Evening journal., 1888-08-07
POISONED BY BEEF.
THOMAS LILLE DIED AT 6
O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
Three Wen Eat Chicago Dried Reef
and are Taken Violently nI-One
Has Fairly Recovered, Hut the
other Living Is Sun Very Weak.

other Living ia StiIl Very weak.
Three men were poisoned by eating Chica-
20 dried beef, Ia this city last night. One is
dead, the others are slowly recovering but
have had a narrow escape from death. The
victims were ]. Mark SlnRley, OF the
firm OF Singley Brothers, confectioners
213 East 4th &C., George w. Shelton,
baggage master on the p, W. a B. r. r.
and Thomas Lille, hostler for the 5ipgleys;
all living at 5i2 East 4tb st.
Thomas Lille died at ak o'clock this
morning. The others are doing fairly well.
Singley Is sitting up, but Shelton is stu too
weak TO rise. These men went home TO
supper last evening and partook Of dried
beef with drawn butter over it. While at
table they were seized with vomiting, one
after the other, and ran out of the dining
room into the yard. George w. Siugley,
who also ate some OF the beef, ran upstairs
as soon as he saw the others taken sick, and
forced himself to vomit, throwing Off his
supper before the poison had an opportu-
nifty TO act. He felt no bad effects.
When the men were taken deathly sick
Mira Hannah w. Singley, who Is 10 poor
health and subject TO fainting spells, was
taken with one OF the fsinting spells, and
Thomas Lille, the hostler, who was then
not as sick as the others, sent to the store
for T. Ellwood Singley. Lille vomited as
he went up Fourth street. When he ar
rived at the store he told Singley thas his
mother had one OF her spells, thinking the
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Singley accompanied him to the house,
Lille vomiting as he went along the street.
When the house was reached Shelton and
Mark Slngley were stretched on the grass
In the yard, vomiting badly. BY this time
Lille was exhausted, aud took his place
beside the other men. In the house Mrs.
Singley was lying unconscious.
DE-. II. G. Snitcher, the family phys ician
was at once telephoned for, aud neigh bors
called In TO do what they could for the suf-
fering men By applying restoratlves, the
two Siugley boys who were not sick
restored their mother to consciousness. DR..
Snitcher arrived about 30 O'Clock and did
all In his power TO relieve the sutferings OF
the three men. He worked hard over them
for three hours and finally succeeded 10
alleviating their sufferings to large extent
But for the doctors timely assistance aud
faithful work the men might all be ly Ing
dead at the house to-day.
When the JoURN Al reporter called at Tho
house between 0 and 10 o'clock last night
Mark slngerly had 90 far recovered as to
be able to get into the house. where he lay
on the floor OF the dining room. Stretched
on the grass in the yard, lay George Shell
ton aud Thomas Lille wrapped in blankets
Both were slightly better. Lilies pulse has
bsen up to l40 and great drops Of coli
sweat had stood out on him. At that tim
his pulse was slowly falling, havinI
reached 100. They we're a.
very weak and in very
low exhausted condition from th
, violent vomiting and reaching which the,
had undergone The doctor stated that b.
could not tell what had caused the attacl
except that the effects were those Of SOM
powerful and positive irritant. The bee
which the men had eaten was Chicsg
. dried beef. Nothing out Of the way wa
, noticed about 1t before being prepared
,, One OF the men remarked to the other
WnAA1 cAAiuk ~ hahh ~ sAoeoa 10 "a - heA'
cayenne pepper on It,
About O'Clock last night Llllie's pulls
! seemed faint and his limbs and feet cold
and DR.. Snitcher was again sent for. At
o'clock this morning be was appareDtl.
batter, and though very weak was no
suffering. About o'clock he died with
out struggle. A week ago
had a hemorrhage, and being weak fror
the effects OF this, probably died from e1
haustion, brought on by the vomiting.
Thomas Lille was in his Goth year. II
:. was a bright, trustworthy young man, an
e had been in the employ OF the singerlys "a
't four years His parents live in Chester.
II The coroner has taken charge Of the bod
and an inquest will be held. A post mo
It tenn examination will also bs made OF tt
n youths stomach.
It The beef was purchased Of G. #. Toppil
n grocer, at 5th and Lombard Sts. IL wi
Is the regular Chicago dried bee
d that comes in canvas cover
l. Mr. Toppin had some piee
a of beef laid aside this morning bl
le was not sure that the beef purchased
L. the Singleys was of Of this piece.
e knew that number Of people had bouel
a beef cut from the same piece the Singlel
}" had been cue from before they had pu
Is chafed and none Of them had been sicl
10 The pieces had q greenish metallic lookin
q discoloration IN the centre. Mr.. Toppi
ID said this was the natural color. but no OF
ar that saw it would care 70 eat il. Il is 20
sible that the poison. whatever 1t was, WI
in the drawn butter and milk poured ov'
the beef and again II may have bee
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