Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-25
College Authorities Arc Doing ~
erything Possible For Comfort
Of StudentA
One Student Died and Several
Others Now Pronounced Dan.
gsrously III.

tees of the college, is in the city for the
purpose OF laying the facts before DR..
Kennedy. secretary Of the board OF
health, and also to have him and other
members Of the board, IL possible, 30 10
Ames at once and examine into the sit-
uation. Mr.. Hungerford arrived In the
city last evening. having just come
from the agricultural college, where he
has been much Of the time since the
outbreak of the fever became serious
In speaking Of the situation he said:
There has been an exaggeration OF
tn seriousness Of the outbreak OF ty-
phoid fever at the college. It is now
lovr two weeks since the first serious
cases appeared. There have been thirty
five cases reported from the first. OF
these twenty-eight patients have been
boys and seven girls. In the last four
days, there were two new cases. There.
has been one death 20 far, that OF
young man named Mastereon. living
near Audubon. He died at the hospital
at the college There are now seven or
eight bad cases. OF these, regard
three or four az dangerously sick. 4
know of no deaths among the students
who have gone home. There may be new
cases among thore that have left the
college, but IL so, they have not been re-
ported.
With the exception OF the worst
cases have mentioned, the sick are do
ing as we'll as could be expected. The
boys are quartered in agricultural hall.
where there is ample room. and which
lie we'll arranged and equipped for hos
pital purposes. The hospital proper of
the college was being remodeled when
the outbreak started, but even IL it had
been fitted up at the time, 1t would not
have held more than fifteen patients and
would have been too small under the
circumstances.
he sick are being given the beet
possible care. No expense has been or
will be spared in doing this. AT the OUT
set, laid the matter before the COVER
nor. He advised that no expense be
spared in caring for the students prop
.erly and In investiga ting the causes OF
the disease. This course has been fol-
lowed. DR.. W. E. Hartman. the college
physician, is in charge Of the cases Dr.
ridden OF Ames s assisting him, and he
has called into consultation a number OF
the leading physicians OF the state.
Among those recently called in We're
DR.. John n. Hartman Of the State Uni
versity. and Dr.. Wright OF Carroll AL
ready there are fifteen trained nurses
looking after the patients and four more
VIII arrive tomorrow. A number Of the
students ore also helping in nursing the
sick. Mrs. Beardshear herself is taking
an active part in caring for the patients,
and Or. Beardshear is personally seeing
70 It that the best of care and attention
is given the people of Ames and every
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every way possible. The nurses are
brought from all parts OF Iowa and
some Of them from Chicago. No trouble
mas ma been experienced in getting nurses.
The expense of course is heavy.
amounting to several hundred dollar, =
day.
The patients who are delirious are
separated from the others I do not
know how the care given could be in-.
proved upon Many parents were anx-
ious to have their children come home
on learning they were sick. They we're
advised that as rule 1t would be better
70 let the students stay at the hospital.
where they would be given better "a "a
than could be had in most private. ia =.
lilies.
AS to the cause OF the disease. II nm
doubtedly existed in some of the milk
that was used. The water used at the
college was carefully analysed. and the
sanitary condition of the buildings was
inspected. The sanitation was perfect.
so far as could be discovered. It was
found that farmer had been selling
milk that was used by some Of tl1e. stu
dents. who had typhoid fever In his
family from the middle OF July to the
first Of September. The water in one
Well on this mans farm was analysed
and was found to contain more impuri-
ties than the water effiuent from the
sewage plant in Ames. II IL; not claimed
that he had been watering the milk.
but in the washing Of the cans and. the
handling, OF the milk and the cans by
persons who cared for typhoid pa tients
there was danger. The facts were dis
covered about Tuesday OF last week.
and the milk supply was promptly shut
OF. This II is believed removes the
cause of the fever, tho Of course more
outbreaks may occur.
Every one OF the students who took
the fever had been using the milk in
question. 1t Is true many that did use
1T have not been made iii. But by way
of proof that the milk was the cause.
S.AS s>csAA$ AS0iiA tA1<aS USoAl U4lSCkGO 10
use plenty Of milk in training, and
bought the milk from the farmer men~
toned, Eight OF the members Of the
team have typhoid. There have been
two cases from one Of the clubs that
used the same milk
The college work Is going on without
interruption. No melting Of the board
OF trustees has been called and the sit.
uation was never deemed serious
enough 90 warrant closing the school.
It Is desired that there be the most
careful investigation Of the causes, and
everything connected with the epidem-
ic. I believe there should be thorough
investigation by an impartial body, and
that nothing should befconcealed what
ever. even II the blame is to be rested
on the trustees themselves.
The charge that the rooms Of the
students are not clean and that the
cause! Of the outbreak IL traceable to
the dormitory In the main building. Is
without foundation. This is plain from
the fact that many OF those who have
the fever did not room In the college.
building ct ali, some Of them being
quartered In club houses and elsewhere.
Il expect to inform DR. Kennedy of:
the facts today, and if possible have
him and perhaps other members o( the
board Of heaith 20 to Ames 70 make IN
impartial invests aetsnA : s.i