The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-04-08
Hrdrophobia.


The Springfield Advertiser Of
Wednesday details the particulars Of
horrible case of hydrophobia now
noticed in that city. The name Of
tne unfortunate man is Solomon
Haley, who removed to Springfield
from Gallipolis a few years ago. The
Advertiser has the following. in
the year 1865, at Gallipolis he was
aroused one night by the fighting OF
some dogs in the front yard of his
house. He arose to quiet the dis
turbance, opened the door, and with
poker attempted to beat off a
strange dog that was fighting his
own. As ne did 50 the strange dog
made a jump at his throat, but was
kept off by the outstretched arm Of
Mr.. Haley. A second attempt was
made and the dog seized him by the
arm, inaicting a painful though not
severe bite. About eight or nine
days after this Mr. Haley had a
slight spasm, from which he soon re-
covered, and until very recently has
experienced no other trouble. On
last Wednesday he was compelled to
quit work, feeling very sick. Be
coming worse in the latter part Of the
day, he was compelled to call in med
ical aid. DR.. Seegar was summoned
who found all the symptoms OF the
terrible disease, hydrophobia; rapid.
ly developing in his patient. The
DR.. afterward advised DR. S. E. Adj
ans, Medical Electrician, to call in
and examine the patient He did 81
on Sunday evening last, and found
Mr.. Haley racked with the dercest
spasms, rising in his bed, clutchine
at those who stood near him, and
beating the air.
These spasms were attended bv
that peculiar snarling cough, caused
by the spasmOdic action of the
throat. His ntessant CRY was for
water, vet the moment it was
brought in the room the spasms
would break out with tenfold furv.
At one time he took teaspoonful
Of water in his hand, and bv great
effort he succeeded in getting it in
his mouth, but no sooner was it
there, than cOnyulsive throe shook
his frame, he jumped upon his feet
and threw the water from his mouth
against the ceiling. After he had
partially recovered from the violence
of the attack, DR.. Adams asked if he
had drank any of the water. He re
piled, "Why, no: it exploded IN nv
mouth, and blew the whole top Of
my head off, Upon repeated occa-
siOns the attempt was made to give
him water in answer to his inces-
SAINT appeals, but every attempt was
followed by a spasm. DR.. Adams
applied the battery, sending an cleo
trio current along the spine and sto-
mach of the patient, acting according
to the general rules in spasmodiC
cases. The result of the apphca
ton ofthe electricity was very graf
flying; the spasms became less Vi
olent and at longer intervals, and
finally the patient slept. Last even
ing the Doctor called to see him
again, and found him quieter, but
the symptoms were still manifested
in the barking cough and increasing
nervousness. During some of his
attacks, he would call on those
around him if they loved him, to
kill him, to smother him with the
bed-clOthes, OF in any way to rid him
Of his misery. Dr. Adams has no
positive hope Of his recovery. He
is doing all that is within his power
to save him, but the experience Of
the past tells him it will not avail.