The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07
STEPPED ON
RUSTY NAILS
LOckjaw Attacked Three
in Same Family.
MRS. LONGACRE'S DEATH.
Actually Starved as False Teeth
Were Set Like a Wise.
HUSBAND AND SON SUFFERING.

Camden, N. j., July 7.-While en-
gagged in a loving service for a newly
married daughter, father and mother,
and brother. too, so injured them
selves as to result in an attack OF
tetanus for each and the death of the
mother by starvation from lockjaw.
The afflicted family iss that of Henry
ID. Longacre, the secretary of the South
Jersey Finance Company and a well
known suburban real estate operator
The family lives In the town Of Stock
ton, just outside of this city.
The eldest daughter, Addie, taught
school in this city up To a year ago.
when she married Robert Pinner. They
have been living at the Longacre home
since, but recently the parents or the
young woman decided To make the
young couple gift of a home oppo-
site their own. On this site stood
barn, and to make way for the i'm
POISONED BY RUSTY NAILS.
Mr.. Longacre personally superin-
tended the work and Mrs. Primers eld-
est brother, George, youth OF fifteen,
was permitted to help the Workmen.
While at this work George, in the early
part of last week, ran an old rusty nail
into his hand, and was laid up with 1t
for several days. A day or two later
Mr.. Longacre stepped upon nail in a
board, sustaining an ugly wound.
Strangely enough, on Thursday Mrs.
Longacre went out to the old barn, and
In returning home she. too, stepped
upon a board that had nail sticking
up from IL, and the nail entered her
foot. She had been nursing her hus-
band and son, both of whom were very
i'll. but while concerned for them, she
was unconcerned for herself.
Increased suffering on the part OF
the husband added to her anxiety Tor
him, and lessened what little thought
she had before given her own injury.
However her wound grew worse and
worse: still she went about her house,
hold duties. On Saturday, suddenly her
jaws became locked. as though I'm a
wise. Then, in great haste, physician
was sent for.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH IN THE WAY.
Mrs. Longacre had full set Of arti-
fetal teeth, which were in her mouth
when her jaws set. Upon the arrival
of the doctor and his examination of
her condition he thought he could save
her life. He prepared medicine and
nourishment and then turned to adj
minister these through the interstices Of
the teeth.
why, she has false teeth" was his
astonished exclamation.
YES" replied the heart broken
daughter for whose welfare all this
suffering had been brought about,
"but does that matter?' she added,
paling as she lowed into the doctors
wGTe'sS ae shook l&es his heJd. saying: 1T makes
much difference, and 1 fear prevents
me from giving her nourishment while
to remove the effect of the
poison Those teeth should have been
removed at once"
He called i'm aid and. with other doc
tors, tried to get the artificial teeth out
of the womans mouth or dislodged to
admit the iiauid food, but TO no avail.
INJECTED MEDICINE IN HER
SIDE.
Specialists were called in and the
woman was worked with up to Tues
day noon. when she gave up the strug-
gle and died. The doctors had burned
out the wound In the foot with red hot
irons, and had injected medicine in her
side, but the artificial teeth prevented
the administration Of sufficient food
TO keep up her strength for the fight.
Husband and son are both still suff-
ering, and the former, upon hearing of
his wife's death, grew worse, and IL is
feared that his Jaws, too. will lock.
The daughter. Mrs. Pinner. Is in bed
from the effects OF the sad series of
events Her mind is affected, and the
doctors fear insanity or an attack of
brain fever.