The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-22
A TERRIBLE ORDEAL.

JAMES M'caRTHys MARROW ESCAPE FROM A
FEARFUL DEATH-HyDRoPHoDIc EXPERIMENTS
AND THEIR RESULT.
The medical fraternity in New York aud Jersey City
is just agitated tho case James Mccarthy
a resident Of Grand street, Jersey City, who was
rescued from untimely death by accident
II 10 not too cxtravagan state that the here
presented Is the most remarkable that has come to
public notice within the memory OF the present genera
ton, and 1t should convey
A PHYSICIANS
which should never DO forgotten.
The facts briefly thcse:-A servant girl named
Lizzie Molloy, employed in James McCarthys house,
was taken III in January. physician summoned,
and observing symptoms OF hystcra lie inquired into
its The answers did satisfy him, and the
shrouded in mystery til person re-
marked that Lizzie had been bitten by dog Tho
physician at once jumped conclusion that the Cir
was suffering from hydrophoba, and he resorted i'm
medatey TO desperate test OF his belief glass OF
water presented to the patient, and she drank It
without manifesting any rcpugnance. But tho
physician could not BIO mistaken ~, and the girl
removed to st. Francis Hospital, where glasses OF
water were continually presented her, ANA she
was even informed that she had hydrophobia until
finally she overcome by terror. Thon sho at
tackled with commissions and died within few days
cause QISCusSl0n,
the prevailing opinion being that sho did OF
hydrophobia Tho rcputed bite Of dog only
scratch, Of which the girl never complained.
Not many days after her death james Mccarthy her
employer taken sick. Dr. Watson was summoned
and pronounced him to DO SUFFERING from hydrophobia
To the fears OF tho family Dr. Mclaughlin
summoned, and after a consultation with Dr. Watson
no agreed with the latter. Another physician
was called upon, but through his regard Tor
professional ethics he declined give an opinion till
lie consulted with Dr. Watson. He did So and CO.
incded with his opinion As last resort DR. Austin
Flint was summoned IRON New York He, too con-
terred with Dr. Watson and agreed with his views
Nothing remained Tor the unfortunate man
Mccarthy but to await his doom by the
VERDICT OF THE ALLopArHs
Everything being in readiness he advised BY his
physicians make his will, bid farewell to his family
make his peace with God and pass from this vale Of
tears to a better world.
stered IN doses Of oncthrd OF grain every two
hours. This was continued till the physicians found
they last concluded they had made hugo mistake
Instead OF admitting the error and giving the family
petent they resorted to tho use OF curare
which administered in hypodermic injections TO
neuraze tho effects Of the strychnine. Before these
injections were applied the temperature OF tho
IN which the sufferer was lying was Increased TO ninety
degrees until the heat became almost insupport-
able. "For Gods sake,'' groaned out tho
i'll lated man. sgve breath OF arr don't smother
me. am prepared TO die; but will die like a man.
Let me see my family" But his cntreaty was disrc-
garded. Mccarthy brother-n law, who was present
and who had msgivings IRON the beginning in regard
to the case revolsed against TINS continual torture
services would De no longer needed Mccarthy had at
this time passed through
-FOUR DAYS OF TERRIBLE SUSPENSE
and mental anguish. Dr. Achilles Rose, Of Seventh
street, avenue D, New York, was then summoned
TO McCarthy's bedside This physicians statement as
gwen HERALD reporter yesterday, Is ollows--
'Soma timo III February was called TO attend James
IN o and
bromide OF potassium to alay the nervous irritation.
Nothing tho matter with the man IRON tho begin
ming except some gastric affection inquired into the
previous medical treatment and learned that
had been administered in doses OF onethrd OF grain
every hours. Now, according TO the highest med-
cal authorities, this fearful specific The largest
dose that should be administered Is oneeighth of
gram three times day, and l astonshed that the
patient bore up under this treatment Moreover sirych-
nine should not be administered at all in n.y.
drophoba Mccarthy showed no symptoms Of hy-
drophobia whatever l was ast0nished to learn that
the physicians had water brought TO him-a most
reprehenslbe thing IN such casc-anI yet the
drank IT, The physicians might then have easily seen
that the chief symptom OF hydrophobia-inablliiy
listed a patient should not be frightened by having
water presented to him. There is
AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION
In the public mind regarding hydrophoba person
may have that disease without being bitten by dog
woman may be attacked with what Is termed hydro
rhobic Mysteries through anger fright shame and
develop all the symptoms OF hydrophobia. There was
not single symptom Of hydrophoba that could de-
in McCarhy's II evident that when the
doctors found out their mistake in administering
slrychnnc they injected counterfeit its effects
One OF the reasons why strychnine should not be
used in such that IL develops oil the symp-
toms Of hydrophobia. On the third day after was
called 10 attend Mccarthy he was
RIGHT
l have consulted with eminent physicians on this
case particularly Dr. Frank Hastings Hamilton, and
they have agreed with me that Mccarthy would soon
have succumbcd If the treatment to which he was sub
jucted continued. The terrible excitement under
which he labcrcd the most serious phase OF the
Had Lizzie Molloy been attended in time or re-
ccvcd proper treatment, she might be living, as
do not believe she had hydrophoba at first. She was
scared into Il, to common expression. There
for presenting water to her telling
her she had hydrophopa"
Mccarthy has completely recovered and is thankful
10 Providence for his very escape from tho
grave. II believe in my soul'' said McCarthy's
brother-ina to the HERALD reporter sthat those
doctors had HIM in hand ionr hours longer he would
now have pine boards over him.
The supplement TO all this laundering Is almost in
credible. A child OF Mccarthy taken i'll after its
fhther's recovery, and DR.. Watson being summoned
treated tho child for hydrophoba DR.. Rose alleges
but the child after recovered and Is IN good