The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-03
During the past week Surrogate veedcr admitted
to probate the Wills OF Bridget Bradley, Magdalena
DRUaG2D TO DEATH.
Fatal Error by n Drug Clcrk-A Indy
Poisoned from Solution Of Cpiam-A Shock
ing Blunder--Is There No Law to Punisi
Criminal Cureiesslcss4

Fatal Error by Drug Clerk-A Indy
Poisoned from Solution Of Cpiam-A shocks
ing Blunder-Is There No Law to Punish
Criminal CureiesslcssS
Another fatal error has been made by drug clerk,
by which lady named Mrs. John I. Barnard the
wife Of an esmable citizen, lost her lie. This is
the second or third case la which the error OF drug
clerks has resulted In the death OF the patient In
Brooklyn within the past year or two. Mrs. Bar
naId The present victim, who resided at the corner
OF Ryerson street aud CAFES avenue, was
afilicted with abdominal pans on Thursday,
and the family physiclan.e DR.. Joseph c..
Hutchson OF Clinton avenue. was called in to pre-
scribe. The doctor wrote out prescription Tor two
ounces OF the incture OF opium, teaspoonful Of
which was to be taken every hour for three hours in
glass OF ice water, when IL was believed relief
would be Obtained. Dr. Hutchinson requested that
the prescription for the drug should be taken TO Mr.
Olifrs drug store, al The of Vanderbilt and
Fulton avenues. The store as visited by of Mr.
Barnard's aifally, bet IL Was found To be cosed and
tlc person then PROCEEDED 70 The pharmacy OF
". L. Gore, at the corner Of Fulton and Washington
avenues. AS II was about midnight THIS pace
was also closed but the night bell was
answered by robert Weyb. one OF the clerks. The
clerk Immediately proceeded TO puL Az up; but not
UNDERSTANDING the iact that it was plainly written,
lie nistOog II. and put up solution OF opium instead
OF tac tncure, as prescribed. The messenger re-
tnlaed home With The drug AID it WAS adm nlstered
as cirectec by the rhysc,an-Ih ree teaspoonfuls in
three hours, IN toc water MRS. Barnard fell
NAMED unt;i rr9uy AZ rnoon, Wien she d.ed
fIom tie cnecs II f!se peisssi. When the family
found uiatlt was inpossioie % rouse Mrs. Barnard
fiom her stup0y, NJ. Hutchinson vas again sum-
moned TO her bedside, M, together with Dr. A. d.
WILSON, did al IN thcir power 10 save the lie OF the
family were thrown into the greatest grlef by the
9hamely death Of the lady Through the terrible Dlun
Mr.. Barnard husband or the deceased, Is a well
known coal dealer on Fulton avenue, ana the uniOr-
tunate case mas created cons aerab!e excitement in
tine locality i'll which they reside. When DR.. Hutchl-
son discovered the mistake he proceeded TO the drug
store and requested to see the prescription. 1t
as lOllJws:-
zSs os S1. every Ss ss Il Z: 1 ss
The following cOlloquy then took place between
the doctor and me Clerk
DR.. Hutchison-lhls IL marked fTincture opiilcom-
positns" It's made up liquor OPT. How dil that
OccuTY
Tue Clerk-Didn't you mean liquor opip
Dr. Hutchison-I meant exactly what plainly
wrote down.
Tue Clerk first thought 1t was Intended for pare
goric then for complicated extract vi laud.lum.
DR.. HutChlson-iOCr mistake has proved q very
serious thing for a lady, who Is now PROBABLY dying
from having taken tne prescription wa sent.
The tnclure Of 7plum sysw!lat Is almost uriver-
sally XII Wn 4, 3 luJbs cholera mixture. Ii Is en-
plants tA-t with winch Mrs. Barnards was
taken. liquor cp, the solution OF opium, is very
different lang Is 10 IT'S strength, beIng many times
more . fwSrlui. Tho name "Ssubbs'D IN the rlgnC
hasa corner OF the aoer indicated that the ordinary
cholera MIXTURE OF mat gentleman WAS intended
explicitly and the directions unucrneatn indicated
equally explicitly exactly wnar was wanted, that
being The direction III pursuance OF which the ined
cine Is gwen.
pOy vi Mr. Gore Tor iIe past three years. lie says
he Is competent is always careful In putting up pre-
scriptions, ana cannot tell how he came 10 make
the error lie says ne thought alter retiring to bed
that a teasp0onfI was u large dose OF The liquor
OPT. lie never made an erlO, before.
Mrs BarAard was li,yeirbt ycar5 OF age, and
leaves husband and four cillilrsu.