The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-05
4 WOMdN'S' DEITH FROM HYDRO
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PHILADELPHIA Times.I

terday, is remarkable for tie presence of a
number of features and tho absence of
others which, the attendant physicians say,
have seldom if ever before como under their
notice.
Mrs. Mary r. Lindermier, the victim, was
! widow who, since hsr husbands death,
some years ago, carried on the business of
the beer saloon, No. 614 Nyrth Fourth
street. being assisted by her son, young
mai. She had one remarkable hobcy thAt
all the neigtbors talked about-a fondress
fer raising poodles, of which she had had
five in the house for some time. She had
! also habit of picking ny homeless or in
jured little dogs wherever she
found them, taking them homo and
caring fer them until they
were restored to health and plumpness,
when sho would seek some neiehbor 1esir,
| Gus of adopting house dog. Between SIX
| and oght weeks ago-she could not remem
Der the date, and all efforts to ascertain 1t
exactly have besn unsuccessful she WAS at
tracted one evening tt, The side nnlk by lhe
ye!ping of two poodes that she had lot out to
play. She saw strange littio dog trying,
as she tho"ght, to burt one of the poodles,
and upon her stooping to pick up end
carry away Ter pets the wicked littlo
stranger snapped at her and left the marks of
his teeth on the back of her right hand, just
above the forefngcr. The wound hled
slightly, but she regarded it as a mere
scratch, requiring no attention more than
the application of lotion that she got at
the drugstore jnst opposite her honse. She
supposed that the dog belonged to neigh
Dor and never thought that it might have
been mad. Whether the dog was mad or
not, the doctors and friends have been un-
able to ascertain, aud sill efforts to identify
the animal have been unsuccessful.
THE FATAL SCRATCH.
Attending to her duties. Us usual, che
| seemed perfectly we'll until Tuesday of last
week, when, after ironing lot of clothes,
she complained Of nnuaual weariness. and
| particularly Of sharp, shooting pain IN the
right arm. Next day she felt as we'll as ever
| but on Thursday the feeling of tiresomeness
returned, accompanied by pains in both arms
| and something like iutercostel neuralgia. DR.
James Collins. Of ;'36 Marshall street came at
her call, and she tolt! him she thought she
| had rheumatism. He prescribed some
| thing that eased her, and, not suspeoting hy-
drophobia, he supposed that she was all
! right again. Being called on Saturday he
| observed peculiar conditions. Crossing the
street to Mr.. Lawson'R, The druggist, Dr.
| Collins remarked that it seemed like case
of hydrophobia. Tbs druggist recalled the
| dog bite and, If DR.. Collins had doubted be-
fore, he was now convinced. He learned
| that on the previous evening sht
had come to Mr.. Lawson for drink of iem-
! onade and he observed that she swallowed
| it with seeming aversion and difficulty
When the doctor returned to the house and
| brought water in sight of the woman she
showed alarming symptoms-a great dread
of something and extreme rest!essness and
irritaoility. These continuing, she was
taken, by the Doctors advice, to the German
Hospital, but there she showed such sus-
picion of everybody's motives and became &c
uncomfortable in her spasmod'c actions that
three hours afte:wart], she had to be brought
home again. DR.. Collins now called upon Dr.
| Charles w. Miles for assistance, and the
two. after talking over the matter with Dr.
F. II. Gross, DR.. E. ;5antce and DR.. Charles
Turnbull, decided upon course of treat
mont to which they ascribe tho subsequent
abfence IN this. case of that violent &C nvulsive
action which in other victims of hydropho
bia has necessitated holding by several
strong men or tying fast to a bed.
|
The principal remedy ussd was o sulphatt
Of the South American Indian war-arroW
poison, called curar or woorara. Among
othter palliative agents employed were
campor and opium.
The doctors desired to para!yze to Ger
tain extent the muscles that produce spasm
The sulphate, called curare or woorara
was administered hypodermically in a filtered
solution, each injection containing small
fraction Of grain of the poison. On Sat
urday night when she was quiet and perfect
ly conscious, reference being made to the
dog, she said she did not believe that he wal
mad. Then as she complained of thirs
water was brought and placed in her hand
whereupon she exclaimed, shudderingy: "Oh
I can't drink" Dropping the glass she con
tinued spasmodically: "Oh, my heart woulc
stop. It would kill me-" She took little
ice in her mouth, however, which relieved
her, but next day she could not look even q
the frozen water. Her last drink was or
Sunday morning, when with great e1ertio1
she swallowed some milk punch. The only
time when she would touch food, after Fri
day, was on Monday afternoon. Her con
dition seemed better then and she eagerly
ate considerable meat, potatoes and cabbage
After that she steadily grew worse, her men
tai distress and her evident suffering from
thirst being hard to picture.
She WAuld not believe that she had hydro