New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-18
nFaTH FROM HYDROPH0BIA.

TERRIBLE PaTE OF DOG rRANER-phAih ~ ~. .
-,, s,oss SIX WEEKS AFTER THE BITE WAS
RECEIVED.
A very sad case Of death from hydrophooia o0
,curred in Brooklyn yesterday. FRANCIS pu'iei,
well known dog trainer and fancier, mas ha" 10
many wears a place of business IN PecK-snp' III n'
city, and at Prospect and Bremen-sts' III -
About SIX weeks ago a gentleman brougnt Jug
,.b;oh v.s s;ch 70 his Office. at Peck-slp 1t was
,ou snt1 dog and the owner stated that ne ue-
;ra 20 have IL receive the best of care, Tor WHICH
he 1vould nav literally Mr.. Butler then determined
N take the animal 10 his Brooklyn office. but before
he started proceeded 20 administer dose Oh meui-
cine The dog was held by boy, and medicine was
forced into its mouth; but while MI butter, WIN
his hand in the dogs mouth, was endeavorlng 10
make il swallow, the animal bit the thumb OF MS
right hand so badly that the marks OF SIX sharp
teeth could be plainly seen. On the terry-boat 10
Brooklyn the dog escaped from basket IN when he
was confined and bit man in the leg. Ihe annual
was soon shot by policeman.
The wound soon healed, and Mr.. Butler had al
most forgotten about it, until last Monday morning
when in his effort 10 swallow cup of tea at his
breakfast table he was seized with violent parox
vsm and convulsive tremor and to his surprise dis
covered that his muscles would not convey the
drink 10 his mouth. In some alarm he turned to
his wife and said: "Why, how strange that Is!
can't get that tea to my lips. What can It mean Y
She thought of the bite of the dog Immediately and
like "a flash it came to her that her husband had
hyGrophobia but she endeavored at the time 10
conceal her fears from him. and told him be was
nervous and needed rest "T try another cup then,"
he answered; but in attempting to drink he
again convulsed. he then tried to eat an egg and
some bread. but could not do so, and few hours
afterwards herecOgnized symptoms of hydrophobia,
and realized his condition. He then begged his
friends to keep away from him and ran up and down
stairs with stick in his hands endeavoring to
strike and bite every person who approached him.
lie tore the clothing from his body and cuching at
his breast shreked, "There are mad dogs here"
Drs. Loretz and Creamer were called in and
obliged TO tie him down and finally succeeded in
injecting morphine into his arm. This relieved his
paroxysms. He lost the power of speech then
barked like dog, while streams of foam poured
from his mouth, and late Tuesday night be died.
He is ca years old and leaves wife and nine chill
-dren.
Mr. Butler was a native of England and his edu-
cation of a superior order. He accom-
plished Hnguist, and has been connected with sew
eral educational institutions a professor of Lam
guages. His knowledge of French and German Is
nttested by volume of which he was the author.
fng buying. and selling dogs and his ability in
trolling and tanning them was deemed by many
really marvellous Many time he has led away
without Injury duarresome and ferOcious dog
which attacked every other person who approached
it, He wrote a popular book entitled " Dog Train
fng.p He had no fear of hyGrOphobia, and often
expressed the opinion that it was simply a nervous
affection and that the bite of dog would not pro-
6uce the disease unless fear supervened and oc-
casioned it.
An kinds of rare and expensive dogs were to be
e,nnd ut his establishment. When Z. t. Barnum
held his dog show in the old Museum at Broadway
and Ann-st., Buffers contributions were acknowl-
edged 90 be by far the finest and the most varied
He prided himself the purity of the breed OIL
dogs raised and trained by him. Any breed could
be obtained of him, from dlminutive black-and-
tan or King Charles spaniel TO English bulldog
or Siberian bloodhound. Butler did not go to dog
fights He felt a pardonable pride in the raising OF
pure blOOded dogs, and was respected by a large
circle of acquaintances.
THE DOGS AT THE POUND.
Henry Bergh Of the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals Will appear before the Grand Jury
to-day and enter complaint against those VINO are IN
charge OF the dog-Dound. He hopes oy having these
people indicted aud punished 10 prevent further cruel
ties 20 dogs Between 30 and so dogs were imprisoned
YESTERDAY and 200 put TO death. The keeper OF the
pound says that be will continue kill all dogs brought
60 him until otherwselOrdered by the city authorizes, de-
epte the hue aud cry raised against him oy Mr. Bergh
communication was received by the Board of Edu-
cation from the trustees Of the Twentieth Ward com
aning that the dog-pOund is within hundred feet Of
Primary School No 81, in West Thirty and
that the street in the nelqhborhood is consequently full
OF rough men and boys in charge Of dogs so that chill
ren and teachers are afraid and find 1t very difficult to
pass 10 and from the school, The janitors whole time
As taken up in guarding the aud protecting the
snmates from annoyance. Two OF the children have
already been bitten by these dogs. and the diminished
attendance plainly indicates the apprehensons enter
1aped nv parents In addition all these annoyances
.he bowls OF the dogs distract attention Of the
pupils and teachers The Board is therefore requested
10 aDate the nuisance at once.