The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-31
SECOND SUSPICIOUS CASE
Gilbert Klaen Died Suddenly at HIS
Home on Middle St. But May Have
Suffered from Typhoid Fever
Trace Source of Infection.

Infantile paralysis, the dread plague
among the children, invaded Kenosha'
on Tuesday and early this morning Ell
mer Kunze, aged six years, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Kunze, died at the
family home, 115 North Pleasant
street, after an illness of little over
two days The house had been quar-
antined for infantile paralysis only
short time before the death of the lit
tie boy DIR. Wright, who was at the
home of the Kunze family some time
before the little fellow died, declared
that there could be no doubt but that
he had succumbed to the paralysis.
The child had never been strong and
he was taken i'll on Sunday with
nausea. There had been no reason to
suspect infantile paralysis until late
Tuesday afternoon and then Health
Commissioner DR.. Wright was called
in consultation on the case. The lit
tie boy shortly after showed signs of
paralysis in both of his arms and
both of his legs.
81 found the case typical one of
infantile paralysis in what I regard as
one of the worst FORMS" said Dr.
Wrie BIT this morning. "The muscles
o respiration had been paralysed.
aave no. been ahle 10 kully t..,e the
history Of the case, but people from
Chicago visited the Kunze family about
ten days ago and [ am making some
Investigations in Chicago. 1t is just
possible that the disease was brought
to Kenosha from. that city. The house
has been placed under rigid quaran-
tine and the funeral of the little boy
will be private. "
AS the symptoms of the infantile
plague appeared only short time be-
fore death claimed the little boy, it
was impossible to provide for an
earlier quarantine of the case.
The little boy was born in Kenosha
July II, 1910. He was a bright little
fellow and his death has caused great
sorrow in the neighborhood. The
private funeral will be held some time
on Thursday.
Just after the death of the Kunzei
boy at five clock this morning an
nouncement was made of the death of
Gilbert Klaehn, aged twenty-one years,
which occurred at the home of hist
father Charles Klaehn, 10 Middle
street. Klaehn had been under the
care of physician since last Monday
and he was being treated for typhoid
fever. Early this morning he was
taken with commissions and these were
followed by death. While the case
presented some of the features of the
infantile paralysis cases, the physi-
clans are inclined to believe that
Klaehn died from weakness brought
on by the fever. The Klaehn home is
about two blocks from the Kunze home.
Gilbert Klaehn was born in the town
of Randall, July Is, 1895 The family
came to Kenosha to make their home
less than six months ago.
The young man had been Ill on Sun
day, but it was not until Monday that
he considered his illness sufficiently
serious to call in a physician. At this
time he had all of the symptoms of
well developed case of typhoid fever.
These two cases have doubled the eff
forts of the Health Department to get
into touch with any suspicious cases
and physicians are being urged to make
immediate reports to the Health De-
partment of any case of illness which
may show any features of the infan-
tile plague.