The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
MANY KILLED BY
POISONED BOOZE
Over 100 Die in New York From Effect
of Boot-Lesger Connection.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--Connis-
sioner Haynes repeated warnings as
to the poisonous character of liquor
distributed by boot -leggers, coupled
with similar warnings by various
state directors. according to report
reaching prohibition headquarters,
have caused several state attorneys
and other prosecuting officials in diff
ferent sections of the country to take
drastic action, in some instances cit
ing manufacturers and peddfers of the
stuff on murder and manslaughter
charges.
The supply of real liquor for bev-
erage purposes having been cut off at
the source by authorities, boot -leggers
have resorted to their own devices.
with appalling results, over a hundred
deaths being reported during the past
month at New York, also many deaths
at Chicago. Pittsburgh. Philadelphia,
and other cities.
Official records of such poisonings
are not available, but from reports
from directors, agents and others, in
stances of liquor poisonings have been
recorded as follows:
AS direct result OF a party in
Aberdeen, S. D., two girls are dead,
one aged IT and the other 10. :.
Poisonous liquor is blamed for the
deaths of Ben Rubottom and two
brothers, whose bodies were found in
the streets of Williamsville, Mo.
Kings County hospital New York,
reports $40 patients in 1921 for treat
ment of alcoholic poisoning. Said DIR.
Mortimer d. Jones of that institution:
Even though the patients escape
death, they are slow in recovering"
The body of David Rogan, an ex-
service man OF New Castle, Pa, was
found in a shack not far from Martins
Ferry, Ohio, following New Years
party. Three of his companions were
made i'll by the same liquor.
Two Toboken bartenders died Jan
81, in ST. Mary's hospital, Hoboken
from wood alcohol. Both were stricken
blind before being removed to the
hospital. Two weeks previous there
were 10 deaths in Hohoken and one in
Jersey City from wood alcohol.
A stranger was seen staggering at
One Hundred and Twenty fifth street
and Broadway, New York city, and be-
fore he could be reached, fell uncon-
scious. His death, after vain efforts
to give relief at Reception hospital.
was ascrihed to wood alcohol poison
ing.
Carleton Carpenter and wife, mar
ried Christmas day at New Goshen,
md, were found Jan. IL in n rooming
house at Terre Haute, dead from
drinking poisonous whiskey.
Two brothers, Frank and John Tiff
fany of New York city, died Dec. 81,
after consuming a portion of half
pint Of Christmas whiskey.
At Tarentum, Pa, at least 10 men
were reported early In January as suf-
fering from either full or partial pa
ralysis as a result of drinking poison
Gus liquor.
In West Virginia a man was found
In an unconscious condition, and was
taken to a hospital where it was re-
ported he would probably die. Beside
him was found a quart of denatured
alcohol, from which about one-half
pint had been taken out
Christmas whiskey was responsible
for the death of four in Allegheny
county, Pa.
Boot-leggers in the vicinity Of the
New York navy yard in Brooklyn
caused the serious poisoning OF 1oI
seamen, and the death of Thomas j.
Smith, a third -ciass fireman of the re-
eeiving ship Pueblo