The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-08-05
AN AWFUL DEATH.
A Prominent Citizen Of Thompson S
Station Dies in Horrible Agony
from the Bite Of a
Mad Dog.

Mad Dog.
A correspondent Of the Nashville
American, writing from Thompson $
Station, Tenn, July 26th., gives the
following graphic description of
the horrible death of citizen OF
that vicinity from the bite of mad
dog:
At this moment one of our neigh
bors, Mr.. Milton Story, is in great
agony from hydrophobia. Last
March shepherd bitch came to the
house of his father and killed sew
eral geese. Milton Story went out
and ran her off Next day she re-
turned, and was lying down near
the same place. Mr.. Sorry ap-
preached and attempted to pat her
on the head. when she bit his finger
badly, holding on to it until she was
choked loose. The unfortunate
young man thought nothing more
of it until yesterday, when he was
seized with fit. He tried to bite
his mother, but failed. He is
locked up in a room to himself, but
no one can approach him at all. He
has destroyed everything in his
room. Twenty men are guarding
him, but on account of his great
power and size, all are afraid to lay
hold. He is twenty-one years old,
is six feet two inches high, and per-
haps the stoutest man in the county.
DR.. Hardin and several other ply
sIcians are in attendance, but pro-
nounce it q hopeless case. They
think, and seem to hope, that he
may be taken out of his terrible con-
dition tomorrow. He can live but
a day or two. He was IN Spring
Hill day before yesterday, and
seemed to be well and at himself.
TIE whole community are sad
dened and shocked. Poor mani
his prospects yesterday were as
good as any mans for a bright fu-
tare.
These facts the writer got from
the lips of DR.. Hardin. The sorely
grieved father and mother have our
heartfelt sympathy. He seems to
have no lucid moments, and the
mentioning of the word water will
throw him into a paroxysm. Mad
dogs are likely to be numerous in
this neighborhood. A large bull
dog belonging to DR.. Crocker went
mad last Sunday and bit almost
every dog in the neighborhood, in
Guiding four OF Col. Pointers fine
imported fox-hounds. A general
killing will take place tomorrow.
2. S.-Since writing the above L
understand that Milton Story died
about dark, alter almost tearing
him mself to pieces.
The Nashville Banner gives the
following additional particulars:
On the Witt place lives family
by the name of Story. Their old
est son. Mil on Story, tweuly-l,n..
years Old, the finest looking man
perhaps, in the county, weight z,
without surplus flesh, two hundred
and twentv-one pounds, was tond-
ling, last March, with a shepherd
dog, that bit him-on the finger. 1t
healed up, and he thought nothing
more of 1t. Last Friday he was III
Spring Hill, as well as any man
present. Next day he was seized
with hydrophobia, in all it's horrors,
and tried to bite his mother, who,
fortuna ately made her escape. Twen-
ty or more men gathered there on
Sunday, but on account Of his
great power, all were afraid to APP
proach him. He was barred up
with rails and wood, and left to
tear himself to pieces. Mother, ia
tber, fl lends and neighbors had but
TO stand and see him kill himself
by piecemeal. He begged TO be
killed, and was continually pleading
for a pistol to kill himself. All
prayed for his immediate death.
About dark this prayer was an
swered. He became quiet, and
upon examination was found to be
dead. Every piece of furniture in
his room, including mantel-board,
chairs, beds, bedsteads, carpets,
windows and blinds, were shivered
and torn into atoms. He was COW
cred all over with froth, or foam,
and blood. His arms and limbs
were literally torn to pieces. May
God forbid another such death!
Story was a man of promise, full
of energy and enterprise, and was
honest and determined IN all his
purposes. His example was already
being pointed to. Friends and
neighbors will mourn his loss, to-
gether with his good mother and ia
ther, brothers and sisters.
The whole community seems
shocked. The neighborhood of
Thompson Station is especially ex-
cited. A raving mad dog, belong
ing tC DIR. Crocker, made his ap-
pearAnce at Col. 5. A. Pointers, on
Sunday, July II, and bit several of
his fine imported fox dogs. Being
satisfied that the dog was mad, Mr..
Pointer Immediately wrote a note
to the owner to kill or confne his
dog, so that he could not get to
his children. This latter was done,
but the dog got loose and roved over
the neighborhood, biting almost
every dog in it. He was killed
next day by Mr.. Dodson, while raw
ing with a mad fit. Col. Pointer
says he has seen many, bat this
was the maddest dog ne ever saw.
He has confined his fox dogs, and
only awaits TO see the results before
he kills them. lie has them con-
fined where they cannot possibly
make their escape, and has warned
his neighbors TO kill or confine
every dog that was bitten, numer
Gus as they are.
Let Them Read.