St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-03
Belief That Royal Gibbs and
Frank HoshaW, OF the
Great Northern,
DIED OF THAT COMPLAINT.
Miss Margaret J.-Otis Is Now
at the PaSteur Institute,
New York,
AND UNDER TREATMENT 7.
All Three Were Bitten the
Same Day by Gibbs
Little Dog.

Two well-known people went to
their death and third one may die,
and all because of the bite of little
black and tan dog.
Royal Gibbs. auditor of freight re-
ceipts of the Great Northern railroad,
who died at the Portland block on
Christmas day, and whose death it was
announced was caused by brain trou-
bic, died of hydrophobia, it is said.
Frank HoShaw, a clerk i'll the Great
Northern railroad. who was buried
from his home, 6I2 Linden street, last
Tuesday, and whose death it was an
nounced resulted from brain trouble,
also died of hvdroDhobia, it is claimed,
though it is doubtful if the fact was
known to his attending physicians at
the time of his death. They discovered
it later, but for same strange reason the
fact was not made public until yeSter-
day.
Margaret j. Otis. young stenog-
rapher in the employ of the Great
Northern. is now on her way to the
Pasteur institute in New York,
where she will be treated for hydro
phobia by corps of the most skilled
physicians in the metropolis. The
symptoms of Hoshaw were exactly the
same as those of Gibbs. and that the
ailment of all was due to the bite of
That Little Dog
is a fact that seems borne out by the
testimony Of certain local physicians
and nerve specialists.
The strange part of the story is that
the families of the dead people were
not aware that the deceased had any OF
the symptoms of hydrophobia.
The story as near as could be learned
last night is about as follows:
During the latter, part of November
.hess three per SONS stood in the main
hall OF the Great Northern general Of
fee building waiting for the elevator to
descend so that they might be carried
to their respective offices. Mr.. Gibbs
had his little black and tan dog with
him, and it appears that the animal was
of vicious, snappy nature. and easily
provoked. He made several attempts
to get at MIR Hosilaw, who motioned
him away, but finally the dog made
spring and bit Mr.. Hoshaw on the leg.
Mr.. Gibbs was angry and made
iunge at the dog with his cane. The
dog turned:and rushing at him Viciousiy.
also bit him slightly on the leg.
Miss Otis was somewhat alarmed and
tried to "shoo'' the animal away, when
it showed evidences of coming at her.
The dog Jumped and his teeth snapped
her hand and
Tore the Flesh Somewhat.
The dog was given a severe whipping
later on. The three went to their of.
fees and soon thereafter the affair
passed out of their minds.
Two weeks later Mr. Gibbs CON-
plained of pains in his hand and arm
and these soon communicated to his
head and he was taken to his bed.
Physicians were summoned and
pronounced his ailment brain fever
or something of that nature. On
Christmas day Mr.. Gibbs died.
Shortly after Mr. HoshaW was taken
i'll and confined TO his bed. As it hap-
pened one of the physicians who attend
ed Mr. Gibbs also attended Mr.. Ho-
shaw, and he noticed that the same
symptoms prevailed in Hoshaw's case
as in the case of Gibbs. He called in
several nerve specialists, and they con-
suited over the case, finally concluding
that they had a case Of hydrophobia.
Hoshaw died and was buried last
Tuesday afternoon.
Attention was then turned to Miss
Otis. She had not experienced any i'll
effects from the bite nor was she in any
wise alarmed. Her family, however.
Oh the advice of physicians, concluded
to take precautions and accordingly
sent her to
The Pasteur Institute
in New York, where she will be treated
by the eminent specialist on hYdropho-
bia. Miss Otis. it appears from the
story, is the most severely bitten. but
strange to say has not noticed any OF
the painful symptoms in the hand or
arm or head. She has attended to her
work regularly ever since. and seems
story of her family obtained at the FAM
lily residence last night.
The story is that all the specialists in
the city have consulted over the strange
case, and there is vel l-grounded belief
that the complaint of Gibbs and Hoshaw
was hydrophobia in mild form. While
their death was due to brain trouble,
the latter was brought on by the dog
bite, so that they practically died of
hydrophobia.
The physicians. it seems, thought it
wise to withhold knowledge of the real
cause of death from the families OF the
deceased men. or else were not abso
uteiy certain in their own minds that
the ailment reaHy was hydrophobia.
At any rate their action in sending Miss
Oils to the Pasteur institute shows that
they incline to the hydrophobia belief.
Hoshayy's Father Talks.
The father of John HoShaw was seen
last'night at the family residence, 612
Linden street, and stated that he had
never before heard that his son had
even been bitten by dog. Young
Hoshaw was out sliding late Sunday
night two weeks ago, and apparently
contracted severe eold. Tuesday he
took to his bed, and he died the
following Sunday. Drs. Whitcomb
and Sweeney, the attending physi-
clans, stated at the time that the