The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-27
le Wound Fails to Save Her.
Erom the Ba!timore Amsrlcan.

Bites Her in the d-Cauterlzlng
the Wound Fails to Save Her.
! From, the Baltimore Americdn.
! CHICAGO, July PA bite from pet
dog caused tde death of Mrs. John S.
Martin, who's, funeral took place this noon.
From Thursday last until S Inday at mid
night, Mrs. Martin suffered the horrors of
hydrOphobia, somewhat, however, reduced
in violence, owing to the treatment admin
istered. The family, consisting of Mr. Mar
tin, his wife-who was 2S years old-and
two children, lived in neat house on Fill
more street, near Albany avenue. home
less cur, a neighbours dog and a setter be-
longing to MIR. Martlu, got into back
yard fight some eight weeks ago All three
dogs were bitten, and the fur of each was
torn and lacerated. None of the neighbors
thought anything of the dog hght-cer-
tainly the Martin family did not.
Their pot setter was great favorite, not
only with the children, but with Mr.. and
| Mrs. Martin. The latter, some days later
was deeply concerned when she observed
the pet setter was acting as if troubled with
some distress. The DOG was noted for its
Intelligence and playful ways. All at once,
1t became moroSe and sullen. 1t avoided
|
lures TO its master and mistress. In two or
! three places where the setter was bitten
! fostering sores appeared. They became in
! famed after awhile, and, without attaching
any gravity 10 the character of these sores
| on the dog, Mr.. Martin and his wife agr eed
| thai they we're the cause of his ill-temper
| Each day the dog became more irritable
! A nelghbOr wOma to whom the condition
| of the pet setter was made known, advised
that Mrs. Martin battle the dogs head in
| water, adding that the Inflammation would
| be reduced by that means. Mrs. Martin
| undertook to follow out the directions given.
! While holding the dog in her lap be Bit her
| The wound was i'll tue hand, and Mrs. Mar
| tin promptly had it Cauterized, and very
deeply, too. She experienced no particular
| discomfort, as the wound was a slight one
and it quickly healed. In week or two
| only a faint scar remained TO tell of the
dog bite. Her general health had always
| been good, and as her hand seemed to get
| better, she was much surprised to under
| stand why, for apparently no reason at all,
her arm began to experience a strange feel
! ing and nervous irritabllity changed her
| disposition entirely.
| A priCklng sensation at times came over
her limbs, aud this feeling was described
as if countless needles we're being run
| through her arms. At times she would
| complain of numbness i'll the feet and hands,
| aud gain of racking headache. Tuese
! attacks were at regular in ervals, and rs
| time elapsed their violence increased. 1t
was decided finally to cal a physician. Dr.
| K. n. Foster was summoned, and early
/ last week he saw his patient for the first
time. One look at her and the physician
guessed the real trouble. The lady was
| nervous and feverishly talkarive and dis
| turbed She complained of headache and of
| quick, distressing pains at the base Of her
| skull Her limbs felt numb, and through
her arms was the prickling sensation she
complained of so long. DR.. Foster directed
| that glass of water be given to the sick
woman. At sight of the water Mrs Mar
tin was attacked with spa,ms. That con
| WINGED the physicians the case was hydro
phObia, and he prepared to treat 1t SO as h
| reduce the suffering of tle patieut to the
| minimum. Injections of whisky, hydrate
| of choral and stramOnium were hypOder-
mcally administered. This had a soothing
effect on the sufferer, though at times il
failed to wholly quiet her.
DR.. Foster called in as consulting phYsi-
clans, Drs. Knowles and Washburne. They
| endorsed the treatment no prescribed, and
suggested that a skilled watch be kept on
Mrs Martin during her illness. Two young
| physicians were secured for the purpose,
and one of them was always by her side
| The instructions of the elder physicians
were carried out to the mlnuteSt detail At
no time during the lady's illness was ply
sician ont of the sick room. Everything
that science could do for her was performed
but, despite these minlstrations, Mrs. Mar
tin sank steadily, and midnight of Sunday
| last she died.
Toward the end her struggles became vlo-
| lent to the extreme of frenzy; and, as par
oxysIn after paroxysm left her weaker than
before, her death ensued finally from ex-
hauStion.