Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-11-25
Totally Poisoned.

The following from the HAYS City.
Kansas, Republican contains most OF
the particulars % far as known here
Of shocking accident that occurred
t. the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Fox.
once residents of Lancaster. Mrs,
Fox was formerly Miss Anna Crosby
The Republican Of Nov. Is. SAYS:
Last Wednesday morning H. Porter.
who works at the Ellis House. discov-
cred a jug in the coal house. After
examining its contents he was con-
vinced that it contained California
White wine. So be ran with the glad
tidings To Geo. Z. Fox. the night
clerk. They proceeded at once to
avail themselves of the rare opportun-
ity of drinking out of some Que else's
Jug. Porter first took swallow and
pronounced it hot stuff Then George
/ took about four swallows and agreed
with him exactly. A few minutes
later George took a tit, and at the
sight of him Porter took one DR..
Gage was called at once ana after APP
plying emetics and the stomach pump,
etc, and worked with them the bal
ance of the day, he will manage to
bring them out o. X. 1t was learned
later that the Jug contained a solution
OF alcohol and corrosive sublimate
and was used as bed-bug poison. At
the present writing George is out of
danger. but he is nursing very weak
and sore stomach. And Porter will
turn white at the sight of jug.
In the next weeks issue the death
Of George Fox was announced;
Last week we printed in these coll
umns an article announcing the SER
icus accident that had befallen George
Fox at Ellis last Wednesday by the
accidental drinking of a mixture of
alcohol and corrosive subiimate. AL
though everything has been done TO
relieve the sufferer by the medical
fraternity he died the following Mon
day evening. Nov. Is. The body was
brought to Hays Tuesday morning
Wednesday afternoon the funeral SER
vices were held at the Lutheran
church conducted by Rev Zimmerman
OF HAYS and Rev. Harper Of the Con-
gregational church at Ellis. The
casket was literally covered with
handsome and fragrant flowers. The
choir composed OF Misses Ida Cole and
Rosina Yost and Messrs. /. NJ. Yost
and c. w Reeder sang the pretty and
familiar hymns I'VE shall meet be-
yond the river" I've shall sleep but
not forever" and beautiful Land. :"
Six young men of about the age Of
the deceased acted as pail bearers. An
unusua Y large number OF friends
followed the remains TO their last
resting place. The whole community
sympathize with the family in their
great loss.
George Fox, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Eli Fox of this city. was born July Il.
1874, near Lancaster, Wis. At the
age Of years he was baptised in the
Congregational church. In the spring
OF 1879, be moved with his parents to
Walker, this rounty. In 1881 he
moved to Hays. where he grew to
manhood. The past year he has been
working as night clerk for Mrs. Penny
at the Ellis House in Ellis. George
was a quiet. honest. industrious boy.
and everyone who knew him could
count him as his friend.
A letter just received by Miss Belle
Crosby contains additional particulars
as follows:
George had just finished his work
for the day; came out of the dining
room. and just across the hall from
the dining room door was the front
stairway. he crossed to the foot OF the
stairs to 60 up to 90 to bed. Just
then the porter called him back to the
end OF long hall and told George he
had some nice California wine and
asked him to taste it. George asked
him if he had taken any and he said
he had, SO George took a swallow Of
it and turned to 20 up stairs when he
commenced to feel bad and went back
to the porter and asked him ii he was
sure ii was wine and he said YES.
1t seems Mrs Penny told this porter
not to touch it that it was bed-bug
poison. but there was no label on it
and he says he thought she told him
that So he would not drink ii