Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-06-10

DEATH FROM HYpRoPHoBA.-The
Harrisburg, Pa, Patriot gives the fol-
lowing account of death by this awful
but rare malady: About nine weeks ago,
while passing along the street, Margaret
Dabaugh, aged between eighteen and
nineteen, and residing in Meadow lane,
between Second and Third streets, was
bitten in one of her fingers by small
dog. The wound produced was slight,
the teeth of the animal scarcely pene-
trating the flesh, and no thought Of n.y.
drophobia was entertained at the time.
The finger quickly healed and the occur
ance was soon entirely forgotten. On
Friday last, the young lady experienced
a pricking sensation in her right arm ex-
tending from the finger in which she had
been bitten, to the farthest extremity Of
her shoulder and noticed that the tip of
her finger was slightly inhamed. When
called upon to do some domestic work
she complained that her arm panied her
so badly that she could do nothing which
required its use. On Saturday it was
her custom to attend market, but last
Saturday she said it would be impossible
to carry anything on her right arm, On
Saturday afternoon she grew worse, when
a physician was summoned to alleviate
her suferings. On examining her he
thought he discovered symptoms Of by
drophobia, but he was not fully confm-
ed in his mind as to the correctness Of
his suspicious. During the night she
became alarmingly worse, being thrown
into spasms which continued at intervals
until half past eleven o'clock, yesterday
morning when supplying drugs were ad-
ministered and she was put to rest. An
other physician was called to her early
on Sunday morning who had taeated a
case of hydrophobia. On seeing her
condition he said she was afflicted with
he incurable malady. To convince
himself more thoroughly, he asked
whether she had been bitten by dog
when she answered affirmatively. When
in paroxysms she was sad spectacle to
behold.
She foamed much at themouth exhib-
iting great nervous irritability, breathed
with much difficulty, and appealed pit
eously to those about her to keep at n
distance as if fearful that she might do
them some personal injury. During one
of her spasms dog entered the room
in which she was lying. As soon as her
eyes fell ON the animal she became per-
fectly furious, and not until it was re-
moved did her agitated feelings undergo
a subsistence. The sight of water also
increased the violence of her convul-
sions. From the time she got the first
severe spasms until drugs were admins
tered, she was tied to rocking-chair.-
Occasionally she would spring up vio-
lently, carrying the chair with her, al
though held by a gentleman. When her
agitated feelings were subdued she was
laid ON sofa to which she was secured
until she died. During the day large
number of physicians called to see the
unfortunate lady, all of whom declared
that she was afflicted with hydroyhobia.
From the incipient attacks until death
ended her suffering the symptoms went
to establish this opinion. She also SEEM
ed to be conscious of the disease which
was hurrying her to the grave What
goes still further to establish the malady
as case of hydrophobia, is the fact that
the dog which bit the young lady died
from the effects of disease shortly after
ward which is said by physicians who
have had the facts detailed them to have
been hydrophobia. The young lady died
about half-past four yesterday afternoon.
From the time she was put to sleep I'M
til she ceased breathing she had no
spasms.