New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-02
POISONING BY LEAD.
Additional Details of the Waikiki Valley Affair,
Claims for Damages Against the Miller who hadt
The Poisoned Flour.
4 SUBJECT FOB THE BOARD OF HEAfTG.

Our informant on Thursday made o visit to the mill
at PhiHpsown and converted with The miller Nj Thomas
Marsh The mil IL situated The right bank Of the WAIKIKI
River and the bottom Of valley Of surprising oyeness
The surrounding country beautiful while il the immediate
vicinity Of the mil the scenery charming everything being
kept with the most scrupuou and taste Iohing OH
under she'd reached the mill door Just In time 10
meet r Marsh and stating to hin the nature Of our bust
ne assured that he would gladly furnish all The
data be could IN reference 10 tie sad affair.
Mr. Marsh a OF about fly year OF sve born IN Eng
land and came this country twelve years $50 with wife
two SONS and DAUGHTER having bis purse when be land
Ell eracty eighteen shngs anu sxpence sterling Two
aferWad ho arrived az this place and entered th ~ where
by unceasng industry ana attention o. business e soon be
iavOre In very short time be was euaOea 10 P1t
mill and adjoining property and m reported t. Do
worth today $4,000 This however Dc denies and VIII
oT obyious reasons how much be worth Ahollh
living within three miles Of Goshen he has not visited bat
ht years. and then on business connected Wild TINS
Ike has been @ miller over 81 years and although 10 hos
heard being used for ccnennf Rsi stones mas never
known to iniure any one before IL u4 no, w u 20 R
great his nil until the month Of February when the
old Of became as to require large QUANTITIES.
Of lead to FIJI the cavities which frequently inaheSteu 'ne
The proper cement for this purpose IS ALUM or com
pound Of alum sulphur and silver sln u ao' MOI st -
long as lead, ana consequently Is ho' Au1h -.u
unable the stone which was TIE cause Of 50 much sue
ing owing to that after the poisoning became fixed
fact Mr. Marsh bad taken Sut ana lnioWn inag S t
dam This be regretted for ranY reasons ana LOOKS ss
pcious Another thng also lock- strange and up 10 his
time, cannot he accounted loi enu ~ ~ 20, - ono
mers family have been affected by eating bread made IRON
said 10 have been taken at RAMON ron iue mil
thought that had through nace
poisoned the wheat but II was posiey
known that the lead the SET o. stones containing
IL stopped and every effort was made 10y hf
Marsh to call in all the which had been ground at
stone This amounted TO barrels which sent
informed 10 Capt COrWlD the Middleton agent OF Nh Marsh
with instructions dispose OF IL starch manufacturers m
the CITY of York Mi Marsh j. unable TO state positively
that the -four has been used for that purpose sold at
abou, 81 70 per barrel possible that may lave been 70
packed and may beat this time being sold to &NA Family
Flour and may be well for the Board OF Health 10 make
dgent inquiry into tic facts o. the case There ere now
several Of eadp poisoning IN Now o and ne aotd
persons known have partaker of TINS uour II - hgn
important these "a barrels should be traced from the NH
either to starchact0ry the ftoreho1ss and greet care
should taken that not m into the hands Of unscrupu
lous parties who would sell 1. Tor eating purposes
Wfiie our reporter cOngefslng Wta hr NarshF 4
deputysh5riT drove up sud seyed hin process ~ st
for damages which had been instituted again him NHhout
countinsai there suits nov pending against nm 10 mo
amount $1,000 and more coming u almost dail Inc
old miller almost frantic for between the tall @, the country
and tie suffering o. hundreds OF human ne
ings strong pull likely % be made on his purse IL says
ruined for life n l pfeyng on M mind ana can not
eat or sleep an iunOcent OF wiN!gly doing wrong arc
many the sufferers ny best iene lac Work oil years
u uadone and know aat 20 DO or how to apeae
the anger Of the people" 49,.
There can be no DOUBT but that money and has been lis
god and be regrets part will a. Yet from OH We can
learn OF see % do what Is just IN the matter
Ills business almost brokcnup and only one SET OF stones
are running to-day vet he sls meny o. ms od customers
are coming bach although tue majority distusi him Ahte
tv ha superior Drand q -four winch was nai@en