The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-07
POISONOUS PORK.
Terrible Cases OF Trichinosis in Illinois
Five Germans Dic-The -uffcrings Of the
victims-MiIiions Of Restless and Dcvour-
Ing Creatures.

Terrible Cases OF Trichinosis in Illinois
Five Germans Dic-The -uficrings Of the
victims-MiIiionso Of Restless and Dcvour-
Ing Creatures.
De.pateh 10 ne chicago Times.
M,nEvoo, ILL.,, Dec. 30-A German family liv-
nc a. Kane county, nine miles from Marengo, have
recently been attacked b. tricbinosis, from the e.
fects Of which disease four members OF the family
have already died, and the death Of fifth Is hourly
expected. The disease IN this has assumed its
most virnent TORN, ana msTS,e3 Ss s1eHeS ion
numbers Of the destroying and abhorreht lit
tie ghouls In the pork. DIR. Green, who is attending
the family, on Tuesday brought to flgin several
particles Of the meat alluded 10, which was thor
oughy examined by DIR. Winchester, and found TO
citing intense interest In Kane, McIIenry, aud Boone
counties, and the afflicted family are now, although
comparatively unknown In this neiDorhood, me OBJ
served Of all scientific observers Bu; little hope ~
entertained OF the ultimate recovery of the stu
wing Members Of the death-strcken family.
LATER.
MARENco. III, Dec GA 1tth member OF the
German family living near Geneva has now expired.
Fears yet entertained that the surviving suffer
cannot recover, although they are now receiving
every care and assistance possible.
The dcathsirckcn family occupy the place known
az the Maloney farm, in the town Of Hampshire,
Kane county, arc OF German nationality, and save
known In this ncigborhood. A man named Cowles,
who worked on the MeIoney farm and boarded with
this family has for days past also been suffering with
the malady, and his recoverJ IL despaired Of Be-
sides Mr.. Cowles, the German family attacked by
the disease consisted OF m elderly man ana woman,
two girls OF them fifteen years OF age, and the
otter someW hat younger, two men IN the prime OF
life, boy about four years OF age, and Young
woman-the frs. victim of the frightful and oatll-
some disease.
The spectacle OF suffering presented by the unfor-
tunate survivors IL absolutely nightful. Stretched
upon their hacks their limbs Us rigid as II IN death,
and swollen by pain their eyebals almost darling
from their sockets, and rolling from excruciating
tortures their tongues dry that speech l. almost
impossible, and the entire frame so sensitive that
the slightest movement causes stings and panss Of
that flesh Il heir 10. Human suffering Il, indeed,
here presented in its most hdeous and repulslvc
aspect, AZ one looks upon their slowly wasting forms,
possessed by millions OF restless and deyouring
creatures, whose food they are aud whose fecundity
In continually adding fresh swarns to the myriad Of
ravenous atoms that riot aud feast in the muscles
and iiesh OF the urOstra,ed sufferers.
\ microscopic examination OF the sausages aud
ham eaten by the family showed that the trichinp
existed IN tile meat in Immense quantities, and
portions Of the flesh taken from Of the dCceas-
ed victims exhibited their presence in almost indies
crblhlc numbers, n medical gentleman present
estimating hat there must be no less than i0,OOD of
the trichine 10 the cubic inch. The specimens
found IN the human tissues were not fully develop
ed, and were, as general rule, in groups. They
were evidently LIVING, as they exhibited animation
by q peculiar and wavy motion, and by frequently
stretching out and closing together with great ra-
ridliy, These specimens arc now IN the possession
OF DR.. Winchester of El-ip.
There Is u Tumor now that there are some cases
of triclinosis IN Rockford but the report ~ ques.
uorable; aud n Is also repeated that a teauster
living at Beh idcrc, WHO had eaten pork at the
house OF tho German family alluded 10. j. at the
rect, ana from the cN rc-sions heard on all sides IN
the cinity oi The terrible m0adV II h. cVirpt that
lut fcN people hc'c .lluts wall 20 the " WHuc hog
as an article OF ood.