The morning times., 1896-12-28
THREE OF THEM DEAD.
tables Prove Fatal in Fight of
the Baltimore Cases.

baltimore. Dec. 27.-1hree out Of eight
That is the ratio thus far in the fatalities
resulting from the rampage Of the mad
St Bernard dog at Wo3dberry twenty-five
days ago.
The third victim is Robert Perry, aged
sixteen years He died yesterday after
noon. about 3 O'Clock, at his fathers
humble horne, No. 4 Madison street, Home
stead. Conrad Eppers having expired the
midnight previous.
Perry's death was comparatively quiet.
With him were his family and the family
physician, Dr. l. q. Rankin, of WaverIy,
ana Or n &. Ke.rle, the citys post tmor-
ten physician Rotert Perry has really
been sick since "Wednesday, when he be
came bilious On Thursday he became
very restless. and exhibited q strange fear
that something terrible was going TO hap
pen TO him.
Thursday night he mad great abhor-
renee OF water He called his father to
him and said: Father, am going mad
Robert Henry died ma d, and know IshalI''
Mr. Perry tried To persuade him that he
would he all right in a little while, but the
boy would not be convinced that he did
| not have the horrible disease. He realized
| the condition OF his boy, however.
Friday morning, when DIR. Rankin called
! 70 see Robert, ne found himyery restless.
! SpasmS OF the throat were developing,
| but they were very slight DR., Rankin
offered the boy water, but at the sight Of
it he exhibited great fright. After much
| persuasion the doctor induced the boy to
drink Sle water, taxing a teaspOoHful at
a time until he had taken half cupfuIl.
'Dcctor," said the boy, Il know what's
the matter with me, and l am going 70
de"
Tne doctor and all his family did all in
their power TO keep him cheerful The
! first part Of Friday night he slept Wen,
! but about midnight he was awakened and
became very nervous. The spasnis IA his
ii roat, which We're only slight at first,
had by that time well developed The
sight of water ana the slightest breath
of air would cause the spaSms of the throat,
and the most intense nervousness.
About 6 O'Clock he began to vonit.
DR.. Rankin visited him again at 8 O'Clock,
when he had developed all the symptoms
OF rabies, end seemed TO he in sinking
condition. The dreaded black vomit had
also set in, and Or. Rankin saw the boys
hours we're numbered. He telephOned to
Dr. Keirle, but he was at the home OF
Conrad EpperS. He cane later, however
ana at half-paSt 2 Dr. keirie and DR..
Rankin held consultation at the Perry
home M. Madison street, Homestead
The boy was conscious, but was sinking
rapidly.
Tire boy again repeated that he knew IF
his impending death. .andthis wasin Il short
while thereafter realized
His fatter would not allow post
mortem examination to be made, The ar
raugenentS for his funeral Will be made
today. Mr.. Perry, the boys father, is in
very destitute circumstances. Heisa shoe
maker, but makes very little at his trade.
and is the only support of four children.
DR.. Keirle, assisted by DR.. j. H. Gardi-
ner, from the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, performed a post-mOrtem eX-
animation upon the body of Conrad Ep-
pcrs yesterday morning. Dr. c. II Mitch
ell and DR.. Normcnt were present The
examination showed nothing more than
the one made upon Robert Henry. The
lungs and brains were filled with blood.
while the heart was empty. DR. KeirIe
removed the medulla oblongata and in
oculated four more rabbits.
ADOub lO-ob on JHc night OF tOIf.tQ
Eppers' death he asked his sister to give
him her watch. It was going He looked
at it and handed it back to her. After
his death it was found that his watch hiI
stopped at 11:5S-the eXac. time Of his
death.
The funeral of Eppers viii take place
from his home, No. 10 Railroad avenue
Woodberry, this afternoon. at g. so O'Clock.
Rev. J. J. WickerS. pastor Of the Hl-np-
den Baptist Church, will officiate. The
internent will be made in st. Mary's
| Cemetery, on Roland avenue.
The pallbearers win bc Harry Chambers.
George Warner, John Belt, Harry BoSley,
Oliver Ford and EmmeIson Grimes. Lloyd
!! & Marshall. of woodberry, have charge of
| the fHneral.
Little Lawrence Wilson. about whose
| condition there was much anxiety, was
! last night greatly improved Although
| still very weak a nd pallid, ne is regaining
strength slowly, and his parents feel yery
hopeful.
Or. l.. Gibbons Smart. WHO has been in
constant attendance upon the Wilson boy
since his return from New York, says
that there is every encouragement for be
lieving that the boy viii be entirely we'll
in a few days, although it is abs olutely
impossible to foretell what may happen.