The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-25

Leaderl
Death came mercifully last week 80
William H. Marsh, the wealthy inVe
tor and manufaciurersof Flatbush. who
had suffered for three days from ny
drophobia The brave man who faced
death SO calmly passed quietly away
at 1850 clock IN the afternoon while
his wife and five children we're at his
bedside. Every hour that the inycu+
Tor lived after he became afflicted with
the terrible disease was one of OK
IRENE mental and physical agony TO
himself and of misery TO his family
Even though opiates had been ad
ministered AT frequent intervals to les.
sen the pain the patient was uncon-
scious only part of the time. and fro
quently he was seized with frightful
lconvulsions. tlp TO the last Mr. Marsh
kept up his iroR courage and tried 20
conceal from his family ,ae pain De
was enduring.
There is danger that Miss Edna y.
THOMPSON, Mr. Marsh stenographer,
may have been inoculaied with rabies.
e young woman astonished her
friends by saying that she had been
bitten by the dog which poisoned Mr.
Marsh.
When tlS doctors Of the Pasteur in
stimte treated Mr. Marsh last Monday
they asked him II any one else had
come in contact With the dog. He said
THAT his son. Ramsey, and Miss Thomp-
son had petted ihe animal while u was
lin the factory m Robinson street
Dog Also bit a Girl
Miss Thompson and Ramsey Marsh
went TO the Pasieur institute on Tues
day to be treated Miss Thompson
did not tell the doctors then that the
dog had bitten her. bui she admitted
/ to member Of the World staff that
such had been the case.
~ was about 10 pa; the dog on the
back one day when IL jumped at my
face and bit me in the cheek she
said. Il guess there is no danger
though"
"Did dog draw blood? she was
asked.
yes my face WAS scratched by its
teeth, she answered, calmly,
She said that the Pasteur institute
doctors had asked her TO undergo a
complete course OF treatment extend
ing over twenty-three consecutive days
but she felt that she could not spare
the time,
Miss Thompson is an attractive
Young woman OF twenty-five years.
she was formerly school teacher in
New England When asked ii size was
not frightened after seeing the dread
| ful fate that had befallen her employer
she said:
Il am sure that | am all right and J
am not going 70 bother with the Pas
lteur treatment II ! have been pois
oned can't help a. The doctors told
me that the discaFe might not develop
1 for year or more have not fell
any OF the symptoms yet
Ramsey Marsh is taking the com
plete course of treatment While thgTe
Is no need for his being alarmed, he
1 says that he will not take any chances,
| lie was mis- fathers right hand man
al The factory and viii undoubtedly
! nlI his fathers place therc
From all parts of the country let
ters and kilograms of sympathy camc
TO the Marsh home. No "a Ocean ave
nue. BROOKLYN. las week TE9 lele.
phone was kept constantly ringing
/ Persons as FAR away as Chicago Pitts.
/ burg and Philadelphia called up io
! lofier help and advice. A doctor in Chi-
oasO said he would wait al HE rail-
road station for a message TO come 10
| New York.
Hundreds Call al House..
So widespread was the interest here
4 ln the pathetic case that 33a persons,
lnearly an of them strangers 10 the
Marsh family, called al The house last
week. The majority ol them were
sure they had f'fre for ihe rabies.
There We're also those In the crowd
who had been deeply touched bv read,
ling OF the brave manner Ia which Mr..
Marsh WAS facing MS death sentence,
and these brought flowers.
Several Christian Scientists visited
the house. but they were turned away.
Al wopRn cf the belief made dem
lpnsiral bon when she was not adniiiie'ii
l6l0 q dtfhfed that Mr. Atarsil Was se.
ling mofdered Nv ih9 dnoiOir-efsd thai
she could cure him When an aitenn 3
was made 10 shut The door she pui her
foot against Il and tried 90 keep a
open. q was with great diliiculif mar
she was dismissed.
Although the doctors realized that
their efforts would be futile they ~
manned al The house an day aud ad'
luinislered treatment. Two SPECIALISTS
were cnlled and Dr ~ y. Wheeler OF
the Pasieur Institute visited the sick
man in The afternoon. When Dr.
Wheeler was told Of the ridiculous let-
ters that had been received he Was IN
dienant
SOmr ~ tse letters thai hive hear