Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-19
Three More Deaths of Students at
Cornell University Occur
ed Tuesday.
IS NEW CASES IN TOWN
Several Townspeople in Very Critical
Conditions - President Schurmsn
Tells How University Students
Are Cared For-Scheme for So
curing a Pure Water Supply,

Ithaca, n. Y, Feb f1-Three more
deaths of students of Cornell University
from typhoid fever occurred to-day. They
were Otto Wohls Of Rochester NJ Y.
Henry A. Schocnborn of iiackensack. N.
j., and Charles j. Schlenker of Batavia,
n. Y. No deaths occurred among the
townspcople, although there are a num-
Der Of very critical cases. Eleven physi-
clans reported eight new cases and eight
others sent out of town. The reason for
sending now cases out of town is that
the local physicians are utterly unable TO
care for additional sufferers.
President Schurman said to-day: Ihe
number of new cases among students
has markedly declined during the last
few days. On the other hand we are now
in the third week of the present epidemic
and large number of the first cases are
reaching the crisis. The number of
deaths this week is therefore likely to be
larger than heretofore
When asked what the university author
ltcS were doing to combat tho epidemic,
President Schurman said In the first
place every i'll student IS cared for in tho
University infrmary or one of its an
ncXes. THESE hospitals are thoroughly
organized and equipped and supplied
with IN adequate CORPS Of trained nurses
Beginning to-day any new cases that
develop will he cared for IL Stlmson nail.
the now medical building. A temporary
hospital has been thoroughly organized
in this building and extra trained nurses
have been secured. l send daily to par
cnts Of every student i'll in the University
hospitals. letter stating his condition
and II case Of any sudden change | tele-
graph. We are having all keepers of
student boarding and eating houses sign
n pledge that they will not supply stu
dents with water for any purpose, other
than bathing that has not first been
boiled. We believe that by tomorrow
every student can feel certain that no
water is being furnished him that is not
pure. The university authorities are
| going to watch this matter closely
From the beginning, next to the care
of the sick the great problem FOR us mas
| been to find out some means of securing
a supply of pure water which can be put
| in operation by the first of next Septem-
Der. We have. for a week, been working
out n plan to meet this problem. This
afternoon. l have been in consultation
with the mayor of Ithaca and we have a
proposition which We will lay before the
common council Tomorrow night BY It,
we agree to furnish $4,000 for a filtration
plant upon the one condition that the com
mon council modify their contract with
the Ithaca Water Works company SO as
| to allow the company to increase theiI
income by $1,000 year. which will be less
than one half the interest on the money
furnished and the annual cost of main
tenGnCe.'
! When asked what would be done to per
nit the so students who have LETT the
university. to make up the work they
! have missed, President Schurman said
Those students who have not fallen toe
far behind, will be allowed to join theiI
classes upon their return. These students
Will be accommodated in the term cXami-
nations in June. For those who are IN.
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