The daily gazette., 1879-10-13
W re in their systems and that they were


saved by the baths.
Dir. Powell's sufferines were very mild |
from what have reed of cases where !
perso have died from the dread d sease.
slow d. you account for .he easy death
of Mr.. Powell ~ was asked by the re-
porter.
The doctor answered that .here wer
two causes. -as.o
ed by the pbysiviaDs had a tendency to
quiet and sOOthe tue patient. The other
was that Mr.. Powell had strong will
mower, and WAS able to control himself,
and he did everything to control him
self.
IL was this great win power, that en-
abled him to drink water. When he ar
rived here | asked him If he would like
"a drink of water. At tue mention of wa
ter slight spasin occurred. but he soon
contrO led himself. l then took him II
covered bottle with tube, and he took
Lh rec swallows, and then stopped. After
the p nysician~ gave him some medicine,
lie {, ntrollrd himself that he would take
"a glass Of water in lis hand. and kak er
looking at 1t for moment or so woGld
drink IL down, with apparent ease, and
after he had drank 1t he would remark
TO those in the room that ''it was down"
| AT one time during his most trying or
deal, approached him, and asked him
| II he would take a glass OF water.
He would brace himself up, AMI say,
in moment. He would then assert his
will power, clutch d the glass, and swal-
low the oOUtents.
Hts brother informed me that the first
| spAs m occurred on "Wednesday last, anu
| am of the opinion that had hc been
nruught here at that time, we wou d
| have been able to cured him.
Af.er the spasm, - hich occurred when
his bro her arrived, had passed of he
asked him to pray for him.
l then left The room, but GO
ing back, to tell them that should tLey
need me. 70 call for me, found them Oh
their knees engaged in prayer. Several
times during the day he would ask his
brother and ST p son 10 pray for him.
Toward evening on Saturday he spas nis
were so far between that We had hopes
of getting hlm up all right, ami we still
retail ned those hopes mp 20 o'clock Oh
Sunday morning.
In bringing him to my place, they had
som. trouble in getting him .ser tht
CUTTERS, but after being talked to he
would assert h,s will power and walk
~ ross.
i5eing asked if there was any cure fol
g disease, the doctor replied, hat IN III
our medical literature there IL not an in
stance where thoroughly developed
case of hydIophohia has been cured
There Is known remedy for it.
In outside hlera' ure have read of a
French physician vino purposely inocu
lated himself with the virus, aud 8ftel
the spasms had CONNIE need, cured bin
self by mean, of the bath OF course We
had no authority for this statement. Hn
wife was telegraphed, but owing to tht
train being delayed she arrived few
minutes after his death.
The doctor having no further informs
ton to make in regard to the case tht
rel orter Withdrew.
OBITUARY.
. George William Powell, the deceased
whose rad death is 80 fully chronicle,
above, was a native of England, bein
was 25 years Of age he came to America
and for a long time lived in Pitts burgl
aud afterward IN Philadelphia. III
, moved to this city nine years ago, an
} has been eugAged in the fish busines
= ever siLce. He was successful, AM
leaves his vile and grown-up son il
: comfortable circumstances. He boz Q al
excellent reputation and was membe
OF the Household of Faith Church.
, Not the least sad of the circumstance
b, | connected with the sad affair is the fac
=. | that when his wife went to Philadelphia
y Sunday morning to see him breath hi
Ia she was too late, owing to delay ol
the abroad.
TIE body of the unfortunate man wi
be brouc ht to this city on the first tral n o
Tuesday. The funeral will take place a
l 3 o'clock IN the afternoon of the sam
4 day.
e ALARMiNGLY FREQUENT.
D The case of Mr.. Powell is the fourt
: instance of gennine, fully developed h,
p drophobia that has occurred in this cit
, n1 vicinity within the past eightee
!, months. The first was the case Of litt
Lawrence Carson, Only three years oil,
which was closely followed by that
George SedgwIck, an engineer On tn
e Della ware Western railroad, who die
n at the City Hospital Then came th
case of Major WIN. ii. Dobb, of Ne
4 Castle, who died last winter; and no
!, Mr.. POwelrs untimely death ado
y another TO the victims Of miserable
y worthless ours. IL Is doubtful If an
K other city in the country can show sue
i an alarming hydrophobla record, an
d the question of prevention becomes
II grave and serious one for people to col
Sluer,