New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-26
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
POISONED BY EATING ICE CREAM.

MORE THAN FORTY PERSONS ILL-THE CREAM TO
BE ASALYzED-oNE WOMAN. 1T is BELIEVED.
DIED FROM THE RESULTS OF DISH
More than forty persons are said ~ have been
poisoned In Brooklyn by eating ice cream purchased
from Nnber Bros, confec0ners, at NO l,o-' boau
way TIL. cream was eaten saturday night, ana
since that time II number Of doctors have had
lively time OF IT, Tire families oil live In tn Twenty
eighth Ward. The attending physicians have been
soreIy puzzled. because some peop.e who ATE 'he
cream experienced III effects from II, while Others
became Ill almost Immediately. As result, several
OF the physicians differ In their opinions as to Tile
cause Of the Of sickness Another fact Is that
the sick persons ate cream of different havors-Vah'a
stra wberry and chocolate.
When reporter called at the store yesterday after
noon both the partners away and the place was
In charge OF sister. She was not incined 10 'aih
Mt first. she admitted however that complaints had
been made about the illness of families from eating the
cream.
The physicians who have been caring for the SICK
ones are Drs. Frank f. Wilson. George Bulmer and
Samuel Eden At the home Of DR.. Bulmer It was
said last evening that the physician had had twelve
or fourteen cases In all of these there said to
be evidences OF poisoning The members Of one family
however had eaten ice cream and cucumbcrs.
II Is said that DR.. Wilson between Sunday ana Mon
day night attended persons all ol whom had eaten
ice cream PREPARED at the store. Among his patients
were members Of the family OF James Garfield. OF No.
152 VERIFIED st. inspector in the Building Depart
ment. Mr.. Garfield purchased two quarts OF cream
on Saturday night and his wife. mothern-law and TWO
sons helped him eat 1t. few hours later the en-
tire family Ill. with the exception OF one or
the sons. While the physician was trying to relieve
the suferngs Of the patients word sent TO him
that his presence Immediately required Mt the
house Of Frederick Hannby, at Bushwlck-ave. ana
WefrfelG-st Mr.. Hannby and his wife were both SICK
from eating cream
The family OF George Emsc, consisting OF his
wife and child OF No. 40 Eldert-st. became Ill on
Sunday from eating the The sick ones were
attended by Dr. Eden and said last night TO
be out Of danger.
Another family attended nv DR.. Eden was that OF
William Gillen, OF No. 400 chauncey-st. On Sunday
night Mr. Gillen purchased some ice cream, ana TWO
hours later his wife, three Children his slsterin-law
and a Young woman visitor all taken sick with
symptoms OF poisoning. They have since recovered.
The store OF Naber Rros. has always had an ex-
cellent reputation. The place is as clean ana neat
as any in that part Of the city. Three weeks ago,
II IS said a number OF people were taken sick from
eating ice Cream purchased at the store AS soon as
the proprietors heard Of the Illness they took
sample of the cream to the Health Department for
analysis. Since then, II Is said, the Nabers have
heard nothing one way the other. Samples Of the
cream sold on Saturday and Sunday have been taken
BY Mr.. Naber TO New-York chemist for analysis.
Yesterday Mrs. Catherine bradley Clark died ut
her home, No. $40 JeffersOn-ave. Some think that
her death due to ice-cream poisoning. II Is not
known, however. where the cream was purchased
family. and later in the evening Mrs. Clark became
H. A Mr.. Mcgowan. a nephew. and several Others
Clark fingered until yesterday. She slxtyseven
years old. DR.. A.. W. Shepherd, County Physician,
y No i26 wouglby St. who attended tie woman "a, hs Is
fee cream.