Steward - mad dog gets him - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

New Ross, March 9—The mad dog excitement which was mentioned in The Journal several days ago still continues and has at last claimed a human victim. A number of dogs and cattle were killed upon the first manifestation of hydrophobia and a number of others were tied up to await developments. A few miles southeast of this place John Steward had a dog that had been bitten by the wandering canine which scattered the disease. Instead of killing the dog, Mr. Steward chained him up to see if he would really go mad. The dog began to act strangely a day or so ago and foamed at the mouth in a fearful manner. Yesterday after tugging vainly at his chain in a spirit of fearful rage, the dog fell back upon the ground as though he was choking to death. Mr. Steward, who had been observing him, hastened out to loosen the strap around the dog’s neck. Mr. Steward had a sore hand and in working with the dog he accidentally let fall upon this wound some of the chewed up saliva from the beast’s mouth. As soon as he could return to the house he washed the wound but in vain. The venom had entered his blood and soon his hand began to swell. Last night his arm to his shoulder was frightfully swollen and the poor man was suffering untold agony. It is thought that his blood has been poisoned to such an extent as to preclude the possibility of recovery.