The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-13
ANACONDA news.
kEHNtY PHtLAN DEAD
He Was an Old Timer in Ana
conda and Carroll.
DIED FROM EXHAUSTION
He Had Been Suffering Fro,u a Prev
alent Complaint In Carroll n
Had Not Strength Enough
to Rally.

Kenney Phelan died in Carroll last
was one of the best known men in Ana
conda n Carroll. He had resided here
for over ten years. and was employed
as a Waterman by the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company. He was about %
years Of age and one of the finest speci-
mems of physical manhood that a person
would ever meet. He weighed 800
pounds and stood six feet four inches
tall in his stocking feet. He was born
in the parish of Rathdowney, Queens
= county, Ireland. and came to the United
States when a young man, drifting
westward. He was an old timer in Viz
ginia City, New. and worked in the
mines there during the famous days of
the Comstock
Kenney Phelan was a man of amiable
and quiet disposition. Everyone who
<knew him learned to admire and respect
him. In Carroll he was the children's
great friend and all OF them loved him
for his vein of quiet humor. He was
always ready to place himself at the dis
posal Of the little folks when they were
looking for fun. Among other positions
that Mr.. Phe.tn held was that of depu-
ty sheriff. The peace and order of the
little town rested upon his head. 1t is
understood hat he never drew any sal
sary as an officer, but held the position
simply for the purpose of being ready
should an officer be needed.
8 He is known TO have a brother and
sister living in California. Rev. j. Phe-
O.. s--A- .axyI,,,n Con- ID fnnl
Cal, is a brother of his. Rev. Phelan
is the chaplain of the institution men
toned. He also has a sister, who Is a
sister in the church ana resides at a San
Francisco hospital. Rev. Father Phe-
Ian was communicated with by tele-
graph, and no arrangements viii be
-made for the funeral until ne Is heard
from and his wishes regarding the dis
position of the body are made Snown.
Mr.. Phelan was only Ill two lays. His
death was indirect,y caused by an cpl
demic that has been prevalent since
Monday morning at Thomas Gavin's
boarding house in Carroll. That is
where the lead man boarded. Monday
a number of the men who boarded there
were taken seriously i'll with vomiting
and %purging. Mr.. Phelan was among
the number. He had got over this phase
of the disease, but was very much ex-
hausted and showed symptoms OF heart
failure. That. or perhaps more correct
ly speaking, exhaustion V as the cause OF
his death. He passed away at 3 o'clock
last night. A consultation of doctors
was held over his case, and everything
that medical science and experience
suggested was done.
= Mr.. Phelan. as before stated. Is not
rrthe only one who was similarly affected.
There are about twenty men In all re-
covering from a similar attack. -Four
of these are in the hospital, W OF
whom, Joe Corners and Mr.. O'Rourke,
are timekeepers at the shelters. The
report was that all these men had been
poisoned: what they are really suffer
ing from h food Infection" Ii not in
@frequently happens that persons viii be
3tatken violently III after eating ice cream.
THAT is a form of food Infection" The
Imilk has in such cases been partly de-
~composed before freezing. II will prob
ably never he known what the food was
that became infected hat these men
had eaten. Ii is not unlikely, though,
that IL was some chickens. IL is under
stood that Sunday night Mr.. Gavin
served his boarders with chicken fricas-
see. These chickens had been frozen. II
is supposed. before shipped. Often they
are kept in a frozen condition for
months. After shipment they would ma
turally thaw out and IL Is likely when
the jobbers received them they were
frozen again and may nave been frozen
and thawe1 n number Of times before
reaching Mr.. Gavinis table. Cnfortun-
ately freezing does not kill the germs of
food infection" IL the germs once ex-
listed all the freezing that the chickens
might be subjected TO would not affect
these poisonous germs. The medica
men. while not certain at all. appear tC
think that the chicken stew is respon-
sible for the Carroll epidemic.
II was fsaiec that the death of MIR
Phelan might nave a bad effect upon
the others have beeen suffering. al
though they are none Of them. IL n
said, in danger. The medical attend
ants therefore desired that II should b,
known that Mr.. Phelan's death was
caused by exhaustion, and not directly
from the effects II his disease whicI
has broken out. me disease found hin
with a weak heart and hc had not suf'
ficient strength - .-aily. Els dealt
should not make the others view then
cases as desperate.