The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-09-21
TOADSTOOLS KILL DOZEN.
Fearful Results of Fungi Poisoning in
and Around New York.

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| and Around Now York.
New YORK, Sept. I3.-Thirteen dead
is the tragic result of ar epidemic of
| toadstOOl eating which has swept over
New York and vicinity the past week.
Five were killed in Newark early last
week by feeding on the deadly fungi,
which were supposed to be mushrooms
and eight more have been added to the
death roll within two days. Besides
these at least five more are dying and
many others are seriously i'll, 50 that the
total IS likely to reach twenty. Most of
the victims are Italians, who have been,
III the habit in their own country OF
plucking and eating the fungi haphaZ-
ara. The symptoms of tOadStOOl pOiS.
onlng are extremely similar to those of
ASiatic cholera, and the bureau OF con.
taglous Diseases at once began an in
veStlgation. In view Jt the wholesale
slaughter, the health department VIII
hereafter seize all mushrooms that are
being sold by pcddlrrs.
| RoSln0 COnvOnierO aged twenty-uine
died early this morning after eating
Friday what she supposed to be mush,
rooms. Her husband Peter died in
great agony from the same cause about
tour hours later. Mrs ConvOniero
bought the toadStools from Jerolmoccc
| Marco, Il grocer, who is lust out after a
severe illness from eating some of his
own stock Saturday. His brother,
Neartiano, and his partner, J0kE Cunc0
are still confined to their beds suffering
| from the same cause. BG.h are very
sick and may die. The supposed mush-
rooms were bought from Il lnan who
gathered them around Harlem and
Newark. Other families bought some
Of the mushrooms, but no reports OF
sickness has been received vet. It is
supposed that the pedd!rr was !.
IacOnpt, Frpnchman, fifty seven
years oli, who lived on Blrecker street.
lie died at about the same hour yester.
day morning that Mrs. COnVonlrro died
and apparently from caling poisonous
fungi.
Two families poisoned and one man
dead is the result Of the mushroom en-
petition made Tuesday to West Farms
by Frank CalalanO and Joseph Olvcro
Ahe men knew little about muSnl Orln5
and brought back Il basket fun OF toad
stools. They and their wives and chll-
dren partoOk Of them and were poi
S0neu. No physician was called until
Calalano case grew serious. He died
| yesterday afternoon. Ulvcro will also
| probably die. The women and children
| recover.
| Mary Coii!riOlla, aged IS, years, and
| Nlch0lar Nardlch!on", aged IS. of South
| Mount Vernon with several other Ital,
| lanS, went out into the fields near that
village Saturday 10 gather mushrooms
| ior Sundays dinner. they were not
| particular what they gathered, so long
as it bore resemblance t0a mushroom
and they did not hesitate TO take toad
stools OF OF the StumpS ot dead trees
Ihey cooked part Of what tha had
gathered for their evening Mcal Satur-
day. The result was that two of them.
Mrs. Collriolla and NardicEiOnp, died
yesterday, and four others cannot live.
| ID. Van Orden, of plainlield, n. j.
narrowly escaped death from toadstool
poisoning. lie cooked some mushrooms
and ate a small portion Friday night.
The next morning he had commissions,
and not until last night was ne pro-
nounccd out Of danger. IL was found
there was Just one toadStO0l among the
mushrooms, whose poison contamlnat.
eel the lot.
Mrs. Mary Connor, Il years old, of
! onkcr3, dlrd TINS morning from eat.
'ng the poisonous fungi Yesterday.
her children went out to gather mash
rooms. They gathered what they
Thought was the fungi and Mrs. Com
nor prepared them for dinner. Shortly
ni!ti i 'he l"ni'ly ii'ld plrlakrn OF Them
all were taken III. Mr% Connor was
too far gone to be- saved. The others
are not out Of danger. Mary and Ag
li'H Nia'''l. seven ana lour years Old re-
pTc'lEely' chIldrrli o' Mrs. George Ma
coz, n VINO llEtS on EigrWatcr road near
lldgchrld, gathered for muShrOO ms
rtlday WHAT were evidently toadStoOl3.
ne youngest chlld died yesterday and
!hr lh"'her ana Mary are still in a crit.
'''l collulIlon'
NANl NAi;EpW E>nArES.
lHE\TpN, y. j Sept, l3.--Eour per
bv rIiInr tO,b,uools hut unnn Of tLn
Casrs have proved fatal. Mrs. Archie
Moore purchased mushrooms powdrrrI
them, and she ana two children ntn nr
them and became vio,,ntIy i'll a nhv-
SlIUn was caIitu in tu,ln to s;,vn thrIr
lives. Mrs. Moore IH stlIl III (Vntsnn
II. Nhcni was also taken i'll = few d ,vg
ago. after eating hrcIstuoI, and m,,si,