New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-26
intimidation and violence, he would have clear
majority over Eagle Of S,e7O votes.
POISONED By EATING oAT MEAL.
EIGHT PEOPLE TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL AFrER
BREAKFAST IN A BoARpING.HoUsE

BREAKFAST IN BoARDING-HOUSE
There was wholesale poisoning at Mrs. G. stcwarts
boardlng-house, at No. 30 Cottage Place, yesterday
morning Eight people were made III by some ir-
rtant poison, among them being four policemen OF
the Leonard-st. station. The poisoning took place
at the breakfast table, at about a. Mrs. Stewart
has seventeen boarders and they all sat down TO
breakfast Inside Of twenty minutes after the boarder
got through eating, eight Of them became deathiy
sick They were Norman Sheldon, Martin Handy
Abraham Van TasseI and Patrick oBrien, all police
men, and Mary Reagan, Sarah McCabe. James Lowe
and one other man, who left the house and his name
is not known. Officer oBrien started for the station
house Immediately after breakfast and was taken
sick on the way. He had violent pain In tne
abdomen and vomted at short intervals. He went
on post, but after two hours Of intense agony he
compelled to give up and went to the station mouse
and told the sergeant that he had suddenly
become Ill from some unknown cause. He was az
this time so weak that he could hardly stand, ana
ambulance summoned and he was taken TO tne
Chambers Street Hospital
whls o'Brien was suffering In the street his COM
rades who had remained were similarly attached
and the quiet boarding house was speedily trans
formed into hospital The malady was maniiested
in the same way in all those who were affected. IL
began with an intense burning In the stomaon, ana
this was soon followed by severe pains, vomiting
and violent, spasmodc retchIug. Miss Reagan Is
The symptoms were not marked In her case, but
she suffered all day long from nausea. officer
Handy as soon as he felt the sickness coming on
sent to a neighboring drugstore for an emetic, ann
was soon relieved. Van TasseiI. Sheldon, Lowe and
Miss McCabe suffered all day long and were confined
TO their beds.
Police Surgeon McGovern attended the sick board
ers They all I'm an apparently criuc@
condition when he was first called. The attacks
of vomiting were followed by great ply
steal depression and weakness, and the doctor
suspected that Paris green had been taken.
This was subsequently proved to be incorrect. Inc
symptoms all pointed 10 an irntant poison OF some
Eort and the usual antidotes were given. Df. MO
Govern remained with tho patients for severai nourS
until they were out OF danger AS soon as the doc
TOR cot ttme he made a careful investigation to dis
eoyer the nature Of tho poison. ana came to tho con-
cIuslon that IL was in the oat meal This was in the
shape commonly known oat fakes and was oougnt
AZ a grocery store in Hudson-st, near sprng-st. IL
appeared 10 be fresh and thero was nothing peculiar
In the taste or smell. II was kept In paper oas
and was cooked In a granieware kettle
Altsoueh there nothing TO indicate thae mo oae
flakes were adulteraed yet overy one who ATE any Oh
the material was poisoned The boarders who ala not
touch the stuff we're not affected in any way The
milk in which tho fakes were eaten was all right
Dr. MeGoyern took sample OF the. 0at fakes and
will have chemical analysis made. and until this IS
done the poison cannot be determned. 1t is consid
cred possible that some hind Of rat or pug poison
may have fallen into the oat meal bag through cart
Ai tho sick persons were said to be in good condt
ton last evening, and will probably get well omcer
O'Bren was In a serious condition when taken 70
the hospital but ho said to be improving late last
ast evening, and said that there had been no one
POISONED In her house that she had heard or