The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-02-26
From the Lancaster PENN Examiner.
DEATH BY HYDROPUOBIA.

We are called upon to announce the death oil
Mrs Elizabeth Keoly, wife Of Mr. Jacob Keey o
this city, who died yesterday, 18th inst. of Hy
drophobia,
We are indebted to friend for the following
particulars of this distressing case Mrs Keey
was cked by mad dog on Saturday, Sd Nov
last, and bitten on the back of the hand, receiving
and extensive lacerated wound, which penetrated
10 the sinews. She Immediately consulted u ply
stefan, who ordered her to soak her hand in salt
water, and afterwards to put on the wound a salt
ponltlce. Feeling apprehensve of the result she
on monday following, commenced the use of Sto-
rvs cure, and passed through full and regular
course of that medicine.
Shortly after she had made of these precau-
tionary measures, the family removed from Phila-
delphia to Lancaster. Since their removal to this
place she enjoyed good health until about or a
weeks ago, from which time until the period of
her attack she said she &C was not very we'll" The
wound had healed up well, but tn scar always re-
manned tender and livd. On Wednesday evening,
9th inst she felt soreness the bach of the hand
around the wound. On Thursday the soreness
proceeded up her arm, and reached her elbow
On Friday it had travelled up TO her shoulder =
when of her own accord she applied blister below
her shoulder.
On Saturday, the pain in the arm being worse,
an passing into the left breast and side of her
neck, she sent for physician, telling him, his
visiting her, that she " had attack of rheuma-
lism in her arm During the early part of the
following night, the pain left her and settled
at the lower part of her breast PIT ofthe stomach
Having retired to bed she soon reused from her
the chest, with a sensation of smohenng. THIRST
coming on she attempted to drink, but she could
not swallow. The distress anxiety, residences, &
sense of suHocaton, became worse and worse I'M
I'll Sunday morning, when her phi ysican was sent
for. Apprehending the true character Of the dis.
ease, he at once commenced rigid course of
treatment, which appeared TO hold The disease in
check, and for time produced manifest amend
ment.
This hopeful state of things, however, was sue
ceeded on Monday night by symptoms indicating
rapid advancement Of the disease. The spasms
became alarming, the sense of smothering extreme
the horrors OF countenance ndescfibabe, and she
Tell into state of the greatest nervous irritabity
The Pickering of candle, the disturbance of tile
air In the room by walking, the approach of fluids
towards her, and even breathing on her face
brought on the most awful spasms. She continued
IN this way until Tuesday MOI ming
throughout this day her spasms were not quite
so violent as the night before, although her system
was becoming more nervous and excitable To-
wards evening her mind became wandering and
delIrious, making it difficult fix her attention
Sometimes she became almost frantic. Near bed
Tune, however, she became composed, and
enjoyed a short reposc !; after which her mind be-
came more and more unsteady, until it into
constant delirum.
On Wednesday morning she became RAPIDLY ex. |
hausted and sunk into entire insensbiliy at half
past III o'clock, from which time she Law perfectly
calm until o'clock, when her spirit left its earth
ly tenement
ring the last two days of her Hines, she was |
visited repeatedly by clergy man, whose CONVEX |
sation and prayers had most tranquilizing effect
upon her. The objects of this earth most difficult
to part with, were her three little children but
these at last, she said, she willing to give I'D
There Is every assurance that she was TO use her
own language "ready and willing TO go" to the
regions of eternal bliss