The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-20
HYDRopHoBrA,s HoRRoRs.
The Death Of a Young Man Bitten by Black
Epitz Dog.

The dull red frame cottage at 102 Lincoln
street, jersey City Heights, ia the home Of MIR.
and Mrs. Klomp. Albert Klemp, aged II, was
their son. On the ID Mr.. Klemp noticed that his
black Spitz dog was acting strangely. The dog
ran wildly about tho yard, or, seated on his
launches, stared at the sun, or snapped at ImaR-
mary flies. Food was put beside him, nut he
did not. seemingly, see 1t. Then Mr.. Klemp said
that the dog should be drowned. He threw a
moose over the dogs head, and told young
and drown u. Young klemp led the dog
into the street. lie trotted at young
Then he fastened his teeth In the bottom ~
klcmps trousers. klemp kicked hin OF.
Ihen' sorry tor his roughuess to an old play
mate, lie stopped down and called the dog. Tue
dor ran to Klemp, and caught the fore0naer Of
his right hand between its teeth. lie held on
into uuc0nsciousness before he could release
his finger. Blood flowed profusely from the
bite. Kemp ran to a pharmacy, aud the wound
was cau,erized. Meanwhile the dog had recov-
cred consciousness and gone home. At once he
attacked white Spitl dog that had been his
companion Tor years. Fhore was heree hfht,
th was ended by the Draining OF the black dog
with an axe by Mr. klemp.
Last week the wnite Spliz manifested the
same strange acIons that the black SDtz had.
His restlessneis, however seemed greater, and,
as he neither alto nor drank, he died within
few days. In the last hours OF his life his legs
became paralyzed. This paralysis. scientists
say, Ia an established symptom Of hydrophobia
Young klemp frequently said that he was not
well. On sunday morning he said that he was
unable to sit IN, and during the day experienced
constantly increasing difficulty IN breathing.
when he began to eat and drink he swallowed
labOredly. At midnight a spasm shook him yio-
lcDtly. His mouth began To hl with saliva
almost as white and thick as cotton. THIS ne
spat In every direction 80 strongly tbat reached
the ceiling and the walls. In the endeavOr 10
clear his mouth Of this choking saliva he uttered
sounds That to his hOrrUr-stricken relatives
seemed like the RrowI OF a small dog, and then
Ike the snap Of "A ferpciOus dog. Ex-Countv
Physician Stout and DR.. Gilman exetted their
sam almost constantly thenceforwatd, but
about four o'clock on Monday afternoon klemp
died.
young Keno" said DR.. Gilman. died OF
hydrophObia. When first saw him he hreatned
with great difficulty. elected thick white saliva,
resulting from the disturbing effect of the ny
drophobic poison upon the nervation OF the
mouth, called out that the doors must hs kept
smut. and had spasms closely following each
other. Excepting when rdcked by spHsm, he
was conscious. He mad no fever His pulse was
settled at $50, and he persprsd 80 80 to nioisten
his clothing. As soon as we (Dr. Stout aud ID
learned tDat he had Deen bitten Nv dog, We
decided to use woOrara. We injected IL be-
meath the skin Of his left arm. A once he said
that he felt better. We repeated the IN lection,
and he said that he felt still more improved.
After tie inJe ton had been again repeated,
the gathering Of saliva In his mouth le.sened.
Had he been lad Of much vital force. anu had
the woorira been Injected III season. II IL
or babe that he might have lived. But ne
OF slight butld-unusdally sugnt Tor MS age
ana OF little vital force. Therefore the racAtug
OF the spasns soon exhausted what he had"