Daily Republican., 1879-10-13
MORE ABOUT MR.. powv,
Nc Is Undergoing Trs.,n
SCUM Tenth Street, ph,,.Is Y
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special Dispatch to the RrpupI,c,s
PHILADELPHIA. October II 1s-o
Arriving in this city, I went to ,,,,
bathing D. establishments, at once. vh., '
there was the least probability
finding Mr.. Powell. Havinn
positive information as to 1. y
uation of the baths, w. ''I
under very great disadvantage. Ae., ,|
several futile attempts We sn,..
the establishment OF William
Elvins, No. 25 South Tenth -, a.
1t was here Mr.. Powell was t,s,. ,,
Dr. Cameron had just left. From 4"
physician in attendance We ls,,,-'
that Mr.. Powell was SUFFERING ,,''
very bad case of hydrophobia. nj
had been successfully brought t.,,
as the'Doctor informed us after urS
trouble, he having a spasm at .,.,.
crossing where there was III. r.,!
signs Of water.
When he entered the disrobiup Al
partment be was led back, vial
standing there drop fel! upon Nj
shirt bosom, at the sight of wbi,ll
he was taken again. He v,l
at once undressed and being led h
the Doctor and his attendant n,.s
ed into the shampoo room wherr i.
hot vapor issnipg from the pipes mad.
him gasp and convulsively clasp II.
arms Of his attendants.
The sight of the water on tn. a,,
disturbing him, it was swept IN I'll
the sonnd of it tricklipg again ty,,,
him into convulsions.
1t was quarter past nine o'clock vial |
he was placed in the room. The tenn.
ature was at once raised to 100 depr..
He had no other spasm from tina, lin.
up to quarter past eleven O'Clock wb.,
he was taken out, and taken to the M
room where he was wrapped ug Il
blankets and put to bed.
The effect was noticeable TIL
spasms. were checked. After bpipI
taken from the room he was bapI-I
a glass Of water, which he took spj
drank the contents without the lead
apparent ill effect.
The doctor seems to have gone hov-.
although the case is an unusual on,
The application will be made at vsriorI
intervals, but the steam BATH
upon which the most reliance is ps.-
will not be applied until tomorrow d
next day as it was thought his ner1oa
system would not be equal to the tii.
The virtue of the baths, az expls.
ed to US, lies in its ability to sweat.
poison from the system. II Mr.. Pow.
had been brought for treatment Wi
or so sooner there would have been =,
doubt of the result. As it il 81
present the patients nervous sy;y
has been thoroughly permeated 81!
the difficulty of Kidding it of the poia.
is what causes bad apprehensions.
The physician would give no definite
answer further than that in his opinion
he was improved. The cases of cue ty
vapor baths were frequent, but
1t is necessary that the applicatIol
be made at the earliest possible ng
ment.
As We were leaving the building i'
Doctor returned to the patient fer th'
purpose, as he informed us,
again applying the vapor. As We pas:et
through the outer room we could yef!
distinctly hear the groans q
the unfortunate victim as b,
with face distorted with anguish, az.
frame contracted by the nervous attai
that had then seized him. His rrs
tives are in attendance, and are doI4
everything in their power to allevis'
his sutferings. ARR