The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-17
Board Of Health Member Declares
Mayor Wants to Fix Respon-
sibility Specifically.
SEVEN WITNESSES ON STAND.
Captain Boyce Expresses Surprise
at Ignorance Of City Chemists
FOrce-Ambulance Drivers
Issue Antitoxin.

the court by officials connected with the
manufacture and distribution OF antitoxiu
would warrant US In now rendering a gen
eral verdict liking responsibility.
''On the other hand. I recognize hat q
& general verdict Will not satisfy Mayor
Wells. It is his purpose to fx the response
bility specifically. hat being the case. the
court must proceed to accomplish that end.
by his own admission. the physician
who had direct supervision OF the prepare
tion and distribution of the antitoxin
showed grave lack Of method in some OF
the work I refer to two features brought
out n the Investigation. namely. to his de-
pastsrs from the city without leaving In
otTuetIons - to what should be done with
IL estasus serum. n to the delay. in at
1oeGt one Instance. In making toxin and
antttoxin tests"
Doctor II. N. Chapman Of the Board OF
Haalth, made the foregoing statement to
The Tetanus Court Of Inquiry yesterday
a3tssnoon. just prior to adjournment until 8
O'clock next Monday afternoon. He re-
Viewed portions OF the testimony given
before the court to show that great prog
Zen has been made.
The declaration was enlarged 80 as to
Fuosr to the attitude Of Consulting Bactert-
0log1st Ravcld and Health Commissioner
etarhlo6 before the Board OF Health.
when Doctor Chapman's resolution for dis
continuance Of antitoxin manufacture was
Rad. Doctor Chapman said that Doctors
t1oo. Doctor Starkloh replied in such a way
n to involve Doctors Chapman and Merreii
for mot forcing the resolution through in
b face Of opposition.
08ALTH COMMISSIONERS
0tARkLOEF NAY TESTIFY.
Gentlemen" said Mayor Wells. 81 would
advise that statements of this nature be
deferred for the present The proper place
to bring out these points is on the witness
stand" This remark implies that Health
Commissioner Starklon and members Of the
court will be compelled to testify.
: Assistant City Chemist Thomas auckland
vas on the witness stand for TWO hours.
connected with the preparation, custody and
distribution Of antitoxin. His persistent re-
e SasssiRn' r xas ss ,sa. 6s sas not Sivi sssn
for aD5Gt two years, as he Is isoial.d In a
small laboratory. where, with only a few
aa1astants, he is engaged in making anaiyt-
Damage Canal case.
NJ: h.ckland's explanation Of his lack of
a.%iiarity With conditions in the chemical
eeptable to Mayor Wells. who frequently
asked for q direct statement concerning the
msn,ks%snt Of his Office;
hdbcD cell Al ZIG SEW
Zoe OF the city for eight years. You are
aaastant city chemist You should be ac-
SManted With AFFAIRS in your office. You
HI. Buckiand: II have not the time to
watch Tie ONCE. I have been detailed to
Noyar wells: TT seems to be a condition
~nere everybody's business is noboiy's
business. II ! can't get information in re-
ard g the chemical division from the City
whom can I get it? 1 have many questions
g ask the witness. but he seems to have 10
knoWiedge Of the conduct of his office. Do
3eeeftment for eight years and know moth
~ about antitoxin?"
c.ptain Boyce: IT should like to ask the
made e you business to keep clear of this
trouble. after you heard of the deaths-'
NJ. Huckland: Yes I nave had nothing to
d With the antitoxin for about two years.
D0ctor Ravoid has charge of that. My
onalyttcal work. has consumed all Of my
and I could not watch other things.
Wien this trouble came VI I decided that
. - none OF my business and concluded
Sssssin soyes We've had a srss. deal =. !,
d. force in the City Chemists office. An
- o are not well informed. excepting in
segaE 20 details: or else. some of you are
Mr.. Buckland told the court that he has
6oan stationed In an out-of-the-way labora-
toy 2 could not keep in touch with ordi-
384 UA83k1o00A4(h@ "a LAX OhAANS 49, w.
yoan he has been engaged In analytical
Woek, which required all of his time. His
teetiDony. Va generally irrelevant.
Gay afternoon, six besides Mr.. Buckland.
They are: Emile G. Remmers, Superin-
6eadent OF the Poorhouse; T. S. Constable,
messenger between the eleemcsynary insti-
buttons: o b Pearsail. clerk in the City
Dtspensary; Charles Ernst and Jacob Fes-
oeomeier, ambulance drivers.
the session. He related his connection with
the delivery to the City Chemists Office Of
tho tetanus serum. Mr.. Constable acts as
edtutions n the Health Department Of
nces.
TELLS OF DELIVERY
o. TINE SERUM.
City. Chemists office one day he said.
'.and the other bottle the next day. I gave
one bottle to Janitor Taylor. The other 1
I think it was S~chmidt-nodded his head as
/ put It on the shelf. The bottle ! gave
TO Taylor was dripping. 1 stopped in the
the CLERK there put in a paper stopper to
prevent the serum from leaking out"
Mayor Wells; Why did You take the
III. Constable: The day before I del.v-
cred tho nrst bottle 1 called at the City
Chemist's office with a typhoid Slide, l
Res I tS send a in some a9 'e Serum me- When eG' 1 so:
hack to the Poorhouse I stated the message
70 Kratk He stated that he thought they
couldn't use the serum, because it came
NON the horse that was affected with lock-
~, In the morning a bottle of serum was
s. the ONCE at the Poorhouse, 1 took the
Soefle to the City Chemists Office. The bot.
tle was very nearly full when ! left the
Poorhouse. Not very much Of the serum
leaked out"
VA NOTIFIED OF
3B HORSES SICKNESS.
0uperintendent Remmers Of the Poorhouse
aaid he had not been informed or consulted
ahout the tetanus serum. "Kratz notified
n" he aid, that the horse was sick from
tefSnus. hat was October 2 or 3. I tele-
phoned 70 the City Dtspensary three or four
60es that day for q veterinarian. but no
GuFGeon came until Tuesday. Doctor Ellis
caOe n gave instructions to shoot the
HoFee. The horse was killed after orders
Were received from the Health Depart
Mayor Wells: what are the names Ct
IT, two stablemen who assisted Mr..
e. Rsnmers: James Mckinley and
AdAm S~chonberg."
Nr. HoEnsby: Summon them"
Mayor Wolls: 'sIs Peter Kratx reliable!"
Z H. RsMDeRB: '-Kraf1 70 reliable stable
- Oeee q always a his post He 4