The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-20
DEATH G WILLIE EHA
1T CASTS ANOTHER CLOUD OVER
THOSE WHOSE CHILDREN
WE'RE VACCINATED
FIFTH WARD FOLKS PUZZLED
Following So Closely on the Heels
of the Death of Young Christian
Bucka, 1t Has Aroused
Much Feeling.

The death Of Willie III. Eha. the thIr-
teep-ycar-cld son of ]. d. Eha, living at
42O Banfil street, under peculiar ci Gun
stances Tuesday morning, has given rise
to much speculation among members OF
the family and neighbors, some of whom
believe that the boys death was caused
by vaccination. The boy had b Ell sert-
ously i'll for nearly two weeks. The first
sign of sickness was pains IN the arm
about where he had been vacc;natei a
year ago. Then several black spots APP
peared about the vaccination mark. S v
eral of these spots made their appear
ance elsewhere on the boys body, and lat
er an eruption appeared. Then the boys
gums swelled and began to bleed. S res
broke out on his lips, and he comp aimed
of severe headaches. Physicians were con
suited, and though at fl. st unable to dag
nose the case, assuring the parents that
the boys condition was not alarming, aft
erWard decided that the little fellow had
an attack of the scurvy
The boys parents hardly credited this
diagnosis, and when the lad died carly
Tuesday morning. they suspected that his
death was due to blood poisoning, cause
by vaccination
The Eha boy went to the Monroe school.
as did young Bucka Last April the prin-
cipal Of the school ordered all of the chill
Gren to be vaccinated, under penalty of
having to remain away from school M
Eha took five of his children inc uding
the little fellow that died, ID the city
health office, where they were all vac
cinated The father says ali of his chill
dren suffered greatly for a number OF
weeks after submitting to the heal Il de-
partment vaccination, his eldest daughtar
in particular whose arm, he SAYS was
swollen, painful and d;scolored for near
ly two months. Willies arm, the ia her
says, was also in bad shape. He says
the boys arm was scra ched in ssver
places, that it itched terribly, and swe le
to nearly twice its original size. The
place where the vaccine was admins err
ed, MIR. Eha says, developed into an an
gry running sore, the size of a haf dol
lar The black spots noticed before the
boys death, the father says, We're also
apparent after the vaccination. Gradu-
ally the sore healed, and the boy. though
frequently complaining CT headache, me
thing he had never had before, was gen.
orally believed to be as we'll as ever two
weeks ago. however, the little fellow b.
came ILL., and the peculiar symptoms de-
Veloped. The boys vaccination lnarI5
itched and the arm was pain "ul,
according to the boys father, and the lit
tie fellows gums bled profusely while
Ulach SpOlS appeared on the right arm
and other parts of his body
DR.. Charles Smi IN examined the boy AMI
thought he was afflicted with scuyvy, so
Mr. Eha says, but the parents are doubt
full of this diagnosis, because no other
members of the family were afflicted, and
the boys diet had not been such as to
bring about this disease The boy was
able to be about until last Monday,
though he was not feeling strong and
well. Monday evening he became very
weak and complained of severe pains In
his head. He went to bed and lapsed INTO
unconsciousness, dying shortly after 2
o'clock Tuesday morning.
The symptoms manifested before the
lads death gave rise to the suspicion of
blood poisoning. Previous to having been
vaccinated the boy was healthy and rug
ged. His father says he thinks the boy
was never as strong after the vaccina-
ton as before. Mr.. Eha declares that
hereafter none Of his children will be sub
jected to vaccination under any circum-
stances
The funeral will take place from the
family residence today at 2 O'Clock There
will be a service at the German Luhteran
church, Wabasha street and Central ave-
nue.