Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-08-20

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ne usssl aoGsels sa4lrs q the kina IN the
saaas OF thst institution. "A Il la a.
ready tlF.sd o.. Il ~.s htsEsll, a Banquet
" death.
Between ssxssiy nss snd hahdrsd ala
1sats. gfasastss post graduates sRd pro
fssssEs a. ds-n - the festivities u IAs 0c
css,sp. At ths writing II - known thai
seven Of them are dead While some thirty
Others az 81 Asve been sea several q
whom az ssiA h0vsrlEg between lie and
death. Ihs physicians u this oity concur
10 tbs statement that. leaving cut ths
strange cases referred 70. the public health
5 fllls up ~ TIE best average aud that not
a sias.s case Of typhoid lad developed be
yonn TIE ili fstsd guests u Ju8s %.
An0nE thoss no weIs more Or lsss SER
ousiy indispOsec after the banquet are the
following;
Prof Biscos. Prof McChslI. Howard Dici
inssn, william AdJy. Waiter beach. Lscn-
ard Iwiaum, Hildrelh Putnam Prof
Chamberlain. A kiassburg A /. smith.
Prosecuting Attorney Mccormick. DR.. Ii
\. Gurus. al VI Marietta The Rev Vim
cent, . Presbyterian minister OF Nelson
vile, y A. Ii. Williamson, Ct Grandsiew
D.. the Rev. " W. Jordan, of Nes Jersey
and Alnor Aorrls. OF Psddys Run. o., anu
als brother.
Ella Kidd, little girl who waited on the
able, sao whose parents reside at Cam
ondge, o., and julius Chsmberlsin. WIZ
waited on the table. and boy named Wsg
ner. who Was in the hall the next day anC
9artOok OF some OF the dsinties, were also
Frustrated, and are still very sick. although
fcOverins.
In addition 10 these cases which are pos
lively knOwB, IL is said that several Of TIE
lnmni from other states have been stricke u
Town with the same terrible scourse, bui
heir names are not obtsiDAble A NUN Der
4 those above named were bat slightly Of
-ctes, but in the majority Of cases the al
.ack was ssvere. DR.. Vincent OF Nelson
vile. Mr.. Williamson. OF Grsndyiew ano
Dr.. Jordan, Of New Jersey, are still in &
Tecsrieus condition. The cause Of the
ceurge is a mystery even TO the meiical
rateTnity. The condition of the public
mind here is such that even the physicians
10 not care 10 talk for publication. and
hey would only talk at all on condition
bat there names were not mentioned.
Oss OF practice might possibly follow toe
rec an expression of opinion at this time
What Is ths nature of this disease" ]
gquirea Of one OF the zblest physicians IL
be city. who has had many of the cases
lader treatment.
IN isa typhoid fever" was bis reply.
Where con trscted?"
AT the Alumns dinner"
"hew, or from what causs?"
As 10 that We have no positive proof
But AM quite satisfied that il was con.
Tsotsd through eating the ice cream"
What leads you to that BELIEF
Here 10 q list There were some twenty
I'VE names Of persons who attended the
inner and psrtook OF the cream of al
Shen have been attacked with the disease,
md MANY of whom have died
But does that prove that the fever germs
we're IN the ice cream"
/ Net Absolutely; but We can corroborat
ais by negative proof, as, for instance it l.
"a ascertsined fact that none Of those who
acksd."
Bin were all attacked who did partake
# itfp
Il oennot say positively. The younger
eopie would be more susceptible TO the
ever germs. When q person attains A.
Years he is less liable to contract typhoid
ever than younger persons. 1t is not un-
kelly that many of the older guests ate OF
ae cream without being affected by the
aver germs"
Assuming that the fever germ was iu
he milk from which the ice cream wa.
made. how did it get there?'
Il DO rot knew. Without data to go by
ne problem would be hard TO solve"
Prof. Mitchell. of the college, however
lalms, IN publishes card, that the fever
nd not originate with the ice cream, but
With the water used in making the lemon
,de and for other purposes This water ]
I'm infer med. was taken from DR.. Hart,
sell. The professor has sent specimens oil
I 10 chemist for analysis and claims that
It will be shown that Toe fever germs were
IA the water. Diligent inquiry fails to de-
yslop the fact however, that any one IN the