Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-02
VICTOR BOUER,
The Mail Wagvn Driver, to Go to
New York.
He will Leave This Afternoon, Over
the B. GO o. - A Subscription
Taken Up Yesterday to Defray
Expenses-TheH Horse Which was
Bitten by Dog.

Victor Bouer, the mail carrier en-
ployed by Burns & Church, will leave
over the B. & o. at $40 o'clock this
afternoon to get treatment at the Pas
teur Institute at New York City. Bouer
and Zimmerman received the worst in
juries by the mad dog last Thursday.
Since Zimmerman left for New York
and since the telegram received by DR..
J. a. Campbell from the Pasteur In
stitute, Bouer has been very much
impressed with the necessity of get
ting treatment and has been very much
worried about the matter, as he felt that
he ought by all means follow thinner
mans example, but had not the required
means. Parties who have felt a con-
Germ in the matter last night started a
movement at the Mcclure House to Sc
cure subscriptions with which to pay
Bouer's expenses. A paper was drawn
up mentioning the object of the sub
scription and the signers were num-
erOus and very generous in their con
tributions Quite a handsome sum
was secured and the amount necessary
will be completed to-day. Several lists
will he taken around to-day and will no
doubt receive many signatures. Con-
tributions. no matter how small, will
be gladly received. The plan is not on
ly charitable but humanitarian ana
should get a hearty support by all cit
iezns. There is danger of Bouer, as
we'll as other victims, of being afflicted
with the terrible disease of hydropho-
bia. if he does not get treatment in
time. The fact alone that Bouer would
not longer be fearful Of the result II
he knew that he was to receive the best
scientific medical treatment possible,
is q worthy object in itself and should
be an incentive to persons to sub
scribe. Some parties who have shown
disposition to discount any alarm
are reminded by the fact that the phys
icians at the Pasteur Institute would
not send such an urgent telegram TO
Wheeling, unless there was danger
Strict professional methods would be
opposed to such a scheme. TINS mas
been proven By the fact that James
Manton. a Wheeling letter carrier,
having been bitten by dog some time
ago went TO the Institute for treat
ment. fearing that he might have the
hydrophobia. His wounds were eX-
amined by the Pasteur physicians who
declared that the dog that had bitten
him was not mad and that there was
no danger of him being stricken with
the dread disease. Manton was sent
home without being charged a cent.
To the physicians and other people who
have taken a deep interest in the pres
ent case this instance is enough to sat
isfy them that the Pasteur doctors are
serious.
DR.. Refer. the veterinary surgeon,
Yesterday shot a horse in East Wheel
ing that had been bitten by mad dog
and had all the symptoms and evidences
of pure rabies. The horse was very
dangerous to approach as it was con-
tinually swapping at every thing IN
reach. He cbewed his feed-boX and
even bit a huge piece Of flesh out Of his
own body. This instance, at least, Is
a rafutation of the statement of news
paper correspondent that hydrophobia
was only a disease produced by the
in, Gin tiOu