The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-11-03

- kAN thNA ttilN
diea day morning in exactly
sftwenl- mt hours after the first symp-
toms appeared, suffering all the agony
attached'to that fearful malady, hydro
phobia. ~
The S.ate yesterday morning, as us
ual, gave the public first facts concern
ing The illness of Mr.. Morton and the
fesr of the physician that it was q gen
Zine case of hydrophobia. Hardly had
the people of the city recovered from
the shock of the information when the
announcement was made that the un-
I fortunate sufferer was dead, having
s~breathed his last at $50 q. IN.
During yesterday the State represen-
taGlve called at the residence and Oh
tanned all the facts. The very first
symptoms appeared while Mr.. Morton
was on his engine in the Columbia and
Greenville railroad yard. He felt a
sudden pain in the arm which had been
nitten, and q sickness at the stomach.
Iais was or Friday night last. He
went home. and after his arm had been
rubbed down by his wife, the pain
went into his left side, where he had
been %inoculated. He grew worse and
at2 o'clock Friday morning DIR. Howe
was called to attend him. When the
physician first saw him he stated that
the symptoms were of hydropnobia.
The physician was unremitting in
his attention, and did all in medical
power to quiet the patient. On Satur
day morning the unfortunate man be-
gan to pant like a dog which had run q
long distance, and white froth fell
from his lips. This continued all day.
Mr.. Morton, still retaining his senses,
however, was in q high state Of excite
ment. AS night came on he quieted
down somewhat, but seemed much
weaker. Thus his condition remained
until about ten o'clock.
At that time Mr., Morton complained
of being cold, and was suffering Intern
al agony, saying his sides, where he had
been i%noculated, were in fearful pain.
Later he complained of being warm.
He refused to take any liquid, and the
froth which came from his nlouth, like
that of a mad dog, turned green in
color.
AT times he would draw himself up
and raise his body on all fours, but as
soon rs spoken to would again lie
down, the incessant painting continu-
ing meanwhile.
With all this he retained wonderful
self-control, and calling Messrs. Nc.
Dougal and Shumbert, who were watch
ing with him, to his bedside, informed
them of certain papers he had, which, if
attended to, would provide for his fam
lily, and asked them to see that every
thing was attended to. He realized
that his end was near and told his
brother, when he left him for awhile,
that If he wished to see him alive he
had better hasten back. Friends told
him that it was merely 9 bilious a.
tack, he said he knew better.
DIR. Howe was with Mr.. Morton all
Saturday night, and did everything he
could to quiet the sick man. He had
just dispatched a messenger for DR..
Tayl IL, asking for a consultation when,
in fearful agony, Mr.. Morton bleathed
his last.
Nj. Morton retained his senses to the
last, by the exercise Of indomitable Will.
He could recognize all corners to the
last. All the time, however, he would
p~iteously beg everyone not to touch
him, evidently being fearful of the
even let his wife come near.
b wounds did not open afreSh, and
all the pain seemed to be in his sides.
He told his attendants that ne did not
want them to think he was mad; that
he knew what was coming, and had
fought against it as long as he could.
The brother Of Mr.. Morton said that
since his return from the Institute he
has had but little signs OF illness. Once,
about three weeks after his return, he
complained that his hat Was too heavy
-sSayHa5Z-1me a few days.
This brother says that Mr.. Morton
told him recently that while in New
York he had two or three times, awak-
ened at night to find himself trying to
bite his half-brother, with whom he
was sleeping.
Mr.. Morton was bitten by a large dog
on the 9th day Of August last, the ami
NAL knocking him down and decorating
his arm. Immediately madstones were
applied to the wounds and worked APP
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
raised the necessary amount of money
and MIR. Morton was sent to the Pas.
tenr Institute in New York. He was
there within twenty-five hours after lie
was bitten.
The Institute charged 1926, and guar
anteed a cure. Mr.. Morton remained
there fifteen days, receiving inocula-
tionsin his sides twice a day. On the
nineteenth day he was discharged and
told that the wound would never trou-
BILE him again.
The family severely condemn the
treatment and it is stated that the
brotherhood will do likewise.
Mr.. Morton was insured for 81, 800 in
9n>accident company and for the same
AMOUNT in the Brotherhood of Locomo-
n, . Engineers.
The Brotherhood yesterday afternoon
took charge OF arrangements of the
funeral, which will take place at 1890
O'Clock this morning at the Barham-
I VIDE Chapel, outside the city limits, the
Rev. Mr.. Chrietzberg officiating. The
remains will be- inferred in the family
bnrying there.
deceased was thirty-six years
olu, lie leaves a widow and four little
ones, sthe oldest being nine years and
the Youngest four months Of age, be-
sides "a mother and IL brother, MI. w.
M. Merton.
The following were chosen as pail
beareSsS: john Germany, Thomas
Norta, Sid. Smethurst, II. McDougal,
Il. SeFickling. Taylor Mcpherson, and
Frank Holland. The Brotherhood will
mHct again this morning at o'clock.
pr. Howe signed a certificate that
Mf.MortOn's death resulted from by.
& droph6bia. When seen, DIR. Howe said
1T was undoubtedly a case of %hydropho-
bia. UesSealiZed that when he saw the
patient Saturday night. lie thought
excitement had something to do with
it. Mr.. Morton never closed his eyes,
and the doctor could do nothing to
make him rest.
.se. mi, ~ .,.ftant IaI t.fn.nnl 10000. o.-1