Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-08
HYDROPHOBIA.
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Bite-Current News OF Tragic


Saturday. at the residence of bis parents,
No. sos North Thirteenth street, Phila
delphia, of hydrophobia, the result of
wound in the hand received some four
weeks ago, from dog whose owner is
unknown. The lad was well-known at
Wanamaker's grand depot, where he was
employed as cash boy, ard where his
good nature and amiability
made him an especial favorite. He was
going on an errand through the building
at the time Lie was bitten, stray dog that
is believed to have followed some custom
ers into the bazaar swapping at one Of his
hands, which the unfortunate boy was
swinging gaily back and forth as he hur-
ried along. He reported the occurrence
and was taken to a neighboriug drug
store, but it is said the attendant there
declined to cauteTize the wound, remark
ing that it would not amount tC any
thing The wound soon healed and gave
the boy 10 trouble until last Wednesday,
when 1t panied him some. On Friday he
complained of sore throat, and his mother
sent for physician residing in the vicinity
DR.. VIM. a. Burns, who was advised that
the patient probably had diphtheria.
DR.. Buns, upon examining the suf
ferer's throat, found it in i normal conGi.
ton, and assured MIS-. Smith that her son
had no throat trouble, and in subsequent
conversation with her ascertained that
Harry had been bitten by dog. Procur
ing glass of water, DR.. Burns approach
ed the little patient, saying, "See if it will
hurt your throat 10 swallow a mOuthful of
water" and was convinced from the
affri,, hteu manner in which the poor lad
turned shudderingly away fl ON the water
that it was a case of hydrophObia. The
doctor apprised Mrs. Smith, az gently as
possible, of the terrible truth, and then
advised that, as it was a case of SD much
gravity, the regular family physician
should be sent for. DR.. John Agnew, " ho
acts as physician to an organization
formed by some Q. the employees of Mr..
Wanamaker, was then summoned, to-
gether with DR.. liiUkle, but the mysteri
Gus poison had too thoroughly suffused
the unfortunata lads system to allow of
their eifoltS being of avail, except to rem
der his death as painless as possible. 1t is
stated that the treatment resOrtcd to kept
the patient comparatively free from
spasms, and his death was unusually easy
for one resulting from such a cause.
The Suicidal KsnIs.
David W. Brown, widower, committed
suicide by taking laudanum, in a hotel at
Providence, r. l.
Mrs. Lizzie bunker, aged So years, com
mitted suicide i'll Brooklyn, by jumping
from fourth story window.
Charles Perry, aged g, member Of a
dry goods firm in Washington, committed
suicide 5y shooting himself in the head.
Dissipation was the cause.
Moses G. Hanauer, a wealthy coffee
merchant of New York, was found dead
at Fort Washington Point with bullet
hole in his head aud revolver near by,
one chamber of which was discharged. 1t
is supposed he committed suicide.
B. Nj. Burdick, a we'll known dry goods
buyer in New York, committed suicide in
a Brooklyn boarding house, by cutting his
throat, Domestic trouble was the cause.
He was a fine looking man, about 45 years
Of age.
Crime aud Calamity.
Charles Smith and a boy named Samuel
Smith were drowned by the breaking of
the ics while they were skating in the bay
at Toronto.
A farmer named Hayman and colored
man fatally shot each other On pianta
tion near Darien, Georgia, and both have
since died.
A violent earthquake shook Northern
Ohio between ? and O'Clock on Saturday
morning. People were aroused from their
sleep and il some places chimneys were
tumbled down.
The conservatory at Golden Gate park
in San Francisco, has been damaged by
fire to the extent of $4,000. A valuable
collection Of exotics, which it will take
years to replace, was ruined.
Owen Linch was killed and John McGo-
vern and John McCarty were severely in
jured by an engine that was backing up
to i train at Glendon station, on the New
Jersey Central railroad.
Russell Lester went from Muscogce to
Vinita, in the Indian territory, for the
Rutledge, with whom he had Iuarrelled.
When they met, Rutledge shot and killed
Lester.
KNOCK Down argument.
john B. Henderson, ex-United States
senator, and Don Morrison, ex-congress-
man, had fight in the circuit court room
at St. Louis, on Saturday. During a re-
cess, while waiting for the judges return,
conversation among the counsel turned
upon the affairs of a broken bank. Nor
risOn made some remark, which irritated
Henderson, concerning tho latter's connec-
ton with the bank. Henderson looked up
from Il brief he was reading and said !:
"Colonel Morrison, you are a 49,
liar" Morrison struck Henderson on the
head with stick and Henderson knocked
Morrison into chair with blow of his
fist. At this point the respectable rowdies
were separated by their friends, land
II, Il 60
painful occurrence" This is the third
timo within recent years that Henderson
has been reported as using foul language
and getting into fights in court rooms.
Blackmailer In Trouble.
Il further Investigation into the matter of
the missing court records which were said
to have been picked up on Third street,
Philadelphia, and sent anonymously to the
rooms Of the Committee of One Hundred,
was made on Saturday before Judges
Mitchell and Fell. General Coils, in 4
sworn statement, charged that Colonel
Thomas Fitzgerald, of the Item, was the
author of these and other writings, all of
which was denied by MIR. Fitzgerald
under oath. Judge Mitchell said that the
writer of the anonymous letter evidently
had in his possession The records of the
court that there was further evidence to
show that the writer Of these papers was
Thomas Fitzgerald, and that the court
was of opinion that a further investiga-
ton should be had. The court directed
that the papers in tn: case he handed over
to the district attorney, who may draw an
indictment, and thus bring the matter be-
fore the proper tribunal.
An Embarrassing Fire.
The tannery of the Wisconsin hide and
leather company, at Milwaukee, was da.