The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-07
TOADSTOOLS PROVE FATAL.
THREE DEAD VINO A7E OF THEM IN
MISTAKE ron MUSHROOMS.

Two More Still in Danger - The Bohe milan
Family Foodies- when H. Head In Tri-
umph Brought Home the Mu.hroom.
In which the Poisonous Fungi Lurked.
| The case OF poisoning in Newark from eat.
ing toadstools In mistake for mushrooms re-
suited much moro seriously than was antici-
pated on Tuesday night, when the matter was
made public by DR.. Glatzmeyer The physi-
clan then had hopes OF the complete recovery
OF all the invalids. but. during the early hours
OF yesterday morning. relapses ensued and
Mrs Vojacek died at o'clock. Two OF the
children had been removed to the City Hospi-
tai. and Willie aged 10. died there at IL o'clock.
Marie. aged L.. is still critically Ill at the hos
pital. and the father, Venzel Nojacek. 10 un-
conscious at his homo at 427 Fifteenth ave-
nue.. The three-year- old baby lies in a stupor
ut the Noiacek home. and tho neighbors are
taking care Of II under DIR. Frey's Instructions.
Besides tho Voiacek family. John Katlin, q
boarder. and Aloysius Novack, q friend. ate q
small quantity Of the stew, and Novack died
last night
Venzel Vojacek is a Bohemian carpenter who
has been out OF work for some weeks. He is
SO years old. and his wife was 81. She did q
little washing 10 support the family. whilo the
husband went out looking for work every day.
There was nothing to eat In tho house on Mon
day morning. SO the father OF tho family set
out to find food. He walked through the folds
In the neighborhood OF Irvington and gathered
a large quantity Of mushrooms. which he
brought homo in triumph There is no doubt
that he got many edible mushrooms. but with
Thorn he must have gathered q quantity Of the
poisonous fungi. which can only be detected
from them by experts.
Vojacek was extremely fond OF mushrooms
and had eaten them often His wife hailed his
find with delight. and cooked them while he
luck. Early in the evening they all sat down
to a meal OF mushroom stew and rye bread.
which mad been bought with a little money
Noiacek had earned after his fatal find;
the dish. but all tho NoJaceks ate heartily.
When they were Frustrated in the night their
condition was attributed to overenting The
Nojacek arose as usual. and after eating some
| thing. went out. lie drank g ass Of whiskey
in a sal Don in the neightorhood and com.
planned Of feeling ILL., but b ba9 t get
At 10 o'clock he was so i'll that he had to give
up aud return home. lie found the members
OF his family worse than when he left Thorn.
The condition of the family Was discovered at
noon on Tuesday. and then DR.. Frey and DIR.
Glatzmeyer were called in. They remained
with the family until evening and LETT tho in
| the hands OF neiEhbors. DR.. Frey was again
called in early yesterday morning and found
all the patients much woree He sent two OF
the children to the hospital. and gave his chief
attention to Mrs. Vojacek. who was evidently
sinking. In her case. as in that OF the others.
the action OF tho heart was greatly enfeebled.
Her death was due to parai ysis OF that organ.
Novack. Nojacek's friend. who ate sparlngly
OF the toadst DOL stew. began to sink suddenly
early last evening and died at o'clock. Just
as an ambulance arrived to take him to the
hospital .
katin the boarder. was scarcely Ill at all.
and was at work yesterday.