Pensacola Journal (FL)
5 August 1905
Page 5
DEATH CAUSED BY CANNED CORN
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Daughter of Capt. Lars Anderson Expired After Great Suffering Early this Morning
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Ernestine Anderson, the oldest daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Lars Anderson, of South Alcaniz street, died this morning, shortly after 1 o'clock. Death was due to eating a quantity of canned corn, which had become poisoned by remaining in the tin can. The little girl, who was about twelve years of age, suffered terribly during the time that she was ill, and all during yesterday she had convulsions. Shortly after 12 o'clock last night the convulsions ceased, but the attending physicians were unable to revive her, and she expired within an hour.
The corn was eaten by a number of the children last Tuesday at noon. Shortly afterwards Ernestine was taken ill with severe pains in the stomach and continued to grow worse during the afternoon and night. Late in the night another one of the children, Hilda, who is some years younger than Ernestine, was stricken, and later one of the boys had an attack, but he was ill for only a short time.
The two girls, however, became worse as the night progressed and a physician was summoned. Ernestine, however, did not seem to grow better when medicine was administered and yesterday began having convulsions.
The youngest one rallied yesterday afternoon, and it is thought she is about out of danger.
The physicians state that the illness is due to eating the canned corn, which evidently became poisoned from the tin can.
(bio by: Jean Whelan Booton)
5 August 1905
Page 5
DEATH CAUSED BY CANNED CORN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daughter of Capt. Lars Anderson Expired After Great Suffering Early this Morning
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ernestine Anderson, the oldest daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Lars Anderson, of South Alcaniz street, died this morning, shortly after 1 o'clock. Death was due to eating a quantity of canned corn, which had become poisoned by remaining in the tin can. The little girl, who was about twelve years of age, suffered terribly during the time that she was ill, and all during yesterday she had convulsions. Shortly after 12 o'clock last night the convulsions ceased, but the attending physicians were unable to revive her, and she expired within an hour.
The corn was eaten by a number of the children last Tuesday at noon. Shortly afterwards Ernestine was taken ill with severe pains in the stomach and continued to grow worse during the afternoon and night. Late in the night another one of the children, Hilda, who is some years younger than Ernestine, was stricken, and later one of the boys had an attack, but he was ill for only a short time.
The two girls, however, became worse as the night progressed and a physician was summoned. Ernestine, however, did not seem to grow better when medicine was administered and yesterday began having convulsions.
The youngest one rallied yesterday afternoon, and it is thought she is about out of danger.
The physicians state that the illness is due to eating the canned corn, which evidently became poisoned from the tin can.
(bio by: Jean Whelan Booton)
Pensacola Journal (FL)
5 August 1905
Page 5
DEATH CAUSED BY CANNED CORN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daughter of Capt. Lars Anderson Expired After Great Suffering Early this Morning
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ernestine Anderson, the oldest daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Lars Anderson, of South Alcaniz street, died this morning, shortly after 1 o'clock. Death was due to eating a quantity of canned corn, which had become poisoned by remaining in the tin can. The little girl, who was about twelve years of age, suffered terribly during the time that she was ill, and all during yesterday she had convulsions. Shortly after 12 o'clock last night the convulsions ceased, but the attending physicians were unable to revive her, and she expired within an hour.
The corn was eaten by a number of the children last Tuesday at noon. Shortly afterwards Ernestine was taken ill with severe pains in the stomach and continued to grow worse during the afternoon and night. Late in the night another one of the children, Hilda, who is some years younger than Ernestine, was stricken, and later one of the boys had an attack, but he was ill for only a short time.
The two girls, however, became worse as the night progressed and a physician was summoned. Ernestine, however, did not seem to grow better when medicine was administered and yesterday began having convulsions.
The youngest one rallied yesterday afternoon, and it is thought she is about out of danger.
The physicians state that the illness is due to eating the canned corn, which evidently became poisoned from the tin can.
(bio by: Jean Whelan Booton)
5 August 1905
Page 5
DEATH CAUSED BY CANNED CORN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daughter of Capt. Lars Anderson Expired After Great Suffering Early this Morning
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ernestine Anderson, the oldest daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Lars Anderson, of South Alcaniz street, died this morning, shortly after 1 o'clock. Death was due to eating a quantity of canned corn, which had become poisoned by remaining in the tin can. The little girl, who was about twelve years of age, suffered terribly during the time that she was ill, and all during yesterday she had convulsions. Shortly after 12 o'clock last night the convulsions ceased, but the attending physicians were unable to revive her, and she expired within an hour.
The corn was eaten by a number of the children last Tuesday at noon. Shortly afterwards Ernestine was taken ill with severe pains in the stomach and continued to grow worse during the afternoon and night. Late in the night another one of the children, Hilda, who is some years younger than Ernestine, was stricken, and later one of the boys had an attack, but he was ill for only a short time.
The two girls, however, became worse as the night progressed and a physician was summoned. Ernestine, however, did not seem to grow better when medicine was administered and yesterday began having convulsions.
The youngest one rallied yesterday afternoon, and it is thought she is about out of danger.
The physicians state that the illness is due to eating the canned corn, which evidently became poisoned from the tin can.
(bio by: Jean Whelan Booton)
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