, 1880-04-13
POLLUTED WATER.
What Dr.. Danforth Saw with His
Microscope.
A General Discussion by the Dootors-A
Chemical Analysis Wanted.

in tim r1tNtHl 1f
t%a W"s1,ino.on;n,, 1tnmr. ~, tho Garner OF
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Mnr ~ r,,tin" ~, H., strooa ho1 ,,ccn ,,tsnosci,
n; a." ',,,,,,,,c,,, lint thc rrv,jur bust.
o1 tNe c'a't "''l',""es" s,.' Wv ~ ".I -
HESS of TIC ese.'IliH wot'l'l be tiio Fea"thh "
Il paper by Dr. Danfortl'. upon the Subject ol
+rttE Ctry's wATi:R-sCrrt.y,"
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toll ~ , - ,.., u.. o-
r' aniofI sa.ea I'm. ,,' nc n .at ""e ,o p." tu.s
not in my condition to show Tho micro
scnnIrn1 rn,,til.ton NJ thu wntcr. as Ills lu,,so
'e ,,.,,.s."; ra,a,,s I, ~ NV linn
he wnu1d be g'nd t" bring the eight micro
acr0pes belonging 10 the Rush Medical Colleg1
Il, n meeting Of t]o Society and exhibit speci-
ncna ~ IN cftv wntar for thcIr benefit,
with regata 10 Ills personal cohnectnh WIN
tic Investigation Of tfB city Wnter-suppIy,
tho f,cts. ps fur M they related to him, were
as follows: Tho Mayor snlne time ago sent
H., .,v', a.,,ot,,,n,'s -, ,woIor "onc tarrn
r., M tMo ~, sa. ~, ,,s ,,,,,sa ,,,,anno n iaI
i,n" ,i1,a,a,i ~ r,,,, f,,,r ,nt,,r,.a tlrn,,u,,
Ocen hlllo"cst 10 run 1out Mlnutcs t'."uEn u
1llter, tho reversing or when sappilet h''h
with the debris cnl1ectcd by 1t; ths other,
frn,n tia r1aolth. .f1r1ce faucot aftcr Il Ind
ao smo % .aI.>ome1 -. ~, ,n .atan' . ,"inu,oa ia
ueeH RlioWcl ~ Tuh lui e'A h't'ute"' ~
a peo1t u em sse ~ stsSs t sar n Whit aS "i ad
never bcci, made public. Tie result Of his
a',",a,, vi ma ,,oo ,"oao ,.no,v,' IN the
oSMnis'n." INV oes, i',uo ,u"" NV ~ ."o
90 Ti1nuSE, ono OF whose report reporters M haa & IT.
terviewcu him upon tho slln1eGt Hlla puD-
ssd Goffsss staGhfMt a III at ILL., 9gselv M as
fig's ny s,, l,% to 1I'no 'u Inc oe'''c'oS he nus
| Ahnnt twelve years ago INC inkc-Mnne!
was built a1ll at tiny t''nS ~, GncaKo ~ sin,mea M
pon!iists 9a anoMt a.,- opa otu ttnt ths ts
essa iStsy aisss&e'?s snes sG s ts as
population ot tho city must tlnva dnan!e.l
twice, md the amount Ut sewago throWn .Si,
into the river must il4vc qllaHrHpleG; lna
incrcnsc1; the sewerage connections, tona.
had greatly Increased Ill ilnlitnor; 80 tnat u
WINS not MI cxlgserlt lou tolsay tnAt tNe aihouht
Of seWeraEe now thrown into t'.e river Was W.,
etEl!t tiMeS as lnrse as 1t "9s tllen. AGAIN;
ne Fullerton gyenYo conduit cast the eyll t;t
waters Df tho NORTH i5r,ancii INTO tie iake,
WteIo they vera satfIeil osit 70 lne ut!n, ~
u'e t''he te eSa'1ll1eo t1'o wale. ~ e''i!1Nneo
m HAR"E ro'sttoS OF AS.MAn a,.. nAlfI ,a haon
The Flllc1ton ayGll'e Ia conduit an 0een e;
pumping Tug Nnrlil brancM wateIs IT, Ilto 1ao
iake, u on experl.ent n!ai ollsred py ne Mayer
to test the nuesilon oi Whethcr ule lake CIR
Gb {Ss sairfH sas jy qsf'sss ys s "2 e liz t
pumping heg:ln that the aMin0l matter ap.
pearct' tn tfie Crit, water, which disErovMeta 81 q
theory OF majority nf tho laKeEat,tasiiMs. si WHO
and a caa.Isit s,'i wss a'W,ys ea!a|!t y stssdy
nortiwnrd current ~ Wiilch M carried II up north
R!nnE th9 s'iort Gt tue !nkc. A..
sncn tue building nf tie WatcT,W9rks e, tlio
| c0nt!iti1n Ut tho city was gTeat!y chntBeA.
A1ni It was only tlllstioh OF tnat;. ING
H., nt ,uo,, ~ haon"'a ,'lu nr,,o,nntw
,nlntn' ny Tt "rhis wns " cn1,m,,.snsl, Sisw n
nan' tl,n cnse wl,Irs co'ltl m ndt Gs disrcEared