Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-27
HYDRoPHoBIA.
A Shocking Case at springfield--
Development of the Disease After
Five Years.

A Shocking Case at springfieId-.
Five Years.
The Springfield (0hio) Advertiser Of
| the 23d inst, details the particulars of 6
case of hydrcphobia in that city The
] name of the unfortunate man is Solomon
Haley. who removed to Springfield from
GalIipolis few years ago. The Adoer.
t5ser says:
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 disturbance, opened the
door. and with q poker attempted to beat
off a strange dog thatwas fighting his own.
As he did so, the strange dog made a jump
at his throat, but was kept off by the out
stretched arm of Mr.. Haley. A second
attempt was made and the dog seized him
by the arm, infIicting painful, though
not severe bite.
About eight or nine days after this, Mr..
Haley had a slight spasm, from which he
soon recovered, and until very recently
has experienced no other trouble. On
last Wednesday he was compelled to quit
work, feeling very sick. Becoming worse
in the latter part Of the day, he was COM
PEELED to call in medical aid. DIR. Seegar
was summoned, who found all the symp-
toms of tie terrible disease of hydrophO-
bia developingin his patient. The Doc
tor afterward advised DR.. S. E. Adams,
Medical Electrician, to call in and exam
inc the patient. He did so on Sunday
evening last, and found Mr.. Haley racked
with the fiercest spasms, rising in his bed,
clutching at those who stood near him, and
beating the air. These spasms were at
tended by that peculiar snarling cough,
caused by the spasmodic action of the
throat.
His incessant cry was for water, yet
the moment it was brought into the room
the spasms would break out with ten fold
fury. At one time he took teaspoonful
of water in his hand, and by great effort
succeeded in getting it in his mouth, but
no sooner was it there than convulsive
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
lllS dlIdCh, LII. AuaInS aShcu HIm IL uc
had drank any of the water. He replied:
"Why, no; it exploded in my mouth, and
blew the whole top of my head off"
Upon repeated occasions the attempt was
made to give him water in answer to his
incessant appeals, but every attempt was
followed by aspasm.
DR.. Adams applied the battery, sending
an electric current along the spine and
stomach of the patient, acting according
to the general rules in spasmodic cases.
The result of the application of the cleo
tricity was very gratifying; the spasms
became less violent, and at longer inter-
walls, and finally the patient slept. Last
evening 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, or
any way to rid him of his misery. DR..
Adams has no positive hope of his recov-
cry. He is doing all within his power to
save him, but the experience of the past
tells him it viii not avail.