The state chronicle., 1893-05-26
Held at Bay by q Barking Man.
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Barking, frothing at the mouth
nd swapping like q ferocious dog
t every one that came within his
each, a young man kept back q
rowd for an hour on the northern
nd of the Third avenue bridge
cross the Harlem at about SIX
CLOCK last night. IL
He was slim in build, not at all
in his sppearance-a
mere boy, in fact, of but nineteen
'ears-but the paroxysms OF the
dreaded disease, hydrophobia-for
here was no mistaking the signs-
made him terrible to the surging
naes of wayfarers that at that hour
cross the bridge.
No one dared to come very near
the maddened boy. Those that
we're the nearest shrank terror
stricken from him when he turned
glaring toward them and made |
savage attempts to fly at them.
The bridge became blocked, the
crowd making the roadway inpass-
able even for cars and trucks. Three
policeman struggled with the man
before he could be forced into an
ambulance and taken away to the
hospital.
The young man was John G. Bras
sington, who is employed as an
agent by safe company in Harlem
and who lives with his fathers fam
lily at Mount Vernon, n. Y.
Brassin gton when he awoke yes
terday morning complained he did
not feel as we'll as usual. A queer
feeling that he could not describe
seemed to take possession of him
and he complained to his parents
They advised him to remain at home
but he was very anxious to attend
to business and left for the office
after light breakfast.
FELT BETTER THEN
He felt much better when he
reached the Office, but few hours
later again noticed the same indes
cribable sensation he had had be-
fore. He went to Mott Haven ir
the afternoon on a matter of busi
ness.
+ It was as he was recrossipg Har
lem Bridge on his way back at 81,
o'clock that his malady overcam'
him He was on the north end o
the bridge, walking along slowly
ghen he suddenly staggered
moment, then frothed at the moutl
and barked exactly like dog.
Brassington stood in the centr,
of the passage and held the way. 4
few persons rushed by him, but h'
snapped at them fercely. Peopl,
hocked about and watched the &c
tions of the young man. The Grove
moved into the roadway of thu
bridge, and even teamsters helt
their horses and blocked the way
For fifteen minutes Brassington Wa,
left alone, while the gaping crowc
stood purposeless. -. -.
ONE POLICEMAN ovERPowERED.
Policeman Roathman pushed hi,
way through the jam and tried tt
lead the young man away, but ht
found that task by far too much fol
him.
Although Brassington is of siigh
build his strength had becom,
mighty. s5he policeman could no
manage him Mt all and had to call fo
help.
Policeman Ellis, of the Morris sni
police station, came to his assistarc ce
but even the two policemen needle,
more help. They struggled for
while with Brassin gton. while tn
crowd had grown greater and sway
ed back and forth about them.
Ellis called an ambulance fror
Harlem Hospital and got Policema
Thompson from the Mott Have
railroad station to come to his aii
The united strength of the thre
big policemen was scarcely a mats
for the slender young man who cor
tinued to bark and snap during a.
his struggles. When the abulanc
attended by Ambulance Surgeo
Oppenheimer, arrived the three ps
licemen had to force young Bra:
sington into it
So violent were the young man
struggles that they could not &c
him comfortably into the strap
Policemen Ellis and Rothman ium,
ed into the ambulance and held tn
patient down as best they could.
At the hospital came anothe
. struggle. The policemen AID an
bnlance driver, assisted by two a.
, tendants, succeeded, however, ;
removing the patient.
They laid him on a cot and stra,
, ped him down. His arms and lec
!, were securely bound 90 that /
could do no harm.
9 TREATMENT OF THE CASE
q Heavy doses of opiates have bee
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