Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
HYDROPHOBIA.
4nother Pfcttm to the Most Terrible of
Diseases.

Diseases.
chicago Tribune.
The most fri2htful of diseases, hydropho.
bia, for which all the efforts of science have
hitherto failed to provide q cure, claimed
another victim yesterday. In this case there
is absolutely no room for doubt as to the
nature Of the disease, and it is remarkable
for the rapidity of its course after the first
development of the SYMPTOMS, only twenty
hours elapsiDg between the first manifesto
ton and the death of the sufferer. 1t has
often occurred that other complaints have
been wrongly diagnosed as dydrophobia,
and in almost all cares the suferings of the
victims have been not only intense, but pro-
longed over several days. The rapidity
with which this case proceeded to its fata!
termination is the more remarkable, as the
person affected was young man who had
previously enjoyed robust health and whose
habits were of the best.
It appears that some six or eight months
ago (the exact date being unknown) Patrick
Dunno, young man residing with his faith
er, William Dame, at No. 1876 West Adams
street, was bitten in the calf of the leg 10y
dog belonging to neighbor. Dunno is raid
to have always had fancy for dogs, end,
although this was the third or fourth time
be had been bitten, he paid little or no alien
ton to it. The first time that he met Nth
such an accident was some six years ngo,
and, although this was apparently a more
serious wound, no evil consequences fol-
lowed. On the last occasion the wound Was
SO slight, amounting to little more liz
grazing of the skin, that Mr.. Dune die not
even take the precaution to have it caute-
rized. He mentioned the Circumstance, to
his family at the time, but they too d, yer
anticipated that trouble, disease and death
would result from what seemed
HARMLESS SCRATCH.
But within the past few days Mr.. Dunno,
who had in the meantime attended regularly
to his work and continued in apparently
good health, began to complain of an mex
plicable tIghtness Of the chest. Yesterday
morning at 2 o'clock he called at the resi-
dence of his cousin, DR.. w. P. Dunno, the
city physician, and asked him to do some
thing to relieve the pain. His account of
his sensations was that his chest was being
violently compressed, and he was suffering
great deal. DR.. Dunno prescribed some
mild remedy, not, at the time, sUspecting
the true cause of the trouble. He had not
however, long to wait before being assured
Of the horrible truth. The young man re-
turned to his residence and shortly there
after asked for a drink of water. This was
brought, but its appearance was the signal
for violent convnlsive paroxysm, and from
that hour until the death of the patient,
which occurred at 1910 p. M,
the sufferer underwent the
most excruciating fortunes, the
paroxysms recurring at intervals of not to
exceed FIVE minutes. He foamed at the
mouth and gave vent throughout to those
peculiarly distressing sounds caused by the
effort to clear the throat from the frothy
mueus which is characteristic of hydropho-
bia, and which so nearly resemble the bark
ing or rather yelping of dog as to be mis-.
taken for such. The commissions increased
SO much in violence, and the intervals be-
tween became SO short, that assistance was
summoned, and when manual power proved
insufficient to control the poor fellow, his
friends were compelled to procure handouts
with which he was fastened down. Chloro-
form was administered freely and had GER
tain quieting effect, but its power was
evanescent and constant administrations
were required. Even these failed to give
the desired relief, the patient passing rapid,
~ from bad to worse until he sank from ex-
haustion.
THE sUDDENNESs OF TIE ATTACK,
and its almost immediate fatal termination,
gave no opportunity for the trial II the msu.
ifold remedies which are recommended In
such cases. The case is one which from all
its circumstances cannot fail TO be of inter
est to the medical profee sien. Mr.. Dunno
was youth Of great promise, and at the
time of his death was aged tw, nty years and
seven months. His father is a carpenter,
and among his immediate relatives are DR..
w. P. Dunno, Father Dunno. of st. Pat
rick's church, and other we'll known gentle
men in Irish-American circles. The tuner
al will be from st. Patrick's church, the
time to be fixed hereafter.