The sun., 1897-05-26
IN FEAR OF HYDROPHOBIA.
THE RESULT PRETTY NEARLY As BAD
ASIF HE HAD HAD II.


Bryan's HerO,o Treatnen, or = Dos Bite ne
ceiVed Msndsy-The wsuna Cauterired
Twice with Not Iron ana Twice with Lamar
Caustie-Drcnchcd with Carboite Acia.
Henry L. Bryan Of 1O3 Lexington avenue.
Brooklyn, the young man who imagined that he
was suffering from hydrophobia and was taken
to st. Johns Hospital on Monday night, had
practically recovered yesterday, and was taken
to his home. Tho hospital physicians and DIR.
T. d. Paige, who Is attending him, are agreed
that Bryan's case was one in which the most
potent element was fear.
On Monday afternoon Bryan visited his sister,
Mrs. William Gilmore OF ~ Monroe street,
Brooklyn. and took along the house dog. we'll.
fed water spaniel about eight months old lie
took tho dog in the rear yard and romped with
1t for half hour or so. The dog finally became
sick; 1t rolled upon the ground and yelped
plaintively. In attempting to pick It up Bryan
was bitten In the palm Of the right hand, two
tcoth penetrating the skin. He ran into the
house and told his sister the dog was mad. She
told him to suck the wound and poultice II with
tobacco. In the meantime tho dog ran fran
tically around the yard. humping its head
against the fence and swapping at the trees.
I'm afraid that dog is mad" said Bryan,
land I'll get n policeman to shoot IT,"
The policeman summoned said tho dog
simply suffering from fit. He refused to kill
1t. Shortly after this the dog died. Bryan was
convinced that the dog had hydrophobia, and
equally sure that ho had contracted the
disease, as he told his sister he was feeling sort
of queer" He concluded the wound had not
been sufficiently treated. and left the house in
search of a physician. The first treatment he
received was from drug clerk. Bryan told the
young man of his trouble. and showed him the
wound. which the clerk cauterizcd with lunar
caustic.
will that make 1t all right r. asked Bryan.
"Oh. guess that will do" said the clerk
Bryan started toward home, and had nearly
arrived there when he imagined that he was eX.
periencing the first symptoms OF rabies; He
story to clerk, and exhibited the wound.
shea Be- 10 ad
ical treatment
"Go ahead and do what's right" exclaimed
the now thoroughly frightened man.
The clerk took an instrument from the show
case, held it over an alcohol lamp until 1t had
rapidly swelling hand He not only cauterized
that part of the hand that was wounded, but
did not finch under the torture, The clerk bound
up the burned band and wrist and told Bryan TO
remain quiet until the wound healed
Bryan went home and told his sister, Mrs. II.
T. Brouthcrs, and his brother Frank OF the dog
bite and his subsequent experiences. They con.
advice After leaving the house Bryan's lmagi-
nation again began to work; He told his brother
ing him and that he would die in a short time.
When they arrived at the house he was wrought
up to perfect frepzy and insisted that the he hand
afraid the druggists did not know when to stop
and that out OF pity for his suffering had not
into the kitchen stove. When IL was
red hot. with his left hand he applied ii to the
right. The odor Of burning flesh permeated the
house and thoroughly alarmed the family. They
Even the last trea ment did not satisfy him and
he asked his sister If there wasn't something in
the house that would do him good. Carbolic
acid was suggested and n bottle produced. The
repeated nervous shocks which Bryan had sus.
tanned made ii nearly impossible for him to hold
result was that the acid without being diluted,
was spilled over his forearm and hand.
entirely, dashng frantically from room to room.
He did not attribute his agony to the acid. but
assured his friends Isl that i was the Development
1t was o'clock when he returned to Mrs Gil
mores thoroughly exhausted. He lay down for
a few minutes. and was then taken. with rgors.
His brother and sisters were unable to control
doubt % then n existed in the minds Of his attend, at
ants as to what was the matter, as he was froth-
n sn Who held n0S S eaa Mrs es
phoned for an ,-, ambulance M e; and summ9ned
@e so hs snye
tho strength of six, men TO hold him down.
The policeman endeavored to hold piece
OF ice to Bryans mouth. and narrowly escaped
having his fingers bitten. Bryan caught his
brothers shirt sleeve with his teeth and tore ii.
The family physician, DR.. +. D. Paige, was also
summoned, and he held consultation with the
ambulance surgeon. Both said the symptoms
indicated hydrophobia. but l'r. Paige thought
the dog too young to have rabies, and said that
generally the first symptoms did not appear
until nine days after the wound had been in.
flictcd.
Bryan was taken to tho St Johns Hospital,
where Surgeon Lewis administered morphine.
DIR. Paige telephoned to DR.. Glbier OF the Pasteur
not be necessary for him to call until the next
morning. Bryan slept soundly all night, and
another dose OF morphine was given TO him yes
terday morning. Last night he was quiet. and
II is thought he will be as we'll as usual soon.
The dog died in q nervous tt. according TO the