Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-30

Genuine Case of Hydropbobia Horrible
Suflerings and Death OF n Woman.
DR.. f. p. Gaines writes the following letter
to the Mobile Tribune from Toulminville,
Alabama ntH
Some time in the, month of February of
this year, as Mrs. Tucker was walking along
the road, a large dog, which was quietly lyins
down, sprang up and seized her, She caught
hold of him, and In the desperation of fear
held him until the owner came and took him
off. The dog, however bit her hand and
mangled IL badly. He also bit his master
when he took him of. Mrs. Tucker visited
me the following day TO have her hand
dressed. IL was very much cut, and also in
famed. As the testimony heretofore was so
strong that we could not have hydrophobia
in this climate, and as II was the season of
the year that we would scarcely expect il
any way, and as the dog was not far from
his masters residence, it seemed unadvisable
to use the severe means that are recon-
mended in such cases, unless the proof was
positive that the dog was mad.
After the dog returned home, he acted 80
strangely that the master concluded he was
mad, and therefore shot him. This how
ever, was but surrnise; how sadly true, the
sequel will show. Mrs. Tuckef, after much
suffering, as from any other inhamed wound
finally got well, and remained so until Mon
day last, July l6, when she felt little unwell;
on Tuesday had some pain in the right hand
and arm (the one that was bit), which trav-
eled up, as she said, into her right side. She
also felt a little feyerish, and had some head
ache. On Wednesday, these disagreeable
feelings continuing, she found suddenly thai
she could not swallow water 1t produced a
spasmodic. feeling; in word, the effort to
drink took away her breath. / saw her
| Wadnaqdau avanipn Gha mas 1vinor douy,,
| on the bed, dressed aud looking quite natural
skin felt pleasant, head little too hot, pulse
soft and weak, but not excited; asked her
how she felt, and she said she had a burning
thirst for water, but could-not take it.
| had some brought TO her then. She be-
gan to look excited. | gave it to her, and
the very sight of 1t caused spasm of all the
| respiratory muscles. You have had dash
| of cold water thrown suddenly in the face
and breast; you gasp; it takes away your
breath. In such manner did the very sight
of water affect her, causing such a feeling OF
suffocation that the patient cried "Away with
it, you will kill me- Imagine in this dry
and heated weather, when there is nc
moisture even in the atmosphere, that, con-
sumed by a terrible thirst, the very sight O
water should produce such an effect. Car
any thing be more horrible2 On Wednesday
| night, urged by this thirst, she rushed to thi
bucket Of water, saying, Al will .hav,
water but on reaching Il, the very sigh
brought on spasm, and she would hav,
fallen, her daughter told me, if they had no
caught her. -.....r. ! 4. ..--
On Thursday the spasms became more
frequent; the secretion of a frothy, tenacious
mucus in the throat was also added to thu
distress, causing constant hawking anC
splitting. The countenanee seemed mort
wild and haggard; she was sensible, however
and recognized her acquaintances. Sh,
never showed any desire to hurt any one
She steadily grew weaker, and eleven o'clocl
Thursday night closed the sad scene. = l,i'