The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-12
HORRIBLE DEATH.
Elmer Trogler Bitten By a Stray Dog Six
Weeks Ago. fydrophobia De-
veIOped.
DIED IN HOSPITAL MONDAY NIGHT


Trogler farm on the pike between
Mercersburg and the Gap, and
married to daughter of ii Scott
Daniels, Esq, near Harrisonville,
was bitten by strange dog about
six weeks ago. Rabies develop
ed and Mr.. Trogler was taken to
the Pasteur Institute. Baltimore,
where he died Tuesday morning.
The deceased was a son of Will
liam A. Trogler, formerly of Mer
cersburg, but now living In Den
yer, Colorado. He is survived by
young wife and two children.
Besides owning the fine farm on
which he lived, he is said to have
been quite wealthy, having over
$4,000 on investment and pros
perlng finely.
Mondays Franklin Repository
(Cham bersburg) tells the story
as follows:
Zone of the most horrible
sights ever seen In Cham bers-
burg was Witnessed this morning
at the Cumberland Valley Rail.
road station here by men, women
and children, when Elmer Trogler,
ayoung farmer living on the Trog-
Ter farm a mile west of MERGERS.
burg, on the pike between Mer-
cersburg and the Gap, was
brought here on his way to the
Pasteur Institute IN Baltimore,
for treatment for an aggravated
case OF hydrophobla. The man
is fine looking fellow of about
20 and not the least of his trou.
BILE was his almost complete men.
tai collapse due 10 his apprecia-
tion of his almost hopeless con-
ditlon. He was frothing at the
mouth, swapping and barking
like dog, jerking, twisting his
body and throwing his head. His
limbs were constantly twltching
and one handkerchief after an
other was quickly saturated by
the saliva which came like a
stream, frothy and stringy, from
his mouth. With him were his
father-in-law II. Scott Daniels,
Esq, of Harrisonville, and his
physician DR.. ]. S. Swartzwelder,
OF Mercersburg, aud the two men
had hard task to keep the af-
flicted man quiet and In seat,
He was brought here off the
South Penn In the baggage car
and was placed in the baggage
car from here on the main line
train, his condition making 1T un-
safe to carry him in coach with
other passengers.
"From those with him the
story of his being bitten was OBJ.
tanned. Six weeks ago a stray
cur was running along the road
near Trogler's house, with a
chain stringlng from his NECK.
Mr.. Trogler happened In the
road and the animal flew at him
and bit him in the cheek, along
side his mouth, making not a
very great nor apparently serious
wound. Mr.. Trogler applied
some salse, the wound healed.
He Thought nothing more about
1T. The dog ran on 10 MERGERS.
burg, biting other dogs and fight
ing with some he did not bite.
He chased George Masser into a
wagon and almost BIT him and
tried to bite other people IN the
town. He pursued his course
through the town and out into
the country and was said to have
been killed.
"OnFrlday last, Trogler became
first affected with ar. uncommon
twitching of the muscles and with
construction Of the throat. He
got nervous paroxysms and grew
worse rapidly until Sunday when
several doctors were called in,
and all pronounced his case one
OF true rabies, hydrophobia IN It's
most virulent and deadly form.
| "Chief of Police G. M. Swisher
was among those who saw the
man here. He said to a Repesi-
tory man. That was one of the
most awful sights ! have ever
seen 10 my public career. wish
some OF the people who seem 10