Show MRS SNOWS PETITION editor deseret news in your issuer of the ath dinst I 1 notice an article under the caption miss snows strange Pe letitio Peli titio tio 11 and as I 1 am in charge of the richfield mission biasion and was on the ground at the time of mrs snows snowa sickness and death perhaps a word from me will not be out of place somewhere about september the young woman in question contracted a severe cold on or about the she was wag compelled by an attack of fever to take her bed at this timi time she was wag living at the home of probate judge L B kanney and was the special charge of mr mn kinney about the second day of her sickness mrs kinney told me she had neither time nor strength to nurse miss snow and asked me to procure some assistance if possible I 1 canvassed the whole town for a nurse but could find no person that was willing to undertake the work the general impression Im was that miss snow was suffering from typhoid fever and all seemed afraid of it when it became evident that a nurse could not be secured miss J A Olms olmsted Ol mateJ teJ the principal of our mission school volunteered to assist mrs kinney and closed the school I 1 in a order to do to ko the attending physician was dr henry niell niel a man in whom both mrs snow and her daughter had the utmost cond once ence and who was also highly respected by both judge and mrs kinney mrs mm snow was in richfield during the summer of 1889 aud and when leaving asked or dr niell to have a special care over her daughter in case of sickness or need hence when miss kaow was prostrated or dr niell gave himself almost wholly to the study of the symptoms and care of his patient the fever grew with each day bud soon all became satisfied that it was a malignant case of id fever favor this thia became so definitely settled that people were forbidden to call the fact to is the promises pre mines were as good as under quarantine for several days before the young woman died so tar far as anything like neglect is concerned the exact opposite is the fact judge and mrs kinney loved the girl by her moth mothers evs request she was in their home and under their direct and special care or dr niell was as attentive as it would be possible for a physician to be while miss olmsted watched and night and ministered to every wish and whim and need of the sufferer auf lerer and the whole community was moved and concerned tor for all without reference to shade of be liei hei or opinion loved miss mias snow and earnestly desired her recovery As to foul play the thought is simply absurd there was no such thing there could be no such thing it is simply impossible toe attitude of the community towards the young woman is sufficient pledge and guar antee that she received the kindest a and ud most painstaking care during her lines illness and that all was done that could be beddie doue for her recovery and this was the general verdict at the time and has been the conviction since so go far as an investigation is concerned the fullest and most scrutinizing la Is courted N E utah jan 10 1893 |