Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-15
36NOW STRICKEN
IN TYPHOID SIEGE
AT ORPHAN HOME
Seven Cases, Including That of
Mother Superior Mary Hem
rietta, Regarded as Serious.
HEALTH OFFICIALS AGAIN
LOOK INTO MILK SUPPLY
Details of Epidemic at ST.
Mary's Not Obtainable at
Health Board.


tors, who are investigating the out
break of typhoid fever in St Mary's
Orphan Asylum. South Orange ave-
nue. and Sandford avenue. are en-
deavoring to shield their efforts be-
hind a cloak of mystery 1t was
learned today that the investigators
practically have decided the milk
used at the institution IS RESPONSE
bic for the epidemic.
The epidemic continued to spread
today. Yesterday the list of vic
Tins of the disease contained twenty
two names Today there are 36
and seven OF them are in a danger
Gus condition. Among those who are
gravely i'll is Sister Mary Henrietta.
superior at the asylum. She is being
treated at the institution. Five Of
the rs victims who are at
st. Michaers Hospital were said to
be dangerously III today and one of
the six who are undergoing treat
ment in St .Mary's Hospital. Orange,
is in grave condition.
Nine children who were found TO oe
suffering from typhoid BY physicians
who visited the orphan asylum today
we're taken to st. Michaels Hospital
this afternoon
Before the visitation of typhoid all
the milk used in the orphan asylum
was obtained from the institutions
own herd of cows BY order of the
Board of Health this source of milk
supply was discontinued. and the
asylum now gets its milk from an out
side dairy.
Although. after an analysis Of sam
pies, two and half weeks ago. Dr.
Richard N. Connolly, bacteriologist at
the City Hospital. announced he had
found no trace of typhoid germs in
the milk being used in the asylum,
other samples were taken by Board OF
Health inspectors today and will bs
given 10 DR.. Connolly for examina.
ton.
Samples Of city water also wers
taken from taps al the asylum today
although specimens were examined
and found pure by DR.. Connolly al the
same time he examined the asylum
milk.
Chandler Not in ohire.
Board of Health inspectors at the
asylum today referred reporters 70
the Board of Health Office for infor-
nation as to the results of their in
vestigations. Health officer Chandler
was not in his office up 10 this after
noon. Neither had he visited the
asylum and other officials of the
4 f,oa hoard daC1frod ~ ro--
their Investigations were leading
them.
About twenty physicians visited the
asylum today and made individual
examination of every inmate. Their
examination showed two nuns, be-
/ sides Sister Mary Henrietta and Sis
/ ter Mary Rosalie, who We're stricken
previously. were suffering from ty-
phoid, and nine orphans also had
been seized. Those who were suffer-
| ing from the disease we're placed in
! beds in remote part of the insti-
/ tuition and inmates who the physi-
clans found were not afflicted were
directed to keep as far from the hos
pital zone as possible
The doctors who examined the in
mates Of the asylum made no effort
\ to trace the epidemic to Its source,
I toned could shed any light on the
! cause of the visitation
20 Cases in st. sIichaePs.
Already there are 56 victims
of the epidemic in st. Miehael's. in
cluding Rev. James A. Cloherty, of
Seton Hall College. chaplain of the
orphan asylum. Father Cloherty to-
day was said to be improving. but
FIVE of the others. all orphans. were
reported to be in a dangerous condi-
4 tiun.
In St Mary's Hospital. Orange, six
victims are being treated. Four are
! orphans The others are Rev
| George ]. Buttner. assistant rector of
the Church of the Sacred Heart
Vailsburg. and Miss Bridget Dough-
erty, housekeeper in the Sacred Heart
rectory. Father Buttner and Miss
Dougherty today were reported TO be
improved slightly. One of the or
phans, however, was said to be grave
ly i'll, although physicians in the hos
pital said her condition had shown
some improvement since last night.