The times., 1899-11-19
DIED FROM HYDRoPHoBIA.
Eight Months EIapse Betwecn 1
Dogs Bite and Death.

Ei&ht months Eiapse Eetwecn
Dogs Bite and Death.
NEW YORK. Nov 1S-Hydrophobia
from the bite of mad dog resulted late
Thursday night in the death of Albert
Merklin, eleven years old. who lived with
his mother, Mrs. William Merkliu. at 27
Falrview Avenue, Newark, n. j. Though
| the boy was bitten last March, the disease
did not manifest its presence until last
sunday. and not until Tuesday did it cause
/ the agony which ended in death
At least five other persons were bitten
| by the same dog. Some of them have
been advised by physicians at once to go
TO the Pasteur Institute here for treatment
similar to that given TO five Newark boys
! in Europe a dozen years ago by Pasteur
himself, which led TO the establishment
| CT the hydrOphobia curing institution in
| this city
Young MerkliR was bitten while visiting
his father against the wishes of his moth
/ er. There had been trouble between Mr..
and Mrs. Merklin, who separated, and. con-
| trary to his mothers desire, the boy oc-
| casionally went to his fathers butcher
| shop. at 81 Lille Street.
| Two doors away. at SO Lille Street. lived
! Charles Lang, who owned a small, vicious
! fox terrier, which had bitten several per-
sons. One day when young Merklin went
/ 10 see his father Lang's dog bit the calf
/ of his left leg. He cried and shook of the
/ dog, which ran into Lang's house.
Fearful that his mother would learn OF
/ his disobedience the boy said nothing about
/ his encounter with the dog. The wound
healed quickly without having been eau
/ terized or otherwise treated, and until a
| few days ago no sign Of trouble from it
appeared.
| He acted strangely on Sunday while
/ playing about the house with one of his
/ brothers. He suddenly became nervous and
seemed about TO go into conyulsion. These
| spells occurred several times between Sun
day and Tuesday. and not knowing that
the child had been bitten, Mrs. Merklin
called in DR.. William Bauerman, of No.
352 Belmont Avenue. Then the boy told Of
his experience with Lang's dog, and the
| physician diagnosed the case as hydropho-
| bia in an advanced stage.
AS the lad went from one convulsion into
I another it was with difficulty that he could
be kept in bed. All that could be done for
him was the occasional administration Of
narcotics to lessen his suffering, and on
Thursday night he died from exhaustion.
Lang could not be seen yesterday at his
home. Mrs. Lang, however, asserted that
the dog was sent into the country several
months ago and shot.
Among those bitten by Lang's dog about
the time that young Merkin suffered, upon
none Of whom has yet appeared any symp-
toms of disease, are Mrs Hester Day, OF
No. 70 Lille Street who was i'll at the
time the dog attacked her: Henry Wunner,
eleven years old, of No. 81 Lille Street;
Barbara Hartenstein, seven years old, OF
No. 264 Eighteenth Avenue, and Emma
Mata, FIVE years old, of No 70 Lille Street.
William Sauer, employed in Merklin's
butcher shop, some time ago was loading
provisions into a wagon when Lang's dog
bit his right knee. Then the animal ran
into its owners yard. Sauer pursued it,
but Lang warned him TO keep away from
the premises Sauer went before Judge
Schalk, in a police court. and. exhibiting
his wound, told of his own and others eX-
perience Judge Schalk told Sauer to re-
turn home and procure revolver and kill
the dog. Acting on the courts advice
Sauer got pistol and entered Lang's yard
in search of the dog. Lang saw him. and
at once went to the Office of Justice of the
Peace Emil Germanus and had warrant
issued for SaueT's arrest.
He was held for examination when the
testimony showed tcat he had exposed
weapon near Lang's premises Judge
Schak dismissed the case and again en-
joined Sauer to shoot the dog, but he never
got an opportunity to do so. Sauer was
yesterday advised by DR.. Bauerman to so
to the Pasteur Institute for treatment