The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-18
WHOLE FAMILY SICK
MIR. AND MRS. JOHN KAUTH AND
-FOUR CHILDREN TAKEN
ILL
SOON AFTER SUNDAY DINNER.
PHYSICIANS THOUGHT THEY WE'RE
SUFFERING FROM EATING SOME
THING POISONOUS.
INTERESTS HEALTH DEPARTMENT
VIII Analyze Samples of the Meat
All Now Out OF
Danger.

The family Of John Kauth, consist
Ing Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kauth and four
children. living at 17O1 st. Clair street,
were the victims Of some mysterious
form Of poisoning Sunday afternoon,
which 1t was feared for a time would
result fatally to some Of those afflicted.
All, however, have somewhat recov-
cred from the Illness and are now be-
lieved to be out Of danger The poison
Is supposed to have been contained in
some Of the food constituting the fam
ily's Sunday dinner, and the matter Is
now in the hands of the health depart
ment for investigation. The affection
was acute poisoning Of some kind,
which Is said to have evidenced the
symptoms of ptomaine poisoning, from
which Remi Dupre and John Capt.
strant, the two Centerville youths, died
at st. Luke's hospital a month ago.
Part Of the meat which is under sus-
picion is now in the keeping of Assist
ant Health Commissioner Miller. who
will subject 1t to analysis.
The case was reported to the health
department yesterday morning by Mr..
Kauth. He took that portion of the
meat which had not been used to DR..
Miller and explained the illness which
attacked the family soon after dinner.
The meal, partaken of at 1890 o'clock,
consisted Of boiled beef. sauerkraut and
potatoes. All ate heartily, Kauth said,
with the exception of baby boy.
About 2 o'clock every member Of the
family was siezed with excruciating
pains, fits Of vomiting and purging, all
Of which symptoms, DR.. Miller says,
show acute poisoning Of some kind,
possibly ptomaine poisoning. The boy
who had eaten sparingly was Ill, but
not so much so as the others. Drs.
Cobb and Beckley, Of Merriam Park,
were called. DR.. Beckley said last
evening that each of the family was
severely Ill, but that 1t was difficult
from the symptoms to ascribe a cause.
In the opinion Of himself and Dr. Cobb,
he said, the family was suffering from
poisoning from the meat partaken of,
but DR.. Beckley said he thought that
1t was more a mineral poisoning than
one directly due to the condition of the
meat. In his opinion, the symptoms
were those which might show the meat
to have been poisonously affected from
the vessel in which 1t was cooked.
Mr.. Kauth reported where he had
purchased the suspected meat Meat
Inspector Jansen was at once dispatch
ed to the butcher shop to make an in
vestigation, and later visited the
Kauth home. Here he secured a por-
ton of the cooked meat, and this will
also be analysed. DR.. Miller says that
from a casual examination Of the raw
meat left with him by Mr.. Kauth that
1t appears to be in a healthful condi-
ton. but that this cannot be certainly
established until a thorough examina-
ton has been made. Drs. Cobb and
Beckley last evening said the condi-
ton Of the family had been reported
to them so much improved that they
had not visited the members yesterday.
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