Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1886 — POISONED THROUGH A BLUNDER. [ARTICLE]

POISONED THROUGH A BLUNDER.

A Woman and Three Children Take Arsenic Given by a Druggist by Mistake for Cream of Tartar. [Cleveland (Ohio) telegram.]'' When Andrew Bertali, a well-to-do contractor, returned to his home, No. 1992 Gaylord street, at noon to-day, he was horrified by the sight of his wife and three children writhing in agony upon the floor. Physiciahs wefe hastily summoned and pronounced the case one of arsenical poisoning. Upon investigation it was discovered that Mrs. Bertali had sent a young son to the drug store of J. A. Bartlett for 10 cents' worth each of sugar of milk and cream of tartar. Bartlett made a mistake and gave arsenic instead of cream of tartar. Mrs. Bartali mixed the drugs and administered a dose to her three children—Louis, aged 12; Joseph, aged 10, and Lena, aged 3—and also to herself. All were soon seized with severe griping pains, and before they could send for assistance fell into convulsions, and were on the verge of death When the husband and father chanced to come home. Bartlett js crazed with remorse, and had to be carried home f rom the store. The mother is dead, and all three of the children are not expected to live.

Mr. Sewell and Oliver Johnson are the only two men living who launched the antislavery movement in Boston in 1832. Henry M. Stanley is at the Hotel de Russe, Hamburg, taking the waters there. He is much improved in health. . Eight female physicians of Philadelphia have each an annual practice of $20,000. Mrs. Cleveland has started a children’s country-week movement in Washington. . Sam Jones says he has not “chawed tobacco” since he left Chicago. Gov. Foraker announces himself for. Sberman for President. I