“The brothers were well into their twenties before there was running water or plumbing in the house. Weekly baths were accomplished sitting in a tub of hot water on the kitchen floor, with the curtains drawn. An open well and wooden pump, outhouse, and carriage shed were out back. There was no electricity. Meals were cooked on a wood stove. In the late summer of 1896, twenty-five-year-old Orville was struck by the dreaded typhoid. For days he lay in a delirium, close to death, his fever at 105 degrees. The family doctor, Levi Spitler, who had nursed Susan Wright through her final illness, said little could be done. Wilbur and Katharine took turns keeping watch at the bedside. Bishop Wright, then on the road, wrote at once on hearing the news, dreadfully worried about Orville, but also Katharine and Wilbur. “Put him in the best room for air and comfort. Sponge him off gently and quickly.  .  .  . Let no one use the well water at the store henceforth. Boil the water you all drink.†McCullough, David. The Wright Brothers (p. 27). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. McCullough, David. The Wright Brothers (p. 16). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. McCullough, David. The Wright Brothers (p. 16). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. ”
