Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-11-27
Philadelphia Times OF Wednesday.
"GOod Night, Papa"
A SAD CASE OF HYDRoPHoBIA IN
PHILADELPHIA.


PHILADELPHIA.
Another death from that horrible
and mysterious disease, hydrophobia,
has occurred. the victim i'm this in
stance being child of tender years,
and the cause bite by one of those
villanous breed of dogs whose pres
ence in city in which they literally
swarm Is almost as dangerous as that
of SO many cObras.
Mr. Charles Leibrick, a salesman i'm
the hardware store of Shields e. Bro.
ll9 North Third street, resides with
his family al No. l54l North Twenty
fourth street; and it is his youngest
child, Charles Edward LeiOrick, I'M
usually bright for his only two years
and eight months of life, who is the
victim Of the terrible calamity. Last
evening Mr.. Leibrick was called upOn
and related the story of the chiId's
sufferngs and death, as follows:
six weeks ago to-day Charlie was
playing with other children on the
pavement in front of the beer saloon
of Joseph Eichman, on the southwest
corner Of Twenty-third and Bolton,
about two squares away from here.
Eichman's child was playing with Il
Splitter dog belonging To him, aud the
dog afterward jumped in an apparent.
~ playful manner from one child to
another, when suddenly my boy cried
out that he was bitten. He was taken
into Eichman's house and then
brought home. He was then at once
sent 10 my family doctor, and word
was hrnugh back that the doctor did
not think it was dog bite. | saw the
marks when | came home that night,
one was on the left eyebrow and the
other on the left cheek Just below the
eye. Both together were not as big as
the head of a tenpenny nail l did
not think them the result of dog
bite, because n woman who saw the
child fail, as the dog jumped at il, said
they were caused 10y his face striking
against the wheel Of a baby. carriage,
The marks disappeared in twelve
hours.
II had been for a long while in the
habit of carrying my boy after he had
awakened every morning down stairs
piggy back, practice he enjoyed
very much, but on last Saturday
morning, for the first time, he showed
a f ar of falling so marked and un-
natural as to excite my notice. He
played all that day with his sisters, as
usual, but his mother noticed he was
droOping. sunday morning he was
still evidently out of sorts, but moth
ing happened of note until the after
noon. Then his mother stripped him
for the purpose of washing him all
over and dressing him. The instant
the water came in contact with his
body he gave yell unlike any sound
she ever heard before. l came home
about 6 O'Clock, and she reported to
me what had happened. l took him
up stairs and sat with him on nv
knee for an hour and half. then
asked him to lie down with me. He
consented, but when laid him down
he gave yell such as never heard
anything like i'm life.
From that time he would never lie
down, and it was then his cOuvulsions
began. These were from seven to ten
minutes apart, lasting a minute at a
time. The sight and touch of water
caused them the worst : n tear that
dropped from my eye upon his cheek
threw him into a CONFUSION. The
commissions lasted all Sunday night
and Monday until ten minutes past 6
O'Clock in the evening, when he died
very easily. He was sensible all
through his sickness, and Just before
his death he said to his little sisters,
who were crying beside: oh don't
cry. | will pray for you all when
get to heaven. His last words were
Good night, papa"