The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-04-07
Fatal Termination OF tive Case Of
Hydrophobla-Ncath Of Timothy
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We clip the following from tho Cin.
cinnati. Commercial and present It - =
warning to our readers, that they may
beware Of the danger that will i,Ieyits.
bly, follow tho bite Of mad dog:
In detailing in the Commercial,
Of the Path, the case Of Timothy Crced-
dn, bittcuby u " black -and.tau" terrier,
ninc weeks ago, It was. stated that
It was remarkable the case should oc.
eur at this timo.I Tho cxplsnation'of
This observation lies, in tue fact that
while the City Council were. tabllpg
t|Dr. Clcndenins dog ordinance .on ri.
day last, the slarmiuG hydrophobia
symptoms appeared In the unfortunate
mans case; and now that hiS terrible
agony is over-for he died yesterday
morning, after passing through tho
most horrible spssIns and convulStonS
1t is eminently 1T aud proper that
every Intelligent man IN the commuui-
ty may look into the condition Of
things that permits their Representa-.
tives In the local legislature to 90 far
forget what 10 duo to the citizens, as to
treat not only with Indifference, bpt
contempt, q measure which tho wis
dom and experience Of tho best minds
regard as Dccessary,to be adopted and
enforced for their safety In tho little
appreciated subject OF dogs. When
such cases as this arc likely 10 occur at
any time, there IL no room for Sickly
sentiincntality about pet, dogs, for the
matter resolves itself into this plain
and simple proposition: human lie or
canine life. Every man who has chill.
dreu, iu = word, every resident ofthe
city who values bis own life and that
Of those dependant upon hiu,, must
take the case OF Timothy Creedon
home to his own heart, and after con.
tcmplating himself or any one dearato
him situated as he was, Z little ovpf =
week ago, and st that time Just so
smitten down, turn to q contemplation
OF the incontroverhble facts laid down
In the special report on dogh con-
taincd IN the, proceedings Of the. last
meeting Of tho Board Of Health. 81. --
The notice Of tho case Of Timothy
Creedon, yesterday, had tho cAect Of
sendilg hundreds Of people to .hiO| af.
nicted household, and surely no one
who iwitnesSed tho closing moments Of
the wretched mans exi,tanes will eysr
forget the appalling spectacle. His
wife, In delicate health and r1eked
with hystcriA, brotzht. on'by witnoss.
ing her husbands indescrIbAble tor.
ture, rent the air with piercing cries.
She plead with Heaven for mercy With
an emphasis and fcrror which must
have made the angels look down With
plying eyes The poor, Qntvcring,
pAllid, and scarcely recognizable ,hu.
man wreck that she clung 10 iu his Dr..
inY agony, tried in vain 10 manifest
his hearts response 10 her love. s'"His
form and cause conjoiued preaching
to stones would make them capable
and no wonder that the mcreIt Itran.
gers whom curiosity and the common
feeling Of human pity drew toward the
sad and frightful deathbed Of human
being destroyed, by hydrophoIIa,
turned away with weeping eyes.
The awful lesson involved In this
case should be improved for tho btuedt
OF tao cntiro community. The best In.
telligcnce shows that. hydrophobiR Is
frighfully OH. the increase iu tbis. couu-
fry. and people may just ~ we'll be
assured az not that there never has
been a single case Of 1t CURED. Mad.
stones are An exploded humbug. What
is wanted, and what tho people should
demand Of their repreyentstireSln this
city, is the passage and vigorous en-
forcement OF the dog ordinance, tabled
in the City Council, on Friday last
through the ignorance and spite Of
n clique Of miserable demagoyues: