Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-06-28
HYDROPHOBIA.
Greenwood County, Kan, in 6
Terrible Scare-A Farmer and
Two Children
Die of the Dread Malady-Many Other
Persons Bitten-Six Girls Drowned
at Newark.
Double Drowning at Chicago and Boston
Fatal Railroad Accidental Choctav
Killed by Lightning.

WICHITA, Kan, June 25-J c. Wilson, q
member of the board Of county commits.
sioners of Greenwood County, this State,
who arrived here yesterday. stated that
about q month ago a rabid dog bit several
dogs, cattle and horses near Eureka. The
dogs attacked bit other dogs and over
forty soon showed violent symptoms Of the
dread malady. Most Of them were killed,
but some that were not known to have
been affected were not, and these have
bitten nine persons. About fifteen days
ago one Of these dogs rushed into the yard
of William Jones, a prominent farmer liv-
ing about a mile south OF Eureka, the
county seat of Greenwood County, and,
before any one was aware Of his
presence, bit Jones aud two of his chill
dren. The wounds seemed TO have healed.
but last Wednesday one of the children
died in terrible agony. The father next
died a terrible death, and yesterday the
other child followed. The other six per.
sons bitten are doing we'll, as a man named
Cogswell, who was among the first at.
tackled, sent 10 lola, seventy five miles dis
tant, for maidstone. He AMI others in his
neighborboOd used it in turn as rapidly o
possible. aud are from present indications
in fair way to recover. tits not expec,o1
that any more will die, as The others were
all bitten before the members OF the Jones
family and by different animal. There
is great excitement in the county. which
will probably result in almost the entire
extinction of the canine family.
MAN AND WOMAN DROWNED.
CHICAGO, June Pa small sail boat cap
sized off the north pier yesterday afternoon,
and Edward Egioff and Mrs. Charles San.
ders, its occupants, were owned Hun.
dreds Of people On the pier saw Egloff make
heroic attempt to save the woman and
saw them Sink together. EgloI was an
expert sailor, but the ballast of the boat
consisted Of three or four stones which
rolled about in the bottom. Egloff and
Mrs. Sanders leaned over to hail the occu-
pant of passing boat when the ballast
rolled down to that side and the boat cap.
sized. Egloff was lwenty-six years old
and unmarried. Mrs. Sanders was twenty
one years old aud left husband and Que
child.
SIX GIRLS DROWNED.
NEWARK, \. j., June pa party OF six
teen ladies and gentlemen hired the steam
yacht Oiivette and left this city Saturday.
At the mouth of the bay the acht ran on
rock and some Of the passengers in ut
to jump on shore upset the boat
which slid of in the deep wafer and six
girls were drowned. Early yesterday
crowd OF people Including
relatives and frie nds OF the drowned left
The city to aid in the search for the bodies
If the victims Only one body was re-
thut OF Aunie Fricke, which was
found by the father of Minnie Burger,
another victim
DISASTROUS RAILROAD WRECK.
HoRNELLsvILLE, N. Y, June 25-Erie
tram No. 5, the ST. Louis and Chicago Inn
ted express, due here at 0:57 q. M, was
wrecked at White House, a small station |
ifty-four miles west Of here. at S:15 Satur. |
lay morning. The train left the track and |
The engine les bottom side up in the ditch. |
Engineer Henry Trask, Of this city, was |
titled. The fireman, named Sw eet, also Of |
his place, was seriously if not fatally in-
ured, and lady passenger, thought to
re Mrs. Hale, of Buffalo, was seriously in
ured.
WOMAN AND CHILD DROWNED.
Boston, June 25.-During Saturday
lights storm a small yacht was capsized, |
n the cabin Of which were John c. Cal m.
lrs. Catherine Trip, aged sixty-tive. and
er niece. Calm was taken out alive and
lrs. TrIpp's dead body was found near the
acht and the body of the little girl is sup
osed to be yet In the cabin.
INTENSE HEAT It NEW YORK.
New YoRK, June 25.--For three days the
cat has been almost insuffera BILE. The
ighest thermonetrical point reached Yes
erday was ninety-sevca degrees. There
'ere four deaths reported from heat and
1irteen prOstrations In this city and tif-
cen prostrat.ons in Brooklyn.
YOUNG MAN DROWNED.
CAMERON, Mo-, June 25-Several Cam.
ron young men went swimming in the
rye pond west Of the city Saturday night,
hen Joseph Foy, about twenty -one years
age WAS drowned. 1t is supposed he
as seized with cramps. He was one of
prominent young men and well
Ied.
STRUCK DEAD BY LIGHTNING.
MusKoGEE, l. T., June 25.-, enry Thomp-
N, well-kuown and influential Choc,aw,
as instantly killed near Klowa Friday
ght by beng struck by lightning He
ID lett kioWa to re, urn to his home in the
'untry, and the TWO horses he was driving
ere also killed.
TWO YOUNG MEN DROWNED.
NEW YORK, June 25.-N.cholas Gerkin,
Hoboken was seized with cramps while
.thing of the Greenv,lle shore yesterday.
b. Clam, Of Brooklyn, went to his as
stance and both were drowned.
Another Scatold Accident