Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 312, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1919 — TWO VICTIMS OF POISONING [ARTICLE]

TWO VICTIMS OF POISONING

PTOMAINE POISONING ALMOST RESULTED IN DEATH OF TWO MONDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Beam lay at the point of death at their home on 1 North Cullen street throughout the •day Monday, the result of their i having eaten tainted sausage Sun- ■ day which had been purchased by i Mr. Beam two days before from a : farmer living near Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Beam took ill at ; about 1 o’clock Monday morning and j within a short time their condition had become so alarming that it was feared by the attending physician that they could not long survive. Both lapsed into unconsciousness a §hort time later an® but for the prompt action of those in attendance the poisoning would have ‘re-* suited fatally. „ The two victims were rational only a part of the time during the day Monday, but toward evening Mrs. Beam took a turn for the better and rested very well during the night. Mr. Beam’s condition, however, remained unchanged and during the night bis rational momehts were few. This Tuesday morning both appeared to be somewhat imj proved and it is now thought they | have passed the danger stage. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bott, parents of Mrs. Beam, and Mrs. Bennett, i mother of Mrs. Bott, ate some of j the sausage Friday which Mrs. Beam had given them, but suffefed no serious effects. ?