Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-01
A Terrible Tragedy.

AT LYONS, in the letter oil the rtehen co,
of the London Literary World Il
4 frichtful case Of hydrophobia Is de- "
scribcd in the Lyons journals, which, IL e
The facts are correctly stated, would go TO
proye that this fatal malady can remain IN
the system as long as four years without {
much longer period, q
believe, than has ever been authentlcally i
shown to have taken place between the in- .
Jury and its consequences but lhefe !" .
,one doubt as to the real nature oil the Ill
sease, though unfortunately none as to the
dreadful catastrophe which took place
A younr farmer namal Peyron, about
twenty five years Of age, in the department
/ of the Rhine, was married few weeks ago
to neighbors daughter. Inc yo"nS
couple hal been long attschedto each 9TH
err but the parents of the bride had reius-
ed their consent on account OF strangenesS
of conduct occasionally observed IN the
Young man, who otherwise was most
eliga6le match, his parents being cou'pat-
atively we'll off, and the son himself gene
rally of exemplary good conduct. Ills
passion for the girl became at length SO
r;olant that he declared he could not ex-
ist without her, and mediated suicide, went
to the parents of the young woman, and
after some entreaty, prevailed upon them
to agree to the match.
Young Peyron at once recovered MS
e spirits. the Young woman was delighted,
and the marriage was celebrated with all
the rustic pomp and ceremony common IN
:. that part Of the provinces, concluding with
: grand dinner and the inevitib ball. -
i The gaveties were kept up until daylight
Q when the company separated, Ihe now
t married couple were lodged In one wing
/. of the farm house, separate from the man
IS building but, in some time after they hao
l. retired. cries were heard from the nuptlal
: chamber. At first they were unnotlced
d but at length they increased to feariu
N shrieks, and the father and mother, alarm
L. ed, FASTENED to the room, followed by th'
is ra IN s,rvants. The cries were by the time
lie they arrived changed to scarcely audible
t. groans from the poor girl; and, on break
rs inc open the door, she was found IN tn
h. agonies of death--her bosom torn opel
and laceratsd in the most horrible man
is ner. and the wretched husband IN mt
y rayiuc madness and covered with blood
nd having actually devoured a portion OF tn
&c. unfortunate girls breast.
lid A cry Of horror burst forth from a
N present, and he was dragged from the ROOF
m. after most violent resistance, it taking n
it. less than six men to hold him down. Al
ce. was instantly sent for but before the doc
tor could reach the spot the unhappy VII
ch, tim was no more. Young Peyron W
od mt Under treatment, and a straight walls
eep coat was attempted to be put upon hin
but his struggles and screams were SUI
that the doctor, 81 prehensive lest he shou
the expire in the assistants hands, order
up them to desst The unfortunate man HI
SOL bv this time become SO weak that he ii
ftn easily conveyed to bed, and died at TO
Q Is o'clock in the afternoon of the same q
ana without having for one moment recover
IN his consciousness. 1t was then re tollecte
und in answer to searching questions by
physician, that somewhere about tive ye'
'ns. previously he had been bitten by strar
Wit dog and taken the usual precautions agal
Tor hydrophobia. But although the dog "
sSlc killed. it had never been satistactor
tual shown that it was really mad F.; and no
ken consequences resulting from the bite
ke friends concluded that it would come
rted nothing, and the incident had been a
T. a. gether forgotten.
he 1t was considered by the doctor that
des- circumstances preceding the marriage
eli the excitement of the occasion itself
Jew reused the latent virus, which had so
the laid dormant in the blood, and led to
'ney. terrible outbreak of frenzy which had
ed so tragically. On the medical rel
er to being laid before the authorities, the ex
says ordinary nature of the case naturally
lclng cited much attention and consider
BODY conference.-the opinions of the head
the the profession being, after full lnqr
: II that there was no hydiophobia whatev
eSaro the case. but rooted insanity, and tn
erely, ,uos sbown toexist bv the occasional a
llm' rations of the unfortunate young maj
before mentioned and that his disc
ac- temperament and two violent pass
you powerful acted on by circumstances
le'l to tho fatal consequences narrated al
u.s. This sad catastrophe has given rise
r. fierce medical controversy in some o
,times ppaI,eh;. p ron, which !, would a,
snahe "a that, although instances OF remar
tna' cures of this malady are often descril
'a0'cS the journals, no authenticated acco'
its favorable termination is yet know
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