Smyrna times., 1899-11-01
DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.
THE COMMUNITY LOSES A VALUABLE
AND RESPECTED CITIZEN.
Jasmes Henry Donovan Died from Rabies After
Being Treated at the Pasteur Institute,
New York,

Jas. Henry Donovan returned from
Pasteur's Institute, New York, two
weeks ago, where he and his wife had
gone for treatment from the bite of
their own watch dog, an account of
which was given in these columns at
the time.
A day or two afterwards, symptoms
of hydrophobia developed, which
resulted in his death Saturday af
ternoon. He felt better when he
came home, as was stated in our last
issue, and everything was hopeful in
the cases of both himself and wife,
until he was taken with chill on
Tuesday, his condition rapidly devel-
oping into rabies, which ended his life
in five days.
He was bitten on September 25th,
but did not consider the dog mad,
though it had been killed three days
later to end it's misery, until impressed
so by his neighbors. 1t was a week
before he went for treatment-a suf-
ficient time, he was told at the Insti-
tute, for the virus to do its deadly
work. When hydrophobia set in,
which was the case five days after his
return, there was nothing which the
local physicians could do, as there
} was no cure, but relieve his sufferings,
which was mainly by the administra-
) ton of morphine. The last two or
three days the family was largely re-
} lieved by trained nurse from Johns
, Hopkins Hospital The last two days
2 he had to be held when the spasms
i came on, but not strapped down in
. bed, as had been stated in some of the
S papers, but this was not the case the
S last three or four hours on Saturday,
expiring about three o'clock, perfectly
;, easy and quiet. He knew of his con
1t dltion, that he must die, saying he
5. chad made his peace with Cod anC
ST had no concern on this question, anC
e only wanted to be rational until h,
4 could see and talk with his children
I'd who were engaged in business else
20 where.
This is the only case we can call tC
mind where a person has died from
hydrophobia in this community. Tn
funeral occurred yesterday afternoon
the interment being in the Odd Eel
lows cemetery, his PASTOR Rev. j. E
Se Nicholson, of Clayton, assisted b,
Rev. o. w. DeVenish, officiating. H
no was in his 56th year.
re The deceased was in every way a
~ estimable man, and his death is nc
nv only loss to his family, but is felt b
re the whole community as a bereavt
~ ment. Perhaps, outside his immC
air diate family, there is no one who fee
ba his loss more keenly then his Landlord
S. Gilbert Wilds. He had been wit
m him since the purchase of the farl
,or fourteen years ago, and from a worl
,ar out place they had made it one of tt
o. best farms in the neighborhood. FL
fifteen years previous to that he ha
lived on the Galley" farm of John T
h. Hoffecker, and both men have nothin
ed but the kindest words to say for M
he Donovan and his family. He was sti
re- in the prime of life, valuable to b
nd family, the community and his churc
h q and it is for this reason that the loss
,lv more keenly felt. He leaves besid
in his wife, five children-William, E
,av ward, Frank, Mrs. Robert Deakyl
he and Mrs. n. B. Carey. We are pleas,
of to say that his son Edward, and Nh
for Donovan will remain on the farm.