The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-04-11
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Death of Mr.. Rogers from Hy-
drophobia-

Death OF MI. Rogers 1O4n ny
drophobia-
From an acquaintance ofthe deceased
we learn the following particulars rela
ting to the death of Mr.. A. Rodgers
who died of Hydrophobia, at Franklin
as announced in bur paper of yesterday
morning:
About thirty years ago Mr.. Rodgers
was bitten by a mad dog, and was placed
in utter darkness under medical treat,
ment for a space of thirty days, and ap-
parently recovered from the effects of the
bite though at irregular intervals since
that time he has felt unpleasant and pc
culiar sensations, supposed to be caused
by the virus which in an Insignificant
degree remained in his system. 9th
erwise he enjoyed remarkably good
health, and being a man of powerful
physical frame, weighing nearby two
hundred pounds, it is FobabIe that the
strength of his constitution kept the
effect ofthe virus in his system subdued.
1t was on the 18th day of last January
that he received the last bite, under the
following circumstances:
A small half-starved dog had been
about the house during the day, and Mr..
X. told one of the children 20 call it in
and feed it, which was done. MI. r..
stopped down to caress it when it bit him
in the hand. He instantly grasped his
hand and remarked that he never felt
such a pain. 1t seemed to thrill his
system like an electric shock Nothing
further however occurred at that time
beyond a very severe headache and a
slight nervous fever. The same dog
was known to have bitten several dogs,
but not uatil the dogs became rabid
which was several weeks after, was the
dog supposed to have been mad. When
Mr.. Rodgers became acquainted with
these facts he at once felt that, under
his peculiar situation with the vir~s of
a former bite in his system, his case was
a hopeless one, and Immediately set
about closing up his business, and made
his will, communicating his apprehen-
sions to no person, not even his family
He enjoyed usual health up to the
W ednesday before his death, when the
symptoms of hydrophobia began to man
ifest themselves, causing him however
very eerious inconvenience until Fri
day morning, when Oh attempting to
wash his hands and face he found him
self unable to get his hands into the wa
ter. He ate but little breakfast and in
short time went to bed. About IL
on Friday night. he was seized
by a most fearful spasm which lasted
for some time, After the spasm passed
off he became quite calm and conversed
necessarily, and assured his
that he weld not harm them in
any way. His next spasm was on Sat
urday morning, and more violent than
the former. The last spasm seemed to
rack the sufferer with the most excrucI-
ating agony and was dreadful in the ex-
treme, even to witness. During all his
sufferings to the very moment of his
death he was concious of his condition,
perfectly rational in all respects, and
seemed to take particular care to harm
one during his raving fits, although
he was in no way secured, and in the
same room with his friends and attend
ants.
1t is certainly contrary to usual ex-
that the virus should remain
SO long-in the system and give no more
decided manifestations of it's presence.
But the case though a remarkable one
IS by no means an isolated ne.-Dayton
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