ever
breathed. He drank The water near the bridge
dipping II ~ WIN lllte TN cup on Friday
morning. May IL. while NJ the breakfast table
he said i hurt him 10, gupe He swaliowed his
iood without pain. ana nte hearty brcakfnst.
An hour aiterwnrd he began to yomit and AZ
noon he was dellriOus. Ho recovered his rea-
son on the following morning. aud complained
ot puin in the stomach His throat was not
sore, but II had nick white coating, DR.. Car
pcnter pronounced the disease diphtheria
ani pnt potnsh in tho pnttent's mouth and let il
tiekle down hi- throat, The boy continually
yomlted substance ike black dye II had
very offensive smel The result produced by
laNltives WAS shining black, like tar Before
denth the Loy bled at the nose and mouth.
tistrd the water; but didn't drink much Of ii,
house. AMI the tenchrr said: IL smells bad.
ana ! can't drink IT, She sent the boys 10
Cheney after water, and they didn't 60 there;
They dipped il out Of the brook at the bridge"
i. L. Simpson. who lives in the first house be-
low the school house. says thnt his Oldest mild
WIS taken sick uh Friday. She began vomiting
after she came from school. and implanted Of
sore throat Her throat was coated white.
She raised a green substance. A second child
Jennie, was seized on sunday md died last
Thursday night. The child who drank tho
lrooK water lived. and the one who did not
drink II died. Simpson says that he has used
tle same water for years and never had any
sickness. After his children were taken sick.
however. he fancied he could taste the manure
from Cheneys barnyard. and discontinued It's
use
Eta Parks n daughter ~ Samuel Parks. died
on Thursday last. aud another child is in a far
way 10 recover. +. ID. Morse lost two children.
I)'la aged Z years, and Irwin. years Old.
10th attended school. Lorenzo Wilson lost
ms daughter Annette years old, hinn-
t'ra out OF the twenty-five school children
w'r" attacked. Eight have died seven have re-
cIF"rod, aud four are sti in danger. Three Of
lhpo" VINO died said that they did not like the
caught the disease IRON those who attended
s'hoo. are dead. Tho following is the record OF
tine deaths:
,A1." louioI Nlm@ Perr,o oh
4nn nn, ,',e ......'..,.. "a Wm Atirich ..,.....
I'4'I .h Ndfr'L..st..l- IlrNlu Mursc ..........
yNM,. u Al'reh. ..... = Annette wilson,. )
''hiir Aisich......
~ These deaths excited the community. Poor
tu,hry was made srapegoat. Ii vas said that
nr i"l 4yishly used Paris green in his potato
n,!l, ana ihr9Wu the tops into his barnyard for
Mhhure As they drcaycd. the poisonous untinr
was carried 10 the stream by tho ditch Hs
WIS "ls9 accused Of burying a dead horse at tho
blds OF tho brook, whero the olfrusiyo
matter was carried down str,un Oihers
opehif ueclared thnt he had driDu rately pOl-