New-York tribune., 1899-07-30
CARL SCHURZ POISONED
WELL KNOWN REEORMER'S NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
PTOMAINEs IN FISH EATEN ON TUESDAY
MADE HIM VERY Ill. BUT HE is
IMPROVING RAPIDLY.

Carl Schurz the we'll known reforfner mas
had narrow escape from death by ptomaine
poisoning He now lies very i'll at his home III
this city. No 16 East Sixty -fourth-st. There
are two nurses constantly In attendance. be-
sides Dr. Jacoby and Mr.. Schurzs son ana
daughter Mr.. Schurz had been spending the
summer with his son. Carl l.. Schurz, and ms
daughter at their summer home at Lake
George The summer outing had greatly I'M
proved him end he was in excellent health unul
tuesday evening OF this week
On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Schurz accom-
panied by DR.. Jacoby. who has also been AT the
lake. started for this city. When 1t became
time for dinner Mr. Schurz ordered some pass
~ which he is particularly fond. While eating
II he detected a foreign flavor but did not men
ton {, N Dr Jacooy at the time. Wheh he
reached his home in this city Mr.. schurz began
10 vomlt. and showed symptoms of being po's-
cned.
Dr. Jacoby who accompanied Mr.. schurz u
tho house cav that II was a case OF ptomaine
poisoning and applied the usual remedies. ne
M, bis natient 70 bed and called In two pro-
fessonal nurses The patient continued to gro"
worse during the night and his son and dausn-
ter were telegraphed for from Lake George
on Wednesday morning grave doubts were
oxrressad &C to the recovery OF Mr. Schurz' Du'
,be crisis was passed in safety. and Mr.. SchurZ
sbowsd marked signs Of improvement In 'he
night. On Thursday morning, however U"e'e
was a slight change for the worse put the pa
,ient recovered and has been gaining steau'i'
ever since II is now thought that ne VIII Oe
able 10 leave his bed by tomorrow night uh
loss there Is another change for the worse anu
that Is not thought probable.
Mr. Schurz is still weak from the eHec's -
the poison. Last evening he said tha' III i'"
tied that he had close call. He suffered Sc
vera mains throughout the Illness. and cons'ueiS
I, very fortunate that Dr. Jacoby had accom-
nanied him 10 his home. He attributes the III
nase N the fish which he ate. Mr.. SchHrz Won
aers how no could have been poisoned, as all
fish eaten at the hotels near the lake are N"ue
In that body OF water -. hts
Carl l. Schurz said last evening tha' . ~
father had had very narrow esCaPe 90 a.
death He thought that II II hau not III ~ - -
the excellent health which mis- iather ,ar Was ~
loving he would have succumbed 10 inc Poiso,;;
ue said that he would remain In the city uhtll u
his fathers complete recovery, ana Woulu M M
take him back to Lake George where he 'ou'N
recuperate. - ,,,- ,,.or da-f,,I
vitality saved him. go a., -. -ooob
the public until yesterday morning; during
,be dav his son was kept busy opening tele
grams and receiving callers, who asked cor
cernlnp his fathers condition. with the eACep-
lion NJ a few intimate friends none Of the eau
trs we're permitted TO see the patient Tne teie-
p.snns were from all over the country:
Y II 40 -exrected that n Mr.. Schurz continues 10
,ronrove he will be able to return TO his cottage
AZ Lake George on "Wednesday next