The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-23
MERCURY VICTIM
FIGHTING FOR LIFE,
BUT END IS NEAR
Levy Cheers His Family and
Smiles Despite the
Doctors.
lie MAY LIVE A WEEK.
Says Re Feels Better and VIII
BE UP in a Few
Days.
HE MAY LIVE A WEEK.

Although paralysis has begun 70 affect
Isaac Levy, the wealthy retired clothing
rnanufa cturer, who took blchioride Of
mercury tablets on Monday morning In
mistake for aspirin, he continues
10 declare that he is going TO recover.
In the Sunshine sanitnrium In Cropsey
avenue, Bath Beach, whittier he was
hurried from his home, No. ssS5 Twenty
second avenue. heroic treatment Is being
given to the aged man. but without hope
% saving his life, 80 Or. Jacob Sarnoff
of No. 1918 Eishty-hfth street admits.
All the doctor hopes TO do Is 10 prolong
lie Cor few days or a few hours.
To-day the physician called a con.
suitation OF specialist. and they agreed
with him that Mr.. Levy could not live.
but In the face Of this verdict the re-
tired manufacturer declares that he Is
getting better. lie Is In no pain and
passed a comfortable night from which
he awoke cheerful and moro confident
than ever. When asked how he felt
he said:
1T am better--ouite n good deal better.
I'll be over In New York in a day or
two"
Mrs. Isaac Goodman, one OF the mer-
chants daughters, has told OF her
fathers optimistic frame Of mind. She
said:
Even II my father knows that he
has very little chance of living he
gives no sign to US that he knows Of
IL He Is just as cheerful as he always
has been with his family"
II really don't know whether father
IL aware he will probably de-" added
Mrs.. Goodman: ''yet I think ne must
know how seriously i'll he Is. As I said.
you would never know from what hs
Gays to us.
''lfe - drowsy q great deal Of the
time bu: his mind Is as alert a ever.
He always answers At once when one
OF US asks him question and his re-
plies are always cheerful. II We ash
him how he feels, ae always says Pref.
~ well.' or Better or something like
that. and I know II 10 because he does
not want to distress us. lie has al
ways been as considerate as that"
Mrs. Goodman said that II her father
made will after he took the poison
that fact was not known to the mem'
hers OF the family.
Some OF US have been with him eveI
Since she said, land II he had made q
will In the last few days We would
know IT, Probably he had already made
his will. though he never talked about
ii."
Mr.. and Mrs. Levy have had twelve
children. eleven OF whom are living
One. n girl. died In infancy. The sur
viving children are Louis A. and Ben
iaInin, both married; Mrs. May l.. Good
man, wife OF iAaac Goodman; Mrs De
atrice Taubcr. wife Of Norman Tauber
Mrs. Ray Levy. wife of David A. Levy
MrE. Irene Roth. vito OF Jack Roth
Miss Dorothy Levy, Morris Levy. VIII
Am Levy. Miss Gertrude Levy ant
David Levy. The youngest boy Il
iseive ycars Of age.
All Of tho children hurried to the san
itarium AZ soon es they learned Of the!
fathcr's Illness.
Or. Sarnoff estimates that Mr.. Low
took thirty grains OF the poison. Fiv
grains. said DR.. rarnoff, would be abso
lutely a fatal dose. Two or three grain:
no said. would kill almost any person.
~ have hot told Mr.. Levy dirccti
that he will PROBABLY die said DR.. Sar
noff yesterday. but / am sure he mus
w how sick he IT, However, he doe
not show that he does know"