The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10
Good Night, Papa.

UOOU NlSut, Npus
Another death from that horrible and
mysterious disease, hydrophobia, has oc-
Cured, the victim in this instance being
child of tender years, and the cause
bite 10y one of that villainous breed OF
dogs whose presence in II city in which
they literally SWAIN is almost rs danger
Gus as that of so many cobras.
Mr.. Charles Leibrick, salesman in
the hardware store of Shields Il Brother,
119 North Third street, resides with his
family at No. 1541 North Twenty fourth
street, and it is his youngest child. Charles
Edward Leibrick, unusually bright for
his only two years and eight months OF
life, who is the victim OF the terrible
calamity. Last evening MIR. Leibrick
WAS called upon and related the story of
the child's sufferings and death, as fol-
lows:
''Six weeks ago to-day Charley was
playing with other children on the pave
ment in front of the beer saloon of Jo-
seph 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, be-
longing to him, and the dog afterwards
jumped in an apparently playful manner
from one child to another, when sudden
ly 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 to my family doctor, and word
was brought back that the doctor did no
think it was a 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 n
ten-penpy nail. | did not think them the
result of a dog bite, because a woman
who saw the child as the dog jumped at
it. said they were caused by his face
striking against the wheel of \ baby
carriage. The marks disappeared in
twelve hours.
IL had been for long while in the
habit OF carrying my boy after he had
awakened every morning down stairs
piggy back, u practice he enjoyed very
much, but on last Saturday morning, for
the first time, he showed fear of falling
50 marked and unnatural AS To excite my
notice. He played all that day with his
sisters, as usual, but his mother noticed
he was dropping. Sunday morning he
was still evidently out of sorts, but moth
ing happened of note until the afternoon.
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 n
yell unlike any sound she ever heard be-
fore. l came home about six o'clock,
and she reported to me what had hap
pened. | took him up stairs and sat
with him on my knee for an hour and u
half. then asked him to lie down with
me. He consented, but when laid him
down he gave II yell such AS never heard
anything like in my life.
From that time he would never lie
down and it was then that his convul-
sions began. These were from seven to
ten minutes apart lasting minute at II
time. The sight and touch of water
caused them the worst. tear that
dropped from my eye upon his cheek
threw him into CONFUSION. The con-
vulsions lasted all Sunday night and Mon
day until ten minutes past six 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 him;
oh! don't cry. | will pray for you all
when get to heaven His last words
were Good. night,papa.' "-Phiiadeiphia
Times.