New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-10
DEAD FROM A DOGS BITE.
lIlDROPHOBIA KILLS EDMUND CORRlVEAU.


THERE WAS no BARKING; OR SWAPPING.
Edmund Corrivcau, by birth French Cana
dian, died in Bellevue Hospital yesterday after
noon from hydrophoba. His the most typi-
cal case of hydrophobia within the recollection
of the medical staff of the hospital Last winter
a boy died there whose disease was pronounced
to he hydrophobin but il was in such an advanced
stage when the patient was taken to the hospital
that the boy was manocal, and his symptoms
| and actions corild not he distinguished from those
attending common mania. The case OF poor Cor
rlvcau is of immense importance TO medical scicn-
fists, because its complete history Is known, ana
DR.. Stewart Patton the young physician to whose
care Corriyeau given. has had i'll watching
| the development and progress of the acute stages
of the disease from the first spasm until death
an experience so rare TO medical men that II is
| accounted remarkable.
About ! o'clock yesterday morning DIR. Bou
cher, Of IIarrisville. h. L. went 10 Bellevue Hos
yltal with Edmund COrrivcau, fellOw-tOwnsman,
who had asked his advice about pain in the
left wrist and difficulty in swallowing. In
talking 10 DR.. Boucher COrriyeau mentioned that
about month ago he had been bitten on the in-
side of the lett wrist by small terrier. There
was about an inch long on the wrist, show
ing that the dog had not merely snapped NJ 1t,
bat had fastened its teeth in il and torn the flesh
Corriveau had the wound washed and dressed.
killed the terrier on general principes-not he
cause ne thought il was mad but because hc was
angry with it-and gave no more thought to the
affair until. Thursday last. the Scared wrist
began TO pain him. Dr. Boucher told the man
that he had hydrophobia, and advised him to 20
10 New York 10 see DR.. Gibcr Of the PaSteur In
siitutc. DR. Boucher urged him TO borrow the
money 10 pay for the trip TO Ncw-iork if he had
not got enough warned him to lose time, and
finally went along with him. When N"w-fork
reached it was evident that it was too late
for the Pastcur treatment.
DR. Bouchcr and Corrivcau hurried 10 Bellevue.
CorfiVcau, strong muscular man Of thirty years,
ly occupation. according 10 his own statement.
" loom-fNcr,1 walked steadily into the hospital.
lie was a lttlc excited in manner, and beyond
that. which was hardly noticeable there was moth
ing 10 Nuke any one suspect that h. was In des-
pcratc CONDITION. Bat his Breathing jcrky,
and while he talked hc now ami then halted and
laspcd At q word He spoke excellent English,
and bis hcsiioncy was not CAUSED 10y any lack If
uucuc, iu his usc Of tine language GoSpiuC res
pirltou is characteristic Of hydrophobla Corri-
ycau v1s without delay scnt - bed IN one OF the
ordinary wards and attended t. by Dr. Patton.
Genuine hydrophohia is as terrible and as deadly
a disease II is rare. CorrlYcau was beyond
cure. and the knowledge Of this not withheld
nom im. He was hero. His coolncss and his
rouIaA, iu suffering that gradually intensified into
torture were remarkable. lie told Or Patton that
hc had sun red -r,dt deal while on the way n
Ncw-l ORR. and tnai he had not been able TO cat
os drink anything since noon Of Sunday DR..
Patton explained To- him that he would need to be
put under some restraint.
II am perfectly willing to have anything done
to me that yop think advisable" said Corly'eu
An attendant WIS placed by the bedside - 'e
in readiness when Corriycau should become Vio-
.rnt. CorriycauS temperature AT TINS tine was
IO3 - III, wrist WAS not painful when II was
pic,s,u but hc had the sensation of constant pain
without pressure Iy-and-by he said he was very
thirsty. and asked tor something To drink Dr
Patton ..aye him glass of water
Il think. said tie doctor last night in talking
Of il. ~it % man had had any doubt about 'hc
diagnosis. that would have settled il. He tried
TO drink, hui he could not swallow drop. HIS
thirst WIS intense and il was ptlful 10 see the
poor fellow try 10 swallow.
VIXEN he round that hc could get 10 clicf fer
his thirst Corriycau trcamc exceedingly excited.
although hi. mind remained perfectly clear lie
pic,lci I, have the water taken away heclusc
the sight Of IT tormcutcd him. To Judge by the
ease ui torrivcau. hydrophohia. "A Tread oi
water is ml.namcd. Corryeau showed no ie"r
# wafer but spasmodic contraction OF the mus
clcs Of his throat made il impossible for nm To
drink IT, and he felt the tOrturcN Of Iaht''us'
After the vain attempt To give hnn water II was
GccidJ to let hlu rest and make no effort TO
have him eat or drink
Drum, were administered and there was no
marked change in his condition until about
o'clock when he bfcgmc dc.irlous and go' th' de-
lu,on that hc was being bothered by flies Anothcr
attendant vas summoned Various kinds oi hyp-
no,ics given him had scarcely any effect on HIM.
" PhA sostlgrIuc. an al',alod OF plant ""icn
paralylrs all the muscles was tried but It Only
resulted i'm making the action oi the heart weaker
During the morning hr had asked the DOCTOR 10
send iur priest. and about 10 o'clock priest
came and the dying man received me hst s''I"-
mcut of the Roman tIthoilc 'hurch.
is the disease advanced DR.. Patton dld wia' ne
could To- lessen the agony of lis vlctim. 'PIa'S
enough 10 Itill man IN a normal CONDITION "e'e
81 For some tine after holf-pas' .wcI We o'clock,
said Dr Patton, he was comparatively Intet ,,, ana
rational talking ncrrously. Them INSIDE oi apo".
half q minute he became tie widest mama" lhat
/ have ever seen Ills arms were NJ thar tni'' .u'
TO the side Of The bed, and two men were Wa'Gcn-
ing him. but il took four strong men I" ,i we Ll,n
lcgs and fasten him so that he could n"t poSsloiN
move. We kept on giving him choroform ana
morphine. His heart got w. So had w''S +"
sion The chloroform. and every time "e S'1PPT& & =,
he hod spasn. have seen patients s"llrr, um'
never saw suffering equal to hls. ms 'erPtr"-
tu,c ,vos taken frequently, hut We had 10 stop.
bccousc when the thermometer was applied II
cnuscd spasn. The sghtest thing r@s'rsI, thot ~
a spasm-a drnught. or fly touching MIN Anout
? ~ m bc died very suddenly He gave gasp,
AMI ali was over His temperature an hour or
Two aftcr hc came in was loj. About the hm.r n,i,
Of the morning II was lo4 WI" "'''" ''''
MOS aftcr ne died il was lOI -
iii, pulse was rapid and feeble thronGnou,' @
| The ultimate cause Of death was sP"SIn, mus mus
cular contrar'ions interfering win 'ne in"''"S
Uydrophobia is so mysterious ana So uac"n', 'orI
mon y trnublr that the prevalent IDEAS IN rr9ard
to it are no better than ola wNes uD ,"", no fsor
Of water. but he did not " foam at thc mouth,
did not bark like ~ dog, and did not snap
viciousl, at everybody" DR. Patton eNpiained
wbv such mistaken notions of hNdr"pho"'o