The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-10-30
STRANGE ILLNESS
After Supper AdeIphi Guests Suffer
From Mysterious Causes.
PHYSICIANS BUSY WITH MANY
Patients-Mr. Homer Smith of this
Place Unconscious for Hours
His Condition Critical,
untington AdvertIser, Ionday.

the Adelphi Hotel, Huntington,
several OF the guests were overcome
by nausea and physicians were
summoned.
Homer Smith, one of the proprie-
tors of the Phoenix Hotel at Point
Pleasant, was the first of the guests
to become ill. AT 9 o'clock last
night a physician was summoned
and he was found to be vomiting
and suffering terribly. In a few
moments he became unconcious and
remained in that condition until
1920 this morning. Although Mr.
Smith is ordinarily of ruddy com
plexion, he became as pale as if
dead. The physicians worked with
him constantly, but the remedies
applied seemed to have no effect.
Mr.. Smiths father, Col. Smith,
County Clerk of Mason county, was
informed by wire, and arrived on
the noon train by which time the
condition of the sick man was ma
terially improved.
J. P. W. Bowers, a well known
travelling man of Wheeling, who re
presents the wholesale house of
Flaccus Bros. there, was reported
i'll in his room, No. 40, shortly after
Mr. Smiths illness was announced.
a physician who was summoned
found that his trouble was similar
to that of Mr.. Smith, but his condi-
ton was not so serious, He vom-
tied about the entire night. He
was resting easier at Z o'clock this
morning and at noon was consider
ed out of danger. When interview
ed by the Advertiser man at IL
o'clock this morning he was very
weak. He states that he could not
understand his Hines unless it
came from eating asparagus. He
ate no oyster soup, but said he
drank some ice water.
q. Baker, a travelling man of
New York, occupied room No. Al.
He was deathly sick the entire
night and suffered intensely. At
6 o'clock this morning, however, he
was out of danger but was still
very weak and nervous. He ate
oysters for supper and also drank a
glass of milk and some ice water.
He was able this afternoon to walk
down street and will probably re-
sumo his duties tomorrow.
R. w. Sterling, proprietor of the
hotel, was very ill during the night
as was also his daughter, Miss Mary.
They were able to be up this morn
ing.
Harry Raney and wife, who were
regular boarders at the hotel were
among the list of unfortunates.
They were taken i'll early in the
evening and were very sick, but
are better now.
Several other guests were also ill
but not seriously, and did not re-
quire the services of a physician.
Drs. Enslow, Burlington, Hogg
and Prichard were all summoned
and have been BUSY constantly
since rendering all assistance posi-,
BILE to the suffering ones.
DIR. Enslow and other physicians
when interviewed this afternoon by
the Advertiser representative stat
ed that the sick guests were all
badly poisoned, but they were at a
loss as to what food to attribute it.
Mr.. Sterling, the proprietor of
the Adelphi when Intercepted
late this afternoon said he was
completely at sea as to what caused
his guests illness, but that it must
be some food which they ate.
At late hour this afternoon Mr..
Smiths condition was said to be
critical. Mr.. Smith is a member
of the Elks and also of the knights
of Pythias Many of his brothers
of these orders have visited him to-
day and are rendering all assistance
possible. He is a brother of Grif
Smith, Private Secretary of Joseph
S. Miller, Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue in Washington, and
who is we'll known here.
Mr.. Smiths mother accompanied
her husband and is now at the
young mans bedside.
This year, for a wonder, the Ohio
Democrats are united with no sore
spots to heal up, which insures the
election of Hon. Jas. f. Campbell.
The eyes of Democrats of all the