The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-07-27
From the Cincinnati Gazette.

FATAL CASE OF HYDRoPHoBIA. Mr.. Street,
man about sixty years of age, residing near
Montgomery, in this county, was bitten short
time ago, by dog supposed TO be rabid under
the following circumstances. Observing IN his
hog pen dog biting his hogs, Mr. Street ran
TO the relief of the hogs, when the dog imme-
diately few at Mr.. S. and bit him in several
places. AT this juncture, the owner Of the dog
arrived in pursuit of the animal, alleging that
the strange conduct of the dog induced belief
that he was mad. On the ninth day after this
affair, one of the hogs died perfectly rabid. On
the twenty-seventh day Mr.. Street felt quite
unwell and retired to bed. On the following
morning he arose, but his inGisposition had-in
no way abated. On putting his hands into a
Dowl OF water for the purpose Of washing them,
he suddenly started back two or three PAGES,
and fell into commissions TO the floor In short
time he revived and appeared much better.
lie then conversed freely upon his situation,
and observed to his neighbors that he was sure
he was seized with hydrophobia, and must in
evitably die. He consented that experiments
with water should be made upon him. In no
instance cid the ight of water much affect him,
but the touch invariably threw him into spasms.
The spasms soon become more frequent and
violent and on the succeeding day Thursday,
the 18th inst.) he died in the most horrible con
WILSON'S, foaming at the mouth and biting at
every thing with great fury.
This melancholy case affords another awful
warning to our citizens to take special care of
their dogs, and avoid all contact with them.
POWDER MILL EXPLODED. A powder mill,
containing twenty-four pestes and mortars,
belonging to the powder works of William
Rogers, near Philade pha, was blown up on
Saturday week, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, and four
men were killed. The quantity of powder which
aynlodad about al hOndrob
The pounding mill contains "a pestles and
mortarsj in each mortar the ingredients for
one key are placed and pounded about IA hours
There are a workmen, and superintendent
visits the mill every hour. They remain there
about ten minutes tho mill is stopped as soon
as they enter, the Founders are hosted, and are
not put in motion until they ready to retire
Their business is TO mix tho composition by
hand. add certain portion of water, and SEQ
that all the machinery is in order. The mill had
been started about five hours, and was in por-
feet order the men had come down to their
usual hourly turn, the last man was brushing
up the dust, preparatory to setting the wheel in
motion; when one of the men was seen by
Nulty, who worked along side of him. TO take
up copper hammer and strike n small p eco
of powder, which adhered to the brass bottom
of the FOUNDER, and on repeating the blow, in
stantly spark was elected, and the explosion
LOOK pace Wo Ot the men, McAleer and
Dewitt, wore killed instantly. White was
'dreadfully burned--he lived about 6 hours
Nulty was also very badly burned-he lived
about q hours. Both were perfectly sensible
until the last. McAleer had the upper part of
his head carried off, both arms and both legs
broken. McDevitt's skull was injured and one
arm broken. The Superintendent had gone
outside to the water wheel, and was turning
the corner of the building on his way to the in.
side, to start the mill, when the explosion took
place. He was thrown off his feet by the
shock, but being protected by a thick wall, was
otherwise uninjured. Owing TO there being
six large windows and three doors all open at
the time, the wall of the buildings were not
much injured. The roof was thrown off, and
broken to pie ces--the machinery inside Of the
mill is broken and DESTROYED. Tho entire loss
is estimated at about 5000
PHILADELPHIA Advertiser.