New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-01

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Hammond has overthrown the great stumbling
block and cleared up the inner workings OF the
mysterious disease by proving beyond doubt that
in the case of Mccormick true lesion existed. II
this is true of this case, it follows DR.. Hammond
believes that it might have been equally true in
others. but had been overlooked on account of the
observations of the Investigator not having been so
advanced as these have been in this case. -
MCCORMICK NOT BITTEN BY A MAD DOG
THE DOG ALIVE IN THE STREETS AND PLAYING WITH
CHIIDREN-OTHER PERSONS BITTEN BY HIM
STRONG EVIDENCE THAT THE VIRUS IN HYDRO
PHoBIA IS NOT COMMUNICATED NECESSARILY BY
AMAD DOG.
The rumor that the dog that had bitten McCor-
mick was alive reached DR.. Frank II. Hamilton on
Saturday and as one of the jurors in the case. he
started to investigate the truth of the story. He
called upon Detective McGowan Of the Fifty-ninth-
st. Police, and asked him for assistance in
finding the dog. Together they went to the
stable of milkman at the foot
of 'Fifty-third-st., and there they found
a brindle bull-terrier weighing about II pounds.
He was chained up to the manger in the stable and
had been closely watched by his master since
McCormick's death. DR.. Hamilton examined the
dog as carefully as he was able. He noticed. he
said that the animal acted strangely. but there
positive indication of the true canine madness
the rabies Gamma. The dog would stand and watch
a rat-hole for five minutes at time, and snap at
flies in the air. He did not drool, there any
very positive sign of madness in the dog.
On Monday DR.. Hammond was told that there
was good reason to believe that the dog that had
bitten Mccormick was alive, that DR.. Hamilton had
seen him and had requested the owner to keep him
obaip hat ba no fnhad in the ntarasf
of science. DR.. Hammond said that he did not
believe that the dog was mad. He had said many
years ago that not necessary for dog to have
rabies to produce hydrophObia in the human being.
DR.. Cross the assistant of Dr. Hammond, and also
juror in the Mccormick case, said that he did not
believe that the dog was mad If it should prove
that it was really the dog that had bitten Meteor
mick eight or niue weeks ago, he certainly would
not be alive IL he had then been afflicted with
rabies. DR.. Cross visited the dog yesterday and
made a careful inquiry into the case. His investi-
cation led to the most important results and proves,
he says, that any dog that bites person may moe
ulate that person with a poison that may develop
into hydrophobia If this is the in one instance,
added Dr. Cross it may be SO in any case, and moth
ing but the destruction of the useless dogs in cities
at least, can make the public safe.
Dr. Cross went to the stable in Fifty third-st but
found that the dog had been taken home. Thence
he went to Er. Mason's house, No. S05 East Forty
ninth-st. The Doctor knocked upon the door, and
an old gentleman evidently an Englshman, opened
it. The dog seen in the roOm and DR.. Cross or
dered Mr.. Mason to secure him before he yentured
into the apartment After the dog had been
chained he could be examined at leisure.
HIS name was Prince, and when he was
addressed he turned his eye towards his interlocu-
tor. He was a br1ndle bull-terrier. His ears had
been cropped and he weighed about II pounds. Mr.
Mason said that the dog was perfectly healthy and
harmless. He would not hurt anybody, he said
His appetite was good, and he ate bread and milk
principally. He was great ratter. Mrs. Mason,
an intelligent lady of about 20, said that
the dog never went out alone, and when she
went with him he kept close to her heels
and molested no one. Once she acknowledged he
had bitten man in the leg; but" she added,
"he was loafer and Prince never could abide
oafers" Then the dog only tore his pantaloons and
did not draw blood upon the man. The dogs mouth
appeared to be healthy and his nose was cool and
moist. "The little children come in," said Mrs.
Mason, land feed Prince right out of their hands.
They ride on his back about the room, and he is the
best-na .ured dog ever saw. He wouldn't bite
ANYBODY and don't believe he bit Mr.. Mccormick
Just then the dog began to whine and appear un-
easy. Dr. Cross asked Mr.. Mason what he did so
fori Mr. Mason replied He hears a rat" Mr.
Mason then went to unite him. and Dr. Cross stepped
into the next room. After the dog had been united
he bounded for lot of barrels that were piled in
back room. He was hunting for a rat DIR. Cross
considered this another sign of the dogs
health. Mr.. Mason said that DIR. Hamilton
and DR.. Hadden had been to see the dog. He
was very certain that he had not seen the dog
A. No. .,alr h,tft hanh a ,tuhf
have done so, for he had not been watched as
closely as of late Dr. Cross requested Mr. Mason to
take good care of the dog. He said that he would
do so. Dr. Cross promised to call again, and then
went away.
In the saloon kept by one Sherwood, DIR. Cross In
ouired for one Kelly, who was said to have been
with Mccormick when he was bitten. Kelly was
there, and when asked about the matter he said
that he was with Mccormick when he was bitten,
and told the following story about it
1t was on Sunday night about eight or nine weeks
ago, about o'clock In the evening. Mccormick and
Kelly were sitting upon the high iron railing at the
corner of Fifty-secondsst and Second-ave McCOr-
mick was a very athletic person, and was great
Jumper and wrestler. 1t was proposed that they
should 90 TO Gees hegans at Fifty-third-st. and
Second-ave and get O glass of beer. Mccormick
suddenly jumped from the perch upon which they
had been sitting and almost landed upon Ma
sons brindle dog The dog was going home
from his stable to get his supper The dog was
startled. and Mccormick snapped his hand at the
dog. SAYING SECT outw The dog snapped at his
hand. and his tooth struck the first knuckle Of his
right hand, infcting mere scratch. Hardly any
blood flowed from the wound, which seemed hardly
to have passed through the skim They got stones
and chased the dog around the corner. he ran into
Mason's house They then went into bar
room. and the barkeeper poured brandy
mon the wound. Kelly said that ne could
of a crowd OF one