The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-05

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Fov the lat tlroc weoks the family OF ur Flag Al
isaDeth street, ce,sasng o. 1vo ps,soaa nave beos
eofy ~ from s1sct OF eating portions 81 ham
ts'nos immense numbers OF ia-ecl, Physcaus wsre
Called and, al 6rst IL extremely iilcult dsap
the nature Of the disease but s hesrns that every
member Of tho family haa eaten portions Or raw ham,
She medical gentlemen 70 thc coucsloa that Il
tho meat ~ somctbng that Il contained thai had sick
enet che patients ana tbIs theory Of the case
hrmed After making mcroso0pcai OK nation OF the
suspected BY the adD,in,stratIo, Of prop,r anti
does several members OF The Family have partially recov
e'ed one noWeves aas led add others are sta quito
sck Mary Flag. little girl two yesrs OF age bs
yond the reach Of medical aid died a dsy
since.
body. and made thorough OF tho
connected With the case As the subject 81 much
interest 70 the public generally appeal copy or ths
testimony taken before tho Coroner
Elizabeth Wefkmeistsr being sworn, says --Decslsid
ham corper OF Grand aud Mott strcsts brought 1t
home ana we oil ate OF " u took becad AID
wlne wth IT, on Friday morning deceaseds fltber and
mother were taken with gripping ia tue bowels, they ate
more on Friday aud since they very ssk
tney thought the ham poisoned them aud ate pece OF
Oft 70 try It. tho same synptons showed themselves
WIN me- afterwards deceased was taxed sex, whoa Dc
Vatefe was sent for.
ive Ysuere residag at 2z acsso, street, being svo,
says.-l am pnysuisn; two weeks ago today was
Gated to deeessed she had vonaitse paDs.a the
bowels aud darrh0& these symptoms continued co. four
or I'VE days deceased gradually grew woaser AND died
day before yesterday all the members af the tsly
were similarly Affected the motnos tue father tbs grand
sickness caused BY eating ham which they had
bought short time before examining the ham M.
croscopcaiy il found to be diseased 1ed
a Kind OF insect known a. 'strichroOs."
Joseph Schnettcr, residng at 99ts Amsy street. beng
wn Dr. o s ~
ing from tho symptoms described by the doctor my
opinion was that che disease caused by che trcbo
spralis " took piece OF the hAos sh0 had
ahmed il under the microscope found il contain
mnense number OF tue animaiculae. AZ far tbs sp
peavauce of tue ham with tue na.ed eyo went seemed
to be healthy nothing wrong DO detected tho
naked eye and blame attached to dealer
Tor selling tho article have Of dts
from the cause believe il to be more psys
ent this season than ohers they have ali recovered that
wooster Beach, Jr, M. o., being swora a,ys:-. hsys
made post norton examination OF the body 0; tho
deceased with Drs VALERIE. schuetter and Jasob the
add lett lung, which exhibited signs OF congestion po
tons OF various parts OF the body removed tor
his opinion a. to the cause OF death OF deceased.
The case was then submitted to the vary. who ceodert
Tue following yxsD,o,- "a %
That Mary Etag, the deceased 10 DEATH ffoA
accidental poisoning FROM eating ham coo.an,as 'trca
mos spralts"
MELANCHOLY sUlciDs
Coroner wdey held an inquest yesterday tina body
Of Mrs. Ann Wood. who committed suicide by lumple
from the sixth story window Of house les Crosby street
the husband Of deceased had tong seryce or
his country arst going 70 the vsr a. private IN the
Forty seventh Now York Volunteers He was scbso-
0uenty Lieutenant 10 the THIRD (coloredl regiment
South Carolina Volunteers but recentiy discharged
from the service on the ground Q; physical disability
During his absepce Mrs Wood has been low spirited
when he returned TO her again she seemed D regain hes
usual cheerfuiness few days ago, however, Mr. Wood
determined to reeast since which time she has been in
unusually gloomy state OF mind, and ended exist
eaee BY jumping from window. In the fai Mrs. Wood
struck upon and broke through wooden awning, from
which she descended TO the pavement The unfortunate
woman expired in haK h0Hf Afterwards. The Jury
rendered verdict Of death by suicide was
twenty years Of age aud native Of Staten Island