The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-05-04

Dickie, a plumber, Of go East Thirtictl
Street, lay tossing yesterday Ia the
agonies 81 hydrophobia. His face was
flushed, his neck swollen. his cycball.
were glazed and bloodshot, and he
ground his teeth as he struggled 10 free
himself from his bonds. The kind
hearted keeper, Mr.. James Connolly,
wheeled the little bed round SO that the
sufferer might look out into the yard. A
cool breeze blew into the cell through
the half-opened window, and momcnia-
rily the patient became calm. Then he
broke into wild fury, and tore At his
cords. In his agony his neck became
fearfuly swollen and iniiamed, his face
liyid, and foam flew from his lips and
stood in beads on his purple lips.
Mr.. Dickie, who Is not vet eighteen
wears old, lives in an attractive home, in
the third story, in East Thirtieth Street.
His father, who j. prosperous carman,
and his mother and two sisters have
made his life happy. lie was kindly
and sober, and one Of the most industri-
Gus Of the plumbers employed by Mr..
John r. Finn at Third Avenue and Thir-
ty-fourth Street.
On the I'd Of January last, Dickie,
while at work in the plumbers shop,
heard faint sound of an animal in dis
tress. Then he went out through the
deep snow in the yard, and found lean
black and white cat, mcwing in its dis
tress. He took il in his arms, and. In a
twinkling, the cat turned upon him and
stuck its teeth into his thumb and
clutchcd his coat sleeve with its claws.
He tried in vain 70 loosen the cats hold.
and then. Selling IL with his other hand
by the neck. tried % choke H. Still the
cal chung 10 him. is teeth in his thumb,
aud IL was not until he had crushed the
life out of II that he released himself.
He went into the shop, the blood from
the wound covering his hand, and the
frightened workmen babe him hurry 10
the nearest drug store. He did 80,
and there his wound was carefully eau
terixed lie went back 10 work, and in
day or two forgot the encounter with
the cat.
soon afterward II was learned that the
cat had bitten horse belonging 10 Mr..
Cartwright, fish dealer. ~ Third Ave
nue. and Thirty fifth Street II was also
asccriained that Mr. samuel Richard
son. the dwarf, who lived in a chamber
over the plumbing-shop, and who died
week or two ago Of what the physicians
called Y fright, was bitten through the
hand BIZ the same eat on the evening
preceding the day on which Dickie was
attacked The cat was a stranger in the
ncighborhood. and results II the wounds
il had inflicted were awaited with great
interest soon the horse was seized
with violent spasms. his limbs became
cold. the muscles contracted. and he tore
Ut and Bit the sides Of his stall The
physicians pronounced il ease Of
hydrophoba After sickness "
short time the horse died in agony
Not long after this Richardson began to
act strangely, and became greatly trou-
bled and excited. lie grew worse. and
al length was confined to his bed. He
died on the sth inst
After the death Of Richardson, Dickie
began TO be seriously alarmed. He said
nothing of his fears 70 any one. but be-
came morose and uneasy. In his home,
his family, hoping to turn his mind from
brooding over his encounter with the
cal. steadfastly avoided all reference 10
the subject. and did not speak 10 him Of
the death and burial Of Richardson. But
they saw. with apprehension, the grow
lng change IN him. On Saturday morn
ing last he arose al the usual hour. and.
saying that he was nnwcll. refused 10
eat his breakfast. He went 10 his bust
ness, and in the forenoon did some
plumbing work in Thirty-sixth Street.
AZ noon ne went home, complaining ~
= dun headache and Of pain in his |
throat that forbade him swallowing any
thing lie yomitcd al the afternoon
until Dr. +. q. Rawson relieved him:
but the Doctor could not remove the I
lump from the young mans throat.
nickle went early 10 bed. and slept, under \
The influence Of morphine. which had I
been hypodermically injected, as he could
not keep either medicine or food on his \
stomach. In the morning he was no
better, and Drs Rawson and White were
called. They pronounced ii 4 bilious
attack. and said that the trouble IN the
throat was produced BY swollen tonsils
ana Inflammation. On Sunday Dickie
was exceedingly talkativc, rafting on
rom one topic 70 another, and walking
lr,cStiessly from one room TO another.
This change from his moodiness Of the
preceding days was welcomed by his
family. Still he could eat nothing.
could swallow neither water nor medi-
cinc, .cxpcctorated constantly, and shud-
dered at the sight Of water. His nerves
We're badly shaken. On Sunday night
ne could not sleep. lie often asked for
water 70 clear his throat, and then
and pushed il away.
On Monday, Dickie's symptoms were
7 repetition Of those Of the preceding
Jay He was feycrish and excited, and
talked wildly with his friends. On Mon
'aay night morphine was injected under