SHOCKING CASE OF HYDRO PHOBIA.

Evening Star, Issue 5589, 5 February 1881, Page 1 (Supplement)

SHOCKING CASE OF HYDRO PHOBIA.

Oae of the most fiarful cises of hydrophobia known amongst tha faculty terminated fatally at St. Thomas's Hospital, London, en Sa"urday, 2.J October. It appears that at the latter end of July Mr Jame3 George Taylor, aged forty-three a law stationer, reeiding at Southtmption Villas, Aldham road, Wandsworth, went out for a walk with his dog. Mr Taylor changed his mind as regards taking the dog with hm, and ordered it to go home, saying " Back, go back." Tne animal, instead of going away, snapped viciously at its master, and bit him rather *ev<,»re.ly. As the dog was a quiet animal, Mr Ttylor took no notice of the occurrence, and the wound healed, but five days afterwards the dog died with strong symptoms (f hydrophobia. The fact had Buch an effect on Mr Taylor that he fell into a very nervous, depressed Btate, in which frame of mind he remained until the 30;h of last month, when he grew wbrse, and was ultimately admitted into St. Thomas's Hospital. He was there attended to by Dra Jones, M'Cormack, Pitt, atd other gentlemen, but, notwithstanding the care and attention he receive 1, the pitients of the samo ward were at five o'clock on Siturday morning awakened by hearing fearful noises, similar to those of a dog barking. The nurses then dhoovered Mr Taylor foaming at the mouth, and barking and struggling in a fearful manner. Mr Lunn and Mr Ballana, house surgeons, were immediately summoned, but after a Bcene the most terrible nature the patient died in great agony.