May and her brother Mark were admitted to the Orphan Asylum from Baldwinsville because their mother was too ill to care for them. Soon after this a measles epidemic started at the Asylum. Although they showed no traces of measles, they developed serious cases within a few days and May, along with two other children, died from the disease. 27 of 34 residents less than two years old were stricken. Because the infants were housed in a different building the disease was prevented from spreading to the older children. This information was gleaned from a Syracuse Herald article, July 13, 1923
May and her brother Mark were admitted to the Orphan Asylum from Baldwinsville because their mother was too ill to care for them. Soon after this a measles epidemic started at the Asylum. Although they showed no traces of measles, they developed serious cases within a few days and May, along with two other children, died from the disease. 27 of 34 residents less than two years old were stricken. Because the infants were housed in a different building the disease was prevented from spreading to the older children. This information was gleaned from a Syracuse Herald article, July 13, 1923
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