Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-10
TWO CENTS
MORE HYDROPHOBIA.
Farmer in Marion County Bit
ten by a Mad Cat.
His Son Recently Bitten by Mad
Dog stephen Tenant and Son
Meet With Serious Misfortune Both
Taken to Baltimore Yesterday.

| People residing in the vicinity of
Fairview are living in state Of ex-
citement these days, the result of
mad dog scares. No sooner does
one fright begin to die out than ans
other presents ITSELF The last oc-
currence took place yesterday, the
details of which will be given below.
About three weeks ago, a small pup
household pet in the home, Of Mr..
Stephen Tenant, a well to do resi-
dent Of Days Run, Vieiously bit Seek
man Tenant, son OF the above nam-
| ed gentleman, and two cats belonging
to the family of Mr. Tenant. The
dog died shortly afterwards, also one
/ OF the cats. I1 was not known deitn-
itely that the dog was mad but many
supposed that il was. The boy re-
covered from his wound and as time
went on without any other develop
ments, fear of any serious effects had
| vanished.
Yesterday the cat which had been
bitten by the dog, suddenly went mad
1t sprang upon one OF the women in
the Tenant home but she cast IL
| from her before she was bitten. Mr..
Tenant then made an effort to kill
the cat but before be could do SO 1t
sprang at him, distance Of several
| feet and clinched him on the knee.
1t held on TO him in vicious manner
until he beat it to death with club
| DR.. Fl. S. Yost, of Amos, was sent
| for Immediately and went to the Ten
ant home and cauterized and dressed
the wound Mr.. Tenant and his
family were greatly distressed and
alarmed over the occurrence and ar
rangements were made at once FOR Mr..
Tenant and lis son to go to Balti-
more for treatment. They came to
this place in company with DR.. III. S.
/ Yost, and will leave on the 9:l0 train
this evening for Baltimore, where
they will be treated in the Pasteur
department Of the city Hospital. It
is at this hospital that the Riley
Davis family is being treated. DR..
Yost will accompany the Tenants to
Baltimore. AS yet the father is in
no danger of hydrophobia, but every
moment means much To the son, as he
was bitten three weeks ago, and like
ly TO be stricken with the terrible
disease most any time. Mr.. Tenant
is prosperous farmer and is one Of
the best known and most influential
residents in his section Of the county.
His friends will regret to learn of the
unfortunate occurrence.
The body of the dead cat was sent
to the City Hospital in Baltimore to-
day, where it will be examined, and
then a better idea OF the seriousness
of the patients wounds can be ascer-
tanned.
DR.. Yost in speaking to a Times
representative about the matter said
that the situation was really alarming
in that neighborhood, but no cause
can be assigned for so many dogs
going mad. Just recently two cows
went mad after being bitten by mad
dog. The cows were killed but the
dog escaped and nothing was heard of
its whereabouts Then the cases Of
hydrophobia among the Riley Davis
family caused still more alarm. The
county authorities are doing every
thing possible to suppress the spread
OF the disease and every dog is COM
PEELED to be muzzled and strict watch
is being made to see that the laws are
enforced. --Fairmont Times.