Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-24
Terrible sufferings from the Bite Of Q Dog

Tsrribls sufferings frem the Bite Of Dog.
Samuel Lszare was Frenchman: living
in Chicago. He was a strongly built man
of forty-two years, and up to short time
ago he enjoyed the best of health. Ihurs'
day he lay on bed in small room at the
rear of his store writing in agony. His
condition was brought about from the bite
of a dog. Eight weeks ago Lazare had &C.
casion to 90 into the yard at the back OF his
house. A large Newfoundland dog was
feeding ont of plate. The dog was chain
cd Lazare attempted to take the plate Il
food from the animal, when it snapped 81
him and buried it's fangs IN his hanu: \
small wound was made In the carthage
which connects the thumb and torennger oi
the hand. The wound was SO slignt eha1
Lazare paid no attention to the matter LOT
time. Within the past week, however MS
loft hand and arm commenced to swell, and
ON Tuesday he complained of severe pain
in his shoulders. The next day, while at
tempting to drink glass of water, he was
suddenly seized with terriblespasm, lasting
MANY minutes. Thoroughly alarmed by
this time, Lazare had DR.. Propeck called H.
Every symptom pointed to the fact that the
case was one of genuine hydrophobia, and
after summoning DR.. Nell in consultation
il was decided to keep the patient under
the influence of anodlnes.
All attempts to administer medicines IN
LIQUID form proved futile, as at the first
glance at them Lazare was seized Win a
spasm. It had become necessary, there.
fore, to give them to him in the shape OF
pills. Wednesday night the sick man was
taken with terrible conyulslon. Hesnap-
ped and snarled at every one within reacn,
and the family were compelled to call IN
the aid of four strong men to hold him down
in bed. The case having been called TO MS
attention. a reporter visited the house
Thursday evening. He had been informed
by the physicians that the medicine given
to the patient during the day had quieted
him considerably. Lazare was found rest
ing easily. 1t was absolutely necessary not
TO speak to him on the subject of the dog,
"a previous references to that subject had
thrown him into commissions. He lay in bed
and had fever on him. The left hand and
arm were very much swollen and the mark
of the dogs teeth could be plainly discerned.
For the space of FIVE minutes the patient
talked nationally, but soon his mind COM
menced to wander. Ho was member of
the Knights of Honor, secret insurance
order, and his chief hallucination before
death was that he would Ole ana MS family
would not get the insurance. he had taken
the queer notion that no one should wait on
him except Miss Wolf. Her father and
Lazare were old friends, and the day his
symptoms became alarming he sent for the
daughter. If she left him for two minutes
at time he called for her. A few minutes
before the reporter called Miss Wolf was
trying to give the sick man some medicine.
A spasm seized him and, without a mo,
ment's warning, he threw his arms around
her and attempted to bury his teeth in her
cheek. Fortunately he did not succeed in
breaking the skin, but the mark could
plainly be seen. Lazare was very we'll
known and the house was crowded with
friends and neighbors, who were greatly
excited over the strange case
Lazare died at halfpast seven O'Clock
Thursday evening He had slight convul-
sion before passing away.