The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-03
CHILD TURNS BLACK
IN TWEETY-rOUR HOURS DEATH
COMES TO ITS RELIfF.

Strange Death and Disease Of Little Willie
Pearson of the West Sids-Ths Child's
| Mother Discovers . Black Spot on the
Cheek which Spreads Rapidiy-she
Sends for q Physician Who Finds That
Entire Body-Other Physicians are
Called But Nothing Can be Done.
The sad funeral of little Willie NJ. Pear
son, son of c. E. Pearson of the West
Side, was held yesterday and the body
was laid at rest in the cemetery north
OF Valley Center.
The death Of the child was not only
an extremely sudden one, but said TO
be new to the medical fraternity. oc-
curing within twenIy-four hourse after
the first symptoms were discovered by
the mother. The physicians pronounce
the cause of death as a malignant form
Of purpura hemorzhagecia, and while
such cases are to be found in medical
journals, yet they have only been known
when produced by some such disease as
typhoid fever.
The child was in apparent good health
yesterday morning, though somewhat
fretful, when the mother noticed black
spot on the right cheek as though the
child had daubed it's face with backing.
She took the child on her lap and at
tempted to remove the black when she
discovered that the blacknesS, which
reSembled a bruiSe, was beneath the
skin and that 1t was spreading very
fast. She Immediately sent for a ply
stefan and DR.. Fuller soon arrived. Be-
fore the physician arrived, however,
the bIackness had spread almost over
the entire face and DR.. Fuller finding il
impossible to arrest the same sent for
DR.. Cave and two other physicians, but
the disease surpassed all medical skill
and in twenty-four hours death came
TO the relief of the little sufferer.
lit was found that the body was al
most perfectly decade even before the
vital was gone, and the funeral was held
the same day, conducted by Rev Heady.
Prior to the funeral the remains were
viewed by several Of the physicians OF
the city, and while its occuraHce prior
to any disease was new and unknown
20 them and viii be fully reported for
the medical journals and will be fully
discussed.
The bereaved family have the SYM
pathy of all in their sad bereavement
The child was years old last January.
A. c. JOBES ELECTED PRESIDENT
Surprised at Topeka by the Members of the
Bankers Association
A. C. Jobes, c. H Davidson and Mr..
Naftzger returned from the Kansas
IA .SaSd nd
day as happy trio as could be. The
association had given Wichita double
honor by electing MIR. Jobes president of
the association and by selecting Wichi-
ia as the next meeting place of the asso-
citation.
The three gentlemen have decided to
make the meeting here next year the
brightest in the history of the organiza,
hon. IT will probably be held in May
President JObes has determined to get
all the bankers of the state attentive to
the benefits of the organization and
awaken renewed interest in its advan-
tages.
Mr.. Jobes had no idea when he went
to Topeka that he was to be honored
with the presidency. 1t was an entire
surprise to him The Topeka Capital
says he made the best speech of the
session, and this is probably what plac-
ed him in office without his connivance
or knowledge.
=, Every one in this part Of the state
knows his sterling qualities and realize
that new life will be put into the asso-
citation OF which he is now the chief.
The full roster of officers selected at
Topeka is as follows:
President, A. c. Jobes, Wichita; Sec |
Rotary. F. NJ. Bonebrake, Topeka; assist |
ant, secretary, ]. w. Moore, Wichita; |
treasurer, J. w. Thurston; vice presi- |
dents. E. W. Snyder, Leavenworth; A. |
Dobson, Ottawa; James Robinson, Win |
field; l.. T. Here5fge, Emporia; c. w. |
Mcknight, Junction City; J. F. Morse, |
PhillipsbuTg; G. II. Burr, St John; z. |
A Kelley, Leavenworth; f. II. Brown, |
Kansas City, Kan; ]. W. Heatherington |
Atkinson; C. III. Davidson. Wichita;
T. B. Sweet, Topeka; Grant Hornaday, |
Fort Scott.