Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1860 — Fatal Case of Hydrophobia. [ARTICLE]

Fatal Case of Hydrophobia.

Mr. Samuel Woodman, an old resident and wealthy farmer of this county, died of hydrophobia about 6 o’clock last evening. The circumstances attending his death were I most painful and affecting. It appears that he was bitten on the wrist last September by a dog which he was assisting a man in lifting -into a wagon. The wound healed in a few day?, and no further notice was taken of the matter. Sleeping soundly as usual on Saturday night, he rose on Sundaymorning apparently in good health, but soon after complained of indisposition. - « Dr. Jewett was called on M inday and ' after an examination pf his condition ad- j vised Mr. Woodman to make his will. W. (Conover, Esq., was sent for on Monday and j the will was made before night. Mr. Wood- I man seemed to be in the possession of his , faculties, spoke of his approaching death with calmness, received his friends with | much warmth of feeling, soliciting the ■prayers of every one, saying that he trusted God had forgiven him his offences. He as already stated at six o’clock last evening. He suffered terrible during the continuance of the spasms, ‘K'hich came upon him at and as he felt them coming on, Called up his sons to bold him, but never ; tnanifested ' the slightest disposition to do Violence to any’ one, but on the contrary showed the m >-t affectionate disposition tow ird any mo vi > approached him. During in..st tee time from Sunday morning till Tuesday T'ght, he paced the floor of his room, conversing with his family and friends, assuring those about him that they might approach him without fear, as he would not injure them. ; When to tes beyond the possibility of a Qoubt the nature of this disease, a glass of Water was brought to him, he uttered a most Unearthly shriek, and ■ ,s seized with a terrible spasm. Mr. VV 'man was a powerful man, and it v. d that his sufferings Jvould be greatly protracted, but they were tnercilully si urtem-d, and he lived but three days alter the development of the fatal malady.— Danton Journal, Jan. Wth. 1 . - r (KT-The Alexandria Sentinel says: “A gentleman, whose word is proof, informs us shat Mr. John A. Washington basin hispotj,ession a letter from responsible parties who made a bona fide offer of $250,000 for the Mt. Vernon property sold by him to the ladies of the Mt. Vernon Association tor . English papers report that, in Consequence of the unprecedentedly brisk State of the publishing trade, the demand for gaper has grown to an extent unusually dispxoportioned to the supply, and the manufactures consequently been compelled to make a considerable advance in prices. ■ (£7-The ■ Ex-Postmaster of -Detroit has bieen arrested, charged with embezzling some six thousand dollars. He claims, however, that the money rightfully belongs to him remains to be seen