The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-01
a DOG BITES 80 PEOPLE.
The Animal Had Been Passed From
House to House.
from the Philadelphia Record.


From The Philadelphia Record.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-The little parlor Of
DR.. Gibier's Pasteur institute in West Tenth
street contained more patients this morning
than the institute has seen at one time for
fully year. Ten people who had been Bit
ten by q small dog were at the institute
early, all anxious for an interview with the
doctor. These ten people left their homes
at Denville, Va, on Saturday night and ar
rived at the institute yesterday afternoon.
They are Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Lee, with
two children, young man and five boys.
ranging from TO IA years. DIR. j. A. An
derson, physician in Danville, brought
the patients to the CITY.
THIRTY-THREK PEOPLE BITTEN.
II it had not been for one little, insignifi-
cant -looking Skye terrier the ten Danville
residents would not be In this city, and
twenty-three other persons bitten in the
same town and by the same dog would not
be making preparations to come on to the
Pasteur institute for treatment. The recent
death of one Of the bitten persons, 7-year-
old son Of Mr.. Lee, has been the primary
cause of the exodus from Danville to New
York. Custis Lee, who had been bitten,
died last Friday after suffering untold agony.
ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF RABIES.
There can be no doubt that young Lee
died of hydrophobia, ;" said DIR. Anderson
this morning. Most of the strongest evil
dences Of the disease were present. the
child was apparently in the very best of
health up to two or three days before his
death, and although everything possible was
done for him, hydrophobia had taken too
strong a hold to be shaken off,"
NO ATTENTION PAID TO PUPPY BITES.
The history of the present case goes back
to the early part of September. The Skye
terrier was pet of the Lee family. The
dog always played with the children. His
teeth frequently penetrated their hands
sufficient to draw blood, but no one gave
the matter the slightest thought and It was
not considered necessary to even cauterize
or dress the wound.
TWO MORE FAMILIES NIPPED.
The dog became more surly than ever in
September, and after biting every one of
the Lee family was given to another family
in the town, The Skye terrier did the same
thing to the members Of the second family
with whom he made his home, but they,
becoming tired of having their hands and
faces continually bitten by the puppy,
passed him on to a third household. The
dog bit all the members of that family and
Of the neighbors before he died on Nov. l,
In all half dozen families had the dog by
turns, and this is the reason why thirty
three persons were bitten and are very
anxious TO find out whether they will have
hydrophobia.
CATS DIED FROM HYDRoPHoBIA.
The last family that had the terrier
owned two cats. Last Thursday one of
them died and the next day the other one
died. DR.. Anderson is of the opinion that
both were bitten and died from hydro
phobia.
DR.. Gibier gave each of the party one
incubation yesterday and one more to-day.
He said:
II shall do all can to make the treat
ment a success in this case. but the time
that has elapsed since the biting is nearly
three months. l am glad to say that no
one here has yet shown the faintest sign Of
the disease. They are extremely nervous,
but hope that in two or three days they
will feel better"
DR., Anderson and the hydrophobia
patients will remain In the city about two
weeks. More will probably arrive to-mor-
row.