Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-11-23 | Page 14 | Woman is Dead of Mercury Poisoning

WOMAN IS DEAD OF MERCURY" POISONING After an illness extending over a perfod of more than two weeks, Mrs. Mary E. Pullman, aged 2G years, wire of Joseph Pullman of Hepburn, Ida., died at the Groves Latter-day Saints hospital Tuesday Tues-day morning from mercury poisoning. The woman had been In ill health for fiome lime and some one advised her lo get a bottle of corrosive sublimate of mercury tablets and take them. This she did. but whether or not she too't them according to directions Is not known. It is thought that she may have taken an overdose. Mrs. Pullman, accompanied by her three children, came to this city about three weeks ago. Shortly after taking the tablets the woman became worse and Dr. T. F. H. Morton was called. Her condition vas sucli that It "was ncc-essaiT ncc-essaiT to removo her to the hospital, and although everything was done lo relievo her she died Tuesday morning.