The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-10-07
Awful Case Of IIydraphobia.

Mr. Lawrence Myers. who has had charge of
the CITY alarm bell and resided on Sixth street,
died last night in the most horrid agony from
the effects of bite of mad dog some weeks
since. Those who saw him represent the scene
as one of the most painful character. Just be-
fore his death his efforts to bite others in the
room became SO dangerous that they were COM
PEELED to bind him. 1t took five men to accom-
plish it, and great caution had to be used. He
was a man much esteemed by his acquaintances
and leaves wife and five children TO mourn
his untimcly end.-B.f. Republic.
The Buffalo Republic makes further state
mcnt in regard to this remarkable case:
There are circumstances attending the re-
cent death ofMr. l.. Myers. by hydrophoba.
mentioned by us yesterday. which are peculiar
in their character and will be found interesting
to the public. About the middle of July last,
, a neighbor of Mr.. Myers complained TO him that
his dog had been worrying his chickens. My
crs not wishing to annoy his friends. without
delay and it would seem in considerable OF
passion seized board and struck his dog on
the head and other parts Of the body. several
blows, and then seized him y the hind legs
and struck him to the ground with great viO-
lencc undoubtedly intending to kill him-he,
however, did not succeed, or relenting, tied the
dog to a convenient place on his premises. The
do" BECAME stupid and refused to eat. On the
second day after this Myers attempted to re-
move him to another place. when the dog snap
ped and bit him on one of his fingers of the
right hand. Myers. then by way of ascertain
ing whether he designed to bite him, directed
his little son to 90 up to the dog. Mrs. Myers
who heard this command. demonstrated against
the rash act, but Myers insisted, and the little
fellow went up to the dog. when he seized him
by the leg and bit him. 1t is not now recOllect-
cd whether the skin was broken by the bite, but
the child cried from fear. as the parents
thought. and no further attention was paid to
| it. Since then the child has been severely at
! tlicted with bilcs and sores. The dog died in a
day or two after biting Mr.. Myers.
| On Sunday last Myers became very thirsty,
prcferring ice TO water. This appears to have
been the first symptoms ofthe disease, although
himself or the family had no suspicion of hy-
drophoba HIS thirst and ill-fceling increas-
ing, he went to physician and described his
feelings to him. The physician asked him it he
had been bitten by dog, to which Myers re-
piled he had not having entirely forgotten the
circumstances related above. with his own dog.
In the night. however. the facts seemed to come
to his recollection. and he called his wife and
rcmindtd her of them. After this he went into
spasms and would eat ice as fast Us could be fed
to him. On offering him water his teeth shut with
force, as if by spasnl.
| \ number Of physicians visited him, and at
ter consultation. 1t was decided to try the cX-
pertinent Of making an incsion into the wind
! pipe to reach the disease. supposed in all such
cases to center in that locality. Myers was
also anxious that ii should DC done, when in
formed that case in England had been treated
/ in that manner. The ncsion was made and
the remedies applied. The disease was not ar
rested on tie contrary, the spasms became
dreadful, and his suferinss apparently were of
the most cXcruciating character, until his great
strength overpowcrcd his attendants, aud dan
ger of receiving injury from him required the
aid of five persons and sometimes seven to
keep him in his room and upon his bed. He
would, in his agony. make attempts to bite
those around him. They were compelled at
length to bind him with strong ropes to bis
bed, about o'clock in the evening. He beg
gcd that they would not do this, but it was
deemed proper for the safety of those around
His suilcrings continued until o'clock the fol-
lowing morning. 9TH" lsth) when he died.
About an hour before his death he became sane
and wished to see his wife. She was called.
and soon after this he sank into stupor, in
which situation he continued until he breathed
his last.