The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-10
ALL NEARLY Died
Party of Campers Drank
AduIterated Buttermlik
MRS. G0RREL'S JOURNEY
Son Is Very III and She Is
Penniless.

Among, group Of campers On the west
side is a family who win doubtless have
to become the subject of charity very
soon. The campers were all poisoned by
drinking buttermilk near lola several days
ago and all came near dying at the time.
One Of the boys. a son OF Mrs. GorrelL
the poison, but which has lately develop
ed into typhoid fever. This boy was the
Der and did not get entirely well before
taking sick again. Mrs. Gorrell Is the
widow of an old soldier who died short
time ago at their home near Nevada, No.
Shortly after his death she and her chill
dren, daughter and two boys, started
out in a covered wagon for northern Kan
sas, where they thought the boys could Sc
cure work. as they were very industrious.
They fell in with another LOT Of movers
and all Travelled together. A family nam
ed Green was coming to Wichita, and all
came together this far. when young Mr..
Gorrell got so bad that they could take
him no farther. They camped day be-
fore yesterday on Oak street, west side.
just below Douglas avenue. A lady near
the camp loaned Mrs. Gorrell q tent In
which she could make her son comfor-
table, and yesterday DR.. Jordan was sum-
moned. Mrs. Greene said the sick boy is
also a subject of epilepsy which made
his condition very dangerous when his
fever was at its height. Mrs. Green
said the Gorrells were out of money ana
were In very destitute circumstances with
a dangerously sick boy on their hands.
The other Gorrell boy went out yesterday
to hunt work and an effort will be made
to get the sick boy In q hospital.
In telling of their experience with the
buttermilk Mrs. Green said that while
they were travelling near lola they stop
ped at a farmhouse to buy some butter.
| The woman who sold them the butter
gave them a lot Of buttermilk and each
of them drank heartily Of 1t for dinner.
Within q half hour afterwards, she said,
| all Of them took deathly sick, ana she
herself fell out Of the wagon while cross
| ing stream. There were several babies
in the crowd which she Thought
they would surely lose, but Mrs.
! Green said she happened TO think of the
! grease remedy and poured a lot Of grease
down each one and added soda, which
proved to be a good remedy, and tided
them over till they got to doctor who
said they had all been poisoned and that
it was the result OF putting some kind of
mixture in the milk before churning In
order to improve the looks and qualify OF
the butter.
Mrs. Gorrell seems to be very energetic
and honorable woman and the sense Of
her poverty seems TO give her q great
deal of sorrow besides that caused bv
| the severe illness Of ner boy. If ne were
not sick they could get along first rate as
the boys are both industrious and good
workers. Mrs. Green said her husband
had helped them a great deal in various
ways, and she had nursed the boy and
given him medicine The boys condition
| is 50 serious as to call for sympathy and
assistance Of the city or anyone who Is
inclined to be generous to the poor and
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