The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-24
IMAGINATION AND DEATH.
COULD NOT I'VE BECAUSE HE BE-
LIEYED HE HAD RABIES.

Charles Frank was Bitten by q Healthy
Dog Ono Month AGO and ne Suffered
from n Light Attack OF Blood Poisoning
Sympathetic Neishbors Decided TINT
He Had Hydrophobia and Persuaded
Him that He Must Pie, md SO He Did.
Charles Frank. who was reported on wednes-
| day TO be dying OF hydrophobia at his homo In
Halfway, died at o'clock yesterday afternoon
OF blood poiso ming and fright.
frank was 81 years old and worked az
helper in u blacksmith shop in Railway. Four
! weeks. ago he was sent on an Grand by his
! employer. and when passing Frank Ribletts
! house at l15 Seminary street. Mr.. Ribletts
; monGrel dog spranc over the fence OF him and
seized his left hand Its tooth penetrated the
| flesh in the pnlm near the wrist. The bite was
| not deep one. Frank shook the dog of and
hurried TO nr. Charles divers drug store and
had tho clerk cnutcrize tho wound. Then he
went home. lie told his neiGhbors about the
accident and they sympntized with him AMI
told him repeatedy how much they hoped no
! would not die OF hydrophobia He hadn't
thought Of such thing till they suggested 1t.
That night the middle finger OF the bitten
! hand began to swell and no complained OF q
twitchnG in the muscles OF his arm and Of
! shooting pairs. His wife told him that salt
pork bound on the would surelT stop oil that.
and it did. Hswsnt 10 work the next day. and
| all his fellow lahorers asked him how no felt
and did hope he wouldn't got hydrophobia."
! He went home early that afternoon. with the
same symptoms OF the night before. He lay
awake most OF tho night. tossed about in bed.
and occasionally Crunted in q way suggestive
o. a bark. When his wife told him to keen
still she says he answered. holding up his fin
ger: That's the death Of me. III be barktng
next
Frank worked next day and had more SYM
rathy thrust on him. 80 his condition the third
night was worse than ever Meantime his
| finger had swollen to twice its natural size
He went to DR.. Oliver and had 1t lanced and
bound up with lint. lie had 1t lanced again on
about So III bod and grunted SO much that hi;
wife got afraid OF him and told him he would
The finger con !inusd to grow thick. and dark.
ana On tn 'th da{ !. vas anceq twSe int A ,
wound Hi u did not heal. Ills nsish bors and &C.
Iuaintances heard OF that and continued to
sympathi2e with him. and 70 assure him they
ger continued swollen and was quite black.
atemnsei 70 cean OUT we'll and 10 do It he
was compeled tE y stn in the .od water for
cold IN the finger and hand api this. agra.
waited bv his toars. caused his death.
They were wonieting II lie could not compel
MIR. fible,t to pay him Tor the time he had lost
rs s sw wo on anger again AID said
my dea:h." low minutes later he fol! over
ne tr"He on, II 's &c cold sweat THEN lis hodS
stinepcd out. and. his wife says his arms grew
ice cold To the elbows and his legs to tho knees.
A ntiehbor came IN. aud they agreed between
them that it was hydrophoba. FAX heard
, neighbor said she was AFRAID to touch him
and that she wouldn't stay alone in the house
She H sue succ s completely ia soaring MIR.
Frank. and TWO male height ors and Or. Oliver
and anal put MIN in a bed: The doctor came and
SAD it wasn't hydrophohia. because ths man
did not have commissions when water was
the nsiEhb.rs stayed through the night
held i. M Ss"1 his vile and said woud :. The
s Gould the ThS s him dose
Doctor Put u mustard plaster on his s,om ach.
md lried the water test again The sick man
with him. Tire Doctor tod him 10, drink
brandy. and wn;sr a';sr that that Hs told Mr.
ana snc still believed that her husband had the
and NTH 6er and sad
they Looked q, a., n MIN They led
On TUESDAY the Ill man could take no nour-
ishment. He lay on the bed. and OCCASIONALLY
lis n os or ON lis arm m w?ad wien y SILVER
for q moment; and then he would declare that
milGl die , Mr had D Swollen The snot whers
tho dogs teeth had entered the fe;h had
he led up and at!ny scar WAS the only sign
on TUESDAY nigh; the grnntpc was resumed esq a.
did You'd 30 Be- 10 lark %k dog liz isssi
SYsSS r M ws S;n !. 81 s
bedside expecting to see him leap ~ and at
tempt 10 bite them., Ais inger continued to
Other In hnsers and the hand itset His leg. 70
the knees and his arms 70 tue elbows remained
Frank slept but little and could eat nothing
m M" The Doctor tried the wafer test again.
There was no trouble about swallowing. and
no H hydrophobia. Frank 'had no faith In what
lie said. Tie Doctor tried TO administer tho
to I 9 woI 4s"n In tho cay rG%
wrelched man lay there and moancd and told
hG Ss e. % nS
ep n, ad but thc swelling in tho fingers went
down 2 lit,!e. Frank wa. getting so veal 10
him. They had read OF the enormous strength
Of person during The spas,,ms tina, nG,counnny
those. .pasms could 10 long DELAYED
BY Wednesday night the whole left hand was
tho 10 knee and foot, and here and there on all
tic left Side OF the body. Frank could not bear
Hi, son-i law from Newark came to lake care
Of him on WedI es.iny night. and he held tho
i'll mans left hand all night. He says that the
skin in spors would draw I'M in wrinkles and
then hc muscles IL the arm w2 rh g.
was ike .tha' csnsed hy m electro battery,
that only the whites could be seen. The cold
n".s in the Limbs gIatu n,s s spread dur nn
ih. lett side OF the lips and the left ear. and
before morning had srread until both lips and
! ali the ear were AZ black As the hand. The
tinckness in the hand extended to the wrist.
Several drinks Of water were given 70 Frank
10 laok the last drink with III li,le hrnHEdy IN n
throw himself about on tho bed. He could not
sneak plainly and instead 81 telling t ,hs IN,
bite 10 hid m his hand and pointed TO The
had done during tho night When the Doctor
came he took q little food. the first he bad re-
He said that he thought tho chances OF re-
coyery had increased fifty per cent.