OBIT: Area & Infant BOYER, 1904, South Fork, Cambria County, PA

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Cambria Freeman
Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, 8 Jan 1904
Volume XXXVIII, Number 54

Influenza Rife at South Fork

What is almost an epidemic of catarrhal influenza is raging among the 
smaller children of South Fork and vicinity. Dr. Glass reports in his 
practice no fewer than twenty cases, all partaking of the nature 
existing among the little ones.  The malady seems to be a dangerous one 
and its action quick.

This disease together with something in the nature of nasal 
diphtheria, robbed the home of D. E. Boyer, the South Fork jeweler, of 
two of his little ones last week. The children, Areta, aged three years 
and an infant son, aged three months, both were stricken with the same 
disease and after an illness of about three days, died within twenty 
four hours of each other.

The Rev. J. Q. A. Curry, pastor of the South Fork United Evangelical 
church officiated at the double funeral which was held last Sunday