The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04
LlTThE JOE IS DEAD
LOMBARDO hoy PROVES THE
SECOND VICTIM OF THE
RABDs DOG.
NO CHANCES WILL BE TAKEN
WITH THIF 04iHER VICTIM, WHO
WAS TAKEN 9Teg CHICAGO
LASU. NIGHT
FOR THE PAsiBEUR TREATMENT,
Although, A.Yet, She Has Developed
No SymptOms1 of 1.-THE Terrible
Malady.
NO CHANCES WILL BE TAKEN
FOR THE PAsBEUR TREATMENT,

Little JoseRh Lombardo died yester-
| Gay afternoon att 4 O'Clock of hydro
phopla. AS announced in the Gil O b e
yesterday morning, both Drs. Sweeney
ana y Brien had both stated that there
! was no question as to the lad being a
victim to the dreaded disease, and
that his DEATH was but a question Of
rev hours. AT noon yesterday. the
physicians visited the boy and found
MIN much worse The symptoms of
rabies were soepreneunced that those
OF the medical profession who had
oeeh somewhat 1skeptical about the
| mature OF the lads Illness, needed only
glance at the little sufferer to con-
vince them that it was a case of HYDRO
phobla. He had commissions at irreeu
lar intervals, was in a semi-comatose
condition, and exhibited all the symp
toms which are Set forth in the books
as accompanying the last stages Of
rabies. The parents of the lad sat bv
his bedside and a nurse which had been
sent by Sister Bernadine from st
Joseph's hospital, did what she could
for the dying child: Commissions fol-
lowed each other In rapid succession.
ana the slight body Of the child tossed
frcm one side Of the little crib to the
other. Commissions became more fire.
quent. He threw back his head and the
spasms IN his throat and chest were so
intense as seemingly to lift his frame
rom the bed. There was nothing in
the way OF medical aid which could re-
heye MIN, and from 1 until 4 o'clock.
ne suffered untold agony. During the
Loo
last Few hours of his life. he was nm
conscious and suffered but little Dr
sweeney arrived at. the cottage q few
moments after he had passed away
ana on taking the. temperature Of the
pGoy, round It 1Q5.. which, according to
o ote statements Of the doctor, is an
other Ver1hcation that death resulted
from hydrophobia. Q i'eo
Inc death Of Amelia Branch and tho
hI.Ipdruo cnlld, .under circumstances
d i.ion un tnelrSface give positive eyI
dence that the cause was mona otha,,
IMAM hydrophobia, has resulted In tba
outhorltleS taking steps to. if possih1a
save the life OF Jennie Shafer. who MO-
oileen py the same dog which atfacLred
the two other victims gu
IN the afternoonithe matter was laid
1e 4u the board of control Comfy
atloIney Butler and Assistant Cor
Z
Tor and Health Commissioner storo
ana CITY Physician Ancker were also
IN attendance. 1T was agreed b1, 81, IL
Inat the child ought to- be takar -
Cnlcago at once. 1t was merely >. f,,as1
| lion OF what department or fund was
pIoPerly chargeable with the exnanea
70 De incurred. Messrs Butler and
- ny. .ips aSreeu That the expense was
not payable either out of the hoard Of
control nor out Of the health denart
ment fund, but thought rather FIAT the
common council ought to- .aDpronria a
! the necessary amount ITO coyer-the ex
| city. Aoiiu VI the
Ii. STONE expressed himself very en-
pnatlcaliy concerning the case. The
1 uocloF urged that there be no DELAY
"a se..ins the child to Chicago and
submitting her to the Pasteur treat
| ment. Furthermore. DR.; Stone expressed
the opinion that the. city should he held
maple In damages in case Of the death
! or any child resulting from the hite
| OF MAD dog running at large within
the city. 1t was the duty of the civ
| to rid its community of such a. menace
to human life.
Dr. Sweeney remarked. that the board
OF control need not hesitate to author
| lie the city physician to take Jennie
to Chicago, as he, DR.. Sweeney. would
personally guarantee that the expenses
would be paid.
After some further discussion. tha
| board of control authorized and in
structed City Physician Ancker to take
the little girl to Chicago for the Pasteur
| treatment NJ -
| At eight o'clock last evening -
| Ancker left for Chicago 3aking nth
him Jennie Shafer. The girl, who is
| pretty and intelligent looking. came
to the union depot with her father.
| She was feeling in the best of health
and, although somewhat frightened by
| the attention she received, talked and
| acted very naturally. She said sbe
| was not afraid to go away, but Thought
| 1t would be much nicer If her father
and mother could. go with her. DR..
| sweeney bought : her enough CANDY
| to last her a couple of weeks and some
one else had purchased and given her
| bag of fruit nearly as large as she
was. Her fathers accompanied her to
| the sleeper, and-te avoid a. scene as he
| left her, told herr he was going into
| the smoking car..1I 2 ~
| DR.. Ancker safd she would be Atalken
| to the Pasteur institute as soon as thev
reached Chicago and would be at once
| placed under treatment. The course of
treatment VIII neeessitate her remain
| ing at the institute about fourteen
| days, at the end of which time he
! would go to Chicago and bring her
| back. DR.. Sweeney said that the de-
! lay In placing hefs under the Paste1Ir
| treatment lessened her chances of he
ing benefited by the treatment. There
| was possibility nthat she might be
affected by Tehes3bite and the teeth
| OF the animais in passing through the
sleeve of her dress might have pre-
vented the poisonous saliva fro,,, ~