New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-17
A BLACK SPGDER1

BLACK SP1DERl
The case Of Miss Laura W. Ecan. age twenty, tho
beautiful Young woman who died from blood POISONING
caused presumably by the bite Of an insect mas eA
cited profound interest throughout the 'iE' hc'
father RGdcrick Egan. i politician "I sohc P'""
ncncc and is connected with tie tax once. Inc Young
woman herself had large circle of warm friends
LAST Thursday night she was sitting on the stoop al her
home M 143 Eric st. with her mother. when lie
felt sting in the right cheek about an men BACK from
tle corner Of her mouth and an men above IT, anu
putting her hand up quickly brushed away an Insect
She herself thought il was ccnllpcdc anu "' HOT
mother So Dr. Hoffman, who acrward attended hcr'
snvs il might have been ccItip"dc, but j m'rc il"
,i,od 70 tbo opuion that II was Il black spider.
Tho following morning there was a minute RED spot
on her check which had the appearance nj an h'pio
pimplc During Friday tho pmple grew larger ana
ho,n 10 cause pain but IL was not serious ciouH" "
create any alarm. Miss Egan scratched the phnPe'
as she supposed It to lie, with her ihgcr h'N anu
cau.ed it 10 bleed slightly. ON saturday her iace DC
- ., ou and the main r,pidly increased. ON saturday
nrlt she went 70 MONEYS drugstore, in Pavoma ave-
and If Mr. Mooney, sucgcs ton she returned home ana
au,Icd a bread aud water poucc. Mr. Mo'"el al" 1t
was nothing serious During the nlSh' the '"ch'"E III
creased RAPIDLY and extended 10 the sa.u' anu
throat while the pain became intense I'' "aA
seed poultiors were substituted lor uo O'''N "'''
water bat they afforded 30 relief
The swelling and pain increased so rapidly t!at
an sunday afternoon Dr. Hoffman wa summoned" hc
found tlc sufferer dclriou> her temperature hSh anu
her pul-r rapid ON account OF the '"e4i"s SIc
hal Lc.n unable 20 take any nour,hment o; swallow
ANYTHING whatever. Or. Holman -" th'' I''r
condition was dangerous and called IN Dr'
Ior..l1 They decided that the symptems il,
ti, atoi blood poisoning. and aPPHN t'e u,""
rnu-dir, on Monday afternoon th" ~WciIH't nu ~
Tuc-dav morning the opening WI, h''i,H ht wv -.
Varcl, opened II asaiu with probe MS Lss' alIh
r,I'ai, during the day. ana Ter suH'rlhgs W.T.
iri.r-. -h. Nu.rred until about 80 p "a WIN
Jra,h released hcr fr.Gu her 7uirrnc~. =, ,
nr li1r,uau thiul. that II physician ba1 been
T,,n,'rd I'm he inst stage her life could EAVe been
.9vrt ~. Saws that il is not an unknown uhR i1t
the bitn of % black -pj,r 10 cause hI V '~O",i' ,",
he case, are rare The immediate cause ~ NIr'
E.,u'~ death Wa hamilton. rcsnltins rom I'r IU
,1,iify to take uour+lmcut. Tie funeral VIII 'i"c
uirrr a. morrow Iu"rlinf from 81 Ni'h+' Il ~
.rr,l when. a solemn requiem liH~' VIII be ''''-'
Tie Board Of Finance has passed over NAY"
,lcvcl,rd', veto resolution appropra'Ing FI''"'
f., r,uar pnbIic schools during vacation The schools
Ave.. tIJIy m need of repair. hut the MAYOR H''
That tlcrc j, 10 legal authority for m'Nh- wv
Appropriation. ,, ,,,,-
Tbo board u rrcchoieS YESTERDAY hN"l u'l.
estimate Of Expenditures lpi tg c0.Hnc -''' ''H'
.--I 600 Of tM, 5IjCOU T. to pay interest %" u.
new park bonds