The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-11
Coroners' Inquests.

REMARKABLE CASE OF HyDRoPHOBTA.
Yesterday Coroner Wilhelm held inquest on board
the soop Amanda lying at the foot Of sixty first street
East river the body of boy IL years Of age named
William Gray, Who seems, came to mis- death Dy hydro
phoba caused by the bite Of dog four years ago.
The deceased seems had been in the employ of James
Meere captain of the sloop for the last month past.
and last Friday taken with pains in his head back
and limbs On Saturday he became much worse, had no
appetite considerable fever but thirst he abhorred
the sight of water, and whenever he asked II he
wanted drink Of water he would decline with shudder
and always refused to look at the He was very
restless during the day, and at night did not sleep At all
On Sunday about noon the captain sent for Dr. Hunter
who attended and prescribed an eetc and left some
powders which administered every three hours
deceased as directed Towards the afternoon he
considerably worse, and Dr. Hunter again sent for
who came bringing with him another physician for
tuaton They opened the shirt Of deceased and
medicine but he would not take IL. On Monday he
became derious and oamed about the mouth
frightened particularly when water shown
to him. even when water only spoken of he still
continued to show alarm; during the day he raved VIC
ently had convulsions and died the same evening at
lie plain Of the sloop when the boy was first taken
thought the fact of his refusing water very strange
and thereupon asked him he had ever been bitten BY
dog when the boy informed him that about four years
ago he bitten by his dog but that soon after
the deg sold and he therefore could tell IL the
drophobs and the belief M that the virus from the bite
Of the dog indicted oAr years ago. had but just exhibited
itself 10 the System, and caused the death Of the unor
ton Of the deceased and from the widely dAted pupil
Of the together With the history Of the case
BY the evidence of Capt Merrill above stated the doctor
gave his opinion that death caused BY hydropho
bia, and to that effect the jury rendered verdict
DEATH CAUSED BY POISONOUS FISH.
CoIoIer Vponnel yesterday held IN i:Ilest at No.
2l9 SULTAN street. on the h"t5 Of Mrs. Elizabeth JONES'
aged fifty four years, native Of this city, who came
to her death by some poisonous property contained in
some .had she had eaten last saturday week ago.
According the evidence taken by the Coroner IL
that Mr. Amos Jones' husban Of deceased purchased
Spring street market on saturday, April 80 asshad,
which lie took home. The same having been properly
dressed eattn by Mrs. Jones and her daughters
when, Immediately after the first meal all became sick
mt the stomach and vomited but still they continued
to eat of the fish Sunday and Monday following,
and their sickness increased The mother was thrown
into convuons and fingered from day to day until Mon
day evening" eight O'Clock, and then died Both
daue hers still and remains confined to her
bed from the effects, IL Is believed, Of
poisonous matter contained in the had The post
tenn mination Of the body made by DR. Uhl, who
taken the stomach for the purpose OF analysis.
The jury rendered u verdict that " Deceased to
her death by some poisonous property contained In the
KILLED ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
Coroner Gamble yesterday held inquest at No 523
West street the body of a child Two years OF aye
named Patrick MlApaDy, who his death by being
accidentally by Of the of the Hudson
Hiver Railroad Monday afternoon. II appears by the
evidence sken before the Coroners jury that joseph
accident gong at very slow rate, and the chid at
play in the street. the horses sheered OF, knocked the
child down and both sheela Of the passed over its
ncdy causing death instantly.
Mr. Levi Peck sworn who testified that he has
charge of the running from Warren street. TO Thirty
fret street The driven by McIsard slow one,
and he compelled to his whip to the horses; the
driver ao has the brake to attend to a. well ~ his
forses and very frequently the brakes out tf ORDER
and cannot he sed 10 tie effect necessary all occa
siors Mr. Peck further stated that Mcieard a SOBER
company and Reynolds and Weart pei. ths later -
have be express tai3 reach thirty arst street from