Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-16
EVENING STAR.
sATrRDAY....sepsember lie. 1875.
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sPITz DOG AGAIN TIE cAusE-A MOST
ktsARKABLE CAsE.
Anotner susnge case OF hydrnpbobia IN
man! respects similar 10 that OF Lopis N al
tSI last nlonth, wac reported at tue coroner's
ONCE yesterday. As in that case the uound
was slight and The pa tient suf ffresf for a Ions
tlhle. Aosm HERMAN, the victim, was nfty-
nine ) ears Old, and resided In eStn street. m
the south side, between stu ana 9tn avenues
In q little thanty which be hsd cnnsfrnct IA
pimteiL De hsd been In the &stn regiment
of New oIh volunteers. During the wa he
had been shot In the left arm, which WAS
completely crippled. He was a sort OF M
licensed veterinary doctor. On the 2lst uIt
a Spitz dog belonging to him and the dog on
a neigheof began fighting. Mr.. Herman
separated them, and In 30 doing was bitten
In the forefnger OF abe left hand by the Split
of pin. The Cog Was Immediately killed
AMI the man 3 wound began TO heal rap, day
and it was believed that there would be no
serious result from the bite. On the LIST OF
Septen Der be attended the funeral OF MuIter,
with whom ne was acquainted, and who, IL
viii be remembered, died on the 18TH ult
non hydrophoo.a caused by the bite OF dog
in July. On that day hss ns4 was much
swollen, and he toto a friend that he had
been advised 10 have the finger smpuiated.
Last Monday morning his baud psined him
very much. add ne complained OF n burning
cessation in hts throat. Before breakfast
bis wife offered him a glass Of whisky cut ne
shuddered al The sight OF II. He then began
10 suspect that hydrepnobis was upon him
and walked TO Roosevelt Ho. pstal the next
day 20 ascertain whether this vas true lie
Gould neither drink nor eat any hard fool.
On Tuesday. when he went To the hospital
he told DR.. Rice and If. Badd that he had
hydrophobia. In order TO test him DR. Rica
showed him glass of water, the sight Inn
medtately threw him into COMMISSIONS. The
doctors then tried the other test OF tanning
HIN with . similar eject. THE led the
physicians To concur In the opinion that the
man was suffering from hydrophobia- He
was assigned 10 q bed in ward = and re-
manned there all day In terrt6ts agony. Every
time that the door was opened or the slight
est dTaUght OF air came In, c. when any
patient called for water, or ary liquids were
prought into the ward, he at once went into
spasms. He remained perfectly conscious
when be became delirious. About one o'clock
In the afternoon he became so vioieat that
he had To be tied 10 the bed. He foamed at
the mouth and elected saliva all over the
room. His face turned almost blach These
sy mptoms continued until 5ocEock Wednes-
day afternoon, when ne started mp In bed
and fell back lifeless. A consultation was
held between Professors Clark, Msrcoe,
Mason, Watts, Dalton and Deiadeld. They
all agreed that their patient had hydropho-
oia In it's worst form. Coroner Bllinger took
charge OF the case, and his deputy, Dr. Gold
schmidt, made post norton examination
OF the body yesterday morning. He found
the brain considerably congested, the mem
brane being actively infamed, with effusion
OF serum under the arachnoids The spinal
cord was examined and found TO be congest-
ed as well as he mem branes, and TO contain
spOlS. SOusluerl0g the lew LESSONS
that are generally found in hydrophobIs, DR.
Goldschmidt said that the case was more
remarkable than ninety.nine oct of q hum
dred ordinary cases OF the disease. Tnis case
brings out most wonderfully the symptoms
OF the disease, and Is a complete REPUTATION
OF those scofiers who deride the idea OF its
existence ard claim that such deaths are
due TO the effect OF Imagination on tue pa
tient. The spinal cord and brain were aiken
out Of the deceased's body aud kept for mi
croScopic examination by DIR. Deladeld-
NJ y. Herald, 18Th.