The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-04
TWENTY.SEVFN CHOIR
BOYS ARE POISONED
Vestry Boys of Gethsemane
Church, Minneapolis, Victims
of Tainted Food.

AS it is, twenty-seven victims of
trichina or ptomaine poisoning are
in various stages of illness, and fatal
results are feared in at least three
cases.
Richard Olson a boy living in South
Minneapolis, was reported in a dam
gerous condition last night by DR..
Gray. Irving Lupton and Gilbert Wal
dron, two boys. and Miss Myrtle John
son, are in St. Barnabas hospital
The other victims were removed to
their homes, some of them being able
to walk unassisted, although they be-
came quite i'll later in the day.
The Victims.
STANLEY KILBOURN, $40 Ninth street
south.
ALMA OLSON, 1O7 Nineteenth avenue
south.
RICHARD OLSON, her brother
HENRY OLSON. a brother.
FRANKLIN GRIST 726 East Sixteenth
street.
HERMANN ROSS. 1913 Clinton
WILLIAM NEWGARD.
MYRTA ANDERSON. 1411 Chicago ave-
nue..
LAWRENCE LUND, 1907 Second street
south.
HAROLD McLERON, 74O East Eight
eenth street
NORMAN JOHNSON, son of rector.
CARL WEITZEL, 1417 Fifth avenue
south
HOWARD TOWLEY, 511 Fifth avenue
southeast.
PAUL PAULICK, 1917 Ninth avenue
south
LINDSAY PILKEY, 1416 Clinton.
LAWRENCE KEOHLER 334 E. Eight
eenth street
LINDSAY KELLY. 1920 Chicago avenue.
HAROLD HECOX, POPS Fourth avenue
south.
ARCHIE EDDIE, 1911 Second avenue
south.
IRVING LUPTON 1880 Park avenue.
DELOSS BRANDON, Gil East Twenty
second street
MRS. TOMLISON.
LURAL ROSS, Southern Hotel.
MRS. MARSHALL 1873 Seventeenth
street east.
o. w. ERICKSON, 3O1O Girard avenue
north.
GILBERT WALDORN, 4137 Third ave
nnue south.
A R. WILEY, choir master, 1908
Fourth avenue south.
DR.. Claiming, an interne at st. Bar
nabas hospital, made an examination
of some of the pork which was served
at the breakfast and found unmistak-
able traces of trichinae.
Early Breakfast Served.
The breakfast was served to the
boys in the hall adjoining the church
! by members of the Ladies' guild. This
was done because of the early Easter
service at $50 at the church, which
| necessitated the boys presence at an
early hour. Some Of them had come
long distances and they partook gen.
erously of the good things which the
| ladies had ready for them, including
pork chops, doughnuts, coffee, pota-
| toes stewed in cream and bread and
| butter
The potatoes had been cooked the
| night before and allowed to stand in
! tin dishes, and many believed that the
| poisoning was attributable to that
| cause. However, the physicians who
are attending the most serious cases
| declare that the boys are victims Of
| ptomaine poison, and that it may prove
very serious
Norman Johnson, member of the
| choir, and a son of Rev. Irving john
son, was the first to be taken i'll. He
| pitched forward in his place and was
| removed to a room in the rear of the
church. He was soon followed by
other boys, until out of forty-five
members Of the surpliced choir only
| seven remained at the close of the
service
The boys We're stricken at the regu-
lar morning service at 10:30 o'clock.
about three hours after their breakfast
in guild hall
Service Not Interrupted.
By a singular gradation in time, and
the manifestation of their sickness, the
boys left their places in an ORDERLY
| manner, without causing a commo-
i ton. The service was not interrupted,
| as the effects of the poison were SLOWLY
manifested, and many of the sufferers
were inclined to attribute their indis-
| position to the heat Of the room and
the atmosphere of the church, which
was heavily perfumed with flowers.
! GethSemane church was crowded
| with magnificent audience, but not
| until the beautiful Easter service. was
concluded did the great throng learn Of
the strange Hines of the choir. In a
very few minutes all was confusion
however, although the sufferers were
quickly removed to their homes in car
riages and physicians summoned.
The poisonous food was eaten bv
several adults, ladies who waited on
the tables and others. Among these
was Choir Master Wylie, who did not
break down until late in the day. He
was resting easily last night and is in
no danger.
The hero of the day is William New
gard, member Of the choir. who be-
gan to feel faint few minutes before
the others, and short time before he
was to sing a solo. Convinced that
the Easter lilies were responsible for
his faintness, he went out in the air a
few minutes and returned in time ia
sing his song acceptably, although in
great distress. He became very i'll a
few hours later.
Preparations have been made to ex-
anime very scrap of food left from
the ill-fated breakfast in order that the
food responsible may be certainly
known. Some of the victims did not
partake of the pork at all.