New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-20
MINNEAPOLIS Water,

The report oil the health officer of Min.
neapolis, Mimi, attributes the winter
cholera which prevails in that city to it's
wretched water. His conclusions are the
result OF careful post-mortem examina-
lions where death was said to be from
winter cholera. In many OF those cases the
diagnosis was wrong. He estimates that
40 per cent OF the population have been
affected by the disease. He states hat his
Investigations lead him to great aution
and these inyes LEGATIONS, assisted by DR..
Z. U. Hewitt OF the state board OF s,ealth,
led him to suspect the water supply
as the most likely source Of the disease.
He accordingly sent the bowels OF case No.
l to DR.. t. NJ. Pruden, OF the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons. New York DR..
Pruden submits q report in which he finds
that winter cholera is caused by bacteria
from polluted food or water These baceli
RESENT les typhoid fever germs ana were
found in the stomach and intestines OF
winter cholera victims in enormous pum-
bers They are white and plump, with
rounded ends, and show great activity.
Rabbits inoculated with them died in from
twelve to twenty hours. DR.. Pruden ex.
amined water from the Minneapolis sup
ply. In samples OF u cubic centimeter of
water. which is less than a third OF a tea.
spoonful. bacteria were found as follows:
West side pumping station, 6S6 bac-
terra; East side, S,S24; 212 Nicollet, t.
907; 21O Plymouth avenue, 472: 1.4OO
Seventh street south, 4. 43G; 1913 Eighth
avenue northeast, 10, 1856.
A young man crept under the floor Of
the residence OF William Froggart OF Cam
den, near Thamesville, Can, to shoot a.
cat. The bali passed clean through the
leg OF Mrs. Froggart, who happened to be
standing in the kitchen above.
man named Munchthaler and his wife
were found in a cigar store at Detroit,
Mich, dying from the effects of pistol Shots
Munchthaler had shot the woman three
times. and himself in the mouth, both dy-
ing five minutes later. Cause is unknown,
but probably the result OF a quarrel.
Three laborers, Daniel Lyon, Thomas
Purcell and Fred Mock. were killed by
the cawing in of a bank where they were
excavating for a warehouse foundation in
Omaha, Neb.
The mystery OF the mail car murder"
in Maine, is gradu ally being cleared up.
1t is rumored that the two mail clerks
have made statements, but the ru NOR can
not be substantiated. Hayes is reported
to have said that sudden quarrel came
up between Selins and Sinclair about the
handling OF some mail at Waterville, and
both men were exceedingly angry. Hard
names were called by each man and blows
followed. Suddenly in a fit OF ungoverna-
Bile rage, Sellin seized a large knife, which
was used by the head clerk in cutting
Irvine, and made a plunge atJ Terry Sinclair,
burying it deep in the side OF his breast
and killing him.
While boating on Elkham river Nebraska
A. NJ. Norton editor OF the Norfolk Daily
News, and Mrs. Hartman Beerecke were
carried against a tree, and upset. A young
man named Guy Washburn, a son OF
Quartermaster L. G. Washburn, who was
in another boat, came to the rescne. when
he too upset and drowned. His body has
been recovered. The others were saved.