The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-14
GUESTS POISONED
Those Who Partook of Wed.
ding Supper Taken
Suddenly Ill.
PUTRID MEATS Or ARSENIC
Fully Fifty Persons Affected, In
Guiding the Rabbi Who Per-
formed the Ceremony.

BOSTON. MarchS14, lS94.-At an early hour
this morning all of the physicians residing in
the Jewish district at the North End, were
aroused from their slumbers to attend
patients suffering from a malady resembling
poisoning. Call after call came from all
sides until it seemed as If some member of
nearly every family in the colony had been
afflicted. In some cases whole families of
from Eve to nine members were taken
panied by violent spasms and purging.
Dr.. !. b. Kronberger attended nearly q
dozen cases at his drug store on Salem street,
as well as many others whom he attended at
their houses. Drs. Shapiro, Mehrenlender
and Knowlton were also kept busy all the
morning at the North End, while DR.. K. NJ.
Davidson, of Causeway street, was hurried
here and there attending patients suffering
from similar symptoms, at the West End.
All of the physicians unite in saying that
the patients were suffering from poisoning,
but do not agree upon the cause. The ma
iority incline to the belief that the illness
was caused by putrid meats, but the minor
ity seem to think that the symptoms re-
semble arsenical poisoning.
la BEEN AT "A
All of those afflicted were guests at the
festivities following the marriage of Harry
Feingold of Worcester to Miss Ida N. Mar
gelies, the daughter of the Rabbi Of that
name, In Minot Hall, last evening, and all
ate heartily Of the viands served after the
ball in the hall.
Among the meats served were picked
tongue and cold chicken, and it is alleged
that there was a peculiar flavor to the latter
a1il1a urh{ob vuac fr1rpichoA hu Mro R11rnn
and that those most violently III are the ones
who partook most heartily Of chicken.
In all, some sixty cases were treated at
the North End, and, although q large num-
Der of these were very sick, no fatalities
have as yet occurred, and all of the patients
are doing well at present.
Warschosfky, of No. 90 Salem street, shortly
after one o'clock. DR.. Kruberger was
called to the house and found the woman
and a nine-year-old child very sick, and in
an apparently dangerous condition. Both
were in spasms, n were exhibiting all the
symptoms of poisoning. Antidotes were
quickly administered, and the W~arschosfkys
are now out of danger.
Moses Kliger of No. 10 North Margin
street and Harry Levine of No. so Salem
street, staggered into the drug store of DR..
Kronberger soon after the first case was re-
ported, suffering from the same symptoms
and were treated In the same manner. Both
were able to go to their homes about half
past four without fourther assistance.
THE RABBI VIOLENTLY ILL.
The family of Rabbi Goldstein, including
the reverend gentleman himself, were also
taken violently i'll, but were soon reported
out of danger. Other sufferers were Mrs.
Kalish of No. 48 Salem street, Israel Fish of
No. 210 Hanover street, a family of six
by the name Of Barnard, living in
Noyes place; the Rubinovitz family, eight
members, living at No. 113 Salem street;
four members of the Salmont family at No
1888 Endicott street; Miss Fannie Schartz of
No. IS Sheafe street; B, Schuartz and two
children, living at No. ~ Sheafe street;
Eddie Silberman Of No.. SO Prince street; a
whole family living at 100 Salem street,
whose names could not be learned, and many
others. Those whose names are given are
those who were most seriously affected in
the North End. 1t is probable that others
living in other parts Of the city were SINH
larly affected.
Up to five o'clock this morning d.. Shafer
had attended fully twenty patients suffering
from this strange poisoning; DR.. Mehren-
lender had been called to half q dozen
houses, and DR.. K~ronberger had treated
fully double the number at their homes OF
in his drugstore.
So far is now known, there have been no
cases reported at the South End, all of the
persons afflicted living at the north OF west
Ands.
The wedding ceremonies were performed
in the Baldwin Place Synagogue, after which
the contracting parties and priests adjourned
to Minot's Hall, at the corner of Washington
and Springfield streets. where the supper and
ball were given.