New-York tribune., 1896-05-16
THE DOG BIT ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE.
VICTIMS OF THE MAD ANIMAL 60 ~ lhr
PASTEUR INSTITUTE-SOME OF THEM
TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF MONEY

The Pasteur Institute, No. West Ninety seventh
st. was a busy place yesterday afternoon Inc
mad dog which terrified the inhabitants OF Union
Hill and West Hohoken, y. j.. on THURSDAY anu
managed TO bite number OF people before ne was
finally killed did his work well. and eight OF MS
victims went 70 the Paseur Institute yesterday 10
he treated for the prevention Of hydrophobia The
doctors in charge OF the Institute refused 10 treat
the patients until some arrangements had oee''
made with the county officials. The physician III
charge Yesterday afternoon said TO Tribune re-
nortcr: 81 have nothing whatever TO say about this
matter and will nct have anything to say until
have made some sort OF arrangement with the
county officials for the money. Nearly all OF the
people who were bitten by the dog are poor ana
cannot afford to pay for treatment \ uea'meh,
for fifteen days is necessary, ana we cannot a"o'u
TO give them that for nothing Eight Of them have
been here to-day. and we have sent them all away
and have not treated any Of them. As far as their
condition Is concerned. do not know anything
about that new. In all probability VIII nave
more to say tomorrow. ,
From the latest reports IT seems that instead OF
thirteen people being bitten by the rah!d animal, as
reported yesterday morning the number - Vciitn
those who were bitten were children. alihouSh th-it
were man and woman In the number, nuilner
of pet dogs which happened 10 get In tne way
OF the crazy creature were also ote,,. , nf,sr
reporter called at tae Institute yesterday are!
noon there were three applicants there foT treat
ment as result OF the raDiu ,reattle = 49,,
William I.eCly. five years CID. or no. 80 ~ 'S-s,,
was there. accompanied by his mpth"T. ne H'tif
fellow was scratched the wrist ana lltten III
the shoulder The wound Is not severe one now
eyer Maurice GcneZ was also there "lll HlS
father He is eight years old, and lives AZ 80 4I'
Nalonc-si HIS injuries are about as severe a.
any that were sustained. Mrs. card was also th'i'
with a big dog ba skrt IN which was her niue pel
fox terrier which was badly bitten by the mao uoE
She said that she the mad dog as De cam" 90" u
the street and that 1t was about o'clock IN 'he
morning Although the dog was mad ana AZ htEr
at this early hour OF the morning II was not kIti
until O'Clock in the afternoon, and most oi u
work Was done shortly before that hour MI
(;enez said: Il will buy a revolver and sh BOT every
dog that ] see IN the streets without a WlilAi" IL
s a shame that such accidents ~ those Of y"st"r-
biten vae in the city. but his mother has toli me
how il happened. The boy WAS playing in me stt'
when the dog came along II Jumped and bit hi:'
In m. check There are TWO marks there Maurice
put his arm before his face f. ward OF the animal
and defend himself and the result was thlt ne "a'
terribly bitten on tae arm.
The boy rolled mp hs sleeve ana showed Ilac'
covered with court plaster. u was just al th'
elbow and the dog had evidently bitten clear
around the arm. His father continued; MY WE.
as soon as she found out what the matter was.
| took the boy TO a drugs' 1rn. where hi' wounds
were washed with strong aniseptlc ana mon
cauterlzad. brought him over here TO-DAY a. ih'r
IS no doubt in my mind that the animal had Tao
rabies After ne shot hls stomach Was taken
10 Dr. White. who made an examination OF y anu
said that nine chances ont Of ten me cog was
afflicted with hydrophohla. Tarn ! decided 10
bring Maurice over here 10 undergo the Pdsieur
treatment"