New-York tribune., 1879-12-22
ELIZ4BETH AIR POISONED.

TIE ELIZABETH ACID WORKS SENDING FORTH AN
UNBEARABLE oDoR-MUCH SICKNESS CAUSED
BY IT--A UNIVERSAL CRY FOR THg REMOVAL
OF THE WORKS.
The Eizabethport Acid Works, owned BIZ
an incorporated company and under the personal man
aeement of f. IL. E4gers and George Kimmcl were es.
tabished In Elizabeth ". j. in June last TIE object of
the the production OF supburoms acd from ne
troenm. In this operation clouds thick vapor com.
posed OF snphuric acid and smoke FORTH which
of poisonous nature. They slowly acted upon
by the atmosphere and being much heavier than air
they settle TO the ground
The acid works situated abon two and half miles
from the centre Of Elizabeth fat little lower than
the city. Whenever the air is moving direction az
at all westward or when there Is wind, this vapor
settles upon tho city, filling the streets AMI houses for
hours and sometimes days al d time. In DAMP warm
weather. the poisonous condition OF the atmosp sphere
owing the works. is much intensified Not only the
odor OF this vapor intolerable, hut much sickness,
especially among the women and children, has been
directly caused by It's fumes.
The Board Of Health Of Elizabeth and the City Attorney
have done all their power TO suppress this nuisance
but decisive steps DC taken until works have
decided to have been such by tho courts All Of the
ply ysicans OF the city have signed paper declaring that
the yapors injury to the public health and the
Board OF Education hye presented resolution 10 the
Common Council asking that the nuisance he immcdi-
aely abated and stating that II Is detrimental the
health Of the teachers and children IN the public
schools. II no Improvement "a made, %
large young ladies' seminary, containing upwards
OF one hundred siuients, and well known through
out New-Jersey. VIII be removed from Erz8beth. 4
few weeks ago gentleman who had lived in Elizabeth
for twelve years. removed Ia jersey City with his family
because OF this nuisance Many other leading families
have decided TO leave the city II immediate steps are
not taken for removal OF the works Cases OF sore
throat. suocati0n. sickheadachc anl Eausca traced
directly To This suphuic yap"r are numerous IN every
stated recently 70 IRlBuNE reporter tat he could gye
breathing yapor Tue entire city Is very much ex-
cited upon the subject, and tie idea of pu;tiug
talked o. Mayor Towuley and large number OF resi-
dents testified 10 sickness caused by the vap0r.
was given Of a child made sick by IL tst she Is now
confined to her bed every time the vaper blown
the city. Another resident states that the fnmes
caused sis vile TO cough as ifhavng severe catarh
Dr. J. H. Morton said that no hac himself suffered
from the effect. Of The vsPor, had dseSyered that
and had found sckress caused by II IN his general prac
tce He regarded tue yapor ss poiscnos acid rriaut
mouth. Nausea and languor with general dyprt ssiou
said consider one OF the most noxlcs aud wide
spread nuisaLces ! ever cxperieneed. With some
pepsa there is no possibility Of cure as long as these
vLpors pervade our CITY," Dr. James = Green said that
he had known cases where structure OF the chest Yas
caused together with sense OF violent suocsiion. Dr.
j. s. Crane stated that two memrcrs Of his family were
that lady relative was so seriously affected by it with
sickness and fsintiug that she did not dare 20 into
The growing Of the residents Of Elizabeth.
many OF whom business Of THIS city. produced
united action few days In regard 20 the suhject
Edward G. Brown. Lewis Bacon, Elias ID. smith, OF the
NewJerssy Central Railroad. Peter III. wyckon aud
others, engaged r. ii. Gilhooley, lawyer prepare
the necessary papers, procure injunction nom the
Court OF Chancery. and eectuaily put end TO the
works TRIBUNR reporter also called at the Office of
tho acid works In reply 10 inquiries represent ativs
Of the company said I'VE are trying 10 reinedy the
evil and making experiments for thls purpose
We benefit the city by employing men. hut toward every
nanufactory Of this kind the people OF Eizabsth act IN
the same antagonstic way But they can't do
about H. The stories about sickness all bosh doaf
believe word OF them.s