New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-22
CROTON wATER-LEAD PIPE
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CR0T0N WATER-LEAD PIPE
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SIR iDclose you for publication. letters from, r,
/ fessors Parker, Mott, Davis, Clark and China, %.
/ high authority will trust remove any doubt. ,h,,
perchanee still nger in the public mind as 70 d. ~
ger to be ,pprehended from the continued rs. a, =,
delivered vster. The space shey viii oceuvy !, -
columns ferbids my accompanying them With .,v =
marks upon the subject OF Tin pipe, which PROM.
the remedy These viii be considered in ssc,h., -.
munication with reference "a their sfrsngh 9s,,,..
'cerOmy and sef,ty Your obedicn, servant.
WILLIAM Ii Eur,
NEw.YoRK. Tuesday. Js,,pu
pFAR SIR; Since received your communcstoS =
ssrton bS, been awakened the sab &c, OF yoa- nv,
tss'iou.
have had the water from nv Croton pipes sx,u;...
ard to ny surprise found u to contain saf IN spprs,,S
qusnt'y. OF course water thus lmpregnaed canaos ~
used without exposing the system 90 the disastrous s
Of lesd poison
within the ps>; ten yesrs have observed bon N -.
Hospital and privSie practice great increase il n. ~
Quency " urslxa - common has I; become TIA, -
term Is constantly in out al the profession
have not hitherto been able 10 s4isftor1
for much ofths form Of disease Since your sI.miu
Of The Croon water however sud Your Interesting 10
ve>tgsions upon the subject OF Lesdea Pipe the eop,
ton strong MUD bat tha cause sSurnue p,isr
ACTIN under tins conviction have taken step. "a a.
the water introduced into my hous- drinking and sus
nsry purposes through tu pipes and many OF my teo!,
sid patients bymy si.ir-. sr- making similar chaas-
NtrN truly. YOUR friend W PAESsA
Prof wv II Erhr
NFwYORE "Wednesday Nav AIM
PRoF ErtFr- Dear SIR For several ~, ~ Ass,
often asked myself and been ssked il the Crltoa ras
would not sooner or later prove more or less dsesrs
Pa,Df rh this P Nv G rep Sy'I h. Ua
been that believed we wuld experience the N esq
OF It.
am confident tina. have more than in fors
er times Of imperecOr IN the voluntary muscee Of a.
srme amounting To paralysis OF mott IN persons m VIA
there had been no working smo lead or paints "A,
wsy which would enSoe fo be accounted tor Perhs,
also OF the endless iees Of GSrsgis sud othsr
forms nj Neursgs Of different porons OF the Aneuiu,
canal which rtqutn y obstinate and nt-sctabs
my owe their origin and persistence TO the salts OF lead
tn Water.
was mach graed in our interview ths evening =, sr.
thar you had tanned your attention this subject aud, hr
YOU lad discovered the oXde of lead and the csrbouas
the water from the Croton pipes.
IersN entire ~ You. in your lAudAble resesrchss
Your itue Chemist ~ DO great zeal tOsafd Goa
v;uoing the pubic, and You will thereby sabssrve N.
cause Il humanity by diminishing human suffering
Yours with great respect, NALESrNs Morr.
NrwYosK MEDICAL Colures. Thur.d,y Jun. Il lsa
EProf ELiET-Dt0, 81 | AN happy 10 learn that ,or
engaged in investigating the IN portsnt subiectdA.
effect of lead pipe Crofon. Schuy kill and other saerS
and will With pleasure add the results OF my own limited
obstryStions.
For some time past have met with cases pressntn,
certain ympoms such as partial pars sis or loss Of
cusr power various parts the body which could
be referred any other than the effects of lead uPOa
the sy,tem Vet IN most Instances these persons were
connected with the lead business and could not have re-
crNed tie poison in any other way than by the use OF VA
ter lassing through and standing IN lead pipes. Beng
strongly pressed with this opinion, requested the
sisant chemist in the New FORK Medical College 70 en-
anime the for this purpose In all he sbe
detect lead IN the watt, when It had remained Tor we've
hours more in the pipes
Hoping your Investigations will result in the adoption
better material tor the conveyance of water and
quentiy manifest Improvement in the general health
remain most respectfully Yours. T.. II DAVIS
Professor of Nai. Med. Sc in y Y Medical College
NETWORK. Monday. JAY 70. az
Prot EttEr-Dcd' SUs In answer e. your Dqulnes
offer the following statements For years past have
observed fev of Diseases which have believed
produced by the Croton water by lead
The number may amount 10 eight ten in year, incud
ing hospal patients. The diseases which have ascrbed
10 this for the most part ain pans
partial pars sig, and in small proportion Of the cases.
painters collie My attention first called 20 this sub
ect years ago by Ob,ervDg the very frequent
of bervagic affections IN the country among
those persons whose houses we're supplied with water
conOu cd through lead pipe pumped from wells through
N AZ metal Knowing that the service pipe in dwell
rgs was csnDusly yielding minute portion of lead to
the wster IN daily have been long prepared 10
similar effects from It's slow accumulation the system
here il entertained any doubt that the caps
biz Of doing mischief It WAS wholly removed IN isi9 BY
witnessing the suieru x of the young phy scln whose
's-eis reported ny himself in The Acr I0,k Journal
.NGHtff May, l-a JU~l ana especially rrmArkn{
his freedom r m disease while he used veil water and 10
renewal whtn he returned 10 the use of the Croton.
Two yean ago WAS myself rendered almost incapable
Of walking, and suffered severely for some months n
tqueuce of a sctaffc0, which, perhaps unfairly at
tributed 10 lead from the service pipe went into tbs
country refusing under all circumstances % drink drop
Of water thar had flown thr ugh lead pipe and grdaly
recovered Since that time have drunk very hu- Gre
ton water Believing thai recrS ID daily from ne keh-
and the bakery much lead my system could safely
tolerate ny drink has been mostly water obtained " ms
ing the kocklsnd Lake Ice.
Whistler | AN taking unnecessary precautions in ny
own care or not doubt that have repeated
instai Of suffering and partial PUaysi, caused
By th. CrOton water Tho admitted fact that the gren
majority Of our citizens suh-r no inconvenience t,nn
proves nothing regarding he few who feel ~ orrnlc0o
,ects IL is ~. known ia The medical prot thr
grains Of mercuri~l medicine will nov ADD
then produce the most painful salvation while nneiynn
persons IN hundred would be- unconscious OF any esed
RON small quantity. la different constitutions here
different degrees of susceptibility 10 The lnAa 5ncss
both mercury and lead IL is prob.by true that the later
q ue.e Metals IS slowly eliminated from the system
through the rejected secretoDs hut il is sl,o us th1
there are cases IA wbi the injection rapid hsn
the iemOs al and in such UNPLEASANT effects F un-
matrly follow Illustrations Of this fact am persuaded
frequent occurrence IN the city than our Pht
''''-' You. tnv. A CL,n.
NETWORK, Thursday July "a T@
WV H. ELLET, NJ. u D,Dr oV-A your f-qloi
send you note Of my with such remarks - 0ccn~
upon the general subject The though pf@s-nub
peculariiies Of special medical interest .l 81 cas-.
serve show how apt ali At least have ossn@
overlook a 81 distase when that cause - l0l mA'
# familiar or hsbtusl observation.
NY attention has been directed q the poisonous en.c1
Of lead ever since the publication OF IAnqusre oook
but within the last twO years the subject has occuPsa
much Of ny thoughts IN consequence VI the yey ssnO1
ness II our friend, Prof h Since you 0rgta
yOur researches on the lead the Cr00n water s sIesG
ba. a. you will remember been discussed BY us 1lis.
lumber Of times Yet all tli. time never tor mo ns ,l,