The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-18
THE DANGEROUS SPITZ.

HYDRoPHoBIA IN MELEosE--A BOYS SUFFER-
INas FROM THE DREAD pIsEAsE-CRUsADE
AGAINST TIN DOGS.
The quiet village Of Melrose was the scene OF con
siderable excitement yesterday morning, occasioncd
by the forming OF a crusade against spitz dogs. Be-
fore noon about nall dozen Of those alimals lay
dead by the roadside, where they had boen
shot by the excited villagers Information Of
the commoton in the village reached tho rh'rty-thrd
precinct station house, and Captain llaea ordered
nm investigation to DO made. One the officers de
tailed to ascertain the oil trouble returned
TO the station house anu reported that "Ricnard
schwetzer, aged nino years, residing on CORTLAND
avenue near Tooth street was lying dangerously III
at his residence IRON hydrophob,a, ana u was sup
posed shat he would not recover" Other officers
brought back word children had recently
been often by spiiz dogs, aud Their parents tearing
Lyaropho Dii, had Killed the animals. Richard
schwetzcr, tho boy who was reported by Tue officer
at the station mouse as suffering from the dread dis
ease, was BITTEN IN The hp oy a spiiz cog about
IN onth ago he about TO enter his
turning IRON senool fbo wound inflicted BY the
animal was only slight one, hea od quickly and Al
the time nothing was thought Of u.
SYMPTOMS.
on Tuesday the boy refused to eat his breakfast,
tsliing his mother that he ala feel well. toward
evening that day Richard complained OF pans IN
his throat, and his parents fearing that he had the
dphtneria sum tnoned Dr. Rre cnnar OF I5l,h street
aoa Cour land The physician, on arriving at
the house, shown the boy VINO AT tue
Ing very strange manner An examination disclosed
nothing at nrs but as the youhs lips we're parcued
the Doctor called for some water Whom the tumolcr
containing ~ was presumed &c young Scbwrnzcr he
was suddenly seizcd with IONS, during winch
he barkcd IKE "a Jog ana tired to bitc those who
attempted to go near MN. For hour
passed IRON one CONFUSION into another until
no tell the 1oor exhausted. The symp-
toms rescmoed hydrophooia that Dr..
Kretchmar inquired 10 the boy any time been
bitten by dog Or. Krcichmsr prescribed a solution
OF scatc oil soda and heavy doses OF qunine. These
givon every nour during the nignt. Aterward
he prescribed Tor bs patent the ninth part Of grain
Of stry Gimme, TO be admin stored every two
nours. IL was gwen regularly to the BOY ana
apparently greatly eased his suncrings during the
day. III. kretcbmar last evening held coDsuita-
lion with DR.. sch wannecke, when tablespoon niied
with water was offered tho patient The boy, on at.
tempting 10 swallow the hquid, was taken with an
other CONFUSION, from winch recov cred,
after which drank tue water with consdcrab dill
nculty After swallowing 10 he again scixed
the time, all that noticeable about him was
that he brcatned very heavily aud at times large
flows OF saliva HIS condition changed Tor the better
ABOUT eight O'Clock last night aud at that hour he
was aDe drink some coffee ana q
small piece cake. On Tuesday night his
pulse ran very high, but last evening
only ninety-six The belief OF the pLy sicans
attending the boy Ia that no will recover He
only sou OF Max chwetzer, . machi list, and was
quite q favorlte with The DINER boys In the village.
Tue parents oil other chidren who have OF late been
bitten by Spz dogs are very anxious about the cond
ton OF young Scbwritzcr. IL Is not known positively
that the Jog winch bit the boy dead IL is sale 10
predict he win be- soon u he remains IN The village Of
Meroses