Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-07
HORRORS OF HYDROPHOBlA.
Death Of Young Medical Mas

From the Baltimore Sun.
DIR. Brinton Henderson Warner, dentist and
graduate of medicine aged 81 years. died yes
terday morning at his parents residence. corner
Lafayette avenue and Stricken street, after
three days suffering from hydrophobia. as the
case was declared To be by four physicians. His
brothers, DIR. Michael X. and DIR. A. Kimmel
Warner, state that their brother was bitten by
a small dog last Christmas on the back OF the
right hand. Though the abrasion was slight,
the skin being slightly broken by four teeth;
DIR. b. II. Warner had his hand cauterized with
nitric acid. The dog was killed, not because
he was suffering with rabies, but because
OF the wound he had inflicted. The wounded
man frequently referred 10 the accident, said
he dreaded hydrophobia, aud read all Of
Pasteur's experiments with great interest.
Last Friday night he was restless, and slept
but little. Saturday afternoon he fell I'm the
kitchen Of his dwelling, No. 2I9 Saratoga street,
with a CONFUSION, and at once declared that
hydrophoba had set i'm. He was treated by his
brothers for the disease with large doses of op-
UNI, choral and bromide of potassium, but the
disease made steady progress. The large doses
OF medicine had but little effect saturday
night Dr. A. Is. Warner slept with his brother.
The latter just before retiring went 10 the look
ing-glass, and on seeing himself exclaimed, In
great terror, "Oh! look at the terrible glare I'm
my eyes. Ihaye hydrophobia" A fearful night
wiib s aae raWn n W. ar,ns Oh e u hs
knees and his head on his arms. sunday morn
ing be got up and went down to his wife and
| children, his restessness even I'm their presence
was uncomfortable. He went from bed 10 bed.
There was steady aggravation OF the trouble
throughout the day, and Sunday night was n
possible more terrible than the preceding night
Dr. Arnold was called Monday, about -. IN.
The patient said to him: "You have come 70
and not afraid To dieS5 DIR. Arnold, Dr.
Goldsmith and the brothers of the patient held
was genuine hydrophobia. The patient was
given half a grain of morphia hypodermically
and forty grains OF choral by the mouth with
out any sedative effect. Later he walked from
the parlor TO his bedroom. DIR. A. K Warner,
who went TO the chamber TO stay with his
friend who called to see the patient was dared
TO come in the apartment.
AT one time the patient got under the bed de
claring there was mao dog there. He seemed
as IL he wanted 10 get 10 the dog rather than
away from IL. Later in the afternoon he was
wrapped up and taken in a hack TO have the
Russian bath administered. However closely
wrapped, IL was noticed that the cool air threw
him into spasms. The bath was administered
in spite of his horror for steam and water. He
was in the bath two hours, and was not near
SO violent after before its administration.
Before the bath he had declared his case To he
hydrophobia, but after the bath he seemed TO
forget all about hydrophoDia. After he was
taken back TO his home, he insisted on going
out tor walk. His brothers bumored him and
took him in the cars TO his parents house, cor.
ner of Stricken street and Lafayette square. On
getting here he walked through the house
naturally, recognizing each member OF the
household with a kind greeting. lie was put
10 bed and grew rapidly weaker Carbonate Of
ammonia and whisky were resorted To as stIrn-
ulants. He willingly consented Ia see a minis
ter, and early yesterday morning Rev. DE-.
O'Conner held Is minutes satisfactory CONVEX.
sation and prayer with him.
About o clock yesterday morning the patient
asked that each member of the family be called,
that they might kiss him good-Dy. He told
them to kiss him on the forehead, 50 they would
not get hydrophobia. lie requested that .
paper should be drawn up that each member of
the family should in the future give more
thought To things spiritual and eternal than TO
things temporal Each member OF the family
was requested to sign the paper, which he
directed should be placed i'm his coffin. After
this he relapsed into a semi-conscious state, fol-
lowed by one terrible CONFUSION, which threw
him PROSTATE on the floor. About two hours
before he-died he got up, dressed and wanted 10
go out. After this he grew rapidly weaker. For
the last hour OF his lille he unconscious, and
died quietly OF exhaustion al 5:55 o clock Tues.
day morning.