The Hickman courier., 1878-09-13
Bitten by a ,odhound.


john McKenna. a aisixty-six, a stone
carver of 543 West fth-street, was i'm
his stable on June af, and while there
one of his horses He'd at large ST.
berian bloodhound Il was owned by
Mr.. McKenna. The mal, which stood
three feet six incbbn the four. and
was large in proprtiswas angered, and
showed his teeth. ebiting also a dis
position to attack Ehorse. Mr.. Nc
kenna seized a cluFtd tried to drive
the animal from tFhable. 1t sprang
at him and bit himgthe throat, tear
ing a wound four ) half inches in
length, and laoeqg an important
nerve. The dog tthortly afterward
killed, but not upg' r other men had
been bitten by III u iaKenna went
at once toF~~ drug store,
.yyhene The Y .aad dressed
caaferizean a,;,.1eale5f btrg Ieayi,, i,,.s
a scar two and half irsidf;n length5
and no Inconvenience sases the riz-
cumstance was almost eflti,t ,,rcrosen.
Last Monday Mr.. AIcke'na som
planned OF pain in the neat ans was
nervously excited at the slightest oise.
lie could hold noting in his hans on
account of the violeM spasmoCsc sion
OF the nerves. He also @perierced areat /
deal of difficulty in sNqllowing vter
and when attempting tt do so Wild /
be seized with spssms, 'ausing hat
water he had taken to ,e yiol,tlv
eJecteo- These symptoms cntinul 10 /
increase until Tuesday, wheLDr. Gas
A. Leale, of 239 West Fifty-urd-staet
his family physician, was csed. He
says:
! found Mr.. McKenna in a lrb sata
Of excitement; eyes restless aHtIa,;rc,
with titful flashes While hoho his
pulse and listening to a histOT,f his
case from his wife, he was suenI,.
seized with a'violent spasm, causIbi,1
to spring up and gasp III quick Scas-
sion, just as a healthy person Won 10
who had been suddenly deluged tn
cold water. In a few seconds 90
spasms ceased, and the patient fell Il
exhausted. | was surprised at to
sudden spasms, and inquired more I.
ticularly into his case, espe ally as l
symptoms were very much like those
hydrophObia. Having ascertained Il
facts, | commenced a critical examin
tion of the patient His pulse was "A
and internal temperature 103l'. ! FIR
handed him a glass of water, biddir
him drink it. He grasped it spasmod
cally, and attempted 10 drink il, bl
could not do so. The attempt was 70
lowed by violent spasms, the muscles {
his neck becoming drawn and contracte
and the lower jaw being spasmodicall
thrown open and then closing with
snap. A the same time he was racke
with an hysterical catching of ii
breath, producing Il sound similar
that of the bark Of dog. After tb
parOEysm was over / tried him W.T.
milk. The spa>ms returned. but NJ Z
violently, and he succeeded in swHoW
ing small portion. After reDhnlne
with him two hours he becamT quiet,
and was able to swallow a littleiourlsh-
ing food. / then went awe giving
TO be sent for if te Il asms
Fe11Tnsa' Wbe1 Mr.. McKenna's 5 s, who had
been sent for, came hoy. 'hey deter
mined to take their f1t(fi. 70. 70 Roosevelt
Hospital. He ~ sas s'q plleed SceTe nat at
der tfie- care Of Dr. Nnrch. who SAYS
the patient exhibited 4 the symptoms
Of hydrophobia. 4 fevhours after be-
ing received at the bspital be was
seized with violent spms, requiring
the strength of four mn to hold him
upon the cot. He was inally placed in
4 straight jacket, in rder, said DR..
Church, to prevent lin from doing
bodily injury to. himslf, and to more
atectuallY quiet him He could SWal-
ow no nourishment ormedicine, and ut
line p. IN died.
The family say that they do not be
ieve that their fatha died of hydro
'hobia. They say that few days ago
le was hurt by some rufians in Eleventh
venue. near Fifty-third-street, who
'ulled sack of wood over his head,
him nearly double, and injur-
ng his spine
Coroner Flanagan win make an in
estigatiOn.
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