Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-12
A TERRIRLE DEATH.
The Fearful Sufferings Caused by
Malignant Carbuncle-NO Relief
Possible

The Fearful Sufferings Caused by
Malignant Carbuncle-NO Relief
Possible.
From, the Neao York Herald, FEB. 10.
Among those who took the greatest in
terest in the four Newark children who
we're bitten by mad dog and were sent
to Pasteur for treatment was Alderman
George S. Smith, who represented in the
Newark Council the ward In which the
children lived. He was untiring in his
efforts to raise money for the expenses of
the voyage 20. Paris, and his speeches in
the Council were in favor OF making an
appropriation TO defray portion of the
expenses. He was tbs first to introduce
a resolution to establish dog pound, and
was appointed chairman Of the committee
having the matter in charge, and after
wards theoretically pushed the work of
extirpating the dogs.
On Thursday week he went to the dog
pound at the foot of Market street and
amused himself by throwing meat to the
impounded dogs, as was his custom every
afternoon. As he was about to go home
he washed his bands and pulled the ends
of his tawny moustache. AS he passed a
finger over his upper lip he noticed a
small pimple on the left side, which was
thought no more about the matter at the
time. but went TO his home at No. 1913
Union street. He casually m nj toned the
fact 70 his wife. but made light Of il and
went to a meeting OF the Common Council.
A week passed and the pimple neither
increased nor diminished. On Friday last
his lip was much swollen and he became
alarmed. His family physician, DR.. Her
man Bleyle, was consulted, and at first
pronounced 1t eTysipeas. Other physi-
clans were seen, but they united in the
opinion Of DR.. Bleyle. Alderman Smith
WAS large man, weighing $50 pounds.
He was OF an active temperament, and II
was only at the earnest solicitation OF his
wife and daughter that he consented to
remain in the house.
MALIGNANT cARBUNCLE.
On Saturday morning. the symptoms be-
came very alarming and DR.. Bleyle was
hastily summoned. The physician found
the patients upper lip swollen 20 three
times lie natural size and looking like raw
meat. The pimple had become harder
and ENLARGED. With u as "A centre, zone
OF bright red color radiated for about
an inch, forming perfect circle. Around
this peculiar sore was hard core OF flesh,
as hard, almost, as bone. Amer 2 care
ful examination the doctors pronounced
the tr0u bic blood poisoning. BY evening
the symptoms were more aggravated.
and the patient was utterly unable TO
take any solid food. His lips were ten
der, and IL was with the greatest difficult
ty that he could take water through a
tube. Finding that no solid food could be
administered the physicians attempted 10
give him nourishing liquids, but even
then the patient suffered eXcrucIating
agony in RECEIVING them.
On sunday morning the terrible truth
dawned lpon the physicians. The disease
was charlton uiRliSne, or malignant car
buncle, a disease seldom seen in America,
but an agent OF destruction which has
carried OF great numbers during It's
terrible ravRees la southern Europe. IL
Is she disease which NJ. Pasteur mastered
by finding ite germ. Drs. William O'Gor-
man and Herold were summoned, and
they both pronounced the disease Charlton
malgne. tts terrible encroachment upon
the living fiesh was hourly more apparent,
as II myriads OF the germs were moving
restleasly on, covering his face. neck and
shoulders. The left side seemed { be the
more affected. and Il became swollen and
red.