Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-08
ACID FOR WHISKY.
An East Chicago Physicians
Terrible Mistake.
A SOCIAL DRINK THAT WAS DEATH.

Intending to Treat Two Friends to Some
Rare Old Liquor He Mixes 1t with Car
boIic Acid and One Life Goes Out Be
fore Help Can Ise Observation-Disclosures
Assistance Saves the Other Two, but
the Doctor Has a Narrow Escape.
CHICAGO. Aug S-A terrible mistake
was made Saturday night at East Chicago
by DR. Vincent Cole, the result being the
death of II friend and close call for the
doctor and another friend. The three men,
c. s. Ingram. superintendent of the Chi
cago Horseshoe company; Louis Brunig,
foreman of the horseshoe works, and DIR.
Vincent Cole. all of East Chicago, met
Saturday evening, and after eXhausting
the facilities for amusement of public
character went to the doctors Office for a
quiet smoke and chat. Here he told his
frierds that he had some prime old whisky
in his desk, and taking it out found that
there was not enough for three drinks.
Taking vial from his surgical case, which
he said was the same liquor he made up
the three drinks.
1t Was Terribly Hot Stuff.
Ingram took his drink drink first, down.
ing it at one gulp. "My Godr he eXclaim-
ed, "but that was hot stuff" "Oh, L guess
not" responded the doctor, and to show
confidence in his own medicine he emptied
the contents of his own glass down his
throat, Brunig starting to do the same,
but only swallowing part of his dose.
With ashen horror on his face the doctor
cried out that he had made mistake.
Selling the nearly empty vial in his
hand and putting it to his nose, the gray
ity of the mistake was made plain to him
He had treated his friends to carbolic acid
instead of whisky.
Forgot His Medical Sense.
Rushing to the water pitcher on the Of
flee table the three victims of the awful
mistake drank until there was nothing
left. Bruning found a basin of soapy
water in the sink and poured that down
his throat. BY that time Ingram and Cole
were in awful agony. Here the doctor lost
his head and forgot his medical education.
He rushed to a drug store, seized a bottle
OF whisky, and going back they all drank
some of the liquor, which only made mat
tiers worse. The doctor and Ingram, who
had taken the largest quantity of the dead
ly poison, threw themselves down upon
the floor, uttering doleful groans.
The Right Kind of Help at Last.
Brunig ran out upon the street in a
dazed fashion, finally finding his way into
A. q. Sch lieker's drug store. Schlieker
lost no time in getting across the street
and upstairs. He found Ingram IN his
last gasps, unable to utter a word, and the
doctor in n condition almost critical.
Fastening to the store he obtained sup
ply of sweet oil and lime water, but when
he returned Ingram was dead and the doc
tor so far gone that his case looked hope
less.
Went to Work on the Doctor.
The druggist went to work his
patient, no .vever. and kept the breath
of life in him until messenger could be
dispatched to Hammond, two miles dis
tant. BruniG found relief in copious con-
sumption of lime water and he went with
the messenger to Hommond, obtaining fur
Their medical aid on arriving at that point.
Only One Life Sacrificed.
Doctors Z. G. Ibach and J. NJ. Mullen
FASTENED to the scene, reaching there in
time to save DR.. Coles life. They promptly
supplemented the intelligent efforts of
Druggist Schlieker by such additional
remedies as medical science suggested, and
in the course of a couple of hours they had
the satisfaction of knowing that the suf-
ferer was out of immediate danger aud
will recover with proper care.