Show A WRITHING BARKING HUMAN BEING the bite a DOS causes hydro phobia chicago may oh I 1 wish I 1 had a drink 0 cried gus gunderson Gund ereon at the county hospital but hie attend anta knowing that water even the sight of it would only make bis hydrophobia spasms worse had to deny his only request and so writhing barking spitting and famie binz poor gunderson must die about thirty daas ago gus gunderson was bitten by a dog he was making preparations to out on a farm for a few months and a friend gave him an ordinary yellow dop which he had picked up half starved on the estreet this wae bis only companion to be on the farm but durine the night the dog aroused the bouse with his barking and gunderson went to him endeavoring to quit him the dog snapped and when an effort was made to make him lie down he jumpa and bit bis master in the face it was only a slight scratch and no serious thought was given to it the next morning however gunderson Gun dersin shot the dog and then went to his farm life in lasalle county wednesday morning the first symptoms of rabies showed itself on to take a drink of water be found that be could nut swallow it lie was immediately seized with a spasm and gaining and tearing at his throat he then realized that be bad hydrophobia dro phobia lie gradually became worse during the day the spasms coming oftener and harder toward evening yesterday be was eafen to the county hospital and placed under the cure of the bouse physician and surgeon and everything possible was done for abo buffering man but nothing known in science can help him at this stage he was given morphine in large quantities but his sufferings are so great that it has but little effect it will only hasten his death which must come belore the day is over his condition last evening was bome thing pitiable strapped bands and feet to bis bed he writhed and twisted and tore at the bed clothing begging all the time for the doctor to kill him and end his misery then he would have a quiet moment in which he would be perfectly rational only to break out again ill his terrible cry for water water daring a lucid moment he called for a minister and kev W W diehl of ashland boulevard methodist church was called 4 E say something 1 good to a wicked binner he moaned as the minister entered the room my time is over and I 1 want to reform I 1 always thought it woud be too late to come to christ at tah last hour bat I 1 feel different now aud then the minister consoled and prayed with the patient bis father and eider in tbs room and between some of his hardest spasms a last farewell was eaid |