Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08
From tie Ciaeinnati Ensair9. Jss. :
HYDROPHOBIA.


HYDROPHOBIA. 81"
Mr.. Charles s. Whitmore, or, as he
recently called himself, Wetmore, died
at the residence Of A. G. Wilson, 81
Hopkins street, between John and Gut
ter. at twenty minutes to 6 o'clock yes
terday morning OF hydrophobia. The
unfortunate young man was carpen-
ter by trade. He was native Of st.
John, New Brunswick, and came to this
city about nine years ago. A couple Of
years before he lef, his native city he
was bitten by dog, but after the wound
healed he was never after troubled by
it. He boarded with Mrs. Alden in
Hartwell, and was a general favorite
with all who knew him on account OF
his general social qualities. He was
finely built young man, between twen-
ty-six and twenty-seven years Of age,
and an athlete of no mean ability. He
was very fond Of dogs, and especially
fond Of petting them.
About the middle of last April, while
playing with big shaggy dog belong
ing to Mr.. Cary, Of Hartwell, he was
bitten in the hand by the animal. About
a month later he was bitten by a small
cur dog, the property Of Mrs. Alden,
his landiady. The last dog was subject
to fits, during which it would snap and
bite at all within its reach. At the time
mentioned MIR. Wetmore was in the
house of Mrs. Alden, when he heard a
scratching at one Of the doors. He
opened the door, when in rushed the
dog and cat. Wetmore stopped down
to play with the cat, when the dog few
at his face and scratched him slightly
with its teeth in the face, just BY the
side of his nose. The matter gave him
no mental or physical trouble, and as
the injury soon healed up he paid no
further attention to il. Shortly after the
dog bit Wetmore it attempted to bite an
other man, who gave it a kick, when it
ran of and has not since been seen in
the neighborhood. . -'F ..
Last Thursday Mr.. Wetmore COM
planned OF feeling feverish and unwell,
and he asked his partner to 60 skating
with him on the Millcreek bottoms,
thinking the exercise would do him
good. Hornbrook assented, and the
pair skated tor some time. Feeling
thirsty, Hornbrook broke hole in the
ice with his heel, and Wetmore and he
drank out of it. Mr.. Hornbrook says
that Wctmore looked very queer at this
time, and that the perspiration seemed
to arise from his head in perfect cloud
Of vapor. Friday morning, when Wet
more came down 10 his breakfast, he
felt very thirsty, and he took 4 glass Of
water to quench his thirst, when, to his
great surprise, he found that he could
not drink it. The thought that he was
attacked by hydrophobia flashed on him
like revelation, and he tremblingiy
asked Mrs. Alden ii-she thought that he
had it. Mrs. Alden at once suspected
that he had the terrible malady, but
knowing that it would injure him to
confirm his suspicious, laughed them
of. and told him she would make hun
some hot tea. when il wss made he
could not drink il, and il wss with the
greatest difficulty that he could force 4
little oft down his throat of q spoon. He
had business in the city, and an engage
ment to attend party here in the tore
noon. Aiaer attending to his business
he called on his friend, A. G. Wilson
Of Hopkins street, with whom he in.
tended going to the party. He was then
feeling very badly, and upon stating his
condition Wilson pressed him to 60
home with him and to 90 to bed, telling
him that he would 60 to the party and
make an excuse for his absence. Wet
more acceded to the arrangement and
went to bed, while Wilson went 10 the
party. he
He did not return home until about
midnight. and when he did he found
Wetmore raving mad, and snapping and
snarling like dog, and thai in HI. frea-
w he had broken up the major portion
Of the furniture in his room, and fsight.
ened Mrs. Wilson 20 tlst che hsd locked
herself mp in her room for safefys Dr..
C.sL. Armstrong, whe lives On CLARK
street, near John, was called II 10 zee
Wetmorr. who BY this tine was sseioo.
al, though suiering from spasns. and
the symptoas sf oace Suggested hydro
phobsa. though, as ID 10 80 seldom THAI
even D pAysieias enesuutsss q eeauins
case of tins dread malady. Aes heintnA
in his dissaosis. He askea wetnors Il
he hsa eserEbesa hittes by . dng. 6ut