, 1874-09-16
DEATH FROM A CArss BITE,


Eomo four Tceks ago boy naulod Charles
Haako, aged II years, living on tho corner Of
Dunnsng street and Sheffield avenue, was bitten
by neighbours cat. Tho affair uaa not noticed
at tho titno, because 1t vas regarded Us Of little
Importance, from which no serious results could
como. Tho death Of tho boy, Saturday, Inns
added Importance to tho case, especially in med
ical circles, aud justlfos tho publication OF its
ontiro history. It appears that uoighbor's
cat carno to tho rosilouce Of 3Ir. Haako and kill
cd . littou. Young uaako was augcred at tho
loza OF the kitton, and aoizel his frat oppor-
t,1nity to punish tho cat. Lie cnught tho annnl
by tho throat, and. when III THO oct Of choking
it, it turned upon him aud bit his hand. intc!lng
only a small wound. The wounded hand was
elightly swollen for two dnyB, after which it
healed up, leaving simply scar upon tho ilesll.
Nothing moro WIS thought Of tho atf"ir until
last Thursday, whan young iHaake waa noticed
to manifest an uneasinoss or rc6tlcssncsB Tho
euccceding d0y ho grew worso, but no ono
thought Of coupling his condition with tho hant-
wound Of several weekB previous. llo waa not
only uneasy, restlesa. and nervous. put com.
plainod Of muscular eorouoss Or tenderness OF
the asm, not anpreciablo, however, BY compress
slou. liz continued to manifest great uneasi.
ness and nervousness during Friday, nnd nd. at
to 0 fool uneasy. Early Saturday morning
= doao Of oil waa giyou him to taso, when he
was found unable to swallow: This created
son,e a!arm whom DR.. \. ". hlillor, OF d South
Clark street, was sent for. The Doctor reacl'od
the house about o'clock. IIo found Haako very
much agitated, and suffering from nervous OK
eitab!asty. Ills throst WAS troubling Kim, theto
being constant secretion Of tho saliva, and Ao
WAS also complaining OF great thirst.
Tho Doctor thought 10 understood the oano ut
glance md, IN reply to his comp!aint Or thlr9t
told hssa to drink as MUCK eoM water NA Ao
pleaaQd. which ho thought wonla bo good toht
of tho case. Water waa brought linn. .an1 he
fcupfl nnnfIfa n atvnl11tv ffa fr0nItGrE at.
tampts to awallow Sero followed by extreme nor
vous agitatson,- and pasoxyspa approximatlnt::
fqpvulslony. In the meantime Dr. miller hatl
msf' md had ay faaS' .gsosS asS10s t1a Of eao H
suffering from, hydrophobia. Fho father vas
tllan called asida aud 1aado ae4uainted with the
condition of tho patient. Tho Doctor then loft
for consultation with llr. 1Bl1am. When ho ro-
turned, lato in tho afternoon, tho patlont waH
dead.
Tho cnt was st onoo seon1cd, and, after being
identltlod by tho aeoaasod'a slstor aud noyeral
othora Xus taaoa tai on in charge by d. Miller. ILo
rabd at tho tiHo nor hna 1t apco.. From the
time Of biting young Ilaako mp to Tho timo OF lia
doath 1t waa the common pot OF several families
Of chidron, aud now ~ Bcons aH docl'e M md healthy
wAila TO 800 II any traceH OF rabllnaas ca1l be
discovered In It, anl untl lle can gathor tho data
to mako report Of tho case to The medical
fraternity.
Wnilo the caso il . remarkable opa it Is moi
without Its parallel iii so,no particulars IN tho
history af medical nciolles. UozonH OF uasea arc
on record where porsopH l,ayo died from hydro
not rabll at tho timo Hut ahort time ago n
case Of thE kind occurred in Philadelphia. where
tho party died Of hydrophobia hi1 months after
being bttton by dog that was not rab!d. lie
roa1y In perfect health, and .tlls effect npon his
mimi Wal such as to produce eonylllEionB UNI
death. But tho cnaA of Haake has ono peculiar
tas question HnothoF tta bI.u al ~ nu'
pAl 'thlA u Rat rAbla can produce