The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-24

did not cut off the water. and whether
he had authority or not. He said he did
NOT. because he considered he had not
authority. He said he first spoke OF the
contaminated spring water to the grounds
committee Of the Board of Managers the
first Thursday in Jun
why did you not report the spring
water to the managers at once?' asked
Mr.. Backes.
He then said he made a report as to bad
water in May TO the managers Of the
archaeological tests alone.
The records of the meeting showed DIR.
Ward reported that he milk mod water
had been examined and had been found
as not containing deterious matter. DR..
Ward said he did not recall making such
a report.
The witness then explained that II DR..
Hammond had made his archaeological
report he could not have made such q re-
port.
DR.. Frederick Hammond was then put
IN the stand and testified that he made
his examination in April and found a con-
dition in blood of patients showing pres
ence of typhoid germs.
He first tested the water April 30, when
he reported. DIR. Ward first spoke to him
April 20 about an examination of the wa
ter. The milk was examined at the same
time. His tests were by the acid meth
DDS. He found colon bacilla in the water.
In the milk he found seaphle coccux tyo-
zeneseurens. He reported to DR.. Ward
April 80, and DR.. Ward reported to the
managers May 2.
Scott Scammell was called and testified
to the correctness of the record concern
ing DR.. Wards repart. He said he was
inclined to hin the report was informally
discussed at the meeting.
DIR. Ward was asked about DR.. Ham
mond's report. He said as he recalled 1t,
the report said colon bacillf was found in
the water. and for that reason he cannot
understand how he reported the water
free from deIeterous matter. He said DIR.
Hammond's report was not given to the
managers because it is his custom not to
present the reports themselves.
As to the discussion at the meeting, DIR.
Ward said he did not advise water to be
cut off, and that 1t Is possible that the
reason he did not do so was because he
not think about It at the time. He testi-
fled that water was cut off In June at the
direction of Warden Hayes. He. said he
suggested to Mr.. Hayes that the water be
cut off. He did not demand 1t, because he
had no authority over Mr.. Hayes.
Mr.. Backes asked why DIR. Ward did
not say to Hayes. W have typhoid fever
| and the water must be cut off"
Il would not speak hat way. | did not
demand It," said DIR. Ward, but l sug-
gested It."
DR.. Ward said he could have cut the
water off and stood for the consequences
but he would not take matters In his
own hand that a DR.. Ward said he
is under the impression that ne reported
the water matter to the managers.
Mr.. Backes then asked about what wa
done with the clothes of patients II
May. DIR. Ward said the clothes were
taken in separate bundles to the Laundry
''but were not disinfected as they should
bave BEEN
He testified that the sterilization begar
in May. He said he regarded the failure
to dislnfect the clothes at first as a mis-
take. He did not give orders to disinfec
first because he thought the situation wa
not serious.
ut was my duty to give the order t
disinfect," said DIR. Ward, land l di'
not do 1t. There were four or FIVE case
before I did IT."
DR.. Ward said that typhoid could b
spread by clothing which had been worl
BY patients affected with the disease.
DR.. Ward said he Is still Of the opinion
that the spring was Infected from a lea
in the Trenton sewer. This opinion n
bases ON a leak which, he saw in the sewe
after the excavation had been made abou
a manhole in July.
Mr.. Backes sough to show the break wa
made when the excavation was made. Dr
Ward said this was not so. and that n
report to that effect had been made =
him. The leak. DR.. Ward said, was com
posed of a broken pipe, and that cart
about the leak was saturated. Sewage raj
continually from the leak. He maintaine'
that the leak existed before the excavation
was made. He bases his opinion that tn
sewer caused the condition in the sprini
ON the fact that the spring was never ba'
before the sewer was laid He was aske'
TO what source he could attribute the out
break Of typhoid fever If the spring theor'
proved incorrect. He said he had n
opinion.
Or. Ward was asked If prior to April .
ii was his opinion that fever might b
carried into the hospital by the milk sup
ply. He said he had knowledge that IN
milk could spread the disease. but That n
did not suspect milk. Or. Ward said a
was interested In the COW stables, but ma
no business there his interest being !
what came from there. be Thought II wa
not bis duty TO 50 TO the COW stables
but II was his duty TO have the milk ex
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