Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-14
DREAD SEIZURE
HYDR0PHC6|A
F0RETEllS
DOOM
J. ". Scantlin Bitten
BY Varmint Twelve
Days Ago Is Victim
Of Rabies
IGNORES OPPORTUNITY TO GET
PASTEUR TREAT MENT
,i"rom Sundays Daily,

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Overcast by the shadow of impend
ing death. nj the county hospital sit,
y. Is. Scantlin, the 'rapper who on An
gust - was bitten IN the forehead hy
= skunk
The frs, fell symptoms that hydro.
pbobia Is in his blood. have shown the
end.
| When the mysterious impulse Of the
seizure grips the doomed trappcr. brok.
en- nails systematically tear q, n bleed
ing check already furrowcd with ruts
ana frantic fingers tear out tufts OF
iron gray hair.
| In his moments of relief he muttcrs.
81 ougntn't 20 do that. I know. !
oughtn't TO do that
When those about him move TO leave
he begs not TO h. left alone.
Seantlin was bit hy the hydrophobia
skunk while asleep early ia the morn
ing IN his tent in Lawlor gulch, two
miles from the Hillside mine He was
brought here yesterday from Hillside
station by Erwin Shultz and lodged in
the hospital.
Tire victim appears TO realize nj.
dreadful fate.
after his arrival IN the hospital and
while under observation of the attend.
ing physicians. he was handed u drink
of water. lie immediately dropped the
cup 10 the floor. splitting the water.
Afterwards he tried 10 push the cup
out Of his apartment between the
bars of the door. lie immediately re
gained consciousness. however. and
said to those around MIN. - know bet
ter than that. but I cant help H."
Physicians believe the refusal 10
drink OF water under such circum.
stances is an unmistakablc evidence of
hydrophobia, from which IL is believed
there il absolutely no chance of re
eovcry.
Scanilin while on his way here from
Hillside Informed Shultz that he felt
III the first time the day before yester
day at his trappcr camp in the sinks
Of Date Greek His seventeen year old
son was absent ut The time. searching
for their burros that had straycd away
from camp.
Realizing that his affection might he
the preliminary symptom of hyiropho
bia. he Immediately left for Hillside,
the nearest railroad station, but only
after he found himself involuntarily
scratching the lief, side of ais face and
pulling out his hair.
Arriving ~ Hillside he grew so bad
his condition was noticed by those
about him. The authorities here were
notified and Clerk Peter Of the hoard
of supervisors telephoned 10 bring him
to the hospital at once
On the way here he talked intelli.
gently with Shut, suffering only two
attacks of scratching aud pulling his
hair. From these he promptly recover
cd when seized by Shut.
At the depot he appeared haggard
and on reaching the sunlight on the
south side of the building before get.
| ting into AN express wagon involuDtar'
| fly yelled. lie gave second shout
when he lay down in the wagon ~
soon ~ his face was exposed 10 the
Sunshine. lie then covered his face
with his hands and acted quietly until
he reached the hospital
He insists on not being left alone
and assures those about him that he
does not wish to narm anyone.
IL IN feared the attacks will develop
into commissions soon. The eonyulsion
stage will be an absolui" Droof that he
il the victim Of hydrophobia.
The wound ON his forehead where
he was bitten is thoroughly healed. 40
far he has not attempted 10 scratch H..
He mas not complained Of IL giving
Kim any annoyance.
The night h. was bitten, Scantling
was In bed with his son lie was arous
I'd by something walking on his left
arm, which was resting on his face.
He raised his arm and the animal i'm.
mediately jumped on his face and fas
tened it's fangs In his forehead
Seantlin graspod il with both napds
and crushed II To death with it's teeth
still sunk in his forehead almost 20 the
skull.
After releasing its death hold he
recognized the varmin, AZ the small
striped skunk, generally known ~ the
hydrophobia species.
He Immediately came TO Prescott TO
prepare TO leave for the Pasteur In.
stitute. lie brought with him the
hides Of twenty -four Wild eats, twenty
two coyotes and two rsceoons which