The New York herald., 1876-11-12
HYDROPHOBIA.
CHILD DIES or rnx DREAD MALApx SEVEN

A CHILD DIES or THE Dread MALADY SEVEN
MONTHS AFTER BEISo BITTEN.
fully developed case OF fatal hydrophobia was re-
ported as the corsners ONCE yesterday, the victim
being child Of four years named Frederic y. Tredway,
living at No. l,oo3 second avenua The poison re-
mained In his system months before taking
effect he having been bitten the 9th OF last April
Tho following the written report OF tho attending
physician, Dr. ST Clair Smith, accompanying the cor
tincats OF dsa,h:-
The child was bitten by dog near Central Park. on
the afternoon OF April last His nurse taking him
10 the Park Tor walk, and sthey stepped from the
street at the entrance, Fifth avenue and Fifiy-
ninth street, dog, apparently without provocaton,
spraAg the child, BIZ him the face and away.
The under teeth or tho dog caught the child under The
iace just below the eye Qss sdel As
bis mouth closed the teeth produced only
fora,ed the upper lip aud It's way out. leaving
clear Of nearly halt an inch in depth. The nurse
caught ihe child ana ran nome w., w,.h nm nmeaa1,y
mother as soon a shc learned tho cause Of the INJURY
commenced TO suck the wound. and continued 10 suck
IL almost constantly until saw him, about hour
half after the accident Al this time the hem
orrhase, which had been profuse at nrs was nearly
arrested and the wound had tho appearance
OF having been boiled, from the assduous sucking II
had received The child was pae apparently from the
loss blood; had been considerable and fright
might havc contributed somewhat 10 this condition
My first impulse was 10 cauten%e the wound, but on
taking into account the hemorrhage and the faithful
sucking II had received and wishing TO avoid any
necessary Disagreement that might result from cau,er
ization decided 10 close the wound by sutures II
healed kindly and In the Of three or four days
the last stitch removed had grnvcr apprehen.
about the abrasion on the lace than about thc
wound in The lip; the former, however, was SO slight
thai there was no oozing oil serum even bathed &
with Z solution OF carboc acd, and battered myself
that there would be further trouble This beiei was
strengthened by the fact that policeman who saw
the accident brought dog 10 tho station house on
Fifty ninth street and assured the mother ina,
he the animal which bit the child.
summoned To EXAMINE him and IouLd
him absolutely free from any evidences OF rabies
AS he was a yagrant cur the sergeant had him shot
The policeman offered reward II he could pro-
the dog, and he Of course, claimed that this one
was tho culpriI The child continued in good health,
with the exception OF severe attack OF intermittent
lever during the summer, until The day before yester
say ,a l ras ais Later in .ns
day be complained OF nausea and somiled
few times saw him about haipas. cigh.
room was struck by the peculiar expression OF his
face There was evidently great physical depression,
like tha, produced by sunuse cruptions the pulse was
very rapid 100 or per minute and weak tempera
ture, l0l h respiration RAPID, more than forty per
minute and saperncai ana WIN nn M. seo
time he would extend his head ana open his mouth as y
gaspng for breath. HIS eyes had = very peculiar and
bable expression. more OF tear than anything
else and when he smil his expression was frighttu
lf you imagine smiling mouth beneath two
angry, malicious eyes, you have the picture glass
OF water dissipated any doubts may have had in re-
gard diagnosis by producing as soon as u touched
his lips terrific laryngcai spasm with loud outcrics
and cough that resembled tho yelpke bark OF cur
II is unnecessary for detail the case further
Suffice 10 10 say that followed the regular course OF
similar cases. and he died nj last from laryngeal spasm
induced by attempting 10 swallow some water For
two hours prcvons 70 this hc had been able to drink
without much difficulty. As regards treatment can
only say that it was homeopathic One OF the serpent
posops was gwen first Tor several hours; this was
followed by beliadonna and finally hyoscyamus was
given II is unnecessary for to add that the result
OF the treatment negative
An inquest the Will be held BY Coroner Volt
Should there be any grounds Of suspicion Of frdsdu
lent counting either side should be reported and de-
nounced at once
No ,corthy the office Of President should be ci
,nq to Aold it it "countcd i'm placed there by AMY
fraud Either party afford to be disappointed in the
result but the country cannot afford 10 havc the result
tainted by the Suspicion Of Illegal false ,vfurna