Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1904 — Diphtheria in the Navy. [ARTICLE]

Diphtheria in the Navy.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Feb. 2G.—An outbreak of diphtheria has occurred on board the United States training Bhip Monongabela. The entire crew has been ordered ashore and the ship will be disinfected. Twenty-two apprentices suffering from sore throats are under observation in the tents of the marine hospital.