The evening world., 1893-07-25
NEARLY so POISONED.
Serious Effects of Ice Cream in
a Brooklyn Ward.
Tie Trouble Has Occurred Twice
Within Three Weeks.
Nrs. Naber Belisves Jealousy Is nt
the Bottom of II.

Nearly fifty persons In the upper
part of the Twenty eighth Ward. Brook
lyn. have been poisoned by icc-cream
since Saturday night.
In every case The cream vas pur-
chased at the confectionery and lee
cream establishment Of Naher Brothers.
1927 Broadway. Brooklyn.
All OF the poisoned people have been
seriously i'll, and some OF them have
not yet recovered from its effects.
Attempts were made to keep the pol
son!ng quiet. but last night the true
state of affairs leaked out and caused
considerable excitement in the neighbor-
hood.
1t was almost impossible to gain any
Information from the physicians attend
ing the sick people. but sufficient was
learned to confirm the story.
=, The. first family affected was that of
Building Inspector James Cnulfield who
lives AT he Verified street. This was
early Sunday morning
DIR. Frank e. Wilson. of 1?42 Bushvick
avenue; was called and attended Mr..
taultield, bis wife and child and mother
in-iaw. They were all seriously III. and
It was only by hard work that they We're
brought around.
The fanny Of Frederick Hornby. nt the
corner of Bushwick avenue and VERIFIED
street. next required the services OF Dr.
Wilson.
Up to last night according to the doc
tors statement. he lad had over fifteen
cases OF this kind.
DIR. Samuel Eden. of Rushwic,s avarue
and Schaefler street. had over twenty
Mr. Gillen. 400 Chayncey street, and Mr..
Emsley, iS Eldert street.
Dr. George Bulmer, OF 12lo Bushw'ck
avenue, attended a number OF, persons
N "a ha rnfn 10 rttn xulr
claimed to have been poisoned by eating
ice cream purchaaed at Naber Bros.
place.
All OF the physicians decared that they
did not believe that The Nabers were to
blame in the matter. The Nabers have
been In business on Broadway for years.
and this season was the first that they
had any trouble OF this kind.
>, reporter called at the Naber estab-
lishment, and found It to be as cleanly
as could be desired; Mr.. Frederick
samples of the supposed poisonous
said:
hands. l use the best articles in the
market in the manufacture OF my
cream and candies.
Three weeks ago I had n similar
trouble and Immediately took samples
to the Department of Health. where
saw Dr. Baker. the Secretary OF the
Board. l explained the matter to him
and he sent me to Chemist Kent, OF the
Department. who. after taking my sam
Pies said he would attend to them when
he had time. This he has not seemed to
have had az have not heard anything
from him.
II now intend to fnd out what the
trouble is through private chemist
During my trouble three weeks ago a
man who gave his name as W. A. Bur
tis and his residence as e36 jefferson
avenue. called at my store and said that
his wife had been poisoned by eatinr
some Of nv cream. He demanded $40.
ferine and the expense OF physician.
HE declared II he did not get the
money he would fiil the newspapers fun
OF the story. Ny brother handed him
over the money, but took II receipt for
II.
Mrs. Naber declared that she believed
some person who was jealous OF the
business her husband was doing had en-
tered the cellar where the cream was
made and had placed some poisonous
article In tn. cream.
The cream and milk furnished to the
Nabers Is from the Empire Dairy Com
pany. OF $50 Broadway. Brooklyn.
Mr.. Naber said that on being re-
ceived from the farmers by the Com
pany, 1t Is placed in large tank and
then strained. 1t IL afterwards sold TO
confectioners.
All OF the sick persons. according to
the statement made by one of the ply
sicians, complain of Il taste OF copper
IN their mouths after eating the cream
The Nabers are spoken of In the high
est terms by their neighbors. and per
sons come from blocks away to pur-
chase the cream made by them.