The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-17
IT Is NOT DOG DAY
MAYOR cox ISSUES 4 DEADLY
PROCLAMATION.

All Dogs Found Not Muzzled or Tied shall
be Killed Enssantly-SobIe Act of the
Commercial Club In Assisting Those
Bitten to Receive Treatment-Wiehita
Citizens Who are at Pasteur's Institute
for Treatment-Mrs. kgnkIe Receives
the Virus While Dressing the Wound Of
the Rankin Boy
The action Of the Wichita Commercial
club with reference to those who were
bitten by the mad dog was commended
On every hand yesterday. Through
the efforts Of the club six persons VINO
were unable 70 take the Pasteur treat
ment have been furnished with trans
portation ard treatment.
Friday evening the club held a meet
ing and after consultation with physi-
clans appointed a committee composed
of C. c. Conn and Charley Smyth TO
follow the trail Of the dog as published
in the Eagle and furnished all parties
unable 70 take the treatmen with aid.
All day Friday Messrs. Conn and
Smyth followed the trail and by night
had found Thomas Hagerty, Frank
Bartlett and an old German by the
name Of John KIopfstein, who were Bit
ten and who were suffering the worst
kind OF mental agony as they were IN
able TO even think Of uraking the trip.
The gentlemen informed the parties
10 be at the Boston store yesterday
morning, where they would be furnished
with transportation.
The club then, through its president,
Mr. COhn, Jelegraphed 70 Rev. Mr.
Beach authorizing the Pasteur institute
TO draw on the club for the necessary
treatment. The club had the day pre-
vious by one Of its members, sent a
guarantee for the expense Of the treat
ment for the Rankin and Prior boys.
They also followed up the trail Of the
twelve persons bitten and rendered TO
them assistance, Il IL should become
necessary, and they were unable them
selves.
The club in conjunction with the
board Of health and the countycom
commissioners started the ball rolling
ana last night on their own account
Albert Armstrong, Frank Russell and
4r- Kelley started for the institute, the
three found by the committee having
been sent in the morning.
The following Is the list Of persons
from Wichita who VIII be al the insti-
eute by tomorrow morning: Rev. E
c. Beach, Frank Rankin. Lloyd Prior,
THOMAS Heggerty, William Kelley,
frank Russell, Albert Armstrong, Mrs.
Pease, John KIopfstein, Frank Bartlett
and Mrs. J. Kunkle
The latter lady was not bitten by the
animal but Secretary Hupp of the board
Of health called at the Eagle office last
IlC1r E~2ra q a
by four physicians her case was con-
sidered the most serious OF any of the
party. The secretary gives the follow
ing particulars Of the case:
Mrs. KUnkle lives at 439 North Wash
ington avenue in the adjoining house
20 where the Rankin boy was bitten
on Sunday. It seems that on Saturday
she had cut her finger quite severely.
and was sitting on the porch when III.
mad dog attacked Mrs Rankin and bit
the boy. Nighborlike she sprang 10
the rescue Of the child and removed
his clothing and dressed the wound.
never once thinking about the cut on
her finger, and from the garments and
wound the physicians believe that the
lady was thoroughly inocuIated with
the poisonous virus. She said nothing
OF her fears until yesterday morning
house, and I found that her hand was
inflamed, her temperature and pulse
above normal, her back ached, and I
believed she had the poison injected in
70 her blood. I did not wish 10 take
the responsibility Of the case upon my
self and called in four of the leading
physicians OF the city and had them in
dIyiduaiy 20 examine the case and re-
port their conclusions 10 me. This they
did and everyone Of them found the
symptoms as 1 have stated and gave
IL as their opinion that the lady was in
far the worst condition Of any of the
eleven persons bitten. as from the
clothes and wound of the Rankin boy
she had been thoroughly inoculated. I !
then told the lady that she must go at
once TO the institute for treatment.
when she informed me that she was not |
able 10 incur the expense. I laid the
matter before the president of the Com |
merctal club, Mr.. COIN. and all he asked |
or said the club wanted 10 know was
that the treatment was necessary. I
Informed him that it was and he al
once secured passage and the lady will |
leave Sunday morning for the institute |
want 10 say that the noble work Of the |
club in this terrible affair has been OF |
character which viii never be forgot |
ten especially by the poor of Wichita"
The city council met yesterday and |
Mayor Cox issued his proclamation or |
dering that all dogs in Wichita which |
are not either muzzled or tied shall be 4
shot on sight, and mat in cases where |
the city tax has been paid the city /
clerk shall refund TO the owner the |
amount OF said tax.
The following is the mayors procIa- |
ma lion:
Wichita Kan, May Is
To the Mayor and City Council of the /
City Of Wichita:
Centlsmen-At meeting Of the board !
OF health this Nay Is, decided 10 re- |
quest your honorable body to pass 1
an ordinance empowering the mayor 1
- issue q proclamation demanding that /
all citizens owning dogs or harboring 4
the same shall be compelled 10 either 4
muzzle or tie them up for a period OF /
thirty days or more If necessary The /
board OF health considers that one hu-
man LIE = worth more 10 the conmun-
ity 1han al the dogs in this city and
IN their opinion the emergency exists
when decisive action should be taken.
5. II. HUPP.
J. NJ AINHCK.
7 L II Cox. mayor Of n CITY Of
Wichita, by virtue Of the provisions Of
ordinance number 114S do hereby order
and instruct all persons owning or aar-
boring any dog or dogs in the city OF
Wichita 10 confiae and nuzZle said dog
Awarded