The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-05-26

had occasion to go to the basement
of the factory to test one Of the met
ers. He, turned on water faucet
and the rushing of the water seemed
to have a strange effect on him. He
commented on it at the time, but
carried out his work. An hour later
he told Mr.. Bangerter that he felt
sore anil wanted to stretch all the
time. j..
IT am not sure, but would not
be a bit surprised If I am suffering
from'--Mr. Marsh did not. con-
tinue the sentence, but the. sudden
twitching of his throat seemed to
work him into a nerous condition.
81 think will go to see doctor,
he said, and, taking his hat, started
for the Office of DR.. Henry M. Cullin-
an, No. 8 Linden avenue, a few blocks
from the factory. Instead of going
to the Office, Mr.: Marsh made a num-
ber of calls on friends on his way
home, stopping at road house less
than a block from his home.
Saturday evening he spent at home
number of his friends, including
Mr.. Bangerter, calling. to discuss
business matters. He still complain
ed of pains and the nervous tWltcn-
ing about his throat.
Sunday morning he realized that
he was seriously i'll ana DR.. Cullin-
an was called. Mr.. Marsh still tailed
TO confitle his suspicious to his family
or to the physician, and it. was not
until Monday morning that DR.. Gull
Imam had a chance to make COM
plete investigation. Then 1t was that
he told his patient he thought ne was
suffering from rabies.
Calling a carriage. they made a
hurried trip to the Pasteur Institute
in Twenty-third street: 1t required
Init a few seconds for DR.. Wheeler to
make the test, and then came the
fatal sentence that the -.--steur cure
would he of no help to nir. Marsh
He was told that he had waited too
long. DR.. Wheeler informed &c pa
tient that an effort was being made
now by the Paris branch of the in
stitution to find cure for man in
his advanced stages.
!'No hopes of that man returning
in time to help me?" he asked.
"None," the doctor replied.
lnen came the drive to the pretty
home in Brooklyn, where his wife
and children were anXiously await
ing him.
After telling his family that the
doctors had but little hope of his
recovery, he asked his son, Ramsey
If he had come in contact with the
dog. ard gave instructions to send
word to the factory at once to warn
all employees to hurry to the Pasteur
Institute if they had come in con-
tact with the animal.
Mr.. Marsh had many business de-
tails that he wanted to arrange and
he was anxious about patent noise
less gun that Mr.. Bangerter had
been working on for some time.
Father tried to cheer us up, said
one of the sons yesterday. He had
hopes that he might live, but the
first stages of the disease had passed
and when he realized this, he knew
bo could net live
It WAS not until Monday that Mr.
Marsh had to give up and go to bed
The ccnvulsions had set in, and ii
was only with the greatest effort thai
he could keep his mind on the Varl'
Gus subjects he wanted to clear up
Tuesday saw a slight change for the
worst. and then came the refusal OF
all food The family called in Z
corps Of doctors who labored over Tho
natient, bat medical Skill could dc
nothing.
Tuesday morning, kilograms
telephone messages and letters hegar
arriving at the Marsh home by the
score. People drove up in carriage:
and automobiles, all declaring they
had sure cure if but given chance
Cranks, attracted by the first pub
lished accounts Of the story, declared
thev could cure by prayer, by Digging
IN the dog and other methods. Physl
clans seeking advertisements Wlret
10 the family Offering their cures
and from San Francisco came one
message that read: God and Hi
miraculous powers will cure you.
So frequent became the telephone