Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-25
SEVEN BITTEN BY ONE DOG.


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Boys Case Revealed.
II the Dog Was Mad All Are In Danger
Only by the Aid of the Public Gan
They Be Sent TO New York for Treat
ment, as All Are Poor.
The appeal of Mrs, Anton Koch Of
No. S02 East Eighth street, for funds
with which to send her boy 10 the Pas
teur Institute. in New York, for treat
ment for dog bite, has revealed an
alarming state of affairs.
A reporter of The GAZETTE made
an investigation, and ascertained that
the following persons were bitten by
the same dog last Wednesday afternoon
between 3 and 4.30 O'clock. Thomas
Harris, colored man, living at No. 708
Lord street; james Martin, a 7-years. old
boy, living at No. 500 Church street;
Horace Jones, colored, aged s years, liv-
ing at No. 729 Curlett street; Bertha
Hughes, aged years, living at No. 603
RAILROAD avenue; George Grissom, aged
8 years, living at No sl3 Walnutstreet;
Paul Richter, aged 10 years, living at
No. 1926 Church street, and little Anton
Koch.
Ii any one is sent to tine Pasteur Insti-
tute all should go, for it is quite evident
that ii one is affected all will be. II the
dog was mad, of which there seems to
be little doubt, every one of the victims
is in danger.
If the victims are sent 10 the institute
they will have to 10 at the expense of
others, as none of them can furnish
sufficient money for the treatment. 1t
is, therefore, urged that people In better
circumstances come 10 the rescue at
once.
The dog which did the biting was a
Lapland dog owned by Mrs. Wilhel-
NINA Steinicken, who resides at No. 826
Pine street. She was seen and asked
about the dog. She stated that it was
bitten about three weeks ago by another
dog which was supposed to be mad.
When she learned that her dog had
been attacked she made an Investigation
and states that she could not find a
place on its body where the skin had
been broken, and she did not think 1t
would take the rabies under the cir.
cumstances. She tied the dog up,
however, for II days and noticed
lis movements carefully. During
the time it was tied up it did
not show any signs of being afflicted,
and she felt satisfied that nothing was
wrong with it. On Wednesday morn
ing last she allowed the dog TO go with
her to the home OF Mrs. Sletter, on
Lord street near Pine. While there the
dog ate meat and drank water and milk.
At about noon it was sent home, and
when it got out on Pine street small
boy struck at it. The dog turned about
and bit at him. He received scratch,
but nothing serious, and it was thought
that the animal was merely acting in
self defence.
After biting the boy on Pine street,
the dog wandered about the streets and
attacked the others, whose names are
given. 1t was also seen to bite at tele-
graph pole. 1t was run down by the
police and killed on Curlett street late
in the afternoon
The history of the dog within the past
four weeks was sent to the Pasteur
Institute with view to ascertaining
the opinion of the doctors there as to
whether they thought the dog was
afflicted with the rabies, Other infor-
nation was also asked. The following
letter was received to-day from +. T.
Labadie, the resident physician;
am in receipt of your letter of the 20th
instant and in reply beg to say that while
| / cannot positively ASSERT that the dog was
rabid, still from your history of the case
1t ls quite evident that he was. A dog
supposed to be mad should not be killed
Immediately, but captured and close
watch kept upon his movements, and il
he is rabid he will soon show the symp-
toms and the person whom he has bitten
| will then realize the necessity for taking
| the treatment. The brain OF the dog could
be sent here to be experimental with, but
the result of such experiment would not
be known in less than 20 or % days, and
the lapse of that time before beginning the
treatment might prove dangerous. Our
charges for the treatment are $500 for each
case and S25 per week for board, nursing
and dressings. The time necessary to COM
plete the treatment is l5 days.
There is general belief that the only
safe course is to send the victims to the
institute as soon as possible. About $50
has been subscribed, but, as will be
noticed, a much larger sum is needed.
All of the victims are members Of poor
families, aud the only way to get the
necessary money is by popular sub
scription.
1t has been suggested that Mayor
| oSAciAo t1nO Shai sV VI tuo niHibVt' duu
that contributions he sent to him. The
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty TO
Children will be asked to take the mat
ter in hand to try to raise sufficient
money for the purpose. Several kind
people have already interested them
selves in the matter, and it is hoped the
desired end may be accomplished. 1t Is
presumed that for cases of poor people a
reduction of the rates Of treatment can
be secured.