, 1877-11-21
I1YDROPHODIA.
The Spite 1}oR Aids to 1ita High Reputation
--Dcatti ut Little Chilli in Philadelphia
No Imagination in Thla Cnae.

The Spite 1}oR Aids to 1ita High Reputation
--1,cath ut n Little Chilli in Fi,kiatolp pi,la--
No Imagination in Thla cnae.
Iertrfaf NHspdfth n fBf rHfcr1o Tribune.
PntA nKtr1f1A, ra., Nsr. n).--An unusually
wcIl.authcntlcatrl case Of death from hydropho-
tia hos occurred here. the victim being child.
and tho cause btta from, epitz
dog. Atr. Charles Lcbrick is n salesman
in tic hardware store. and It Is his youngest
child, Charles Edward I.ctbtIck, onfs two years
nh1 s tnontI,s old, WIN Il ihc victim ui the ter
sl1e talan,fiy. Ar. l.cilrlck says: "six weeks
ago Charlie was ptaylny, with atlcr children, Tn
The pavement IL front Of tie becr.snltton of
Joseph Etchinanp, OIL tho southwest cnr-
ner Of Tvrnty.tistrtl and fulton streets.
abuuL two squares nwey from tntnc.
EtclEmann's child wae playing with
spIts log belonging to him, and tic dog at-
towards Jumped, In an apparently playful
tlat,ner, from ntsc chlltl to a,llther. When st,l
denly the boy cried out tltat he rms bitten. lie
was ;, brought hung. snw the tnafks
when came homie that night.
One w1s on The left brow
aud the other On tho left check, just below the
eye. Both together were not as tig as the head
Of q ten.penny nail. I did not think them tic
result Of dog'a bl.e, because woman whotaw
the eh'l1 fail rs the dog jumped 1t It
said they werc causct by his face striking against
tho wheel Of u bALy-carraac. The marks dis
appeared in twelve hours. had hecn for a
lung while III the habit of carrying Inr l,ov.
after he had awakened rrcry lnotnEt1E, down
hta!rs uEgy-i av., tMt Oh last snturlast.nr'i1I,
fr the trst time he showed fcar. ol falling q,
unnatural US IL ekute notice: lie PLAYED a'l
that iay as usual. hut hIs motl,cr nn,1ecl that
lie was !!raorinr. sun'lay h!urning fsc was stl!
ey3Gutlv tut III sbrts, tut nut Thing t1prCncG I'll
| note until TIC n!tcrnnui,. rhen hin tnuthcr
sttppcl Lin for tilt purpose uf washing lntl nit
oyrr AID dressing lin. The Instant the wster
| Ycl, uullke anr soutd she esrr. Heard BE-
lure. | took him upstairs AMI rat will,
| hin, ol tny knee for nli hour AMI
n half. then asked httn 10 l1e dnwn with the.
| lie consented. hut *llcn lhtl hin down le
made t,uisc kuc'l rs nercr heard anything Ike
III my l,fc. Frun that ,it1ic he ,woul,t never
le down, mid II wns then hts consusIons pccaH.
THESE were fronl bcven to ten nnntea
| apnrt, 1hsttng d minute al a time. The sight
| nill touch vi wnier causcd them tho worst. \
tear that dropped frutn my cyc upon his check
threw him info conynlsloil: The caHsulsloI's
lastcli all SUNDAY night un1 Monday, unti' tel
minutes past Il O'Clock Iii tile evening, When he
died very cahllY."
Tile attending phys1eians. who stand we'll iE
| the faculty, give circumktnntta, statement q
t,r frnturcs of lie raac, ainl coitln ths tatlIefi
report In evpry nssent'uI particular: TlEey Say
stronger marked easc has neser bcea report
ynung there IL no rcason u believe TINT tii
Imagination plarc! any rntt In the matter. Dr
Byrl,cs eavs: ~ fought III my own MIN
agatnal thr theory Ut hytlropIlohia from the be
ginning. aud watched closely Ter symptoms o
nothnc to Indicate cltl,e, Of them. There W
no r1cituy Ut tho muscles M in tetarus. TIL
laws MerG "a mobile as my UNt,.h