Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-06
WESTERLY BLAMING CUSTARD PIE|
For Cases of Ptomaine Poisoning Gallagher Badly Cut With scythe- -Misquamicut Golf Club oficers.- A Quiet Holiday.

There are at least eleven cases of ptoma1ne poisoning in Westerly df- rectly traceable to the eating of c11s- tard pie obtained in local restau- many other cases that have not been reported especially as eight of the cases are the result of eating a sin gle pie, and quiet number were cooked at the same time and made Of the same material as the ones that caused the poisoning. All of the cases are considered as being serious and on Monday evening at least two or the leases were reported as being critical Those affected are: MT. and Mrs. Patrick Savage and @ grand daughter, named Savage, & son-tn- children, Mary and Julia: a niece. Miss Savage and a young man, both Of Monson, Mass, who are visiting the Savage family. The Savage and Sul- livan families reside in adjoining houses in White Rock and Miss Saw age, who is employed in Westerly brought the pie home, but fortunately she did not partake thereof. MT. Sullivan seems to be in a more pre- carious condition than the rest and one of the daughters is also in a very serious condition. MT. and Mrs. Saw age are quite aged and there is doubt as to their recovery. Dr. John L. May was called in these cases and he called Dr. M. H. Scanlon in consulta- tion, Monday morning. Dr. May after investigation was satisfied that these eight persons were poisoned by eat ing the poisonous pie.
 Dr. May was next called to attend Policeman Donald Ferguson, who he found suffering from ptomaine poison. When the patient was questioned as to what he had eaten he mentioned the custard pie in the same restau- rant where Miss Savage purchased the pie to take to her home in White Rock.
 Dr. Scanlon was called to The Min igret to attend young man, who was also a sufferer from ptomaine poison ing. He, too, had eaten custard pie at the same restaurant. He is Ray mond "A. Rane. chauffeur for T. J. Crane, of Philadelphia, who had just completed a short stay at Charles town, before going to The Grtswold the season. The automobile was kept in garage in Westerly where MT. Rane remained when not driving for MT. Crane. Just as soon as MT. Crane heard of the sickness of his chauffeur he came to Westerly and graduate nurse to care for the young man. Rane Is in a very serious condi- ton. Dr. Scanlon is also treating AL exander Gavitt for the same trouble and rom the same cause. MT. GaV1tI was affected soon after reaching his cottage at Pleasant View and his con- dition grew so serious, Monday after noon, that Dr. Scanlon received second hurry call MT. Ferguson al though quite sick will probably be fully recovered within a week, pro- vided there are no complications.
 It was the opinion of physicians, Monday night, based on the number of pies made and sold, that many new cases would develop in Westerly and in other places whose inhabitants par took of that particular batch of pois- onous pies. -Ptomaine poison is liable to develop under varying conditions, in the homes, the best hotels, and un- der varying circumstances. In this instance the poison may have been confined to a few of the pies, only, and therefore the epidemic may have reached the limit.