The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-30
Thirty.flYe Persons Dangerously Poi.
s0ned ut n Picnic in Georgia.

The Atlanta Constitution of the 22nd
instant contains the following:
Decatur is excited over what came
near being sad catastrophe.
Tuesday the Decatur Union Sunday
school, the oldest in the State, celebrated
its 5Oth anniversary in picnic to Kirk
patrick's springs, to which almost the
entire village and large number of
people from the country turned out.
The morning was passed in the pleas.
ures usual to such occasions, and soon
afternoon a rich repast was spread under
the shade and everybody prepared for q
glorious dinner in the woods. Among
the many luxuries which graced the
cloth was huge chicken salad prepared
by lady famous for her skill in culinary
art. This was perhaps the most popular
dish in the whole lot, and there was a
continual passing of plates to partake of
its rich contents. One young man noted
for his politeness helped fifteen persona
to the salad. 1t was complimented on
all hands. So popular was it, that soon
nearly all of the we'll mixed, highly
seasoned salad had disappeared. The
dinner was finished and the sports of the
day were renewed. About two hours
after dinner, one or two persons com.
planned of sickness. Then others pro.
fessed to feel the same way. The mum.
Der of the affected soon became so large
that the hitherto gay picnic party as
sumed a sad aspect, and serious appre.
tensions were. felt 1t was not long
before thirty-6ye ladies, gentlemen and
children were suffering from fearful
nausea which nearly threw some of them
into convulsions. There were doctors in
the party who lent all possible aid to the
sick folks, but seemed to relieve them
very little. The symptoms of the suffer-
ing soon showed that they had been
poisoned, and the delicious salad was
discovered to be the cause of distress.
Some of its Ingredients had been pre-.
pared in a brass kettle, and there were
thirty.fve people in danger of death
from eating it.
'The picnic was hurriedly broken up;
the sick were placed in conyeyances and
carried as fast as could be to Decatur.
What came out so festive party went
back solemn procession.
call the medical aid Of Decatur was
called out. The doctors worked faith.
fully all night long, and had the salts
faction of seeing every one of their
patients safe yesterday, though some of
them made very narrow escapes. The
victims we're from among the very best
people of DeKalb county.
Gall the friends of the poisoned par
ties feel that they we're fortunate in
escaping, though some of them suffered
horribly all Tuesday night, and many of
them are not yet we'll. The good lady
who brought the salad was in great dis
tress, but now must feel quite relieved.
Zone of the gentlemen who partook of
the dangerous dish was in Atlanta yes
terday. He says he never knew before
what it was to be sick, and that the suf
ferings endured by him and his fellow
victims are beyond the comprehension
of those who have escaped such acci-
dents. The sickest Of the sick were the
children, and it is fortunate thing that
few of the children at the picnic ate of
the salad. It was fearful danger through
which the good people of Decatur passed,
and we congratulate them on their escape
from the worst that might have hap
pened."