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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
2
The deaths of six children in Brighton are being investigated with no poison found in the candy. Medical examiners suggest influenza or acidosis from excessive sugar as likely factors, while officials caution that the exact cause remains undetermined.
Several young children in Boston and Brighton died from acidosis during the Christmas period. Names include Mary Robart, Miriam MacDougall, Robert Sullivan, John Lillis, Francis Kelly, and Catherine Lillis, all linked to local addresses. Health officials announce autopsies and a broad probe of Brighton and South Cove candy and food products.
May Kelly six with improved status as of last night. Gertrude Kelly four and recovering. Frederick MacDougall Jr. six of Brighton recovering. Mary Sullivan six still seriously ill. John Sullivan not much improved. Gordon Lyon two slightly better. Donald Coughlan two still serious. James Lillis six fully recovered. his brother John died Sunday.
The Cambridge Board of Health ordered all city physicians to report any diagnosed acidosis cases or symptoms immediately. By last night eight-year-old Robert Sullivan had died and two other children in the same family were ill, prompting a medical inquiry led by Dr. Bradford H. Pierce and Inspector Joseph J. Johnson. Johnson defended local candy makers, stating Cambridge factories produce pure candy after recent inspections.
Mrs Joseph Robart of 96 Hudson Street South End says her 412 year old daughter Mary died after eating Christmas candy from a Tyler Street mission. Doctors cited acidosis as the cause, with Louis W Hill of Children's Hospital signing the death certificate.
Deputy Health Commissioner Shea announced late last night that rich Christmas foods upset delicate stomachs of children and ordered autopsies on victims of acidosis.
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