The sun., 1899-07-16
L0CKJAW KILLS TWO MORE.
WARDEN HdGAN'S NEPHEW DIES IN
ROOsEJELT HOSPITAL.
Another hoy Succumbs to the Disease In |
Bnyonne--A New Case mt Roo"eveit-EVi-
dnncc Tint the Outbreak IL SnhsidinR.

Another hoy Succumbs to the Disease IN
BnyonneA New Case mt RooSevelt-EVi-
dcncc That the Outbreak Is SuhsidinG'
Another death from lockjaw occurred in this
city yesterday. A boy also died OF the disease
in Bayonne. making the total OF the deaths
from lock jaw in this vicinity since the Fourth OF
July accidents began to be reported twenty-one.
Of which ten occurred in the city OF New YORK.
Leo Hagan, the l1year-old boy who was
taken to Roosevelt Hospital on Thursday.
died last night from ockjaw. Hagan was the
son OF u west side saloon keeper and the
nephew OF Warden Hagan Of the Tombs
prison On July 4 frccracker went of In
his hand. decorating 1t. Several day afterward
there were symptoms OF lockjaw and the
family physician was called in. On Thurs
day the boy was taken TO Roosevelt Here an
operation was performed. piece OF his skull
was removed and injections OF tetanus anti
toxin serum were made in the brain. The boy
received tho best Of care. but died in great
agony. His elder brother Ia away on yacht
ing cruise and knows nothing OF the boys
death
John Walker. the 13-year-old son OF William
Walker Of ~ West Forty fourth street. Bay
| onne, died in the Bnyonne City Hospital yes
tcrday morning Of lockjaw. His left hand vas
injured by the discharge Of toy pistol on
July 4, The funeral OF son of Daniel d.
Brodhead OF Latouretto place. Bergen Point.
another victim oflockjaw. was held yesterday
Joseph Mcehan. IL years old of "a Amster-
dam avenue. was taken to Roosevelt HOSPITAL
last night for treatment for lockjaw. On
July he shot himself in the left hand
| with toy pistol The wound was treated
at the dispcns9ry, Of the hospital. but the
last night he was admitted as n regular patient
His hand Is badly contracted. and it is being
treated with regular injections Of tetanus anti
| toxln serum. His condition is not aE serious
as that 4 the other lockjaw patients that have
| 1t looks now as though as much Of the
tetnnus, outbreak as was traceable to injuries
% he tS9rh G i hHa al
able that more deaths from the disease may
yet be reported. The books have /, that
| tients die from the seventh to the eleventh
day after the commencement Of the disease
the large number Of deaths have been
reported since the Fourth Of Jnly II "a q
! books say. the malady as a rule subsidies; The
| patient then may be pronounced cured it is
fines fine; !" muscles. MUSCLE which have been involved in
the spasms. display uncomfortable rigdity for
To-day is the twelfth day since Independence
| Day. There were ST some PATIENTS whose
cases have been published. i'll OF tetanus in the
physicians there Is. OF course. no means of tell
| in the fatalities
PHIttDEIpHrA. July l5.-Another victim. the
| fifth this week dying from lockIaw as tn" re-
Fourth OF July. was reported to the Coroner 70,
| day. Thomas knudson. "a years old. 2l8
Fernon street. was firing blank cartridges from
| maturely. the wadding entering his right hand
He was taken at once to the pcpnsylvnnia Hos
ding extracted It gave him no trouble until
| The symptoms of tctanus developed rapidly
and he died his morning. ~ -.,. x..,
! Twenty third street s at the University Hos
! pita and il is thought that he will not come
eGr HEs in his nand TRs wound was hSuEh
| To be slight. He did not Goto the hospital until
! yesterday.
| Boston as during the whole OF 1SS Since the
| Fourth Of July there haye been innr deaths re-
were Timothy l. Kirby Is. i52 Third street.
| south Boston, Chester A. Steward, Is. 20
Saratoga street East Boston; George {; Fouhy.
| J.. Leggette. II. who lived in the rear of lO2
| Cambridge street. All were boys who were
injured by nrecrackers, or blank cartridges,
yaar.o,d nr son on Of w. Penn Rhonds Manheil,
Iliei this morning Of tetanns On the Fourth
OF July he a,tHnded lee picnic OF rnila h9yf Gah"t
a toy pistol. accidentally Injured himself In
the hand The wound was apparently healing
| until last Wee dnsSdav. when symptoms OF lock
| Jaw appeared Commissions followed. and to-
dav he died.
- years Of age ynE at Bro1H4Way and MSst
pany at Vast Ncwburg, ON June ~ his
hand got caught in mhMchin% h,s and nGI9re the
| atrd The wound healed fairly well and the case
was progressing favorahly unit two DAYS ago.
when lockiaw set in. The doctor in charge is
| uoip pn