Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-08-29
ABABY DIES OF HYDRoPHoBIA.
The Child Tears It's Clothing and Barks
Like Dog-An Awful Case


A little son of John McGinnis, an employee
at the stock yards died on Saturday morning
of hydrophobia. The age Of the child was one
year and nine mouths. The case is some
what singular one, ana therefore We give it
with some particularly Of detail. Very few
cases are on record of the fearful complaint
attacking one so young. The position taken
by certain authorities, that the disease is sim
ply Of the imagination is here proved to be un-
tenable. An pnreasouing infant, just begin
ming to prattle, is not likely to be SO much dis
turbed by the fear Of imaginary physical trou-
bles as to be in this manner hurried out of the
world.
The child was bitten little over month
ago. The mother had one day seated it gu the
ground at the back door Of the house, when q
large Newfoundland dog belonging to butcher
named Shuler, living in the neighborhood,
came suddenly rushing up to the child and bit
it. No enc about the house had seen this animal
previously
Three ugly wounds we're Inflicted upon the
tender infant by the raging animal l-one at the
side of the left temple, another between the
eyes, and the tb I'D Oh The top Of the head near
the edge Of the hair. The brute showed every
symptom OF madness, toaming at the mouth,
swapping at everything il passed. without stop
ping to vent Its rage upon any particular OBJ
ject.
The wounds Upon the child soon healed, only
one slight scar on the nose remaining The
matter faded from the recollection of the pa
rents. Last Wednesday morning the infant
began to show singular signs Of irritation, and
began tearing off It's clothes, at the same time
uttering low, wailiug cries, and complaining of
thirst But when water vas offered to it the
most distressing writhing of the jaws and con-
vulsive movements Of the face and jaw follow
ed. No one seemed al 6r.c to know the real
cause Of the trouble The Startled mother did
all in her power TO restore her infant to ease
and quiet. Thinking ii might be suffering
fuous clothing Tie wise women:of the neigh
borhood gathered in and gave their diagnosis
of the disease. Some said the complaint was
diptheria, and some said he poor little thing
was teething,
All day Weinc siay he little sufferer eyhib-
tied the same svmptoms, seeming. bowever, all
the time to suffer more acutely 1t pulled aud
tugged at Its clothing with such energy as to
tear off the buttons, and brew its arms about
10 most agoHized manner.
This continued until Friday night, neither
the mother nor the child sleeping. The infant
took no nourishmenr during all this time, aud
when water was offered Went into convulsions,
seeming 10 reject it with horror.
DIR. w. W. Grodnan, living at the Rock Is
land car works, was summoned on Friday even
ing. He at once told the grief-strcken parents
that their child was dying of hydrophobia, and
nothing could be done t, save it. He admin
istered morphia without fleet. The child was
apparently in the last stage of the disease. In
its convulsions it seemed endowed with super
natural strength.
The foam which issued from its mouth was
stained with blood 1t uttered an incessant
whine, which those about it compared to the
whining cf dog When ever the hands OF
those attending ii approached its face the ef-
lorts to bite were manifestly canine Although
| tered the word ''dog" during the night proceed
ing its death, as If it had somehow 10 it's dis
eased niantile brain mysteriously associated
the idea of its present sufferings with It's being
bitten month before.
AT clock on Sunday death came to the
relief of the sufferer. From Wednesday morn
| ing until this hour no nourlshment and not
drop of water had passed its lips. The ca Sc il
a peculiar one, and should attract the genera
| attention of the medical world
| THAT WOMAN JURY-AN INJURED HUs-
BAND PROTEST. An outraged husband a
Cheyenne Wpoa.;-1 D---:1~-y,- - r---I.
snffrare fy @ and the political and social appurte
| nances thereto appertaiuing are recognized, de
nounees the female jury business through tht
Cheyenne Leader. and in Justification offers
pertinent scrap from his domestic history.
His wife was summoned and impanneied a!
Juror in an important case. When night
came, the case not being concluded. the hus
band applied to the court to have his wife sen
| home, as there were several small children
| there requiring her attenllon-the smallest, II
| fact. being in a starving condition, owing tt
| the fact that It had not been habltuated to the
use of the bottle But the husbands reques
was denied The Judge SAID the jury coulC
not be separated The husband then request
ed permission TO serd the infant to the mother
! This was also refused, on the ground that the
law does not permit thirteenth person 10
Jury room, and there is no statute TO show tha
an infa of in arms is not person within the
intent and meaning of the law The despe
rate husband then attempted to induce th'
court to send all the jurors to his house TO
the night but file effort was failure, and tn
husband was informed that quarters had bee
| provided for hlsswife at the hotel, and that
he wished to speak 10 her Tor moment b
/ would bave!. rake the place OF the cook
The HUSBAND! went home. How he got througl
the night ha, not been told but when b
learned the next day that the trial was likel
to last week, be ssraiehtway proceeded t
emp07 the bsSt iookiug housekeeper and coo
| in the county. Al last accounts his wife wa
still On the jury.
Smother. ssssaid little girl who was engage
in making her doll an apron, Il believe | wi
be dutchess when | grow up. How d
YOU ever expect to become a duchess, N
daughter ?" her mother asked. why,
marrying Dutchman to be sure, replied til