Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
IN pAsrEUR's LABORATORY
tn. N.wa,. csnsrsn Iseeai.'sd La" Eve

The Newark Cbfldren shoe"'-
ming.
The New York Tiwes's Paris spec'a,
gives the following additional deta,'s OF
shs ;nocnlstion Of the Newark patients
hv pssteur: The steamship Canada,
wh;ch allied from New York on Decem-
her OH for Havre, having on board Pa
| trick Reynolds, Willie Lane, Patrick
RYAN. and Austin Fitzgerald, the New
srk bows who had been bitten by mad
dog. arrived off Havre last night, but
was unable to enter the harbor until
this morning. The correspondent OF
the Times was at the dock when
the Canada reached it and was warmly
erected by DR.. Billings, who gave MIN
the details of the voy age. There was
no incident worthy of particular note
The trip was an easy one and the chii-
dren behaved we'll. Young Reynolds
who was full of a boys animal spirits
was at times q terror to the servants
and sailors, who mistook his monkey
pranks for indications Of the develop
ment of hydrophobia. The deoarka-
ton was a tedious affair, but the
party finally started in special train
for Paris and arrived here at )
o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Ryan
and the children under her charge
were placed in comfort in small hotel
near NJ. Pasteur's laboratory. DIR.
Billings, guided by the Tin'es's CORE
spondent, then started in search of NJ.
Pasteur. Ii was now o'clock, and
little hope was entertained OF finding
the object of search; but fortunately
the precaution had been taken to inform
him by telegraph Of the coming of the
party, and he was found waiting in his
office in the Normal School, Rue Tim.
N. Pasteur welcomed DR.. Billings most
cordially, and suggested that the inocu-
lation be made tomorrow.
"But cannot it be attended to to-
night ?" asked DR.. Billings.
Certainly, if you insist upon it,"
replied NJ. Pasteur.
1.-The sooner the BETTER" explained
DR.. Billings.
NJ. Pasteur then said My medical
assistant has gone home for the night.
Will you make the Injection"
81 would do so most willingly" DIR.
Billings replied, severe it not so much
better to have it done by resident ply
sician."
Every well, them" rejoined NJ. Pas
teur, :" will send for DR.. Grancher,
nv assistant, and ask him to come this
evening. If he can come will gladly
inoculate the children tonight. Return
to your hotel and watt
Scarcely had the soup with which the
dinner was begun been finished when
word was brought that NJ. Pasteur and
assistant would be ready for the party
at ! O'Clock. 1t is scarcely necessary
to say that we were punctual. In the
laboratory were at the hour gathered
all the members of the party, including
Mrs. Ryan. We had to wait few
minutes while NJ. Pasteur inoculated
Hungarian officer, who had been bitten
fortnight before at Pesth by the mad
dog of druggist. This officer, who is
a handsome fellow, had been badly Bit
ten in his right arm. When he came
out Of the laboratory DR.. Grancher pro-
duced vial Of virus, syringes, and lam
Gets.
Begin with the eldest first" direct
ed NJ. Pasteur, whereupon the youngest
at once began to bawl, but was soon
Quoted. Young Lane was chosen as
the first subject, seated in chair, and
told to uncover his abdomen. NJ. Pas
teur was seated close to the boy on the
right and DR.. Grancher in front. The
latter filled his syringe, gathered up a
! portion OF the flesh near the navel, and
before the boy fairly realized what was
happening, had thrust in the instru'
ment, and the incubation was safely
over. The turns of Fitzgerald. Rey.
nolds, and Baby Ryan then followed.
Each Of the children bore the operation
brayely. The whole affair lasted less
than a quarter of an hour. NJ. PasteuI
did not look at the wounds, but was
full of gentleness and sympathy for the
children.
At DR.. Billings's request the Sardn
was informed that the Doctor had six
dogs locked up which had been bitten
; by the animal from whose mad fury the
children were sufferers.
! "Kill them. Kill them " he said,
with great emphasis.
But" said DR.. Billings, - want
z to keep them and see if they will SO
= mad. The result will test the value Of
: your operation in the case of these
. children"
. All, very good Excellent re-
f sponded NJ. Pasteur.
: DR.. Billings asked permission to visit
! other parts of the laboratory, and NJ
t Pasteur replied Yes, you shall SCI
1 all tomorrow. | will show you every
Q thing. | will take you to see my dogs
and give you some virus to take tt
4 America"
G When asked how many cases lik
, these he had had, he replied " Let mi
A see these make ia since the begin
1 ming"
c How many case have you now IN
A der your charge ?"
e "About twenty, and all are doin
a we'll"
,. When asked, How long do yo
: want us to stay in Paris" he replied
J, 81 will be glad if you remain at lea'
n eight or ten days. Drive the boy
around here in the morning, so that
: can look at them and tell when the
d will require another injection"
y Thus we left him. The children al
9, now sleeping peacefully, in apparer
Of contentment and good health.
IS lBy cable to the Dispatch.l
10 PARIS, December 22.--The four chi
u u dren from Newark, n. j., who were r.
10 Gently bitten by a mad-dog and inocl
q, az lated last evening by NJ. Pasteur, q,
~ ~ to-day doing well. The children al
w staying at the Hotel Sanborne and wi
~ undergo a regular course OF treatmen
10. No opinion can yet be formed regardir
% the ultimate development of the viru