The New York herald., 1874-07-09

mad dog was killed yesterday by vOflicer
Kelley, OF the Twenty precinct at No. e97
At eleven O'Clock A. NJ. yesterday Onicer Hickey,
OF The seventeenth precinct, shot mad dog IN
front oil No. III East Twelfth street.
officer Doyle, OIL the seventh precinct, shOt
nad dog last night at No. PiKefstrcet.
AT Sax O'Clock last evening mad dog was shot
corner OF Forty-hrst street and Filth avenue.
Thu Dog War in Newark.
Yesterday woman named Mrs Mary Smith ap-
peared at the Newark police station and made
complain, that a mastif belonging to Mr..
Charles P. Molanuey mad bitten her little girl
severely, and the owner had reused 10 klll the
oog Policemen sent but the dog was found
secured and Mr. MOllanney declared he was COM
pe.ied 10 keep the animal IN his place Ia order 10
guard against thieves and poyish depredators. 1t
seems several otner children have been bitten by
the brute and visions OF hydropnoba are naturally
haunting the minds OF parents Mrs. smith deter
mined TO take the law in her own hands and shoot
the dog She got gun, but could not get 1t 10 go
on. SO the dog stil hves and Mrs. smith is almost
crazy herself.
HydrOphobia Developed After Twenty
five Years-Cured by Chloroform and
Choral Hydrate.
Tc THE EDITOR or rue HERALD
One may go into the highways, byways and lanes
OF medical research and opinion in regard to the
cause, origin, inception, period OF incubation and
symptoms Of hydrophopIa, and will find that there
Is great variety OF opinion. Before proceeding
to give the details of most singular and interest
ing case that recently came under my observation
and treatment will give the statements OF some
few physicians and surgeons, whose opinions and
observations are entitled to pubic respect:-Dr
Samuel d. Gross, OF PHILADELPHIA, says:-"How the
disease originates IN the DOG, one Of the animals
in which 1t is generated spontaneously,
Is not ascertained-tJ Is all conjecture"
DR.. John Erichsen says:-"When originating
De its causes are exceedingly obscure ~
SO that we in total ignorance on this point.
But as to the animals In which the poison is
spontaneously generated no difference OF opinion
exists OF which may mention the dog cat, vol,
fox Jackal badger, and even the horse and pig.
That the poison is contained in the saliva and
other secretions OF the mouth and lauces-most
probably In the sallva-is the opinion OF all
authors, and that IL Is conveyed into the human
subject on the teeth Of the animal there is no
difference OF opinion. On the period of incubation
there seems TO be nouniyersaty n OF opinion or ex-
perience. DR.. Gross says:-"The period OF latency
OF this disease varies from few weeks TO several
months, and IN eighty cases anayZed
by Dr.. Blachforu and Dr. Spier, Of Troy, the
average period was about seventy days.
The minimum in twentY-three cases was
thirty DAYS and under and the maximum in SIX
cases was upwards OF 200 days Them" he says,
ever seen the disease appeared in one at the end
of four weeks and IN the otner after nine months
from the period OF inoculation-" According to DIR.
Jonn Hunter the extremes range from thirty days
TO eighteen months. DR.. Bardsiey, an English
writer, refers 10 an instance where the disease did
not show ttseH Tor twelve years. DR.. Erchsen
says that the period that intervenes between the
bite and the occurrence OF the disease consider
able. DR.. Meade relates the case OF lady who got
the disease fifteen months alter the bite. Elliot.
son says that the average time tnat
elapses between the injury and the synp-
toms Is Irpm six weeks 70 three months.
The Duke OF Richmond, VINO was bitten by
afler The injury. lnere are eminent au ihors be.
eides these mentioned who say that six, seven,
twelve and even fifteen years may intervene be.
tween the fnhiction Of the wound and the mani
festat,ons oil the symptoms. In the of Will
liam Mccormack the period OF incubation Is stated
Gross. III MS ans ers TO the HERALD correspOn-
deni, says "that the period rom incubation 10 the
development OF the disease-and OF which lie
speaks knowingly in two cases-was about two
months" DR.. hamilton says to the HERALD cor
respondent that the development after nocula.
tlon may take place from thirty TO lorty days.
Now, from the different accounts given above OF
tn period OF development OF this disease, diner
ing so widely, what conclusions must the public
necessarily come to simply that 1t may De
vel0ped In three weeks or In fifty years,
e Of oes re
VINO shah declde?n think that question had bet
ter be left alone, or until some genius appears who
poison cannot extend. me case above mentioned
came under my treatment May ], 1874. The patient
Is a lady tnlrty-hve years OF age, short, iignt
weight, married and the mother OF three or lour
children, and by occupation stewardess on a
steamer plying between this port ana RIO JapeHO.
Her symptoms were those OF ordinary chils and
fever. Next day sne felt quite well but the third
day the chiiis and ieyer returned. so diagnosed t
tertiary intermittenJ lever and prescribed Tor her
as ! 90 In all such cases. Next morning
1 iound she had complained 0f chLis
at short intervals all day. could not bear araught
OF arr, lett dull. sad, wanted her room d2rkeaed
ana 10 he lett aione, ana when left would get out
ol ped ana sJano as II In maze. This continued
until ten 0'e'ocG r. NJ, when she trembled, looked
anxious ana became very much agitated, moving
from sue 10 SIDE. AZ eleven O'Clock she began TO
cav IKE dog paving the dirt biting the bed
clotheS, Then nad regular spasrns so that IL re-
CURED three and 1our 10 bold her: WoAd bark ana
RroWl, Swapping her teeth together and with
great violence and superhuman effort snap at and
attempt 10 bite Sfose around her. After observing
these symptoms, l remarked to ner lsbe was
presently that she mad every appearance of hydro.
Dn0Ua, and the attendants replied that some
bad made the same suggestion beiore
ADd that she had complained very much of betup
thirsty, but, when water was offered she coulI
not drink It, and would choke and gasp Ior breath.
and wIen warer Was running from the faucet m
an adjoining room would be very much distressed
and request them to stop r. ! asked her mother !
II her daughter mad ever been bitteD by "A dog and
after thinking moment, she SAID yes, TWENTY-FIVE
years ago. then assured her That this was a
genuine case OF hydrophObia. she then remeDl- /
be red and related TO me the circumstances