The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-07
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Terrible Death From Hydrophobis Of a
Beautiful Little Philadelphia Girl.



From the Philadelphia Record.
A large portion of Kensington is thor
oughly aroused by a hydrophobia scare,
which was added to yesterday by the death
of pretty little Agnes Leadbeater, aged IL
years, of No. 1884 Fillmore street, who died
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
Little attention was paid to the mishap
until Saturday last, when severe headache
developed. This was followed by pains in
her ears. During the night the little one
was seized with spasms, and it took three
strong persons to hold her in bed.
The news of the deplorable case spread
rapidly about the neighborhood. and soon
the sick chamber was besleged with host
Of anxious friends The best of medical aid
was Immediately called in, but the doctors
at once pronounced the case hopeless one.
During Sunday night the spasms of the
little one became fearful They followed
each other in such rapid succession that It
was deemed advisable to put the sufferer
under the influence chloroform.
During her most violent spasms the ohild's
face took on purplish hue, and she frothed
at the mouth. At times she bArked like a
dog, and at other times her mad screams Of
agony could be heard for hundreds OF
yards.
At intervals Of every half hour the vic
tim had lucid moments, during which she
recognized her parents and friends, and re-
peatedly begged her mother TO kiss her.
PLEASE, mother, come here; won't bite
you. I'm not mad. Please come and kiss
me-"
1t required the combined strength of sew
eral persons in the room to keep the nearly
crazed mother from going to the side Of her
stricken child. but tue doctors would per-
NIT no one near the bed except the men
who were there to hold the struggling vic
tim.
As the hand of death approached the
spasms grew more violent, and the applica-
lions of chloroform were increased in size
and frequency. At last the potent drug
sapped all the vitality from the tiny frame,
aud the last spasms were indicated only by
slight shudders. Death occurred during a
violent spasm at about 10 o'clock in the
morning
The physician who had charge of the
case was Dr. NJ. A Wood, and he pro-
nounced the case a particularly virulent
one.
II hope to never go through another snch
scene," said he. II suppose | should have
smothered the child, but l did not have the
heart to do so, with the agonized mother
watching my every movement. We kept
her unconscious with alcohol as much as
possible"
The death OF little Agnes has given rise
to the gravest kind of fears for the other
children who have been bitten recently. On
the same day that Agnes was bitten Ed
ward McGovern, aged Is, of NJ. 2721
Waterloo street received decorations of the
hand and breast, and John O'Hars, aged
IL. of No. 1927 Otsego street was also bitten
on the forehead. The children were treated
at the Episcopal hospital. The little O'Hara
boy yesterday complained of q headache.
Yesterday afternoon little son of Mr..
Craven Of Otsego street was bitten, as was
also Robert Fenton, aged Is years, of No. 6
Silver street. These children were bitten
by yellow cur, supposed to be the same
animal that caused the death of little
Agnes Leadbeater.
The people in the vicinity of the Lead
beater home are thoroughly aroused end
will at once begin war of determination
on all dogs allowed to roam the streets at
will