The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-08-02
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Horrible Death Of . Child ut Kansas City

Terrible Death Of . Child ut Kansas City
Two Other Persons Bitten.
KANSAS CITY, No, July 25.-The pretty
cottage home of Ernest c. Thym, 2Il7
Cherry street, is q sad one to. day. In the
parlor Of that home lies all that is mortal
of Willie Thym, a beautiful golden haired
child Of four years, the pride of the par
ents' hearts and the pet Of the emit 70
neighborhood. an unusually bright little
fellow. He died yesterday morning about
three O'Clock. after twenty.four hours Of
the most terrible agony imaginable,
caused by the bite of dog, resulting in
hydrophobia in its most horrible form.
MIR. Thym, the father of Willie, il q
member of the firm of Erath, Thym & Co.,
proprietors of the Pawnee stone yards,
2034 Grand avenue. The case is rather a
peculiar one, as the parents were not
aware the little boy had been bitten until
it showed itself in hydrophobia- Now it
is all explained and scratch that they
supposed he had received from running
into baby carriage was the bite of a mad
dog An alarming feature Of the affair is
that two other persons were bitten by the
same dog, one seriously, and the result of
these bites is causing them and their
friends great anxiety.
On the evening of June % a water
spaniel pup belonging to William Hacker,
2711 Cherry street. began to show symp-
toms of madness. 1t was tied up but be-
came q great deal worse. The next after
voon it succeeded in breaking its chain.
With glaring eyes and frothing mouth it
began to run up and down the street and
through the premises in the vicinity. Mrs.
har be-
and down the sidewalk and Willie was
romping around near her. The rabid
animal came tearing out of its
masters yard and up the street toward
them. Willie spied it first and ran toward
his mother for safety. The animal ran at
them and Jumped upon Willie, without,
as his mother supposed. biting him. She
noticed a small scratch above the eve.
which barely brought the blood, but sup
posed he struck the buggy with his head.
The mad dog ran on up the street, biting
several dogs in its flight. 1t soon after
returned to Mr. Hackers yard and
started after two of the children. One of
them took refuge in a tree. The other
one was not SO lucky, receiving a
slight bite i'm the hand. The animal then
ran out on the street again. In running
around lamppoSt the CHAIN winch was
dangling to it got fastened. Paul Book
shammer, n stonecutter residing at 2I5l
Cherry street, and another man went to
the dog to unfasten it for the purpose of
killing it. Mr.. Bockshammer got within
reach of the mad least and it GRABBED
him by the knuckle of the front finger on
the left hand. giving him very bad bite.
1t bled profusely. They succeeded in kill
ing it by dropping stone on its head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thym thought no more OF
the scratch on Willie's face, as it healed
up readily, not even leaving a scar. Mon.
day evening the little fellow was taken
i'll and yesterday morning death ended his
sufferings. On the night he was bitten
Mr.. Bockshammer had a maidstone APP
piled to his wound which adhered until it
turned green aud watery. No symptoms
of the dreadful malady have appeared in
his case nor that of Mr.. Hackers child,
bitten at the same time.