The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-19
FRANCES HUELns.S DEarsu.
gentleman Gk Education VINO ssc,
came II Dog Eancicr-A lncIan-
chciy case of ElydrophoDia.

On Tuesday night Francis Butler. the
distinguished dog fancier of Peck sin.
New York. after several hours of terrible
suffering died from hydrophoba in his
residence at prospect and Bremen streets,
Brooklyn. About six weeks ago gentle
man left at his place of business n small
Spitz dog. The animal had been for some
time ailing, and the owner wished to OBJ
tain MIR. Buffers opinion whether the symp-
toms were those of hydrophobia. The
veteran expert hardly believed in the exist
ance of the disease, or at all events he had
full confidence in his own ability to cure it.
in its worst phases. He declined to give
an opinion at the time on the case. and
asked that the dog might be left with him
for few days for Treatment The owner
consented and went away, and Mr.. Batter,
as preliminary measure, rave the animal
a dose OF salts. Ii was 10 easy task. Tor
the dog was terrified ut the sight of medi-
cine, ard struggled violently. The assist
ant held the animal, and Mr. Butler fore.
ing its mouth open with his left hand was
in the act of pouring the dose down its
throat when the creature broke away from
the assistant, and before Mr.. Butler could
move his right hand it had seized him by
the thumb and lacerated it badly. Before
he could fling the animal from him the
finger was almost severed
In his long experience with dogs Mr.
Butler had again and again been bitten,
though never so badly as on this occasion
He was not al all alarmed, however. for
long familiarity with the danger had rem
dered him callous to it, and, like most dog
fanciers, he believed that though all man
kind should die of hydrophobia he at least
was inyulnerable. The dog evidently re-
CURED close attention, and Mr.. Butler de-
cided upon taking it to his residence in
Brooklyn, where he had
MANY ANIMALS IN Ti,AINING,
or under treatment, lie bound up his
wounded hand, and putting the dog in Il
basket, directed his boy 10 take It over.
AS the Roosevelt street ferry-hoat. by
which the lad was crossing to South Seventh
street, was entering the slip, the lid of the
basket was unloosed, the dog sprang out
and ran among the passengers on deck,
swapping viciously at everybody 1t seem
ed then to have very well defined symptoms
of hydrophobia; the froth was droppiner
from its mouth, and its eyes had that fixed
glare which is characteristic of canine
madness. Every one got out of his way rs
quickly as possible, and not few nearly fell
into the river in their efforts To escape II
worse fate than drowning. In few mo-
ments, however, the boat entered the sin.
and the passengers hastily dispersed, but
not before n man, whose name has not
been ascertained, had been bitten in The
leg. Soon afterward policeman killed the
rabid animal
MIR. Butler then became little uneasy rs
to the result of his wound he had it care
fully pouticed and dressed, and watched it
closely every day; but he was still free
from any apprehension of its resulting in
hydrophobla. lie took precautions more
with view of allevialing the anxiety of
his family than from any fear entertained
on his own account. The wound healed as
rapidly as could be expected, but Mr. But
lers general health was not good. He suf-
fered severely from sciatica, aud his spirits
sank as his health diminished, but though
filled with gloomy forebodings on other
subjects he almost forgot the wound on his
thumb.
A Few days ago the wound began to fes-
ter slightly, aud something like feon
seemed to be forming. 1t gave Mr.. Butler
considerable pain, and occasoned great
anxiety to his family. On Monday morn
ing he was sitting at breakfast at the usual
hour, apparently in somewhat better health
and spirits than he had been in for some
time. His wife handed him cup of tea.
which he raised to his lips instantly ire
NOR ran through his frame, and he set the
cup on the table, remarking that it was the
strangest feeling he had ever experienced
A second time he tried to drink the tea, but
the result was even more marked than be-
fore, and shuddering convulsively. he push
ed the cup away from him. lie said he
felt
HORRIBLE SENSATION
at the sight of it, and asked his wife to get
him a seidltz powder. Mrs Butler was
deeply agitated she knew but too well
that the terrible poison with which her hus.
band had been inoculated six weeks before