The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-11
Bitten by Mad Terrier,
Her Father Objects to Pas
teur Treatment
ETOSH is
In IMMINENT DANGER
Friends Fear Disease VIII
Fasten Its Grip on Girl If
She Delays Much
Longer.

Miss Philomena Etosh, q prett4@
b~lacked-eyed Syrian iassie OF eighta<n3s
Is believed to be in im%sS
minent danger of ~hydrophobia becauee
of her failure to take the paateur Il
treatment.
Ten days ago, she vas bitten On
the right hand by a rabid rat TERROR n
belonging to Mrs. Henry III. Pollock.
800 North Third street. Since them
the two wounds 'on her hand, which 4
the animal inflicted save healed and
to all appearances she is In no dam
ger OF contracting the dread diseASexS
Expert physicians say, however. !
the danger OF contraction il ren0ae045&
all the more likely by the quickneoe s4H
healing and they declare that G
girl should take the treatment wfknSS4l
out further delay.
The girl laughs at the fears OF MN&a
doctors and her friends and pO1A4 b
to the healed wounds AS evidene9AN&%
her safety. It is believed, th0ugNAs
tina she would yield to their impoxSS
tunities but for the objection OF heEM
father, Mr.. Alec Etosh, dealer iMN#
| Oriental tapestries similar gooa1S
at 113 West Main street. who : little
faith In the pasteur preventative.
I'm assume ali responsibility h4S
says, when asked why he objects e4S
the treatment.
I Two Week. the Limit.
The doctors say that no 2ssnranc0R
of prevention can be given Il IT,
/ before placing themselves under tnM9
care OF an expert m such mAtteK1sS
Friends OF the girl are confident heMs
father viii relax In his opposttion neeA
fore the period of prevention IL paA11Ss
The disease may develop from nftA#
to seventy days after the patient tyM
bitten. though 1t usually makes IT. -
pearance earlier.
Miss Fsstosh was bitten by h rAb143
terrier Saturday evening befors th1s
fair opened. While In the vicinity
Fifth and Broad streets, h hAppe350M n
to come upon the little dog fuoM1%y
ing about the streets and kncW3MI
that Mrs. Pollock made II q cu96oMk
to keep him OF the streets ~ 1M1N
as possible she picked up him anMS
started to AXE him home. The d0G8
offered no resistance but bit her on IT,
hand oon after being picked No.
Miss Etosh held on to him, hoWexsAkS
and delivered him to his mistress.
Dies in Agony.
Last Wednesday the dog died tmS
the agonies of hydrophobia, and wheMS
his head was sent to Washington to-
examination the experts said that h0s
undoubtedly had rabies.
1t develops that the dog bit Mo3N&S
than a dozen persons, and 1t 10 beS3
lieved that he also bit q number 0&S
cats and dogs. Several persons weENs
bitten by him at the fair. but thN1Ea
names are not known. as they patM
little attention to him and are prof.
ably not Vet aware that he was mA0ss
Names of those known to- q hee1<A
bitten are as follows; Mr.. and QE0a$
Henry FL. Pollock. 500 North MIMI
street; their two sons. Louis. Rge<$
twenty-three. and Frank. aged tWeNS3
ty-one. Mrs. f. Ct. Steele, OF PhIfH%
delphia. sister OF Mrs. Pollock: MI
Philomena Etosh. 713 West NA1~a
street. ei~ght-year-old son Of 43&3
George Guvernator, I West MArshAlE
street. Burreli A. Martin. nverym4G25
Naughan-Lloyd. $40 North Nine
street. sS
Mrs. steele Goes H0lme.A SS3
Mrs. Steele returned to PhiladeeS4
phia Sunday. declaring that she w0u
lose no time taking the Pasteur trenkyk
ment after her arrival, although h1S@
hand was gloved when the terrier 63fSa
her. All h victims OF the Anftn6
In Richmond are taking treatut8
Will AZ SA1Npttoh vi ttie ~ k0MX
Mr.. Guvernator's son is under e.
care OF DIR, A. e. Hoen. Pasteur A1S
pert at Virginia Hospital. Two OFT
ers are taking treatment at the StAtos
special department. Second and sCatI4
streets.
Six cats belonging to Mrs. Pollo1
and two belonging to Mrs. E013@
Lynch, her next door neighbour. 41
chlorcformed Monday afternoon an
precautfon against ar outbreak az
disease among them. None VI 3H1
felines had shown symptoms OkS
DISEASE. but 1t is believed tina -
of them had been bitten.
All the human victims Of the
rier We're bitten on the hand wtth
exception Of DIR. Vaughan-Lloyd.
was bitten on Of his. legs. u
he called to examine the dog n
days before it died. &