A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Jefferson http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1719 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51852 Submitted by: Marianne Article Title: Punxsutawney News Article Date: August 26 1891 Article Description: Literally Starved to Death Article Text: On Saturday,July 4,a little seven year old son of the Widow PHILIPS of Walston,picked up a cup standing on a table in the kitchen and drank a portion of the contents which,instead of being water as he supposed,proved to be a strong solution of concentrated lye. As soon as it was learned what the little fellow had done, antidotes were administered in order to counteract the effects of the lye.But nothing could be done for his relief. Ever since that time until Sunday evening (August 23),when death came to his relief,he has been unable to eat anything and has suffered the most excruciating agony.Ice water was the only thing his stomach could retain.The child literally starved to death.The remains of the unfortunate little fellow were intered in the cemetery at that place on Tuesday. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com