, 1877-01-31
RABIES.

hA14INs
Charles yyctnoro Dies Of lIyf'ropIAo.ta---An
Appalling Death.
CfHcfnn1H Enquirer. Jan. CO.
Mr.. Charles s. Wh:morc, or, rs he recently
called himself, Wctmorc, died at tho tcsL1cuvo
Of A. q. Wilson, No. u Hopkins street, between
John aud Cutter. at twenty minutes to 6 o'clock
yesterday morning, Of hydrophobla, Thu un-
fortunate young man was carpenter by trade,
and member Of the builtIins lrm OF Wcilnorc
IL I1ornbrook at 1Iartwcll, In this county. lie
was natlvc Of st. Joln's, New Brunswick, and
camc to this city about ntne years ago. Acounlc
Of years before he left his native city he was Bit
ten by dog, but after the wound healed llo was
r, sn 9s5 ,0pq IT. II IT, nnd S Ses w
favorito with MI who knew him OIL account Of
Ills genial social qualities. i[c was 4 tincly-
built young man, between ~ hnI !. years
putting them. About Inc middle Ut last April.
willie playtng With big shaggy do. belonging
IL Mr. Gary, of tho !irm ol ilornbrnok Il
Tic nnin,al. About . n,onth Inter he was bitten
II. is aad Fiji ih' sSp'tty ss a5g VA. saSes; 1s
70 ITS. during which II would snnp and bits ut
Mr.. Wctsnnre waa In the ho'lse OF Miss Aldel;
when Ie heard q scratching at one Of tho dN'fs.
lie opened lllr door, wtsrtl tn rushed the dog and
u cat. Wctmure ntooped down to play with tic
M slightly wittits teeth III the face just by the
B1Lc of hls nose. Tiio matter gave him mental
or physteal trouble, md, as the injury soon
Heated up, he paid no further attention to 1t.
Shortly a.tcr the tlo, hit Wetniore 1t attempted
10 bite anotler man, who rnyo It q kick, when
1t rail- OIL n,lu l,as not einco bccn 8cem IN tic
nvighbor,ootl. Last Thursday Mr.. Wct,norc
complained Of feeling ieycr'sh and unwell, and
On tic Misreeis bolton,s, thInklng, thu
exercise would do hul good. Hornbrook
ussented, aud tlE pair akatcI for some tlmc.
Feeling thirsty, llornbrook broke hale in tho
leo with hts heGl, anu We,motc and liz drank
out Of 1t. str. llorubrook eays tlat Wetluoso
lnukc4 very queer ut thIs tlme, and that tte
pcrsrEEattoil seemed TO arise from lis heatl IN
pvr!eet cloud of vapor. Friday morning when
very thirsty, as,! he took g1nss Of water to
IueMh Ills t1l!rft, when, to hls. great
surprise, lle found that he could not drink it.
| The thnuEht that he WAS attacked by hydropho.
trrubiIneiy aslc.i Mis-. Alden II sho thought
| that lu had It, Mrs. Alden ut o1lcu SUSPECTED
Tint he Ind The terrible malaty, but. knowing
/ that 1t would inlure him to confirm Ills sus.
| lnnke him some ho. leo: When II was made he
could nut drink it, alu! II was with tho greatest
difficulty that o could force little Ut It down
his throat oil sDoon Lie hau business H. The
III t].s evening, 50 10 took tic train a.1d cams in
the forenoon. After attending u hls hus'
iness ho called on bis FREUD, a. q.
Wilson,. Of Hopkins stroct,.. with wlosn ho
ing very badly, md upon stating hts condition
| Wilson 1rcaerti him tu 70 home with him antl
~ to bed, trling hin that ho would 20 to tho
party and ,Haie an cxcusc for hIs absence.
| Wr.moEc acctedctl to tho arrangement and
went il bed, while Wilson went to the party..
| liz dbl uot ruturn i1olIlu until uUuut midnight,
md Wien lIc DID, he found Netmuro rAritg
mud, nlld snHrIilE md sl,ar!i.'g !ike dog,
mIor portion Of the furniture IN his rool,. n,a!
frightened Mrs. Wilson 70 that shu hail i0ekcl
hursrlf up III her owl. room t9r safety. Or. G..
| l.. Armstrong, WIN lives an Clark street, near
tlls tirlr, was rational, though suffering
from si,asma, aud tlu symptoms Ut oneu
suggested hytlrophopta, though, - 1t is
saS s,S ,a, ,p.s esea u Ills 9R5sa Rysyan aus1 d.
l,u Instituted III Ills diagnosis. He naked Wet.
,noro IL lie llad rycr brrn bitten by dog, but
he stoltly denied ever having met %it such
misfortune. At this time the afflicted nlan
lew moments, ltko i person emerging fron,
un tcr-eoll bath, and 'Dr. Armstrong pre-
srrbsd ttatd sez!atIse for lin.
When the medir!nc WAS brought from tue
nl The clfort u do III threw hin into vtnleHt
conyuIsiuns. Other nicans wcln taken to quiet
HIN, an.l Saturday uurLlnE nl. Armstrong
rallcsl Dr. Dawson In Us consulting physician
Though tDtli ftlt that Wetnluro WIS suffering
irom nydrophoba, ,eitllcr caredto say TINT sutl
IL 1,lal1,,cs III which ho denied thpt IL
had ever bccn bitten BY dogs. ln
tlc afternoon he admitted for tie first tIn.e thai
lie llaA been bitten by ,lng before hc loft homt
ln st. Johns. During the aitcELoon his psrox'
ys:ns Increased IN severity, aud Ut ttlnea i Sc
l:,rn u keep hl.n IN tls bc,l, Ills barking aud
tllu ca1liuy voice, and lis sutfcrlngs hllet
ihu spectators with horror. Laarr fl
the evening he fcl! asleep, aul hp awak:
ubout II III u terrible spasiu. lle worked
IN I. lor sumo ttuc, and its severity tucseAset
~ much that to,!r strong, powerful. men whu y,
u hold him down au4 keep his1 from doing
ytneuer tu himself aud u tlem. liz
| was HOW toasntns Ut thu mouth, barking ltkt
!, deg. u,td, between Ills hoals, gruans, aist
cries Of a1ony, lie snapped anil Vt ut thost
around HIN like : sas4Er dof. oceassonnl'll
during th.'sc rest!,lg spells, II may call thoEt
bucl, liz informed hs attendants that in bis par
oxysi,ls hr wus assaulted by the spirit of dog Ut
oiu snlc anil another spirit IN tho other. DR.
Armstrong aas azRin Summoned. Al1 to r.
l1rve him of lie terrible epasnls. which "cI
,.inlslesing 10 h!m hyI,odesmlc tu1cg
t!ons ot moEphlA and atrorIa. It tool
ak or eight injections u thoroughly quiet liul
About u'clvGk the Ieatll.ieyer developed itsel
prominently, aud he gradually becaiue more an'
more exhausted, until Ut tue time abuyc lnen
tlonel death cAme, y happy relief 70 hiS sute1
" DE. A5msuoug The fat Of hit being blttc
, | by dogs a1uso from tic fear that IL
| admission OF the fart Tould, 10 soule upa6