Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-01
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CASE OF plPnTHeRIA.
Death Of Ruth Hayward 5urridae
Tuesday from tbs Disease.

iuesoay from tins Disease.
Ruth Hayward Burridge, only child Of
Mrs. Bertha BufTidge and granddaughter
of Landlord and Mrs. {. W. Hayward
died al the Randolph Inn Tuesday fore
noon OF diphtheria, having lived the brief
/ span Of seven years, 10 months and -
days
She was taken III ten days before with
what was thought 70 be an asthmatic
cold and Indigestion, but few days later
seemed 10 develop symptoms of bronchi-
tis and afterwards tonsilitis. Friday, DIR.
r. G. Angel was called and examined her
throat but found no canker, and Saturday
he made second examination With the
same result Sunday she was up and
around the house, but Sunday night was
very much worse and suffered so severely
that her mother, who teaches in the pri-
mary grade Of the public school, remained
at home, while her place in the primary
was taken by Miss Maurine Thayer ana
Miss Geneive Iamson.
The child continued 10 grow 50 rapidly
worse that DR.. L. A. RusslOw was called
in consultation with Dr. Angel Monday
evening, and the two physicians with a
throat mirror discovered the presence OF
membrane down in the larynX, where the
unaided eye cOuld not before that time
have detected il. DT. A. G. Bailey, the
health officer, was then summoned, reach
ing the hotel about II O'Clock, and a stern
g
in spite Of all that science and skill couia
do ebbed steadily away until the enc
came about 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning,
The nature OF the disease was the more
battling from the fact that the child dia
not complain Of her thTOat's being sore a.
all, which may have been because the dis
ease sometimes paralyzes the nerves and
the patient suffers no discomfort at tbs
real seat of the trouble.
Ruth was q lovable little gIrl. the pet Of
her family circle, and a favorite with both
old and young. For all the bereayed reia-
tiyes, and especially for the sorely afflicted
mother, the most profound sympathy s
felt.
Rev. Albert Carswell, rector Of st. John's
church, read the burial service at the hOtes
at ! o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and the
body was taken by the undertaken, W. r.
Lamson, and an uncle OF the deceased, Dr-
IL. II. Hayward Of Tunbridge, to South
view cemetery for interment.
As soon as the nature OF the disease Was
determined, DIR. Bailey communicated bE
telephone with DR.. II. ID. HOlton of Brat
tleboro, secretary of the State Board OF
Health, and at his suggestion all those lm
the hotel who had not come in contact
with the patient were sent out at once
about midnight, and the house closed anc
quarantined Anti-tOxine was adminis-
tered to those who had been in any UAy
exposed to contagion and vigorous meas
urtb were iuhlttuttu 10 HItNtHA any HiAtnE
of diphtherta which does not develop
naturally or easily in this sandy soil. The
hotel, which is being thoroughly fumi-
gated and disinfected, will remain closed
for a week, the travelling public being
cared for IN the meantime at the Newton
House.
Cultures were taken from the throat of
the sick child Monday night and sent tu
the state laboratory ut Burlington, froHu
which a report certifying that the disease
was diphtheria was received Tuesday
night, placing the matter beyond al3
doubt.
Monday afternoon Mrs. Burridge, ignO-
rant then OF the nature OF her ughters
illness, went to the Primary building ano
for one period was in her sohoolroom, di-
recting her young substitutes and distrlb-
uting some papers among the pupils
Principal Ham and Miss Maurine Thayer
had been in the sickroom itself to see little
Ruth, and in view of all these facts, the
school directors closed all the schools
Tuesday morning for week as matter
OF precaution.
Tuesday evening DR.. Holton arrived
from Brattleboro on the express ana
spent the night IN inspecting the hotei
and searching for the cause OF the disease
He found no reason for its appearance
but urged strongly that at the reassem-
bling OF the schools, the throat OF every
pupil be examined for traces Of tonsilitis
with diphtheritic tendencies, as cases OF
diphtheria are sometimes bred that way
In Brattleboro a similar thing was done
and on an examination of the pupils
fourteen were found affected and sent
home. week later four more were taken
out % the schools, and the disease
stopped.
The greatest care is being exercised, ano
no great alarm is felt. The fatal case was
not OF a malignant type and no further
trouble is anticipated il the directions
Of the board Of health are faithfully fol-
lowed.