The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-11
A WOMAN DIES OF RABIES.
Bitten by Dog, She Expires Three
Months Later.


Miss Jennie E. Giatigny died of rab-
les at her home at Seventh and Bull
streets yesterday morning about
O'Clock. Her suiferings from spasms
of the throat and larynX just before her
death were terrible, and it was impos-
sible to do anything for her relief, says
the Savannah (Ga) News Of March 70.
Dec. % Miss Glatigny took her dog and
went out for a walk toward MT. Mes
llng's place, a short distance from her
home. When near there she saw two
dogs, one Of which attacked her dog,
and when she took a stick to beat It oil
the other dog sprang at her and bit
her through the right hand, between
the thumb and fCrefneer. Miss Glat-
igny went on to Mrs. Kiesling's, where
| some turpeutine was applied TO the
wound and after some days it healed
up. On Jan. y it broke out again and
DR.. Stanley was called. He pTlcked
the hand ard let out a small accumuia-
ton Of pus, after which it healed again
and she took no further notice OF it
until Thursday, March IS, seventy-nine
O'Clock noon, she began to feel pain
in the hand, which ran up the arm,
through the shoulder and down her
! side. She was very restless Friday
night and in the morning and COM
! planned that the pain kept annoying
| her. She was about the same Friday
/ night and Saturday morning about 10
! O'Clock she sent for Or. George ii.
| Stone. When DR.. Stone called he found
| her suffering from this pain, but there
were 10 other symptoms and it ap-
| peared that she had taken cold. The
| pain was easily relieved and it did not
/ return. She had one choking spell and
| on the return OF Dir. Stone Sunday
! morning she complained that she had
not slept through the night, though she
| had suffered no pain. She then showed
! signs CT rabies in her inability to swal-
/ low and from then until 2 o'clock in
| the morning, when she died, there was
| constant succession of spasms when
ever she attempted to drink water. AL
| though she wished for water eagerly,
/ and would hold a glass Of it in her
| hand for an hour at time while the
sight Of it did not seem agreeable
to her, yet when she attempted to swal-
| low it her effort would make the
! spasms of the throat still more intense
and these kept up continuously to the
! time Of her death, nature being unable
to endure longer the severe strains pro-
duced. Miss Glatigny was conscious
to the time of her death. She knew
these about her and would talk when
she had long enough relief from the
constantly recurring spasms Of the
| throat to do SO. Her case was accom-
panied by all CT the other symptoms
Of rabies, such as extreme nervous irri-
liability. Touching her nose at at
| tempting to blow it would bring on a
severe spasm, IS would also any
! draught Of air, no matter how slight
On one occasion the suggestive treat
! ment was tried and she was finally en-
abled to drink q glass OF water through
! tie induced belief that she could dc
it. But this could not be kept up and
the spasms became more frequent and
more severe until death relieved her
/ yesterday morning DR.. Stone and Drs
Graham and Drummer held an autopsy
for the purpose OF making a thorough
investigation OF the case. There was
no doubt in the minds Of any Of them
| that it was a true case of rabies. They
took some OF the virus and will Guilt
yate it and try its effect on some an
tmal, such as rabbit. for the purpose
of mere thoroughly understanding The
| case