Salt Lake Herald | 1893-04-08 | Page 1 | Chicago Water

CHICAGO WATER For Perfect Safety It should Be Boiled and Filtered LONDON April 7The special report to the Lancet on the condition of the Chicago water dilates on the vileness of the river and points out the dangers in using the river as a big sewer but says the samples of the drinking water from the hydrants in various parts of the city failed t reveal the presences of sewage though there was some vegetable matter mat-ter and recognzes that while the water furnished was quite as good as that of London for perfect safety it should first be boiled and filtered and that water cooled with ice should not be used as the ice in Chicago o is very baa