Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-09-19
POISONED WITH CHEESE
Four Persons Frustrated From
tho Effects OF Bad Food.
4 NARROW ESCAPE EROY DEATH
The Family Of y. A. Fsra Has chssses
Peaches and Mia 2ad ths Conbisar
s4sa Proves have hexaitsA Ia
Their Severe IiIae.s-


-Four eases Of tyrotoxieon poisoning
came very near resulting fatally ysster-
day IN the family OF J.. A. Ford. resid-
lDs at the corner of Earle and East
kts. Mr.. Ford Is now N Chicago, where
hes has been for some time, and Mrs.
FpFd and three children, two boys
eyed Is and II years. and little girl
aged years, remain at home. About
III o'clock yesterday morning the
younger bow Was attacked with vio-
lent vomiting and purging, accompanied
by severe cramps IN the stomach.
spasnss soon followed. Within = few
minutes the older boy was attacked IN
the same way. Next. the little girl COM
planned OF feeling bad and within an
hour Mrs. Ford was similarly attacked.
DIR. Pasco was summoned and upon his
ARRIVAL saw unmistakable symptoms of
poisoning. He Immediately admins
tered hypodermic injections to produce
vomiting, which had the desired effect.
The whole family were prostrated and
the children were writning IN
intense agony when the doctor first
saw them. The younger boy had von-
tied until he was greatly weakened,
and the deadly poison hsd got IN its
work TO the extent that he was nearly
unconscious. The pupils of the eye
were dilated and a death-llke pailor
had settled upon bis countenance. The
doctor worked over HIM for one hour,
trying 10 fesuscitste him, finally resort
ing 10 the use OF nitroglycerine-
All In Critical Condition.
The other members of the family
were IN critical condition for some
time, and II is the opinion of the at
tending physician that If the two boys
had not been administered to immed-
lately, their cases would have soon re-
suited fatally. After the doctor had
his patients resting easier he began to
investigate as TO the cause OF their con-
dltIon and learned that the family went
To the North Park fair ground on
Thursday, taking their lunch with
them, consisting of bread, pies, cakes,
chicken, peaches, etc. At 4 o'clock In
the afternoon the little family sat down
To enjoy their plcuc lunch. They ate
heartily OF the cheese and peaches aud
coon after the children complained
that they did not feel we'll. They re-
turned home at night and retired. The
children still complained to their
mother that they felt bad. They arose
IN the morning and breakfasted upon
bread and mix. Before noon they
were all in the throes OF agony with
the symptoms OF poisoning. A re-
porter for the TELEGRAM-H called
at the residence OF the family last
evening but they had all retired for
the night. Mrs. Ford said she and the
children were resting comfortably but
declined TO give any of the particulars
concerning the affair for publication.
DIR. Pasco was then called upon and he
related the circumstances as told above.
He said he was not prepared TO state
the cause OF the poisoning, but IT may
have resulted from eating the cheese,
or from the effects of the peaches and
milk upon the cheese in the stomach.
This would be liable to produce tyro-
toxIeon poisoning from fermentation.
The cheese was purchased at Liesfeld' s
grocery on the corner Of East and
Cherry-sts.