Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-10
DiPHTHERlA IN WORST FORM
PROVES FATAL TO WELL.
KNOWN BUSINESS MAN.
SEPTIcEMIA DEVELOPS
AS A coMPLlcATIoN
Under Severe Strain Heart Fails and
Death Comes suddenIy-Many Phys
icians Called in Consultation and
Everything Possible Was Done TO
Save life-5uriai Wednesday.

ana Well-hllOWn ana popular young
business man of the city died at 4:47
this morning at his home, 302 North
Center street. Diphtheria, in its most
virulent form, complicated with gen
eral septicenia, was the cause of death.
Many physicians We're called in con-
sultation, and everything possible was
done TO save the patients life No one
ever made a harder fight for life than
Mr.. Will himself, who realized his
condition almost 20 the end.
Mr.. VIII was taken Ill the middle
of last week. suffering from what he
supposed was tonsilitis or quinsy, TO
which he was SUBJECT He did not call
physician until Saturday, when he
summoned DR.. F. P. L.ierle. DR.. Lierle
examined the young mans throat, pro-
nounced the case diphrheria. and took
the usual precautions against a spread
OF the Infection. Anti-toxin was ad-
ministered in large quantities Sarur-
day and Sunday, and again on Mon
day.
Find Mixed Infection.
From a smear from the patients
throat on Sunday DR.. George NJ. John
son, who made the examination, found
a mixed Infection of the most danger
Gus type, The streptococci, the germs
that produce blood poisoning, being
found in large numbers. and grated
to the diphtneria bacilli This made
the case all the harder TO combat, and
after the physicians felt that they had
the use OF anti-toxin, strenuous meas
ures were taken TO subdue the other
infection. Anti-streptococcus serum.
to the amount of ten cubic centimeters,
was administered at o'clock Monday
evening, and again at HAS Monday
night a similar dose was given. Al
O'Clock another dose OF 5000 units
of anti-toxin was administered.
Heart Begins to Fail.
During the afternoon other physi-
clans were called in consult ation, in
Guiding DR.. \. E. Mighell, DR.. NJ. U.
Chesire. and DR.. Johnson. the latter
.having been with DR.. Lierle in the case
most of the time, and late in the at
ternoon DR.. j. T. Priestly, OF Des
rived at II o'clock.
discovered a leakage of the heart,
something that is always feared in
diphtheria cases, as the disease is most
severe on the heart. Mr.. Wills heart
had stood we'll under the onslaught I'M
til Monday evening, but when the most
vital of all organs began to give way
under the strain, and the patients TEN
perature kept mounting higher and
higher, indicating a general absorption
of the toxines, it was realized by the
physicians that the end was nearing
rapidly.
Altho Mr.. Will was conscious part Of
the time until shortly before the end
came, he was also irrational at inter-
walls, and recognized those about him
only when reused from the stupor pro-
duced by the 1oxemia.
Was Popular Young Man.
Cliff Will. as he was familiarIy
known by his friends, was one of the
most popular young business men OF
the city. He possessed a genial dispo-
sition, and had the happy faculty of
not only making friends among his as
sociates but keeping them. His death
is not only sudden shock to his wife
and members OF the family, but TO hun
dreds of friends in Marshalltown and
other cities.
Was Native Of This City.
Edward C~Sill was born in this cit.
April i. 1873, and has spent practical
ly his entire life here. He was the sol
of the late George and Christine Zieg
enfelder Will. Mr.. Will attended schoo
in this city as boy. and left schoo
to enter the Mcbride & Will drug stor
as clerk. Later he attended TIL
Grinnel College academy for a yea
and then went to Chicago to pursue {
course in pharmacy at the Illinois Col
lege of Pharmacy, from which he grad
uated in 1893, at the age of 20 years
Not being able to get his certificat
from the state board before he was o
age, even tho he had passed the ex
animation successfully, Mr. Will re
turned to this city and took up hi
work again in the drug store, and upol
reaching his majority was awarded hi
certificate as a registered pharmacist
Upon the Incorporation Of the Nc
Bride and Will Drug Company, in 1895
Mr. Will was elected treasurer Of tn
company. He occupied this office unit
the death of Dr.. W. s. Mcbride, iv
years ago, when he succeeded DR.. Nc
Bride as president of the company.
T..
1909, in Chicago, to Mrs. Americ
Workman, Of Los Angeles, Cal, VIII
survives him, with her son. John v
Films, Of Los Angeles. Mr.. VIII is ais
survived by his. only sister. Mrs L. {
Norris, of Tacoma, Wash, who wit
Mr. Norris, is now on her way to thi
city, and is expected to reach her
Thursday night. Mrs. A. A. Moore an
Mrs E. w. lamar, of this city, ar
aunts of Mr.. Will. Mrs. Moore, real
izing that Mrs. Will needed the com
PORTING hand of some member Of tn
family in her hour Of deep aflictior
volunteered to assume the risk of goin
to the VIII home and entered the quar-
antfned premises Monday afternoon at
ter subjecting herself to an immuniz
ing dose Of nti-toxin.
Mr.. Will was a member Of Marsha
Lodge, W.. ive, -. E. anu a. ,:,i., al
Marshall Lodge, No. 312, B. P. o. E.
Burial Wednesday Morning.
Mr.. Wits body will be buried Wed
nesday morning in Riverside.