Telegram-herald., 1888-02-05
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reason sad ~ilh soa.stAiax more thsn
st3icisua olcss gbe snd. Siaes isst Tuesday
evening when tie hfss pre- nonlu9a el tbe
disease AS gfyen tas BOY Las bsea suffer
lns leEfi8if ana esch boar she disease las
Increased 10 yi0lsnce. about lsnnsTy I he
vas plAyins ueaF h4s f4Ehers hons. ~asa
largs black dog 6ig him making q slight
snrsssoa Il tas sxiB over he F.sbt eye. The
sound vas eaatesized and the dog prompt
~ dispatched.
Tie dog and woenj were alike forgotten
unui iast "Wednesday morning. whsn Dr.
Charles ii. Carter s3s called ~ prescribe
Tor severe pains IA tue eea1 aud stoukca,
which bad attacked Ernest on TUESDAY
niSht. Ihe boy szid 10 The physician tnsG
be suffered from great cryness and con
stFictlon OF ne throat. A glass Of water
Vas offered him, bGt the nuid bad hardly
molsLsAsd his palate when be dashed the
giass 10 the nosr and vith wsil OF anguish
went into slight spssm. H's thirst vas
excessive. bat bis aversion TO water szs
greater.
DF. Carter recognized symptoms Of hydro
phobis. and asked II The boy bad ever been
bitten by any animal. The boys mother
cried out IA alarm when the question
was asked and sank ia fziut.
while Ernest related how he bad been
bitten 10 the doctor. who thereupon became
satisfied that the boy was suffering with the
rabies. A consultation with several other
physicians sldyesterday morning eonhrmsd
his diagnosis.
fF.f rina. ,.tf.uf sft.e h. al
with spasms zt very long intervals, but
these intervals became shorter aud shorter.
and the attacks of increasing frequency and
violence The physicians advised that hs
oe taken 10 a hospital, but none was open
for diseases of that character save the de-
tention hospital in the county all. His
biends objected 10 the latter place. but not
nearly 50 strongly as Ernes, himself who
exclaimed, excitedly: Take me 10 Jail |
have done nothing / want 10 stay and die
with my mother and father by ms."
Late IN the afternoon he was growing
constantly worse and in stubborn defiance
o. the leading characteristic OF the diseas Q
hs insisted on drinking water. Mhen a
pan OF water was placed on chair on the
Ilcor. the sight OF II threw the boy into a
cOnVulsiOn, but quickly recovering he ran
TO the pan, and. lifting = spoonful OF the
water, dashed il into his mouth. He was
unable TO swallow Il. and fell writhing in
pain on his cot. Then he talked for awhile
and reaching his fingers To- his lips dashed
away quantity OF roth which had
| gathered there. The foam continued TO
tall from MS mouth in masses on the floor
and was licked up by q dog which had
made its way into the house.
Toward nishifall the convulsions were
continuous. and the boys strength became
supernatural. Lucid periods were brief, but
nuring them the boy spoke necessarily but
ssnsibly. AS his little friends came in he
| deplored the fate which was hupying him
away from them forever. and falling on his
knees, would piteously pray for a longer
/ lease OF life.
| DR.. Carter said that the boy would die
| from exhaustion within foriy-eight hours nj
the most. There has been no effort IL
| testrain the patient, cut up o. last night be
had attempted no violence TO any of bis
/ callers.
During the afternoon several dogs belong
! ing to neishbors were in the patients room
and greedily snatched up the foam which
| fell from Ernests lips. The owners OF the
snimals were considering the propriety o
killing them last night
At 10 O'Clock last night the little sufferer
| died after spasm OF unusual violence
/ Chicago Ae,cs.