New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-24
ANOTHER SALISBURY BEACH VICTIM.
AN AUTOPSY LEADS TO THE BELIEF THAT
DEATH WAS CAUSED by EATING BEANS.

AN AUTOPSY LEADS TO THE BELIEF THAT
DEATH WAS CAUSED BY ENT1NG BEANS.
Boston, July % (Specau.-A dispatch from New
buryport that Mrs sophia Wilson wife Of George
IL. Wilson, OF Georgetown. died in that town last
night. She about thlrty-sly old. and l3aveS
husband and two small children. She went to
salisbury Beach on Wednesday and stopped at The
Gable House and plrool Of the same bOfiare AZ
the others. and was taken sick after her return
and died IN a short time. Her symptoms were the
same those OF tho other victims. She Is the nth
person who las died after that dinner at Salisbury
Bcach-Mrs. Webster and Mrs Sanbrn, 81 Haver-
HILL dying there yesterday. and Daniel Mccarthy and
Roy smith DYING at salisbury Beach last night
seven Others are reported seriously ILL., An exami-
nation will be held to ascertain. IL possible. tho cause
Of the sickness. Dr. Spluhing. one Of the Dhi-i-
clans In attendance al salisbury Beach, saws he Is IN
much doubt rs 10 the Of The Illness. but IS
hdcnt that II Is not cholera mOrbus. but the rnlt Of
poisoning. and IN his opinion. was tho poison OF
mineral salts. He doe, believe that Paris green
lad ANYTHING TO d. with H. but thinks rs moro likely
that the tin salts In improperly canned corn and
tOmatcas which were served that day on the table.
caused II. The biz OF fare that day the same
a. usual. Mrs. Wlnn the landiaiy. an1 her s)n. ae
heartily Of the dinner. but were not affected. some
Of the persons who are sick are said 10 have eaten 10
seem, {, have eaten Wa, tho b.uensh. The matter
ls Their fore a mystery. NJ autopsy will be made
1h, morning the o'lectmrn of salisbury, who con
stute Tn, Bourd OF Health OF that town. met ard de
cidrd Tat tnc warranted the holding OF a post
mOrt"m examination. and accordingly Medical Examiner
SNOW of the NrwDnrypurt district. was summoned,
and with DR.. IIurd " NrwbuIypDri and Dr. >paling.
Of salisbury, held autopsy on the body of Daniel
Mccarthy. The symptom, In all Of The cases were
the same and only one autopsy was considered nec.N
sary. The autopsy wa, held In the parlOr OF the
Gable House. concerning the result DR.. snow made
the following statement:
The examination proved almost beyond DOUBT
That poisoning not of i mnrr. nature. a. ia-
been generally supposed. The stomach showed
sgnS whatever OF arsenic or mineral rdt poisoning
the only peculiar appearance being the congestion Of
the mucous membrane. such /, found IN death
from cholera morbu>. and. unless chemical aual> -
OF the stomach shows sonnet hing different the cause
Of death will have TO be alleged acute cholera
mOrbn,.
Concerning the cansc OF the attacks DR. Snow said
1T was duo without doIJt 10 ptomHnes. In hot
weather there is decomposition that -c> In In meats
ana vegetable substances and 0incc> an acut poison
known T. tine profession a. ptomanle> Ii !, this that
l., the poison In mpur" ic''cicnm and cream p"S. and
able for more than hall the attacks OF cholera
morbis." DR.. declared that in hi, opinion. the
cuu>e Of sickness could be found In the bitter ban>
which pirallsn OF by who has been ILL.,
Neither Pcnnman MONTGOMERY ate of the buct>h
that was supposed by the llavcrh doctor 10 be the
cause Of the death.