New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27
TIE HYDkOPHOBIA PANIC.
FAtAL CASES OF TIE DIsEAsE-KfsULTs OF hfs-
TKMA-iUDLc ExCIrf MENT.

vks eriSvcly az the cnoera, smallpox, scarlet cNer
or anything Tire ,dea of closing MP The Ie'fsr
deus on Sunday, has en- tnrnwn into trehrh uouS
state by the unnatural antics OF an ~
known dog, said t. have been sun mug from hy"'oP"
bia, lie WIS not raised pet; his nome was tIe
stie.t aud perfect liberty To 60 "hieVer HIS
will lei him. the law against unmlzzled dogs was no'
enforced II wa, his privilege to run hher ahd h'her
throngn the streets with in riding grace the
tp OF his tail, and be oIt In s'ofns "lep Tue "'
.cined full stoues. bricks clubs ana miscellaneous
articles specially intended to adj 10 the speed oil doSS
sorctm dogs treated IN this amusing fashion, atei
the novelty of the business has OIL. will sho" signs
Of diss pprObatiOn Olce IN a while they viii become
absolutely veXrd and forget their hnmhe post on III
life. Then is likely To hnl Out no" hrh'y
dos teeth are in his jaw, and now vel apted they
are for Til Newark dog got tired "f being an
Obi ct of public and showed his disSatSidciion by
b tiug several children. Whether he had tn" hydro
phooa defai ely known AS he was sent 10 TIE
dogs happy hunting gP1dad before MS symptoms o'nu
he carefully studied The fact thai some cne IA O''n
bitten was enough however, 10 rouse the dormant pan
lie apmossy against dogs, ana to call for the llIe OF
every dog in tho community that could not give good
account himself The fever Of excitement mas rdu-
atcd from Newark aud mas extended far anu near
throu ghout the country. and hydrophoba occupies
prominent place the public prints and private discus
sion.
This hydro hoba epidemic breaks out every few years
in some place. either in Europe or America, and that
community has its period OF excitement anu theh goes
on quietly with pleasant reflection that millions lie
from the ordinary diseases tIat are not especially
feared where dies from hylrOp1Obia. why the ap-
pcarance Ivy rophuba should create such incnse eH
element is difcul! TO explain but that II does Jake
hold people who are near or III the place. "here
tne Inalady appears cannot he dehe ed About eleven
and half years NewYork was visited by the hydro
phobia wave and the equaninty of its population vas
yisiby disturbed The first attract attention
was that OF Dennis Batter, who lived III br'oHyh ITO
WAS dog trainer and while handling Spi uoH' WHICH
had been brought his store for ueatneit ior h"rm
less dscase wis bitten. but not severely Having been
similarly bitten many times before he thought hohhE
f IT, and went on with his business without any thpu-ht
ofhydrophobia. Tue slight wOund made heated up ~
Jew day. In Jane. SIX weeks a,ter"srI ne slowed
Al ms OF hydrophOba and Ia lew h0drs AFTER the aV
ucarance disease he dled Ia great 'gohy =,
CRY W - UNIVERSAL heard The stz 90 Many
o. tne!u dlI 50. and quickly too The sumner wa, an
unusually warn one. ana even whrh me ieinsiant66
W not up the ninctes. the ali was Dun sulliy ana
oppressive In accordance with ne preFailhE opinion;
h,drophoIit ar und IN most rgckrss ia,h'n rnd
to he upon the The dos-c tchers win nets
pr wed about the stree every "h-rt ana III larr
canine pet stray few fee; away from s mistress
while out h-r If ernOOns walk Hundreds Of doSN'
" oso only crime that they had been nr ira npS
were picked up day ana Ken 10 tne p''d' ",a,ir
they were taken after a short sJ9nrn am 9nie'y |
drowned in the h3~ing Gdsoi nh' "fI I'm, lime
becane infected with the spirit OF urrssiness an de
"a u 90. Ilis was lee NJ lone With Ill the
speed DO sibe the urcseitm Amounted TO except
to stt alate dogcachrrs u steal dog q" two ocra
sio ay under nprc .iOu III the Grana Jnry was
" With them" Wherever u dos lie ID appeared there
also poicenin's cub II d's w"sseI us tan
iangudly. walked along the street v" n his 'onHue
hanging out ami eyes blinking IN the 0lnillg sun
light. one TT nslorned ino Sna lrth M g
Ahont wetkaiirr tho dra OF Ienn pu, to'' '"
thc fear, If were neng alayed by The rpr-
en- s1,"T.S " dan,mnI,tr the CIV Of v,yr,ut
ours. another case appeared. William McC1r.
middle Of april lie nd been s,tng in nqnor store
and wen ant OF the place to lie accidentally
Topped on m III bal terrier. which didn't relish the
treatment aud snapped al MIN H. strnca a, me d9s
Scratched thumb. The dog belonged to 81 his
H. ven nome md liked aboIt MS having tbs hydro
paoha lau .hngy with his family and Trends H. " -
paSSeu ~, d i1 S ia, gb H. ronId r.,iry In ,k NJ
sehiiy Of his having the by r'phoha II w'se'l1rhl
to his friend. that he trying conceal his worry hy
a ext,ror Ofiadn,rcnce. This l. cArrac "riSue or /
hydrnphoba. Abput month rf'e- ne va bitten ne /
wa, seized with ,Ipsodic contracton' OF the throat
and the 5readfm =, symp'o11' OF hydf.phooiH /
even the inelton of water III ms We'th.r w'n,l |
bring O. tn c"nvuI-ons A. soon ~ ne ca e wac una e
been Affected by the prey Gus craze ID Gdn 10 /
eel alarm: TIE ,cical profession took 'p.rl' /
EmrnI n,ysrlans went 10 zee liz, pli,clt an ey-rt
change III MS condition WAS carefully noted "a ANT /
methods Of were ri d IT. thr ate "i to
break The spasus. bat without avail TIE l'i rnt /
sud red the most horrible toriure and all ne une hi-
NINA re- c c I thront n acc,m"a 49,, pnrn
sounded like tho barb Of dog Mccormick died about |
gie test agony. Ms death created panic. ,'s Of
ydrOphoba were reported al over ine y mat proved
phy~Ical orgahil mon by bro'nt Oyer he sa''t "I
uydrophOa ANA ~ fear. Persons VINO al been ="
many years before that the flc only remembered
a. rcalu >hoN Ell slight SYMPTOMS 81 hydr phphr
character hat were par - HE result OF me lallhd
zion. There many iors 81 children being bitten
by rt1i ioIt mat we're mt t1de '1ly rNir" az
b rsh stood quietly by and that The las WAS Cur
fir only. ni That .crssary tortre VS. hot IN
nctrn upDn the h-pl.s, hru'. =.
An anl.,m ed NELL a di,cissI.n followed MrcorncFs |
death IN rr4ari TO tha nature OF 10y 'rorho6a u WAS
n,int hned D some nat thr Gs"fdel wa, nifouN' "{
1h "a q II va. ory an ru'rt i noo o',,In-, inu
bid ac'ion comi be found by posnc.tcn exam nation.
An autopsy held upon Nct ornicEs body the day /
uitcr his Icath iaree numbrr"f experts were pres
ent. The brain was he greatly -estei and
the most intense congrstion WIS IN the mcdula o. |
lobgtja, the seat Of nerve force. Dr. william /
for mH.roscopisal exln1tipn ant IN a |
which be stated that lie found small lrt'gua Sn"s ~
the rcdulla ohl0ncata, Ike eXrivi'tts blood, ana
which verified The conclusions 81 foreign experts mp ~
the SUBJECT Ihe report "i Df nan "nd %tllHte' .n
mrdCa profes ion as mach "a the h}diopl"ht nav ana
nr% % e1fus''R e ' s a 20 RE Me% fed for
Sioooo ga les u" M r"e f IVr ,"r b TT
john g. ID iton. tie eminent vvi@ectonst. to prep re
statement the public upon nv TopIoha lie asserted
that the errors IN the popular did Of hydro: hohl
wcr' that mad dog j. TO be met Win only ~ NOT |
wrather IN t he IS afraid OF water ant VII No." drnk;
ana that h IS fer"cons and aggressive The prhcph
I,stI wa .i'' ior eoiu ''a 'T J." 10 10 - @
raies and so were other harmless diseases dog
WIN les WOMB uilhk wafer, was ~ uhFb 10 lh |
affected IN the winter III summer ana IN tDc early
stages aggressive A dor could thIs Hppra-
perfectly harm and could inict faa wOunl b.
biting by licking the hand where the skin Silhty
abr Il. Dogs WhO bite person shouli be killed.
bnt krpt IN Confinement uati IT is determined wheh
they have rbc and In nearly all the dog will bo
found To have harmless disease. The following dirrc-
lions given Ivy DR.. Dalton are of interest.
l. "a dog that is sick. from any cause should be
watched aud treated carefully until his recovery.
"A dog that is sick and restless il an object OF aus
picon. This is the earliest peculiar symptom OF hydro
phoba.
g. "a dog that is sick and restless and has "A de-
pressed appetite guawng and swallowing bits OF cloth.
wood coal. brock. mortar. hts duug. danger
GUS animal. lie should he chained up AID Kept
In confluence uat his condition be ascertaued.
d. "if. addition to any 81 the foregoing symp-