The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-10-14
Strange Results of a We'd
&aaaga-sHFiGty Persons Poi
aesaed---TRae Particulars.

the prostration Of over fifty Of our
best people from tho effects of scmcI
kinds of poison which had by some
overnight or mistake, gotten into a.
lot Of custards which was served out
TO the guests. On Thursday night
the marriage occurred, as por notice
in another column, OF Mr.. w. ]. Bra
zelton, of Knoxville ard Miss Llle.
Anderson, OF Dalton, tho ceremoney
being performed by Rev. A. w. GAS
ton at the Presbyterian Church. After
tho coremonoy suppor was given in
honor Of the occasion by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Graves, the mother and
stcpfather Of tho bride, to which an
unusually large number of guests wore
invited, 1t seoms from all the. e.infor-
nation VIC could glean, $tsat two ta>
bios, wore set, at both ofwhich custard
was served. That which was sorgcd
atthe first tablo was favored with
ono ingredient, and that at the second
table with another, and all that par.
took of tho custard at tho second
table commenced to got sick on Sa>
turday, about fifty hours aftor it had
been taken into tho stomach.
On Sunday moro than fifty men,
womon and children, werc down, all
OF them suffering with all tho symp>
toms of poisoning, denoted by vomit
ing and purging, and in many cases
with an intenso burning in the region
of tho stomach. The city physicians,
were busy tho entire day Sunday and
yesterday, but in consequence of being
unable to diagnose the cases sul,
fioiently clear to determine what
poison had been taken, thoy woro
unable to treat tho cases other than
ina general way. Many of tho pa
tients were delirious, and numbers of
them were almost destitute of any
action of the pulse. The brido and
bridegroom who left for q tour to
Knoxville, and tho family that gave
Sho supper, havo not been heard from
slnce tho night in question, and fears
arc entertained that thoy havo been
stricken down somewhere i'm Tonnes
see. AT tho time we go to press,
mono OF tho afflicted persons, who
consist of the best pooplo in tho city,
have sufficiently recovered to be out,
and several cases aro in critical con-
dition with littlo hopes of recovery.
When it is remembered that the
people at whose house the supper oc-
CURED, are among the best and most
respected people in tho city, it will
appear evident that somc mistake has
occurred somewhere, or perhaps some
chemical action has been engendcrcd
that is at this time unknown. The
only surmise seems to be that the
custard in question was favored with
tho extract of peach leaves, but as this
Wow of tho case does not seem pIau-
sible, somo other source must be look.
cd to for the solution Of the DISTRESS
iag affair. Tho opinions of tho city
physicians vary in regard to the OK
citing cause, but whatever it may be,
it is due TO humanity that it be cleared
up by scientific investigation, and
that it be not allowed TO remain vciled
in mystcry. The bare fact of SO much
time elapsing between the supper and
tho timo that the patients commenced
to suffer is n subject of much spocula>
on. Ntio blanc, up to tho present
writing, ia attached to any one, and
ms all parties concerned, arc down,
even to tho cook, who now lies in a
very critical condition, the whole at
fair seems to bc regarded by the pub
lie MS well as by tho physicians as
beyond explanation, other than that
some chcmical affinity had taken place
between certain ingredients which
produced an element which is des>
tructvo to human life when it is
remembered that similar accidents
have occurred on account Of eating
creams, it is duo to the world that a
scientific investigation should develop
tho causes and actions which ongcn>
der under such circumstances dan,
gorous chemical ingredient, in order
that like occurrences may be guarded
against in future. If the peach leaves