The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-12
DIPHTHERIA.
Some important Statistics on the
Disease.
Examination of Monument Street
SchooIhouse Begun.

Yesterday morning party of gentlemen begun
an examination of Monument street schoolhouse.
There were Messrs. Holden and MCGOWAN of the
School Committee, DR.. Smith, City Physician, Mr..
Burgess, City Clerk, and Mr.. Shaw of Shaw,
Cooling & Co. As far as these gentlemen's exam
nation went, as we are informed by two of them,
they found nothing specially different from what
was reported in yesterdays PRESS. 1t was stated
that the remains of an old stable that was burned
about year ago stands in close contiguity to the
schoolhouse, and contains in its cellar, which is
unyentilated, a quantity of decaying manure, fish
efal, etc. This cellar is on grade little higher
than that of the schoolhouse, and it is thought
that possibly the gases from the decaying sub
stances may pass down under the schoolhouse
floor which is loose-not cemented-and thence
pass oyer the building. This is at present, how
ever only supposition. There may be no connec-
ton of the stable cellar gases with the school
house.
City Clerk Burgess yesterday made an examna-
ton of the records in regard to the deaths In the
city from diphtheria from April LIST to December
LIST of this year, with the following result:
April 1, Charles F. Libby, Jr., years, no Park
street.
April s. Effie NJ. Thompson 9 years, 144 North
street.
April 9, Charles W. Thompson, 7 years, IA
April 8, Anna Belle Miller years, 81 Bracket
April a. Calvin W. Sterling, IL years, North
street.
April ID, Hattie W. swasey, years, 1927 Spring
street.
April 80, Frank H. Sargent, years, % Atlantic
May 4, Warren B. Sterling 8 years, 1 North
street.
June l, John L. Price, years, 90 Cumberland
street.
June 9, Catharine D. o'Brion, years, II Pleas
ant street.
June IA, Edna X. Goold, years, 10 Atlantic
June IT, Willis F. Harding, IL years, Is Smith
street.
June 2e, Mary Lyden, years, Centre street
July 1, Leontine Goold, l year, 10 Atlantic
| street.
July l. Mary ellis, years, 10 Hampshire
street.
July7 Caroline E. Carleton, 2 years, AZ Turner
July 7, Mary I. Talbot, years, II Pleasant
July Z, Lille Canovan, years, 1os Monument
street.
July 8, William E. Powers years, IL Water
vile street.
July 10, Sarah G. McBrady, rear of 1os Monu-
July 10, Sadie Canovan. year, 1os Monument
street
July IA, John t. Coyne, 1 year, e3 Pleasant
street.
July II, Herbert c. Staples, years, so st. Law
renee street.
August s. Henry Samuels, 2 years. 35 Merrill
street.
October p Theresa Greedy, years, 81 Pleasant
street.
October %, Margaret Cawley, 1 year, 81 Cum
berland street.
November s, Rose Diamond, years, 80 Cross
street.
November %, Lester s. Locke, 1 year, IT At
lantic street.
November 80, Frederick NJ. Hatch, 2 years, IL
Mayo street.
By this table it will be seen that there have been
twenty-nine deaths from the disease since April
LIST. OF the above ten were resident within the
Monument street school district. OF the ten, six
were under school age, so that only four children
from the school have died In eight months. Nine
teen of the deaths were of children residing out
side of the Monument street school district.
Since December LIST we are informed there have
been two deaths of pupils who attended the
school.
In our School Committee report yesterday we
should have stated that on motion of Mr.. Holden
1t was voted that there be committee of three
appointed to consultwth the committee on public
buildings of the City Council, and to urge imme-
date action in regard to the Monument street
schoolhouse. The chair appointed Drs. Baker
and Ring and Mr. McAlpine.