The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-03-28
ANt1 L "A DO LA JlHIlIl
EPIDEMIC SPREADING
Cleveland Plain Dealer. !

Tho city of Cleveland Is threatened with
n diphtheria epidemic and the rapid
spread of the disease in its worst form is
an alarming possibility
1t is important to note also that the disease
was brough here from Asthabula, in
which place there has been very recently a
severe epidemic
On Tuesday morning ten-ycar- Flor
ence Duncan, daughter of George r.
Duncan, Il tanner living at No. 151 Wood
bridge avenue, was taken suddenly sick
with IA sore throat and "A fever.
When DIR. Farnsworth learned that the
disease was true diphtheria he began an
| investigation to discover where and when
the child came in contact with the conta-
! gion. In his effort he was very SUCCESS
! full and the result was alarming to say
the least. Three other cases which come
from the same sourse We're discovered
Ashtabula was the starting point. Some
days ago the health authorities there
thought the epidemic was over and that
the quarantine could be lifted Mr.. R.W.
Bremner, who is an associate i'm bust
ness with Mr. Duncan, was in Ashtabula
on business and returned to the city last
week. He was accompanied by two Ashta-
bula women and they all registered at a
urday one of the women was taken sick.
1t was not known by the attending ply
sician that it was a case of diphtheria and
not until yesterday when she became so
afflicted that life was almost given up,
was the nature Of the disease learned and
the house placed under quarantine.
Last Sunday Mr.. Bremner was also
taken sick and he is now at the same house
ON Seneca street in bed with diphtheria.
Black diphtheria is the type of the woman S
disease and it is n serious form. Before
she was taken sick she and her female
companion had been associated with both
Duncan and Bremner and on Sunday and
Monday Duncan complained of a sore
throat DIR. Farnsworth learned that on
Monday Mr.. Duncan kissed his daughter
Florence and in that way the diphtheria
germ was communicated.
Another instance of diphtheria being
brought to Cleveland from Ashtabula was
about one week ago when DIR. Olhmacher
was called to examine the throat of sick
baby who had come here with its mother
After the child was in the city n few
days 1t developed symptoms of the disease
Investigation showed IL to be diph-
theria but no anti-toxine was used, for
the case was convalescent when the bac-
teriologist would have administered the
anti-toxine treatment
Diphtheria arises from numerous causes
but in the case of the Ashtabula epidemic
A. W. Hopkins, the health officer, esab-
lished the fact that the milk supply was
responsible During the first of the cpl
demic he said the route of certain milk
man could be marked by the houses upon
which We're displayed the warming pla-
cards of diphtheria. 1t is the opinion of
DR.. Ohlmacher that the Ashtabula quar-
antine should be maintained
A CELEBRATED TOLEDO PAUPER.
Chicago Herald.
People who are fond of moral lessons
may find one in the case of John p.
Leedom. Mr.. Leedom died Il few days
ago in Toledo where he had lived for
two years without any one knowing his
whereabouts. He was poor lonely and
wasted by i'll health Only few years
ago John p Leedom was one of the we'll
dressed high living men about town in this
capital. He had been "A member of con-
gress from Ohio and served two terms as
sergeant-at of the house. He led
a gay life and went the pace that kills
Though a man Of some ability and of un-
doubted good character when he came to
Washington, his case affored another illus
tration OF the fact that public men must
have considerable moral stamina in order
TO resist the temptations by which they are
constantly surrounded In the national
capital 1t was at the close of Iced