Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-10
HOUSEHOLD MADE ILL
Mysterious Lsioknsm at a Congressional
1Boanaing House.
'o"*th'n< fo.sonou. In tn. Food
Doctors Are Making an Investisa-
tion -Those Affected.

A mysterious case of poisoning occurred
last evenir g at 215 East Capitol street.
Twenty-six people sat down to dinner. and
before the conclusion Of the meal the
diners one by one began leaving the table,
and by the time 1t was over every one who
mad partaken of the food was suffering
severe pains and showing all the effects
of poisoning.
NO Us East Capitol street is boarding
mouse, and among the guests there are
Representatives Bodine and Lloyd of Mis-
souri,. The dinner at which the poisoning
took place included nothing in it's menu Of
an unusual or suspicious character, and
every one is completely mystitied regarding
thu cause of the poisoning Both the guests
at the house and the servants were pois-
oneo allke and today number OF them
We're confined in bed, suffering from the
effects Of the dinner
AS the company began to show signs of
illness and one by one retired from the
table no one suspected the cause of their
trouble, and 1t was not until the entire
company became i'll from the food that it
was recognized that some poisonous sub
stance had been contained in the meal.
Doctors j. E. Walsh of 203 East Capitol
street. Douglass, Staveley and Champlin
were called in to attend the various guests
at the house, but they could not locate the
cause of the trouble.
of the food of various kinds to the health
office for chemical examination to deter
mine the cause of the trouble. Representa-
tives Bodine and Lloyd are both out today
Bodine, is still quite III, and has been con-
fined in bed all day. Mrs. Lloyd, wife of
Representative Lloyd, remained in bed to-
day and was attended by her physician
were both affected by the food, but they
had recovered by this morning. A. M.
Shelton, private secretary to Representa-
tive Bodine, and T. S. O'Ferrall. private
secretary to Representative Lloyd, were
also very i'll, but were out today.
Both Representatives Lloyd and Bodine
were able to be at the House OF Represen-
tatives this afternoon. Mr.. H. Woodside,
private secretary to Representative Van
diver of Missouri, was also quite ill. Mr.
Charles Holman, a clerk in the health Of
flee. and his wife and Capt. Williams, door
keeper of the House of Representatives
were among those taken sick, ard Capt.
Williams was not able to leave his bed
today.
The Misses Bowie, who are stopping at
the house, Mrs. Davidson. who is employed
in the Congressional Library. Mrs. and
Miss Linton, Miss Vepable were all so i'll
that they were confined to their beds today
and were attended by their physicians.
Mr.. and Mrs. Purcell were both quite ill
and Mrs. Purcell was confined to the house
tC day.
II 10 iiol DeiieNed tiidl any VI tlie cases
will result fatally. although the effects of
the poison were so marked to bring
may of those who suffered from it very
near the danger line.
A full investigation into the causes of the
poisoning will. be made by DR.. Walsh.
Several of the guests at the house were
taken slightly i'll at lunch yesterday, but
apparently from the same causes that OPP
Grated in more marked degree when din
ner was served, but they were not affected
to such degree as to cause any alarm.