The Hickman courier., 1878-09-13

John Mckenna, aged siNty-slS > stone
carver of 543 West Fifth-street,, was IN
his stable on June 9 last. and Wllle there
/ one of his horses kicked at lArge 81
berian bloodhound that was owned by
( Mr.. MCkenna. The animal when stood
( three feet six inches on the iou.i and
was large in proprtion, was angeFed' aud
showed his teeth, exhibiting also dis
/ position to attack the horse. Mr. Nc
/ kenna seized q club and tried 10 dave
| the animal from the stable II spiang
/ at him and bit him in the throat, tear
ing wound four and a half inche; in
/ length, and lacerating an important
nerve. The dog was shortly afterward
1 killed, but not until four other men had
been bitten by il. Mr. Mckenna vent
at once to a neighboring drug store,
! where the wound was washed and dressed
with adhesive plaster, but not
cauterized. 1t healed rapidly ing
a scar two and half inches -
and no inconvenience resA
cumstance was almost entire'
Last Monday Mr.. McKenfSyf f0ih-
planned of pain in the head a-A was
nervously excited at the slightest uoise.
He could hold nothing in his hands on
account of the violent spasmodic @Uion
of the nerves. HealsO experienced sgreat
deal of difficulty in swallowing sater,
and when attempting to do so gOuld
be seized with spasms, causing what
water he had taken to be yiolently
elected. These symptoms contin@d to
increase until Tuesday, when DR.. Chas.
A. Leale, of 239 West Fifty-third-sreet,
his family physician, was called. He
says:
4 found Mr. McKenua in a high bstate
Of excitement; eyes restless and Caring
with fitful flashes. While holdng his
pulse and listening TO a historyof his
case from his wife, he was suddenly
seized with a violent spasm. causilg him
to spring up and gasp in quick ucces-
sion. Just as a healthy person wdIld do
who had been suddenly delugd with
cold water. In a few second. these
spasms ceased, and the patient fdl back
exhausted. ! was surprised 81 these
sudden spasms, and inquired more par
ticularly into his case. especiaIlr as the
symptoms were very much like those of
hydrophobia. Having ascertaned the
facts, | commenced a critical Gamma
tion of the patient His pulse vas 40,
and internal temperature f033a | first
handed him 4 glass of water bidding
him drink it. He grasped it spasmodi-
cally, and attempted to drink IT, but
could not do so. The attempt was fol-
lowed by violent spasms, the muscles Of
his neck becoming drawn and contracted
and the lower Jaw being spasmodically
thrown open and then closing with a
snap. At the same time he was racked
with an hysterical catching OF the
breath. producing a sound SIMILAR to
that OF the bark of Il dog After this
paroxySm was over | tried hm with
milk. The spa,ms returned, bat not 30
violently, and be succeeded in swallow
ing a small portion. After nmaining
with him two hours he became quiet,
and was able 70 swallow littlenourish-
ing food. | then went aWaT, giving
directions to be sent for if tie 81 asms
returned"
When Mr.. Mckenna's s0ns.who had
been sent for, came home, tey deter
mined TO take their father to Roosevelt
Hospital. He was admitted there at
two D. m, Tuesday, and was 5isced un-
der the care of Dr Chureb. who SAYS
the patient exhibited all the symptoms
of hydrophobia A few hours after be
ing received at the hospital he was
seized with violent spasms, requiring
the strength of four men to hold him
upon the cot. He was finally placed in
straight jacket, in order, said DR.
Church, to prevent him from doing
bodily injury Ia himself, aud to more
efectually quiet him. He could swal-
low no nourishment or medicine, and at
nine p. m. died.
The family say that they do not be
lieve that their father died Of hydro
phobia. They say that a few days ago
he was hurt by some rutfiansin Eleventh.
avenue. near Fifty-third-street, who
pulled sack of wood over his head,
bending him nearly double, and injur-
ing his spine.
Coroner Flanagan will make an iu-
yestigation.