The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-26
EIGHT MORE VICTIMS.
The Suaerings of Two Families from
Eating Poisoned Pastry.
CREAM CAKE AND VERDIGRIS
An Interview with the Unlucky Eighth
Avenue eaker

The profound sensation created by the poisoning
of Mr. Wheeler's family West Forty -thrd street,
and the death of Mr.. George Wheeler, has by no
means subsidized. The discovery yesterday Of two
more families who were poisoned in the same way
greatly intensifes public interest So far could
be learned yesterday by dilgent inquiry there
fifteen persons poisoned by eating pastry bought
Saturday night, November Is, and one other person
in the neighborhood is dangerously i'll with pre-
cisely similar symptoms. though the family and the
physicians in this unable to trace the sick
ness to the same cause.
The details in the case Of Mr. wheelers family. in
which occurred the only death that has ensued thus
far. will be remembered by the reader as well as
those of the poisoning of the Midway family. pub
lshed yesterday. When the poisoning first became
known to the public it was thought strange that
damage should have been done by only the single
pie bought by Mrs. Wheeler out OF the number
which were sold at Schnkel's bakery on the Satur-
day night in question. and it was shrewdly surmised
that some accident might have happened to that
particular pie. The discovery afterward made by
DIR. Purdy. the physician attending the wheelcrs.
that another pie had done precisely similar injury
to the Midway family, made it exceedingly likely
that still other would be discovered and that
instead of the seven sufferers who known
there might be seventeen seventy in the neigh
borhood.
"JUsT ESCAPED DEATH"
1t was not then. matter OF surprise to Mr.. B. c.
Wheeler when he received the following ote yester
day from the undertaken who buried his SOM
DEAR Sa-Mr. Frank p Walton, of No. 332 West Thirty
eighth street called to see me last evening ana he says
have Just escaped death caused by eating pastry cream
bought the pie. Respectfully yours, JAMES QUIGG
This note he gave to DR.. Purdy. who showed it to
the reporter, when he was asked if he knew of any
more cases of poisoning in the neighborhood. In
qury at once made at the number mentioned,
and it found that the Stetzel family, one Of
whom Mr. Frank Walton married. was the family
that had been poisoned. Mr.. John Stetzel owns the
house and lives there with his family. comprising
his wife, his two sons, his sonin-aw. his daughter
in-aw and his grandchild. None of the men of the
family at home when inquiry first made.
and Mrs. Stetzel refused to talk about the
case, although it evident from her ap-
pearance that she had been ill. Later in the day
Henry Stetzel, young man Of twenty-three or twen
tyfour. admitted that three of the family had been
sick and did not deny that the illness the result
of having eaten pastry bought at the bakery on
Eighth avenue. While the reporter in the room
there were present the father mother, two sons.
unmarried daughter and grandchild. 1t was Mr..
Henry Setzel who seemed most anxious that no in
formation should be given mr. Schinkel is
friend OF ours and there has been enough said about
this thing already. Theodore and Ella and another
OF the family sick, but they well now. and
there is use saying anything more about It,"
Mrs. Stetzel and her daughter, Miss Ella. were in
clned to be more communicative. and would have
given correct statement OF just what had
Cured had 1t not been that Henry advised silence
their part.
The reporter, however, had short conversation
with another of the family whom he believes have
been Theodore Sretzei who told about the purchase
the cream puis, and said that he, his sster-in-
law. his mother and the little boy had all eaten
OF them. "After supper, he SAID, 81 went up town,
but Obliged to get out of the car three four
mAS IN and had farr nfpc
stomach. l went back homo and got to bed
soon possible. but could not sleep and
kept vomiting all night long. On Monday
morning still felt very bad. and then heard that
my brother and brothern-aw we're also sick;
mother sent for some medicine to the drug store.
ana we all took it, but it did us no good. Mon
day morning all still very ill., sent for
Dr. Warren. On Wednesday felt little better. and
on Thursday was able to get around little / am
still very weak, but have no more pain" 1t was
only III reply to persistent questioning that
these details were obtained, but the reference to Dr.
Warren supplied the necessary cew for the reporter
Dr. Warren, of West Ihirty-eghth street. said that
he had attended the Stetzels during their illness.
On Monday of last week. he said, young man,
whose name he did not know evidently Mr.. Walton),
had called on him and asked for med :ines for his
child who taken sick with cramps in the stomach
and vomiting and purging. He prescribed medi-
cnes tor the and told tho young man il the
child got better to call him again and he would
go to see him. The next day the young man came
back and tod him the child still sick. There
upon." said the Doctor, Il went around to
him He was not then at Mrs. stetzels. but
at another grandmothers; but while there I
h n daughtern-law were all sick and was asked 10
visit them. did and found them all suffering
i'll the same way. The married son. Henry, not
SICK nor we're others of tine family. and from this
circu instance they had been able to determine that
the cause of the sickness was eating some cream
pufls they had for Sundays supper. Those who had
eaten any Of these sick. while those who had
not eaten OF them not sick. satisfied
that this was the cause or the sickness and ques-
toned them about the cream pufs. They said that
they had bought them at Schinkel's bakery
Eighth avenue on Saturday night and had them for
Nav isfl,t
nuurATIoN OF THE STOMACH.
''what was your diagnosis of the caseY asked the
IL could not make very clear diagnosis. but I
presumed that something in this cake had produced
cakes made, and thought probably the fact OF
their having been kept for twcntyfour hours before
beng was the cause of the sickness. thought
probably that some change had occurred which
would account for the sickness
'Did you try to get possession Of any OF tho
"No I did not"
"Did you not suspect an active poison from the
syinptolnsY'
no; there was nothing which indicated poison to
my mind. / did not consider any g the patients
dangerously sick, although they were very sick,
dOuDtedly. The mother and her grown
the sickcst. The little boy had only eaten small
piece therefore accounted for the whole thing by
supposing that the food was unwholesome."
what was your treatment9'
81 gave b.smuth aud morphine, which proved efli-
eacious In ailaying the inhamma alton"
their stomachsY
wei, put them on milk diet. would not let
them eat thing until they got better. The milk
they were able to retain after little time"
SILL ANOTHER FAMILY POISONED.
''Do you know OF any other similar cases in the
neirhborhoodY
Yes" said the Doctor. II was called on by a
young man whom had treated before TOR n trouble
OF the bowels Ho came in on Monday of last week
and told ms that he thought he was going to have
another attack similar to the former one. 1 pre-
scribcd for him and he went away, but afterward
came back and said that his mothor and sister and
brother all sick In the same way that he was.
then visited them anu inquired into the case and
fonnd that they had bought lemon merngue pie at
Schinkcls Saturday night and had eaten IL ON
Sunday night. The symptoms the same Us they
were with the Stetzel family. and formed the same
opinion OF the and treated IL in the Same way
''Did they all recoverY
ayes They were not sick the Stetzels were.
DR.. Warren said he would prefer not to give the
names Of this family, good end would be served.
They all out OF danger, aud would not desire
to have their names published in connection with
the case.