The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-03
JENNIE sHAFER WILL BE TAKEy
TO CHICAGO FOR PAsTEUR's
TREATMENT.
SHE WAS BITTEN BY THE DOG
THAT Is BLAMED FOR THE DEATH
OF LITTLE AMELIA
BRANCH
JOSEPH LoMBARDo is DyI
Ana the Local Authorities Are
Asked to Take steps to Save
the Third.

Joseph Lombardo, the five-year-oId
son OF Bartol Lombardo. is likely to
Ole within the next twenty-four hours
from the result of being bitten by a
savage dog August 60 At least this
is the opinion of DR.. Arthur Sweeney.
VINO is attending the lad. Seen LAST
evening, DIR. Sweeney said that the
cnlld had grown much worse in the
last twelve hours and had been sefzad
with commissions. There was no do,rF,t
the physician said, but that the boy
was suffering from rabies, the result of
the pites inflicted by the mad dog in
august last. The little fellow, who is
very pretty. child with large black
eyes, laid on a bed in the two-room
cottage occupied by the family last
evening and gazed listlessly about the
room He had a very high fever and
at intervals had slight spasms. His
breathing was quick and short. and
When ne was given water, which was
only at intervals, the child suffered
intensely and could hardly swallow
the liquid. The parents would not
listen to the suggestion that the lad
De taken to the hospital and, although
neither his father or mother speak
English fluently, they shook their
heads and said mo" mo. when the
question of hospital was mentioned
Jennie Shafer, the five-year-
daughter of John Shafer. who lives
In the cottage adjoining the one oc-
cup1ed by Lombardo, was bitten by the
same dog and at the same time that
Amelia Branch and the Lombardo boy
were Her parents have been much
worried about the affair and more es-
peclally since the death of Amelia
Branch and the critical condition of
the Lombardo child. DR.. Sweeney yes
terday examined the Shafer girl but
as yet she gives no signs Of feeling
the efectS of the bite from the mad
dog. The girl was not so severely
bitten as were the other two children.
the maddened animal only just drawing
the blood on the child's arm. The
wound healed rapidly and left but a
small blue scar. DR.. Sweeney stated
last evening that the attention of the
board of control and health depart
ment has been called to the case and
it was likely that Jennie would be sent
to the Pasteur institute at Chicago for
treatment. The Skaters, the doctor
said, were not financially able to stand
the expense of sending their child to
circumstances he saw no reason why
the city or county authorities should
not take the matter in hand and pro-
vide the way. and means to have the
little girls case properly attended to.
The matter was brought before the
board of control yesterday afternoon,
but the members of that body We're in
doubt as to whether they had the
power to pay the expenses of the trip
and treatment of the child at Chicago
At a meeting of the board this morn
ing County Attorney Butler will be
called in and his advice asked on the
question. DIR. Sweeney said there was
no doubt but that some arrangements.
would be made today and that the
little girl would be sent to Chicago
not later than this evening. The fact
that one of the children bitten by the
same dog had died from hydrophobia
and another was likely to die within
a few hours from the same disease.
made it necessary that the remaining
one of the trio should be given the
Pasteur treatment and with as little
delay as possible. True the child had
exhibited no signs or symptoms of the
dread disease, and it was possible that
she might escape altogether. The
chances, however, were against this
and as a matter OF humanity every.
thing that could be done to prevent
her falling a victim to hydrophobia
should be done.
The funeral Of Amelia Branch. who
died at the city hospital on Tuesday
night from what the physicians say
was hydrophobia, took place yesterday
afternoon from st. Peter Claver's
church.
The people living in the vicinity of
the Lombardo and Shafer cottages
complain that Their are number of
dogs proving about the locality which
should be made away with. The
CANNES are not owned by anyone and
during the day time remain hidden
from sight under an old barn in the
neighborhood The dog catchers made
frequent trips to the locality but the
dogs are never in sight when these
officials are about.