The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-08
HfDROPHOBIC MADNESS.
Henry KelIy's -Four Days struggle that Re-
suited In his Death.

Henry Kelly, of 81 willett street, was
bitten on tho hand by pet dog about nve
months ago. The slight wound healed rapidly,
and Mr.. Kelly soon forgot the circumstance. {.
lie knew that the dog bad never exhibited any
signs Of hydrophobia, aud although he watched
him closely for some time after the biting he
was unable to discover that he was In anything
but his normal condition. Thus the little un-
ea4iness which he had at FIRST felt vanished. and
for months he felt assured that no evil result
would result from tho bite.
On Tuesday afternoon MIR. Kelly felt III. The
first symptom he noticed was a aryngeal
spasm "a sort OF a throttling sensation), which
was followed by extreme nervousness. lie
found that the spasms came on when he at.
tempted To swallow food or water, and on the
next day he went to the Essex Street Dispensary.
There the physician told him be had the hydro
phobia. and gave him medicine, advising him TO
20 TO Bellevue Hospital, where he could obtain
the best treatment.
On Tuesday night Mr. Kelly had frequent
spasms, which REQUIRED whenever he attempted
to eat or drink and on Wednesday there was a
marked Increase both in their frequency and in
tensity. On Thursday afternoon he entered
BellevGe Hospltll, having eaten nothing since
the preceding Tuesday. When first seen by DR.
Goldworth. Mr.. Kelly's eyes were nxed and
CLASSY. and opened to their fullest extent. The
pupils were much dilatcd. He was restless and
ANXIOUS, ana his cOdntenance betrayed care.
AT intervals he was troubled with lar, ~
goal splsms, that seemed to rack bis
frame dlstressfuuy. Every ATTEMPT TO feed
him or Civ him drink brought on par
oxvsm. etlil. he was rational, and In his con-
versation showed more than average intolli-
gence. In fact; his mind Sc, med to be ahnor-
mally active He told Dr. GOldworth that he
was most easy while walking. and permission
wa. eiven him TO walk through the ward when
he felt so disposed
Upon his ass snment to tho ward. DIR. Gold
worth had him put to bed at once, AM know
NJ IA ant
ADMINISTERED IL bv injection. At the same time
he gave him one-sxth Of grain Of woOrsra, a
tree, ana which Is extensively used as a coun-
teraciive remedy THIS medicine, as we'll as all
others. was sdmiuistered hypOdermic llv. Mr..
Kelly wss restless aud uneasy until midnight on
Ihursday; Then he told Dr. Goldworlh tgat he
seemed 10 feel relieved.
At2A. NJ. yesterday the doctor found him
nervous, restless and disposed to be violent He
insisted mat there wss conspiracy agaiust hts
life, and asserted th5t no would quit tho hos
piial without delay. Al length hts ctions grew
so violent ~ :" alarm DR. Goldworth, ard he
told tho orderiy of the ward TO
essisi ,,o h,m an,,o IN securing the patient;
Kelly, the laiter,wno had seen them whis ocrinR
together' seized carving knife In one hand, aud
Of he ward uto the corridor before no could
be secured. After going up and down stairs two
or three times, as though not knowing which
70 the hospit8i. and rushed along the path which
leads . the gate, stu Or ndishinr his knife As
him and he fell. still bolding his knife
He secured ami returned to the
hospital. DIR. Goldworth ordered that
he be confined. 1t should be mentioned that at
A. NJ. yesterday kell was frothing at The mouth
The frOth was ike soapsuds. except that the
bubbles or Rloo were finer. The doctor
gave him twelve minims of MeRondie's solution
Of morphia (hvpodermicsllyl, which seemed to
give him temporary ease although IL dd not In
duce somnoiency. At A. ~. another dose was
administered but had little effect. Al 7:3O A n.
yesterday Kelly died.
Deputy Corsner Cushmans post-m ex-
animation showed that the stomach. the small
lntestines, the liver, the lungs, aud the kidneys
were cungcstcd.