Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-16
A FEVER SWEPT STATE
Typhoid Fever Is Raging In
Connecticut.
ALMOST A PANIC IN STAMFORD.

The Epidemic Traced to the Sale Of I'm.
pure Miih-PhysicianA and Nurses sum
moned From other Places-Action OF
the State Board of Health.
NEW HAVEN. May Connecticut ia
now suffering from terrible visitation OF
typhoid fever Stamford and New Milford
are tho places where the epidemic has
ragged most severely. Both are now passing
through the crisis Of the soonrge and fatal
results have accompanied its spread in
both instances. The medical records Of the
state do not show an epidemic equal In
extent 60 that at Stamford.
IL began three weeks ago with a score OF
cases In various parts OF tho city and
spread rapidly Al FIRST physicians were
unable to explain IT, but it was soon traced
to the milk from farmer named Black
ham. Unremttent attention from tho
medical authorities has thus far proved
unsuccessful in checking tho disease. and
today the record Of the ravages Of the dis
ease is; Tho total number Of onses since
the disease began S27 number Of deaths, 5.
All the deaths and most Of the cases ro-
ported can be directly traced TO the infect
cd milk supply. The actual situation in
Stamford Is critical and pathetic. Many
OF the residents Of the city have loft tho
| place in terror.
The Hospitals Are overrun.
Many persons have boyootted all milk
Dealers and many have volunteered as
nurses till the plague has vanished Whole
families are down with tho disease and
more deaths aro inevitable. Tho emergency
/ hospital Of Stamford, with Its limited ao-
| oommodations, was filled two weeks ago
and the medical authorities were forced to
/ purchase another building for hospital
/ purposes till the number Of patients de-
creases.
Although as few patients as possible are
| taken TO these two hospitals, both are run
ming over, and many patients have been
sent to other temporary hospitals. The
services Of extra physicians and nurses
have been imperative and they have been
summoned in large numbers from New
York, New Haven, Bridgeport and other
places.
Fifty nurses arc In Stamford and nearly
as many physicians. An emergency fund.
started Immediately aftor the inception of
the epidemic has now increased TO So, 600
and is swelling rapidly Charitable soci-
cites are fndinga Wide field for their labors
The two lntest DEATHS which occurred
late yesterday afternoon are Charles Frey
a bakor who sold milk for Blackham. and
Timothy Hannrahan, son OF Dennis Ham
rahan said TO have boon customer OF
Blackham. Ireys place has heon boycott
ted for a week, He has five children crit
ioally in with the disease.
Charles +. Wells, one Of the most prom
inent young mon IN New Milford, died Of
the dlsonse yesterday He was about 80
years old and was proprietor OF the New
Milford pottery works.
Bonrd Of Health Acts.
Last night the state board OF health is
sued bulletin, which reads as follows;
The most severe epidemic OF typhoid
foyer Of which there is any record in Con.
neoticut il now In progress in Stamford
Thus far moro than 200 cases have 90
I ourred In the town Of $4,000 inhabitants
Careful investigation of its origin is now
, being made and in due time will be pub
lished
THE evidence at present seems to b'
! conclusive that the disease spread from In
I fected milk and that the milk became In
feoted by washing the can from highly
polluted we'll How the special Infection
/ got into the we'll has not bccn definitely
0 | determined, but the close proximity OF tive
r vaults is suggestive There could not be
more convincing illustration Of the i'm
D | portanoe Of some authoritative supervision
I OF the ways and methods Of milk produo
. tion for public use
( AS long ago as ss1 so typhoid epidemio
from infected milk had been traced In Eng
land, and now all English dairies are sub
ioot, in sanitary sonse, 60 health officers
Another typhoid epidemic appeared il
New Milford in the latter part Of April
These cases were also all among the Gus
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