On January 22, 1925, telegrams were sent from the remote city to all major towns in Alaska and the U.S. Public Health Service in Washington D.C. As the search for serum continued, the outbreak progressed. Two more children died, and twenty additional cases of the disease were confirmed. By January 26, the U.S. Public Health Service had acquired the needed antitoxin in hospitals along the West Coast. Transportation of the medicine to Nome, however, would take at least two weeks. A small batch of the serum was also located at the Anchorage Railroad Hospital. The 300,000 units would only treat about thirty persons, but might stave off the outbreak until a larger supply could arrived. | Source: Library of CongressDownload Original File
