The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01
TWO CORNELL STUDENTS DIE.
STUDENT VICTIMS or TYPHOID
NOW NUMBER rs.
Drastic Measures Taken by the Local
board Of Health and uty Authorities
to Prevent use Of city water for House
hold Purposes without Boiling a.,


ITHACA, Feb. 2s.-As a result OF typhoid
fever contracted in II hsca. the death OF
four patients were reported to-day, two
OF them Cornell students. Paul Wanke,
a graduate student. died at his home In
Auburn, where he went when the first
symptoms of the disease appeared. James
Francis McEvoy of Bliss, a sophomore in
the arts course. died at the Cornell In
Urinary. Mrs. Frances Stevens died at her
residence here Of typhoid fever, and Solo
mon Seager. an upholsterer. died at his
brothers home in Brookton, The list OF
Cornell students who have died OF typhoid,
either in Ithaca or al their homes, has
reached sixteen.
As the fever does not abate in the city
AZ il was hoped il would, and a. many
thoughtless and careless people persist
in using the city water unboiled. the Board
of Health was obliged to-day to take a
strong stand in this matter and an ordi-
nlnce was passed making 1t a misdemeanor
for any person to use the city water for any
household purpose before It was boiled,
or to give it to any person for that purpose
The citizens have at last awakened To the
fact that il il necessary TO treat the Ithaca
water like poison. With every precaution
enforced TO prevent the use Of the water 1t
is thought that the spread Of the fever will
soon be checked. although the doctors
admit that the danger from secondary In
lection liz great. Many patients on the
road to recovery become infected for a
second time. The condition OF the patients
in the Cornell infirmary and its annexes IL
or the whole very satisfactory.
Word was received here to-day telling OF
the illness Of Lyford, one. OF Corneils most
promising candidates for the varsity
crew. Lyford Is also member OF the
basketball team, and he went to New Haven
to play with the five there In their game
with Yale just before the game he was
suddenly taken III with typhoid, and now
lies in a hospital at New Haven. Two
new cases were taken To one OF the three
hospitals under the Cornell man" cement
yesterday They were 7, Geemer OF
Grecnsbtlrg. Pa. and z. X Smith u fresh
man, from Nashville, Tenn.
ALBASY, Feb. ~. 1T was stated at the
State Department Of Health to-day that
the advice OF DR.. Daniel Lewis, State Health
Commissioner, that II was safe for Cornell
students to return To Ithaca, notwit hstaiId-
ing the typhoid epidemic In that city, was
based on belief that the local health au-
thorities had carried out his recommended
tions TO protect the public, which he mas
since found they have not done.
DR.. Lewis called the Ithaca health au-
thoTitie~ up on the long distance telephone
last night and demanded that they comply
with the recommended ions which he thought
necessary To- successfully combat the dis
case He had ordered them 10 establish
rules which would prohibit, under penalty,
the Gse Of water from the public supply
except after boiling: that exaininat tons he
made Of all suspected cases. and that
strict enforcement he had OF sanita'y rules
which govern an epidemic Of this disease,
The State health authoritie- say that the
Ithaca Health Board has failed to carry out
several Of the important recommendations