The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-31
UYDROPUOBLA.
Tho Death ofe Man Eleven Years amer he had
First been Bitten.

Hon N, t,n'tnndn Enq'd,er. Jan 20.
Mr. CharlcsS. Whitmore, or, as he recently
called himself. Wctmurc. died nj the residence
John and Gutter. ut twenty minutes TO o'clock
ycet"rdny morning of hydrophobn. The un-
fortunate young man was carpenter by trndc.
and came to this city about nine years ago. A
couple Of years before no left his mt I've city he
wns bitten by IA dog. hut after the wound healed
he was never after iIouhlcd 10y 7. lie honrdci
with Mrs. Alden in llnriwell. ana was general
nVprtr with all who knew him on account ol
hs gcninl social qualities. lie was aIncy huilt
young mun between twrnty-slx and twenty
seven years o. agc. and an athlete OF no mean
cially fond of pritn.. them.
About the middle of lnai April. while playing
WITH big shnggy, dog belonging to Mr. Cary OF
NAL About month Inter he was bitten by
small cur dog the property of Mrs Alden. his
luiluOy. Tho last dog WIS subject to Hts.
during which Il would snap and bite at nll with
in its rrnch At the time mentioncd Mr. Wet
more wns IN the house Of Mrs Alden, when ho
heard a ratching ut one Of the doors ne
opened the door. when in rushed the dog and
cat. Wetmore stopped down to play with tho
cat. when tho dog flew ut ms lace and scratched
HIM slightly with It's teeth IN the face Just by
thcsde of his nose. The matter give him no
mental or physical trouble, and ny the injury
soon healed up he paid no furthnr attention to
It, Shortly inter the dog bit WctlnOrO II at
tempted to bite another man. who gave it a
Kick. when 1t ran of and has not since boon
seen in the nrighhorhood.
Last Thursdny MIR. Wctmore complained Of
partner 10 70 sknting with him on the Milcrcck
bottoms. thinking the exercise would do him
good. Hornbrook assented, and the pair skatcd
for some time. Feeling thirsty HOrnhrook
broke hole in tho lee with his heel. and Wet
more more i ana r. drank out 81 it. Mr. hornbr2ok
tune. and that the perspiratiOn seemed TO arise
from his heHd in perfect cloud NJ VapOr. FRI
breakfast he felt VERY thirsty, and he took a
glass of wnter to qucnrh his thirst. when. Ia his
Eregi surprise ne found that he could not drink
lstf lfFt lint hat MT In l.lIt lr..
phoha flashed ON him II kc II revelation. and
he tremblingly. nsked Mrs Alden If she
thought that be- had II. Mrs. Alden NJ once sus-
~ tgdt That he had th"terriblr mandv hut. know
my that 4 would inJurc him to confirm his sus-
p'ions. laughed them of. and told him she
would make him some hot tea. When IT WAS
nude he could not drink it, and il WAS with tn"
greatest DIM uty that he could force a little Of
II down his thrOat on spoon. He had husi-
moss IN tine city. and an engagement to attend u
party here in the evening SO he took the train
and came ia the forenoon. After attending h.
la. bus 'ss he called on his friend. \. q. Viii
son of Hopkins street. with whom he Intended
gong To- the party H. Was then feciug very
pressed him To- 40 home with him aud 10 To
hd, telling MIN that he would ~ To TIE party
while w il-ou won't nthe party.
H. did not return home uni about midnight
mn when he did h" found Metmorc raViug
mnd. ami swapping pnl rnarlIn- like dog. and
That in his irony had broken up the major
portion Of The Turn .tufr IN his room. and fright
IN At Mrs. Wilson so that she had locked hcf-clf
up ia h.r own room Tor safety. Dr. C. /. ARM
strong, who lives on Clark street near John
W. call 'd in io SEQ Netmorr. who 10y this time
Wis rntonH though suffering from spnsus
rud IN" symptoms at ON go suggested hydropho-
hin. though. - n is so ~'l iom y ant even lIvsi-
elan rn"vunt r. NUN. ease of TINS drgal
ma'aIy. he iiAied va his DIAGNOSIS. He
asked WrtUorr n hH hnd rN,r been bitten ly 70
dog tut hc stouiiy denied over having met
Nth such misfortune. A. this time the
anu ted man would start and shuddrr spas
mpi'ay every lew Wpui.ni-. Ike q person
emerging from an it.-'uld bath. and Dr. Arm
sirou. pre- ribbed a mud -.dgtiNc tor him.
When fOH medicine was brought from the drug
gI-t = tIe patient was unable t. take 1t. and the
eiiou To- do 30 threw him into violent convul-
sinu-.
Othnr means wore taken 10 quiet him. and
saturday morning Or. Armstrong called Dr.
Dawson IN AZ, consulting physician. Though
both i"t that N'tmorr H- suffering from ny
drophobia. Mother oar', To say that such was
Ia" ru-a ON account of the energetic manner IN
which le denird TINT he had ever been bitten hy
dogs. In thr ui"rn'vn 10" admitted Tor thr first
tliuH that hc Aai been bitten hN "a dog before hr
iot hi~ tume in st JoAn. During the after
noon MS laroNisM- IN r"aS"i iu severity. and
90 tifr- il r'iu r''l the united strength Of seNe-
RAJ strong m, u to keep hin0 in his trd.
II - lnrk In- nN! -roNl.U. were sir nglv sug-
g'-t.N.. nl tao canine voice. and h.s sun rings
illri %" -p".iAtor- with horror. Later in the
evening hc fll a-irrp and he awoSe about
clry % 10 terrible sru-m. H. worked IA It for
| sou.' tnr. and It's -"N rity increased so much
lhu i'dr strong, powerful men. who We're ai-
| down. ana in keep him from dong violence to
| himself ami th"m. lie was now ioaming at
the on nth, barking like dog. and. between his
and lot 40 thus. around him like savage dog.
Occasionally he would have calm and lucid
intervals. and. during tho- 'r"-tn; spells. u We
muy cain turm such. he Informed his attendants
that in bis parnNysms hc Was a~9au ii hv the
spirit or DE- du., oi no Side and another spirit ou
tine other. Or. Armstroug was Heain sum
none i.nut tp relieve hlW Of thotnrrihl" spHsns
/ winch were rHniiug hI~ tram" almost apart boz
/ IAN riwini-terins e. him hvpolrrnlic inIre-
uon- of mnrphia and atrepa. 1t took STA or
40 Do fs. F.Il