The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-20

Inc Brooklyn Cly railroad company nave ne.
come somewhat alarmed at the appearance OF the
horse plague ut their stables. There have been no
serious results from the disease as yet, and every
precaution has been taken by the company to guard
against 1t. Several OF the horses were attacked by
the disease, out they were successfully treated bv
,me surgeon 81 tne company mere naye neen nine
OF the Coney Island Railroad Company, Dut there
mas been no deaths as yet.
Funeral Of the Victim OF the Whislkcy Raid.
The Obsequies over the remains Of Clinton Gilbert,
VINO was shot by some unknown person during the
whlkey raid Ia the Fifth ward, took place yesterday
at the Washington avenue Baptist church. The de-
ceased was recently appointed United States CANCER.
and his business made 1t necessary for him to be
present with the United States revenue assessors
during the raid. Yesterday, in respect to his mem
ory all the Offices Of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment in BROOKLYN were closed and draped in mourn
ing The officers and clerks in the department at
tended the funeral III body. The body was encascd
In handsome rosewood coffin with elaborate silver
moun'ings 1t was escorted 10y guard OF honor con-
sisting vi fifty members OF the Fourteenth regiment
n. q. :. n. j. The pail bearers were toOwS:--
General Lonrdan Slas b. butcher Colonel Charles
d. Morton, Coonei Connolly, Colonel GilIen. Colonel
Moscrop, captain Sewage and Others. The funeral
sermon was preached by the Rev. j. Hyatt Smith,
cemetery, where IL Was inferred.
SMALLPOX in MISUNDERSTANDING OF the Kings
County Medical Society.
The members OF the Kings County Medical So
ciety, thinking some action necessary in regard to
tie smallpox contagion in Brooklyn, met yesterday.
A lengthy report. which had been prepared by the
Executive Committee, was read and formed the
subject If short debate. The report set form that
during the year ending July there had been 1854
cases OF smallpox. For The first five months fresh
cases had deyeloped themselves at the rate OF one
dav. For the last seven months average OF four
new cases day occurred. For the last three months
there hal been six fresh cases day and for the
nIGnr NEW CASES EVERY DAY.
The disease Is, therefore, ra2idiy increasing In
ana deadly plague during the summer.
1he physicians OF brooklyn are very soicitous that
impress upon the pnblic the absolute importance or
submitting to the operation unti 10 'takes,n since
resolute ana united movement IN iavor Of vaccina-
lion Will cut the progress OF the disease short.
No doctor wishes 20 have "a smallpox patient. IN
asInuch IL irretrievaby damages mis- practice.
Nothing can compensate them for The disaster, and
they are determined TO do all they can to prevent
the disease IN advance.
The Domestic Traardy ia ok!yn-Smicide
of the Unfs,ishini Nife--Coroncr's Inquest.
The tragic result OF the improper intimacy be-
tween Mr. Fondcrne her brOtner. IN. law Henry,
a, her residence, No. 43 Carroll street, caused no
little surprise to the neighbors with whom the
family were intimate, and has nearly distracted the
husband OF the unhappy woman. The
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE POISONING
do not diner from what was published in the
HERALD of yesterday. IJ further appears, however
thai Mr. fonderne never suspected ms wife OF any
inndeliiy having always looked upon her as q model
OF purity. Bnt when she made the confession that
she had been unfathful to her marriage vows and
the partner of her Illicit love was his own brother
Henry nc thought
HER MIND WAS DISEASED
and her story grew out OF some halucinaiion. lie
found, however the revelations were only too true.
aud ,hat MS home was forever broken up. He told
the deceased that tSey must separate. He had some
and ordered ann out of the house on saturday. He
packed his trunk called a cartman and ordered him
10 take it To No IL Monroe street, New iork. lie
procured mixture OF
PARIS GREEN AID wuIsKEY,
winch he was aboui TO lake, when the cartmcu grab.
bed AZ IRON hun and threw II INTO the river. Mrs.
Fonncrac resolved 10 pat end TO her lie and 10
that end procured qu3nuty of Pans green and
t0ok portion OF ~ on Monday after ner husband
lcf the nou-c. When he rcinrucd AZ uign. lie found
her suffering rom the enects Of the poison and I'M
nesllatcly summoned pi, siciaD. II was too la.e
however. Ia save Acr he, anu she died tuesday
When heary, her paramount heard Of her death he
said
~ WILL pir, Too.r
lie then procured some Paris green and took It.
Ic was found, as stated IN the HERALD, near the
hamilton avenue ferry, suffering from the effects Of
tae poison. iie was taken 10 the Long Island Col
ton. Mrs sophia foudcrne was twenty eight years
of anil SWISS. Tier husband ~ native of
Hamburg AMI AID about ihiriy Henry Fouderne
q iweni,-sescn war OF age ani worked about The
doCss a. iao0rer.
rnH ISorTSr
over the holy OF the unfortunate woman was held
10 coroner Whitehall. several witnesses were ex.
aalusi nui nothing iur; her wa- elected and "A ycr-
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