The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
BUrExLVs MAD DOC SCARE
Huhdreds Of Animals Believed TO Havs
Been Infeoted with Hydrophobia.

Hundreds OF Animals Believed to Have
Been Infsotsd with Hydrophobia.
BUFFALO. Sept 15.--sincs April last be-
tween nifty and sixty dogs believed to be
suffering from hydrophobia and twice as
many suspected OF the malady have been killed
by the police Of this city: between nifty and
sixty believed to have the disease have been
asphyxiatsd at tho dog pound; two persons
have died Of hydrophobia, and at least twenty
other persons have been bitten by dogs that
showed symptoms OF rabies. In addition.
scores OF cows ana piRs In towns bordering
on Buffalo have died OF hydrophobia
after having been bitten by dogs that
had run away from their homes In this city
Consequently much anxiety 10 felt on ths sub
ject OF hydrophobia. and q few days ago the
Health DEPARTING emit Issued proclamation de-
clarng that the owner OF any dog found rum
ming In the streets would DO liable to lne Of
500. Even more stringent measures may yet
be resorted to. Health Commissioner Wende
IL OF the opinion that unless radical steps are
taken quickly. hydrophobia will In the late fall
be epidemic to Buffalo. The State authorities
are cooperating with DR.. Wende. 1t 10 not
improbable. IL has been stated. that before the
middle OF October an order will be issued COM
pelllng the execution of every dog In the city.
In the last three weeks an average OF two So
called mad dogs day have been killed and the
number IL Increasing. Moreover several cases
day are reported from the farming districts
tributary TO Buffalo. How the epidemic started
has not besn determined. but tho opinion OF
those who have made inquiry 10 that It came
from Paris. Ont. o few miles from this city.
whore. last summer and the summer before
that. there were many mad dogs. One OF these
animals. It 10 thought. was brought to Buffalo.
whore the disease developed In It. It bit other
dogs and so the disease spread here.
The two persons who died from hydrophobia
were Otto Tresselt. aged IL years. and George
Barry Of Sloans. q VILLAGE just across the city
line. powerful dog. which was In the throes
Of rabies. attacked Tresselt and bit him badly.
Barry. who was Clerk Of the town Of sloans.
went to the boys assistance and was himself
bitten. That was in April. Late In Juno
young Tresselt died Of hydrophobis. Imme-
dIately following the death OF the boy. Barry.
who had taken no special preoaution to pre-
vent the disease not knowing that the dog
was mad. was sent to the Pasteur Institute In
New York city. Just one hundred days after
he was bitten he was taken Ill and three days
later he died.
There are. It 10 estimated. between II. 900
and $4,000 dogs in the city Of Buffalo and
about 1000 In tho small towns adjoining.
1t has been estimated by the health authori.
ties that at least one-third OF those animals
have come In contact with some OF the mad
dogs. or their victims. which have been killed
by the police: and. on this assum ption. tho
authorities reason that hydrophoba 10 now
slumber in many hundred dogs. At pres
emit almost every one in the city has tho mad
dog scare and people are timid about ventur-
ing on wheels or afoot In any save business
streets whore dogs are seldom seen. Many
persons who find IL necessary to visit other
parts OF the town 20 armed