Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-11
YOUNG MAN GONE NAP.
Terrible Ga, g OF HydrOphObia
in East Tennessee.
Knoxville Tribune, s.

From Colonel y. Ia. Otut, OF Can
Creek, Anderson county, we learn tn
horrible story Of a young man VIII,
yesterday morning went raving mad
and is now in a condition worse thar
death. He will probably live till to
morrow.
About the first Of last June, William
Green, the eighteen -year,old son O
William Green, of Cane Greek, wa
bitten by a rabid dog. He was at
tackled by the mad dog and bitten OF
the right hand and arm. YounI
Green succeeded in choking the dol
to death, but not until the younl
mans hand and arm were terribly
torn and larcerated.
Young Green at once applied Il
physicians and was placed under tn,
treatment of DR.. Hollingsworth anC
DR.. l.. j. Price. The wounds were
all cauterized and every known means
used to kill the poison and drive il
from the system. The young man wal
carried through a course of medicine
the wounds soon healed up, and fol
nearly six months the young man has
enjoyed good health, and felt no symp.
toms Of hydrophobiA. Last Thursday
young Green was at the store Of Co.
lionel j. L. Offutt, at Cane Greek, anC
while there complained Of pains in hi
fingers, hand and right arm, but attrib
uted the pains to rheumatism. Later
the pains which had begun in the tipl
Of the fingers Of his right hand ex'
tended up in the right arm, and vert
quite painful. There was no evidence
Of Inflammation of the scars on the
right arm where it had been bitter
and cauterized,
Yesterday morning William Greer
called for a drink OF water, saying
that he was suffering with thirst. The
water was taken to him, but as ht
raised it to his lips the sight of the
water threw him into violent convul
sions. His friends knew at once thai
he had that terrible disease, hydro.
phobia. Medical aid was at once
summoned, aud when Colonel 0ffut
left for Knoxville yesterday morning
DR.. Price and three or four Other
physicians we're with the unfortunate
young man. When Colonel Ofutt
left Green had Ialready had severa
commissions. He complained of q
consuming thirst, but the very sigh
Of q single drop of water threw hin
into violent commissions. After .
convulsion was over the youn(
man would be nearly exhausted
and painting like tired dog In the in.
tervals be would be perfectly sane ant
seemed to fully realize his awful con-
dition. He did not attempt to bite
any one. He said il he could only we
bis lips with water it would satisfy
him. A pan of water was placed be-
hind him, where he could not see it
and told to dip his hands in anC
wet his lips with his fingers. He at
tempted to do SO, but the very mo-
ment the tips of his fingers touched
the water he was again thrown int
violent convulsions. The physicianl
gave the young man large doses o
morphine. he was put to sleep will
a dose large enough to kill four men
He slept several hours and was arous
ed by the growing Of q cock. He hat
another conVulsion as soon as b.
awoke.
Ii young Green is not already deaf
he will probably die TO day or to-mor
row. Hydrophobia is incurable, an,
the victim seldom lives longer thai
three days after the first convulsion
A slight cold, II neglected, ofte
attacks the lungs. BRowE's BRoNcHIA
TROcHEs give sure and immediate relic