St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-10-20
HYDROPHOBIA.
Terrible Suffering and Death of a Little
Girl in Chicago from Hydrophobia
Ca used by the Bite of a Dog.

Terrible Suffering and Death Of Little
Girl in Chicago from Hydrophobia
Ca used by the Bite of a Dog.
CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. Q.
Pauline s. Hartman, aged nine years, of
1880 Arnold street, in the town of Lake.
died Saturday night Of hydrophobia. She
was bitten by little black and tan dog on
August 2, but the animal was killed the
next day. As they understood that the
death of the dog removed all chances Of
hydrophobia attacking the person bitten,
the parents let the matter drop from their
1.-TWO severe bites on the right leg above the
Eankle), all danger was supposed to be at an
tend. Last Tuesday night, nine weeks after
the child had been bitten, she was taken
sick with all the symptoms of bilious at
tack These symptoms continued until
Thursday, when she complained Of pain
in the foot, and later the pain became gen.
eral and appeared to pass all through the
body. Friday she was well enough to eat
breakfast, but at noon she became alarm.
ingly i'll, and DR.. J. F.. Abel was called in.
She then had symptoms Of ordinary tetanus.
She refused water, as the effort to swallow
it caused violent paroxysms,4 and 2 sense
of suffocation. The sight of a fluid Of any
kind threw her into spasms. She felt un-.
and had an underlined feeling Of anxiety or
dread, and complained of giddiness and of
alternate chi1ls and flashes of heat. Then
followed slight morbid sensations, emanat-
ing from the cicatrized wound. The case
was easily recognized as one of hydropho-
bia. The child would lie on her bed per-
fectly conscious, the froth coming from her
mouth, and would, talk nationally, even
4whenth fever was burning her up and her
mouth was parched. When it was neces-
sary to give her medicine she would shrink
ITO the further side of her bed, her eyes
would bulge from her head, and throwing
PUP her hands as though some terrible mon
tster was about to attack her she would
fshiver and give vent to means, followed by
a species of barking, caused by the CLOTHS
mot opening when she desired to speak, and
the effort producing the, short Swapping
sound. The pain was then apparently CEN
tered in the chest and the back.of the head.
She continued about the same during the
might, being able to eat only apples. She
slept about half an hour Friday night, and
Saturday morning the spasms were less fire.
'quent. She complained great deal OF q
pain in the heart and would cry out that her
heart was breaking. In the afternoon the
would cry out so that she could be heard q
great distance. She did not become vicious
toward those around her, but would clutch
the d-clothes convulsively and sink her
lfnger-nails into her flesh and tear great
long strips from her body: At about four
O'Clock she revived and the fear Of water
left her. She drank freely. Of water and
milk, but soon she was again afflicted with
Espasms. As night fell and light was
brought into the apartment where the little
|sufferer lay she rose in her bed with \
violent scream, then tried to hide under
1.-THE bed-clothes, and showed other nanifes'
itations Of great fear, a look coming into
sher eyes that those present say they can
never forget. These were the symptoms OF
aphotophobia, and afterward the room was
Ishrouded in almost total darkness. At
mine O'Clock she answered the query Of how
,,she felt, saying she was ''all right" and
that the pain had gone. Then she requested
THAT her bed be made and she would 60 to
sleep. This was done, and the little suf-
tferer, who had borne SO much pain with
1such brave heart, laid over on the soft
bed, and without word, or sigh, or q
moan, breathed her last and the spirit Dc.
Sparted. The death was surprise and .
sshock to all who were present.