New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

"TlI1x you- ".
trine short. and wife is-wen. sir. I'm afrala srs
Is in a bad way" There was suspicious naskl-
ness about The mans voice. and as he turned 20
go he fumbIed the doorkno5 in awkward manner
wholly unusual in man OF his years
In some cases. remarked the chairman. as 10
turned 10 file away the application. we even haFs
70 provide suitable bedding
Some relief IN the solution OF the servant prob
lem was afforded Butler late in the week Wnen-
after diIigent search. twenty-five girls we're Sc
cured from different parts OF Western Psnnsyl-
vania-
But another wholly unlocked for complication
developed when II found last week that ths
farmers were hghtHg shy Of the town
No. stree. yer don't ketch IN this town again
Ter one while" said one farmer Twelve hundred
dead. DIVER sayg''
NO, no; Just sick that's all
We'll. guess they're about as good dead
That there fever is buster when IL gifts hold on
a place Any sick in your family Little girl.
hey? Well I'm right sorry. but-weTl. good day.
Glang there" and. hitting his horse cut. the old
man made for safer climate than that OF Butler
Since then this farmer aud others have kept
what they consider a safe distance between them
has suffered in It's supply OF butter. eggs and
farm products. though not to extent that u yst
regarded serious by the dealers.
Many OF those who believe Buffers water sup
ply to be responsible for the epidemic. and they
form the major part OF the citizens ara availtns
themselves Of the offer Of the mirror factories
supply all who wish with distilled water Thers
large mirror factories in the city. and thsy
are obliged to distiH water IN great quantities.
nothing but distilled water absolutely free from I'm
purtties, can be used in the process OF silver1ns
mirrors. These factories have their distiIlinz
plants. and ngaerous daily calls are made upon
them for the water.
rs this water boiled?'' is about the first qu.s-
ton asked BY the average guest at the Butler
hotels these days and the waitress snaps back.
Yes. Sir. as she sets the liquid before him shs
has been asked that question SO many times within
the last few weeks that it annOys her. But this
guest happens TO be the visiting physicians.
He is particular
How about the ice2'
Made by the artificial process from Distilled
water and the waitress losses her head with
hant air. which says better than words. Anything
more?' The medical man. beaten. but still suspf-
cious, takes cautious sip Of the liquid. sets e
aside and orders coffee
The home OF the Misses Wagner Is 70 be con-
verted into a home for nurses. OF whom there
now about hundred and sixteen in Butler.
from PittshUrg Philadelphia. Lancaster and praGti-
cally al OF the leading cities in Pennsylvania
officers OF the relief committee much
nOyed az the exaggerated reports which have zons
out concerning the spread OF the disease
Why. only the other day said OF them.
Il received letter from friend in Nev-York
understand he wrote, that you have population
OF only about twelve thousand in Butler. and thas
1se0 are sick with the fever Now It is absurd. "a
is wicked. for the papers give people such tdeas-
continued the member OF the relief committee We
have population here in Butler OF over eighteen
thousand. and only L1i9 cases have been reported
thus far by J. NJ Leightner president OF the Board
OF Health"
While members Of the COMMITTEES are OF course.
anxious that the situation In Butler be painted
blacker than it is. the number OF sick Is not
yet known even the committee. the city officials
any OF the doctors. When the epidemic first
broke out calls upon the physicians were nunner-
that accurate record kept OF them
New cases developing daily. although the physi-
clans say that now cases are not developing
nearly as fast had been feared A conservative
estimate Of the number OF IN Butler -
said the authority OF good physicians. 10 be
1.2Oo
But" said one physician. you must always
count upon the secondary cases in dealing with
typhoid Here. in Butler these cases viii probably
begin to develop inside OF week. and shouldnos
be surprised to them swell the total number OF
cases TO 1000 more"
Considering the number OF people sick the death
rate has not been high in Butler. Thus far be-
tween twenty-five and thirty persons have died
from the disease but the physicians say the worse
is Yet to come. In the majority OF the cases tbs
climax OF the fever has not yet been reached
Within a week many deaths expected Then
the usual twenty-eight days viii have elapsed in
many cases now IN the first stages. and the real
battle OF the army Of doctors and nurses viii begin.
There many IN Butler who hold 70 theory
OF water pollution to which little prominence has
yet been given. but OF which more viii be heard
in the investigations Of the State Board OF Health.
in progress. This theory IN brief. Is that the
pollution Of the waters OF Thorn Run was brought
about by the gangs OF ItaHans employed in the con-
struction Of the new dam and water basin Thess
Italian Iaborers. they claim the number OF 80
were az work the dam about a year. They
camped in shanties and dugouts on the steep hill
sides rising either side of Thorn Run II Is
claimed that there proper drainags for thu
refuse OF this encampment and that each rain
storm washed 1t down the hillside into the stream
from which Butler getting its water supply.
They may talk much they have mind to
about the water supply" said one IT belisvs
the milk supply was wholly right. For instance.
when this epidemic first broke out the cases wsrs
confined almost wholly TO one part OF ths city,
where the milk used was nearly all furnished BY
one dealer
The fact that Buffers sewage drains into Cone
quenessing Creek has given rise 70 problem which
the federal authorities have deemed OF SUFFICIENT
Importance 70 investigate There several small
towns and boroughs below Butler that take their
water from the creek. and doctors agree that i'm
mediate steps must be taken prevent the spread
OF the disease these places Dr. John F. Ander-
son. acting director OF the hygisnic laboratory OF
the Marine Hospital Service has been to Butler
from Washington investigate the situation thers
and Judge OF possibility OF the disease spread
ing TO other States
Among the offers Of aid received was that %
bankers IN Pittsburg who are interested IN the
Standard Steel Car Company at Butler TO expend
g. 600 IN the boring OF a-tesian wells A concern in
Ptttsburg manufacturing distilled water offered to
ship carloads Butler. The Governor has
placed 5000 the disposal OF the State Board oe
Up to the present over $500 has been received
from all sources II is estimated that between
$4,000 and $4,000 will have been expended before
the epidemic has It's course
THE PLAGUE.