, 1869-03-05
HVDHQPHOBIA,
Violent Death OF q Clttxen Of Hat.
l4pA Con2,Y. n. w.

land Ce0a.y, n. II.
From the New York Be1.fd, Feb Il.
Mf. Juhn Eckefaoc, residing In Rsx,,,a
County, y. T., on the JerseY liuc, Al 1,y...,
Saddle Kiyer Church, died on Tue.t1r ,,a,,
hydropho6la. Of which the following a,r.h.
10, while Mf. Eckt rsou va, III tlle l,,t.,na,
q. The harn throwug down Dtldef In h.,
caittc, bis rllc was coming oHards ,lt pjSs
to milk Tue COWS, When sue Was uthrkru h.
fa'ge doE. he animal ture cvt,llp,,hI.
portion Of her cfe tlItre frtm her pe.,ou, md
BIT her IN tcrtrni places through hr ,lrrW.
making large blark and blue marks llt nj
EunrturinR ihe skin aud drawing ~ hind,
Hcr Husband. hearing her scteault, r.u ,tt
Mr. Ecker,on'a throat. Throwing sut
hts hand Ia ward tho as.fnss ~. ih,I
mt1nbcf was seized hf the brute a-d Lu,I7
bltstt. III endeavorltg 10 dIsengug. iI,p*eIt
fTun The frrucfnis RuItnal he threw utll k.&
oth.t lan1. wL1ch the dux hn,nsdIs:rlt
continued 10 Leaf and chew tbe nnqus 4nltl
Mrs. Eckerton ttsvely came forward Viii, 4
bfout'. the handle u wiltch st,e r,i.,l.t. ,lD~a
tlie tlug'r thr,Ht Until he VA. Eyrsrd to ryt,E
b1s bold, Mr. RcGcraon lten seize. ", sre
and Killed be anltnsl nm ths .r,.. i ply
siqsg w. Instantly sailed: WIN nj el's vut
at1ery which hul heen srtefui, a,.i ifo,,
On S1''l .s,, IT, 'sss s:. Hsss siss. f'is;; ..I;$
10 lilly BY lbs si"s'. a tss.,.
~, hesiii bsnds wqra .ertilts la.tsltti.
TIN dak xas 0HaE,t " NJ, Abtahss i,nts
l,er. q H*''als tstts,. aud wv. ttst. lat
With had ai.o hl.ls;, srsst4i older dt1.t I'll
af which ha's heoA killed vt ontr. Thu
:swhsE of tasa dag, Aawsye., did MT u. htm.
but kSbt tina ch7ine1, lfa bFnkn M caatn
ths day before biting NJ. Eeksreou, Gd tAa
Away tron home. hr. Hopper sea.ea II
nueh regret tho uecafreara and doaAtd Ar.
ones placa himasH updeE tho eass 4 aalna
phyaic'an. 'Fh!a he did by cuusulttg Ds.
On Sunday i III. Ecteraon began to 4e,, F..
h 1s,s expressed e. H. eus3as - ~ and :a
lttangely all day, Tho next mornlny j Va
taken With violent dts, which contin led It
intervals until Tuesday, when death fnlrd
hla sudefinzs. During The pafuxyams, tLch
wero terrible, he raved iurloualy ana snlpnd
continually at those around him, appafh.ly
endcaroring 10 bite them. Tnosc rk-.as
positively affirm that many times he q 1l*ssd
and bssked ike q dog. It WA viii Tue
greatest dimerlty that six strong men bulI
hold him to prevent hl. doing violence} }dur-
tnc the pseyalence OF the conyulsicDs, s{ vio-
lent Were the paroxysns. Hia suffering sp-
peAfed 70 be boFr1tle, and be finally diet IL 1
state Of great exhaustion: Ar. Eckhsoa
owned the lille plot OF land upon vhas he
lived. bat WIS not In atllrens circumstsces-
He leaves wife and tereral chi3ren.
Since the attack By the dog Mrs. Eckfsou
has been cenanedx and bee condition iaox
very delicate 20 that It Wss deemed adyiShlr
to keep from her the cause Of her husbbds
desth, for fear that The appearance q the
! malady may be provoked h, her caae- f2re
Is evidently not much taEger Of. s4h &
rcEnlt, a. the skin was not broken whe1 she
was bitten but 1t Is appreheuded the sick
to her mind, IN connection With the cirpm
bring on The epasm, AS it L known to iaro
done Ia cases heretofore. It is Yery ceAiu,
huWeyef, that the affair cannot be kepttum
her for any great length Of time. Mr.. 81 er-
son leaves . large circie OF acquaiutates,
and his terrible death has naturally crdted
= very excited feeling In the nelchborhud.
It Is feared that other dogs still exist inho
vicinity that were bitten BY Hr. Hoper'a
dog, nnn II ts said That some Of the sto4 IL
the locality are belleEed to havo also .eu
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