The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19
A HORRIBLE RECITAL.
HrDRopHosIA HORRORS IN CHICAGO.
Two Small Boys Die Frightful Deaths,
Resulting from the Bites of Rabid
DOgs-Cases of the Dread Dis
ease Increasing In That City.
[Chicago Times.l

made, tending to alarm parents. Little
Elmer Lyons, formerly living at 521 Root
Root street, died yesterday of pronounced
hydrophobia. On January y last the lit
tie sufferer was bitten by large New
foundland dog owned by man named
johnson, shoemaker, on Root street,
Town of Lake. The dog was unquestion.
ably rabid, and, after biting two other
boys and another dog, was killed on the
same day by Officer Clancy. The dog
that was bitten was killed yesterday by
Officer Casey. The two boys, other than
the deceased, had their wounds cauterized,
and are to-day alive and well. Young
Lyons was bitten in the right wrist, and
upon going home, although he declared to
his mother that the bite would cause his
dea'h, the parents simply allowed the
wound to bleed freely, supposiug any
poison therein would drain out, and it
healed over nicely, though slowly. No
subsequent attention was paid to it, and
the boy became to all appearances well,
chatting gayly with his playmates, but
constantly crying out to his mother in
tones most piteous: Mamma, the doggie
killed me-" Nothing remarkabl was de-
veloped in the case until one week ago to-
day, when Elmer became exceedingly rest
less, and his body indicated all the signs of
fever. He again said to his mother that he
thought he would die, but as it was be-
lieved the excitement had caused a morbid
condition of his mind, little attention was
paid to his complaint. A day or two later
peculiar sensitiveness of the skin became
apparent, accompanied with frequent
shuddering. The muscles of the throat and
shoulders twitched convulsively, at long
intervals, and finally on Tuesday the fam.
lily became alarmed and sent for DR.. Esk-
redge, who called at eight o'clock on Tues
day morning. The doctor was seen at his
office on Forty-third street by reporter
for the Times last evening, and gave the
following history of the case from the time
he was called: 81 was called on Tuesday
morning and found young Lyon complain
ing of very sensitive skin and also of an
intense pain in the right arm, the pain ex-
tending from the bitten wrist to the
shoulder, being at its minimum at the
wrist and at its maximum at the shoulder.
He also complained of sleeplessness, but
when opiates induced sleep twas fitful and
broken, the boy talking amost continually.
On Tuesday morning he for the first time
experienced difficulty in swallowing
liquids, while at the same time he COM
planned almost constantly of a burning
thirst. He could swallow tea or any warm
or colored fluid with but little difficulty,
and all solids were taken with relish and
without spasms. Those symptoms contin-
ued, with the spasms constantly increasing
in violence, for some hours. After that
any attempt TO take liquids, blowing upon
the skin, or sudden draft of air would
produce a spasm. There was an absence
Of any barking or frothing at the mouth,
but with those exceptions the case was a
very marked one of hydrophobia, and l
prescribed chloral and bromides.n
At twelve o'clock on Tuesday Dr. Esk.
redge said he called again and found the
same conditions, only in more aggra-
va5ed form. The spasms were more fre-
quent and more severe. The boy was up
and about nearly all the time, only taking
to his bed at short intervals. He frequent
ly expressed desire to get off the bed and
sit by the stove, and when allowed to do SO
seemed to feel relief. On Tuesday after.
noon DR.. Eskredge held consultation
in the city with Drs. Lyman and Parkes,
who, upon diagnosing the case, said re.
covery was impossible, but after discus.
sion it was decided to experiment with
hypodomic injections Of curara, all other
remedies having failed. Difficulty was
experienced in finding reliable prepare
ton, but the remedy was finally tried, but
with no effect. Chloral and the bromides
were again resorted to in increased doses,
no good effects following. During the
night the convulsions increased in sever.
ity and there was a total lack of Sleep
Yesterday morning at eight O'Clock all
the symptoms had increased in severity,
being both more frequent and violent, no
exciting cause being required to bring on a
convulsion. The boy was frequently de-
lirious, though rational at intervals.
Heavy hypodermic injections of morphine
were administered, but without result At
twelve O'Clock the boy was laughing and
joking with those about his bedside At
that time morphine was injected in one.
half grain doses, still without effect. The
patient began to complain of choking, and
of hearing noises, particular fault being
found with the playing of imaginary
music-boxes. At 3:3J o'clock the patient
was visited by the attending physician
and Drs. O'Cleary, Redmond, AFFORD and
Cary. He was then in bed, but expressing
adesire to get up was allowed to do SO,
and took chair near the stove. When
tea was given out of spoon only slight
spasm was perceptible when swallowing.
AS an experiment, water was brought into
the room, the result being frightful. No
tongue can tell nor pen narrate in all their
hideous details the frightful contortions
into which the almost infant body was
thrown. The face and limbs were of
CHASTITY pallor, the eyes glared like those
of a wild beast, the pupils being dilated
to nearly three times their usual size; the
limbs were drawn, the muscles fixed, and
the whole spectacle was one of such human
agony as to be unbearable to the sight. In
less than one minute from the time the
water was brought in the poor victim was
dead.
ALFRED SLENDER.
The same dread disease was given as the
cause of little Alfred Stender's death when
burial permit was obtained by his grief.
stricken father yesterday. The unfortunate
boy was the son of Christ. Slender, who