The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20
SCARLET FEVER IS RAGING
THREE. CASES REPORTED FROM 4
 HOUSE IN PRISDLE ALLEY.

Two of tho Victims Are Dead and . Third
 is Dying-Houss is Tenanted by Five
 Large Fam miiies-Pfeeautions Taken to
 Prevent Spread of Disease.
 The tenement house located at F Prlndle alley is at present a hot bed of scarlet fever. there having been three cases reported from that house within the past few days. The house Is occu- pied by five large families. Last We'd nesday the board of education reported to the health authorities that there was case of scarlet fever there. and that pr. D'Elia was the attending physician. The case was referred to Health officer Wright Thursday the victim. whose name was given as Francisco Amicl, and his age as eight years and one month, died and Dr. D'Elia, who had been called Into the case at the last moment, reported the cause as nephrltls, superinduced by scarlet fever.
 Health Officer Wright was sick at the time the case was referred to him, and he turned 1t over to Dr. o'Connor, who, after an investigation, reported that the case was one of scarlet fever. The body was promptly and privately buried by Alphonso Maresca. who, when he ap- piled for a burial certificate, certified that death was caused by scarlet fever.
 Saturday Dr. D'Elia reported another death at 12 Prindle alley to Registrar of Vital Statistics James J. Carr. The victim, this time was Alexander Amici, the ten-year-old brother of the previous victim. Tn this case Dr. D'Elia certi- fled that death was due tu scarlet fever The child died Saturday and was buried early Sunday morning by Undertaken Maresca.
 As required by law the undertaken in each case certified that the body in each instance was wrapped in sever- al thicknesses of cloth wrung out of so- lution made by dissolving sixty grains of corrosive sublimate and two table spoonfuls of common salt in one gal Ion of hot water six ounces of pure carbolic acid in gallon of hot water, and that in addition to such means ot disinfeotion the body was enclosed in an air-tight coffin or case, which was dramatically sealed"
 Yesterday another case of scarlet fever was reported from the same house. Another child of the Amici family is the patient, and last night it was stated that he was absolutely beyond recovery, and death was in all probability but a question of few hours. The victim this time ts fourteen years old, and is being attended by Dr. D'Elia. In this case also pr. D'Elia reported the case as one of scarlet fever.
 The house has been quarantined and every eff ort taken to prevent the spread of the dread disease. A yellow placard posted on the outside of the house warns all persons that contagious disease is prevalent there and careful watch is Kept up tQ see that no one enters or leaves the mouse. The placard was posted on the door by Inspector Mix of the board of health.
 Registrar Carr has reported the mat ter to Dr. c. A. Linsley, secretary of the state board of health. This Is simply the ordinary notification In such cases. The other residents of the alley are par ticularly alarmed over the matter, this being especially the case with the other four families residing in the house.