Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-24
BURDEN BEYOND
COMPARE IS LOT
OF THIS FAMILY
Grim Reaper Claims Two Children
in One Day and Third on Verge
Of Death from Scarlet
Fever.
LAST OF MANY AFFL1CT1oNs
First Had Smallpox, Then Spinal
Meningitis and Finally Tornado
Wrecks Their Home.
MOTHER SICK WITH La GRIPPE


II there is single family in
Omaha that believes it has been un-
duly visited by death, sickness, or
trouble Of any sort, let its members
read Of George G. Medlock and his
household. and be thankful they
have escaped such a burden as has
been this family's lot.
George C. Medlock, aged 90 years,
is a roofer by trade, and with his
wife lives at 1881 Decatur street.
He had five children Sunday morn
ing. Two died during the day, one
was buried Sunday afternoon and
third is not expected to live twenty
four hours.
Scarlet fever took Clarence, aged
2 years. at 1880 Sunday, morning.
and early in the afternoon he was
buried. When the father returned
from Forest Lawn cemetery he was
met at the door by the undertaken
and his assistants. taking the body
of Evelne, aged years, who died
OF the same disease at $3.50. Agnes,
faged 5 years. is not expected to live,
and the mother. Anna Medlock. aged
27 years, is seriously i'll with the
grip.
George, aged years. was stricken with
the fever two weeks ago and recovered
I'm few days, but was followed by Eve.
line, Clarence and Agnes in turn. There
is fifth child, Henry, aged months,
who until Sunday afternoon had shown
no symptoms Of the disease. Eveline will
be buried this morning at $3.50 by the side
OF her little brother.
First Had Smallpox.
shortly before the tornado OF 1918 the
entire Medlock family consisting of the
father, mother and four children, were
taken with the smallpox. the father be-
ing confined In the emergency hospital
They had scarcely recovered from this
when George and EveIine were down
again. tfis time with spina1 meningitis,
which left each a cripple for life. After
this cruel blow had been met, the tornado
came, and the little home, on which the
Mcdlocks were making the final pay
fnents, was razed to the ground. Destroy
Ing practically every article that they
owned. The mother at this time was in
a delicate condition, and the father sus-
tained two fractured ribs and deep ana
painful wounds about the head and upper
part of the body when their home was
tumbled about them by the wind.
Last spring the entire family had
diphtheria.
BreadYvinner Qunrantincd.
Although Medioch is good workman.
he has been unable to DO anything of
late because of being quarantined. It
was by special permit OF the health de-
, partment that he was allowed TO attend
the funeral and this after fresh clothing,
sterilized and fumigated, was brought
him from outside the house and every
precaution taken to nullify any chance OF
his spreading the disease.
That man has been up night and day
with his family since they have been
ILL., remarked a neighbor Sunday after
noon. HE has given them all their medi-
cine, tended to their every want, and It
is a miracle that he hasn't given COM
pletely out with this terrible affliction.
Neighbors Help Out.
I'VE neighbors have tried to do what
we could for them, and IL didn't have
a baby of my own, I'd go in that house
and be duarantined, too" said Mrs. w.
d. Clark, 2s29 Decatur street.
with groceries, medicine. medical at
tention and the hundred-and-one other
expenses which go to maintain a home,
the Medlocks have been having hard
row to hoe, especially with no money
coming in"
When the father returned from the
funeral Of his little boy, TO find a second
dead child being taken from the. house.
he said; Il can't grieve any more. some-
thing snapped inside OF me when Clary
went. My God! oh. my Godr'