The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-28
A SINCLAIR CASE OF HYDR0PHC BIl.
from The pittsburg pa, Despatch, Jan. PAL

From The Pittsburg (Pa.) Despatch, Jan. "a.
name Of Henry Hunsinger was brought into PITTS,
burg over the Western Pennsylvania Railroad from
brief time in the employ OF farmer on the island
named Lane. saturday he was threshing oats.
OF the most extraordinary fts They continued.
without intermission all through Sunday. Monday
western Pennsylvania road, under charge OF
Baggage Master Walkinshaw. We do not propose
10 go INTO any details OF his case other than those
a Despatch reporter learned from conve;sa-
tlon with himself or hi. attendants fur
an open wagon, strapped to a board, driven by a
negro. who started out TO find Passayant's Hospital.
TINS wagon broke down on sixth street the horse
ness. This necesstated long delay The saGle
driver then started for the Mercy Hospital, and,
after long parley there, II was found that that was
not Passayant's. All told, poor Hunzlnger was
quite three hours exposed to the piercing cold OF
tnln blanket.
All the circumstances OF the case were well calcu-
Despatch reporter visited Munzlnger IN a ward Of
the hospital. He was lying on an iron couch, his
thongs. These were enioldcd with cotton to
protect his nesh from being cut into, anu before
we s nm we saw gooa reason d or the
he was taking ms supper OF coffee, bread and
butter and apple butter; the mans whole aspect
time that we regarded our visit as thrown away.
Hunzlnger is large, athletic fellow, with strong,
square face and quite progressing appearance.
i lie was as quiet as a baby. and responded TO our
! overtures Tor conversation with Tie utmost polite
ness. Without any hntsse on our part he told his
| story in few simple words.
| His real name is not Hunzinger. but Fullmer He
| had been adopted by an old gentleman named Ben
lamimln Hunzinger and his wife, who reside at No.
| 5J7 East State street, Harrisburg, when he was
parents Until ne was twenty.sne. de lett Harris.
burg TO attach himself as doorkeeper To Robinson's
circus Ne has for some TN time !, been zen w6rEng as
dust from oats ne was thresling. We asked
him il he HAD not been bitten by dog lately.
I IIn OF hnd AT
August, been bitten by dog, and by . snake also,
very nearly ar the same time the dog was not
body swelled up ana became dlscolored. he was
Kept drunk for four days on whiskey. and nnally
got over both. We asked II he ever had dts OF tue
kind before. He said that he had had, both at Phil
adeph.a and Harrisburg. DR.. Alley, physician
OF some eminenee. han told MN mat they were
epiepuc. The poor fellow asked Us TO send him
paper containing an account or his case, and 10 send
one to his adopted father at Harrisburg 10 get the
name OF the latter he called to attendant to get HIM
his Testament, In the fyleaf OF which Is written his
benefaclor's name. He said The Testament had been
given TO HIM 10y Mr.. Cree, ofthe Young Mems Chris
tan Association, and that he valued It very highly.
Hunzin4ers hands were very much swollen lie
said that this owing 10 the fact that they had
bind him with what ,neV could find at Lincoln
Station. That his struggles had been 50 violent that
II had taken ten men 10 hold Inn, and that he was
very sore all over. We rose TO bid the poor fellow
good evening and wish him well, when his body
noise was heard nom him. In an instant he was In
one Of his terrible fits Four attendants, who mad
by this time become acquainted with his habits,
rushed forward and seized his discngaged arm
before the paroxysm was at its height. This pre-
caution Is absolutely necessary. Had not his hands
| hcen pinoned he would nave bitten deep into his
| nesh
/ The gentle communicative creature OF moment
4 before was now writing monster. One attendant
| grasped him by both ears and held his head firmly
on the pillow TO keep Inn from bending forward and
! rending his breast Stronger muscular efforts
proba ~ never witnessed than the poor fellow made
10 free himself from restraint. sort OF wall poured
from his mouth al the beginning OF the 1T. Suddenly
! he began to champ his jaws Ike wild beast. We
were Informed that In previous fit at the hospital
| he had turned himself and board so that he faced
| the floor, and buried his teeth In the carpet and
| wood D'Atalie might well have feared to put his
| teeth and Jaws In competition with this frenzed
!, man. lie next began to bark-llteray to bark like
| dog. II would be hard 10 persuade any one who
1 saw MIN do this that Hunzinger was not laboring
| with an attack OF hydrophob.a. The attendants in
| holding his obliged TO grea, caution
as, one OF them informed Us, If he succeeded in get
ting arm hand within his grasp in oac OF these
fearful fits he would crush either az In vice. The
mans struggles were so fearful that We disrllsted
both straps and attendants, and having nothing at
stake We thought II about time TO retire.
The Rev. Wenzel met us az the door. We stood
talking 10 this gentleman some time. lie informed
Ms that Dr. Lang mad attended Hunzinger and was
inclined 10 ascribe hls fits TO epilepsy. While Talk
Ing to the reverend gentleman we were surprised 10
receive message rom Hunzinger saying that he
would like 10 see He had got over his paroxysm.
ana though very much exhausted, said he had sur
fered no pain. His sufernas arose from the sore
ness which followed his Violent struggles.
We called AT Or. Langs once and had a few words
, Win that gentleman about Hun2inRerS case. He
said did not think IL was hydrophoDa, but would
have been glad II II were "a he entertained doubt
cpsy, Or. Lang thinks it s, 1t is certainly very