New Britain herald., 1916-11-28
P4ahnViaEe News HEALTH OFFICER 0N
 FEVER GERM'S TRAIL
pr. ]. N. Bull Has Suspicion As to Source Of Typhoid Cases
DISEASE CLAIMS ONE VICTIM
Rosario Pettinato Dies at Hospital His Sister Critically TH-AIcorn to Ask for Salerno's Indictment-Re- ception to Rev. IF. l.. Grant.

Following the death of Rosario Pet tinato, which occurred late yesterday afternoon at St. Francis hospital, Health Officer J. N. Bull has re- doubled his efforts in the hope of locating the source of the typhoid fever cases which have been reported during the past two weeks Dr. Bull has been working industriouslv ,for a
 number of days examining milk and water supply and food sources as well
 and while he was not prepared this morning to state positively that he had located the cause of contamina- tion he admitted having a we'll founded suspicion which he believes his investigation will determine to be correct
 Although the town appears to be somewhat alarmed over the prospects of an epidemic of the dread disease, the health officer declares that posi- tive diagnosis of typhoid has been made in but three cases. Reports are heard on the streets daily of the out break of the malady in several homes but the physicians attending the cases have not pronounced them as typhoid fever, although in some instances symptoms of the disease have de- veloped.
 Doctors apparently do not give much credence to the theory that the disease has its source in the water supply. They of course discount the claims of the water company regard ing the purity of the water as de- termined In the weekly analysis be- cause of the fact that the examina- tion Is not made for the purpose of locating disease germs. They hold to the opinion that should the reservoir water be contaminated with typhoid the cases would be far more numerous
 Soda fountains have been visited by the health officer in his search for the typhoid germ. The proprietors have been questioned at length as to their syrups, milk, etc, and marketmen have also been examined. Dr. Bull is taking every precautton to prevent further spread of the disease and he hopes to be able to positively locate it's source.
 The Pettinato boy isathe first victim of the disease. He had been III for several days and had been a patient at the hospital for nearly week. He was seventeen years of age. Besides his parents he leaves three brothers John, Louis and Harry and two SlSLeIS, NIS. LOUIS COnlOTC1 ana MISS Mary Pett1nato. The latter is also suffering from typhoid. She is in St. Francis hospital, where it is reported her condition is critical
 Rosario's funeral will be held to- morrow morning at 9 o'clock from the Church of Our Lady of Mercy A high mass of requiem will be celebrated. Interment will be in St. Joseph's cemetery
 Will Ask for Indictment.
 That Joseph Salerno may have to face a jury which will determine the punishment to be meted out to him for the murder of his wife or declare him to be insane Is now the general belief, States Attorney Alcorn hav- ing made arrangements to present his case to a grand jury next week, ask ing for an indictment. Salerno's case has been put on the docket of the December term, which will open on the first Tuesday in December and 1t is seemingly the intention of the states attorney to have the case come up for trial
 Insanity will be the prisoners de- fense. He is in the Hartford jail where it is reported he has entirely recovered from the wounds he in- ficted in the hope of ending his own life after having killed his wife, At tendants claim that he appears to be normal mentally and Is not even mak- l --~asr~n.s~~s...@..