Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21

hospital. With their aid, the arbu-
lances we're able to remove the 80 more
seriously iii persons TO Emergency Hos
pital in q few minutes, while many OF
the private cars were pressed into serv-
ice to carry home the victims who re-
spondeti quickly TO first-aid treatment
and who seemed out of danger.
Headed by Or. I. Rutkoski, inferno at
Emergency. a corps of doctors. mclud-
ing Or. j. L. Conley, DR.. Emile
GriborSky and DR.. w. l.. Eastlack. and
a staff of nurses, under the supervision
Of Miss Alice Turner. entered the
wharf building and boarded the steamer
TO minister to the stricken. After the
first load of victims had been removed
TO the hospital. the Manchester, with
doctors and nurses aboard, steamed
back to Marshall Hall TO render AID
to the other victims which, 1t was eX-
pected, would be found there. There is
no telephone connection with the resort
The steamer left Washington on Its
last trip at T:25 o'clock and In an hour
IL had locked at Marshall Hall. The
doctors went ashore and for an hour
the pier at the resort and the vessel
were turned into hospital stations; II
was found that many of the victims
who remained at the resort had fallen
iii about the same time those who de-
parted on the early boat were stricken
Loading Its second quota of III ana
few hundred regular excursioniSts, the
steamer once again made tor the
Capital with all possible speed. while
the doctors and nurses worked through
out the trip To relieve the victims.
Ambuianccs Were waiting.
Ely the time the boat locked here OF
its last trip, reaching Its wharf al
lG;45 O'Clock, word had gone about
the city Of the malady and two amDu'
iances from Emergency Hospital, two
from Casualty and two from the DIS
trict Chapter of the American Rec
Cross we're drawn up with line OF
Is private automobiles TO receive thu
sick corps Of doctors from the loca
hospitals were waiting.
As the steamer slid into It's dock. Dr
Rutkoski, standing In the vesselS gang
way and holding lunch boxes contain
ing specimens of the food. which nae
been distributed to the excurSionists
called out for two stretchers. wave
Of relief that was plainly visible. swept
over the throng OF 5000 persons VINO
tanned Water street when It was ap'
parent that the casualty list was fal
below the supposed number.
! In addition TO the women for whom
| the stretchers we're needed three chil'
| dren In arms were carried 10 the wait
| ing ambulances and taken TO Elmer
eancy The other automobiles voiun
| Ceered to take home the recovered vic
| Tins who still were weak from thei
| experiences 49,,
The Maryland state Board of Health
| also started an investigation
| Dr.. v. II, DE Somoskeoy, deputy
health commissioners for Charles ans
| ST. Marys Counties who lives at III
/ Plata, Is making the investigation, ant
/ win forward samples Of the food ant
soft drinks sold at the resort To Baiti
more for analysis.
Or, DE Snmoskeoy reported to tin
/ Health Department this morning D.
telephone that he had Inspected Mar
/ shall Hall Thursday and found the le
sort In good condition as far as sanitar!
arrangement and water supply wer
concerned He said nothing, however
| about inspecting the food supply, when
according To DR.. Collinson, Is probabl,
! due 10 the fact that most OF the foot
sold ut the resort Is brought down OF
/ tile boat each day from washington
| pr John Coilinson. acting State d
rector of health, stated that the depart
! mert would await a report from DR.. ID
| slornoakeag before taking any furthe
/ action or sending any inspector iron
the department to Marshall Hail. IL
| aid hf also Is awaiting report from
The ha6aital authorities In Washington
/ which may give them "A lead" as To Tia
probable source Of the poison.