The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-05-05

Then let Us find out" said cler-
gyman. Prof. Vaughn of the Uni
versity of Michigan, who is a colleg,
acquaintance of mine, is an eminen
authority upon such matters. l vii
write him abont it. After he has an
alyzed the water he will report upor
IT for US"
The meeting adjourned. Prof
Vaughn replied to the communication
asking that the reservoir be drained
and some of the sediment at the bot
tom sent to HIM. To this the water
works people interposed objections
a very foolish and useless proceed
ing, considering the state of public
feeling. The reservoir was drained
On warm, sunny day, and as the ex-
halations rose from the slime at the
bottom the men on the banks turned
and fled. Two jars of the slime were
secured One was sent to Prof
Vaughn, the other was kept for a
very private experiment. Some OF
the contents of the jar spread upon
| bread was fed to white mice The
sturdler of the mice lived three hours.
In the course of time Prof. Vaughn's
report was received. 1t was brief,
and the pith of it was this:
The man who permitted the re-
servoir to get into that condition is
guilty of criminal negligence.
1t was read before sub committee
of five, and received in silence to the
end Then said the chairman:
''Gentlemen, this must be kept
quiet for the present. You know as
we'll as | how much Winthropp's life
would be worth if 1t were known"
But 1t was known, nevertheless.
Rumor carried it swiftly. By the fol
lowing afternoon it was all over the
town. Meantime small party had
visited the spot where the intake for
the pumping house should have been.
They failed to locate it; but some
rods below, just opposite the two lar
gest drains from the locations on the
hill, they found the mouth of the
pipe All those weeks it had been
sucking in death from the sewers and
distributing it among the people.
The Investigators went back to town
and found meeting in the lot by the
station. Nobody had callen it; 1t had
simply collected to demand the re-
port of Prof. Vaughn, 1t would have
been madness on the committee s
part to refbse to give the report. 1t
was read. There was an uneasy mur-
mur through the crowd. A man
climbed upon the fence and told of
the discoveries at the intake. The
murmur became growing muttering
One of the ministers raised his voice
hurriedly:
Remember, men," he cried. this
is no time for lawless procedure
With the shadow of death still hang
ing over us"
He stopped as writhing serpen-
tine object shot up into the air over
the heads of the mob and coiled down
again. 1t was arOpe. The mob in
terpreted it.
String Winthrop upr
Two men pushed through the
crowd and ran down the street. They
were constables. The ministers and
few other influential citizens called
out to the men, imploring them to
disperse peaceably. The appeal was
| addressed to dull ears. There were
gathered in that place towards, who
for weeks had lived in the deadly fear
of death that breeds murder; there
| were calmly y murderous Swe6es from
the mines, whose comrades had drop
ped beside them. Against such a
| body of men what could the efforts of
the few upholders of the law gain
Nothing but time Time for the two
constables oIeach Winthropp's house
and handcutf him, still clustering,
| but struck to the heart with terror,
and run him out of the back door,
five miles up the river to the ford, ac-
cross that and down to Hurley.
The mob found him lot at home.
Where was he, then? The question
went from mouth to mouth, and it
soon found an answer.
with Illinois Annie, With the
woman he left his wife and kids for
and spent his time with while our
folks were dying!' shouted a man
He's gone over the river
For the last time" "rejoined anoth-
er, and there was fierce laugh.
30 Hur.ay,' was the word But il
was now dark. The crowd separated
! to get lanterns and weapons. They
met III an hour. The two constables
arrived at Hurley with their prisoner,
intending to lodge him in the jail
heard the tramp of marching feet Oh
the Hurley bridge; saw the flicker OF
many lanterns swinging in a long
line
God help mer' cried Winthropp
breaking down They're coming fol
he. Give me chance for my life
The constables consulted hurrledly
Then they took the handouts from
his wrists ani bade him make for the
depths of the woods as he valued his
life With tha hour of death clio sc a
hand, Winthrop ran straight to the
! house where his paramour, known az
Illinois Annie, lived. Straight te
that house went a deputation from the
seekers IN silence, found Winthrop,
there, and told him he had not ffteeI
minutes to lives. Had he anything t.
say? Then came pitiable 81 ,tacle
for he who had been so assured il
speech, SO blatant, could now find {
word. He opened his mouth and th.