Diphtheria In Pittsfield

Stewart Hume died yesterday in Pittsfield of diphtheria, aged four years and four months, and was buried yesterday afternoon. This s the third child in the Hume family to die of diphtheria in the last three weeks. The oldest child, a boy of sixteen, is recovering. He and a babe of three weeks are all that remain of the family. They live in a tenant house on Prof. Steere's farm. It is located on the marsh within a few feet o a flowing well. The water flows within ten feet of the house and the ground is said to remain soaked with it, and the cellar of the house, which stands two feet above the level of the ditch, is said to be always damp. If our information is correct the sanitary conditions are such as to invite disease.