People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1895 — EX-GOV. CAMPBELL'S PERIL. [ARTICLE]

EX-GOV. CAMPBELL'S PERIL.

Drank Mater Into Which Ammonia Had Been Spil ed by Accident. Hamilton, Ohio, March 14.—The family of ex-Governor Campbell had a frightful shock at dinner last evening. The ex-governcr after placing- a glass of water to his lips, suddenly rose, staggering and foaming at the mouth, and apparently speechless. He managed to say: "My throat is burning.” Dr. K under, who lives next door, was immediately called and discovered that the ex-governor had drank a strong solution of ammonia. Investigation showed that a servant, who had used the ammonia in cleaning silverware, bad placed the bottle in the icechest in such away that when the lid was closed the contents spilled into the drinking water. Mr. Campbell happened to be the first to taste it. The physician administered antidotes quickly, but Mr. Campbell is suffering severly from the ammonia.