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'f THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1903 Pathetic Story of Marriages Hurried by Fear of the Grave. GBIM SPECTER CHANGES MANY A LGVER'S PLAN Looking Into tho Face of Death Two St. Louis Women Were Married Re cently—These Remarkable. Incidents Cause Other Dramatic Marriages of This Kind to be Recalled—On the Wave-Swept Deck of the Steamer Atlantic, Just Before She Foundered Off Coast of Nova Scotia, Young ' Man and Woman Were Married and Immediately Were Swept Out to Sea and Lost. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 12.—Looking Into the face.of death that hovered near them, two different women were mar ried recently in St. Louis. Too weak to even sit up. each clasped the hand of the man she loved and became his bride, each believing that she at the same time became tho bride of death. Immediately after she was married one -of these brides, Mrs. Abbio Mc Daniels, was etherized and underwent cm operation that the surgeons de clared was very likely to be fatal. In the operating room of the hos pital the rnan who had come all the way from Oklahoma to bo with her, clasped her In his arms and said to her: "The doctors say you may not wake up after tho operation and I wish to marry you now. I have brought minister with me.” She consented, and there, In the white-walled operating room, while she lay prone upon the operating chair, with a table covered with glit tering knives at her elbow, she feebly reached out her hand to that of tho man who loved her so very much, and In the presence of only the sur geon who stood waiting In his white cap and blouse, and of tho nurse who was to assist In tho operation, the Rev. -P. C. Fletcher, pastor of the First Methodist church of fit. Louis, united them in biarrlage. Awaiting a Death Summons. And then Mr. McDaniels leaned flown over the chair and, taking the pale face tenderly between his hands, he kissed her and said: "This is the first kiss I have ever given you ns my wife—perhaps it will be the last. But If you are to go'I wish to remember you as my wife.’’ Then the husband loft the room, pace up and down the corridor out- Bldc while Dr. J. B. Stclnmetx, as sisted by Miss Tlllle Hawkins, the purse, performed lh© operation. Both Mr. and Mrs. McDaniels were from Prngue. Okla. He is an official of the United States government there. , Bhe was a widow* 30 years old. They wfefe engaged to be married when the failure of her health caused all their plans to be unsettled. The dootors aald the only thing that might save her life would bo a surgical operation and she camo to St Louis to consult with specialists here. They told her the same thing, and she wired Mr. McDaniels to come. After the marriage bo had a long and anxious wait while sho slowly recovered consciousness, and when the Burgeon went out Into the corridor and told him that she was able to epoak and that the chances wqro ahe would recover, ho fell Into a chair and btiNed his face in his hands, and for the first time tears came to his relief and streamed down his cheeks and be tween bis fingers. i Married In Surgeon’s Chair.. The other case, which was almost •Imilar, was that of Mary Werner and Herman Smith, They lived In « llttln village near Hannibal, Mo., and thoy were sweethearts ever since they were playmates together at the same school. .When he grew to young manhood ho went to Hannibal to work m a ma chine shop, and after he had learned tils trade he went back to tho village and asked her to marry him, and she consented. The wedding day was set, but a month before that day she For months she lay to bSd inft (be doctors said she would probably never recover. They advised her to go to St. Louis nnd se* eminent specialists here. She came, and they told her that an operation, very dangerous in Its character, was the only chance sho had. She sent for Mr. Smith. " came, and together thoy talked It over with tho doctors and agreed to tfke the chance. "But before you undergo that oper ation you must become my wife,** he said to her, and she consented. They were married as she lay upon the operating chair. The operation did not do for her what the surgeons hoped It would. She will be an invalid all her life end her husband will be her nurse. "But, oh. Isn’t he a hero,” she said, her face whiter thafr the pillow of the hospital cot on which it lay. "I do not think It is right that be should he burdened with an Invalid wife. He de serves better than that." "Hush, darling." he answered, as he bent over her and kissed her. "You are my wife, and that is enough for me." A Dramatic Incident. In Maryland recently a very rich old man lay upon his deathbed. The doctors told him he had only a short time to live. He had many relatives who hoped to share his large estate after his dcath.v but for some reason he cared nothing for any of them, nnd ho was possessed of the Idea that they would be glad when ho was out of the way. In the neighborhood was a beautiful young girl, of whom ho had been vei\* fond ever since she. was a baby. It was said that the mother of the girl had once refused the hand of the old man in marriage and had become tho bride of a poor man Instead. The old man had made a will cut ting off his relatives with bequests of a few dollars each nnd bequeathing the greater part of his fortune to the little girl. But ho had read and heard of many cases In which wills had been broken and he feared that after he was gone some of his near relatives might retain clever lawyers and go into court nnd break his will, and take from tho girl the fortune he wished her to have. So he sent for his lawyer and found out that under the laws of Maryland the girl was Just of marriageable age and If he married her she would In herit the bulk of his estate widow, and that no court could take It away from her. He sent for the child nnd her par ents and explained what he wished to have done, and they consented. The deathbed marriage’; was performed and a few days thereafter he died and his widow Inherited his fortune as ho wished her to. Married on Sinking Ship. One of the most dramatic marriages of this kind ever performed was upon the wave-swept deck of the steamer Atlantic that\was wrecked near Sam- bro Light, upon the coast of Nova Scotia. She was bound from Liverpool to New York with several hundred passengers aboard. Among them a young woman of New York and her mother. Accompanying them was a young man, also of New York, who was en gaged to marry the young woman. Sho. with her mother, had been traveling in Europe and he was so much in love with his betrothed that he just "hap pened" to be in Liverpool upon the very day they were to sail for home, and he Just "happened" to have taken passage on tho same steamer, tho ill fated Atlantic. It was a bitter cold night In win ter, near Christmas time, when the Atlantic, having run short of coal, headed for Halifax harbor to fill her bunkers. It was night and snowing heavily, and Capt. Williams was asleep In his cabin when the great ship struck, the Iron-bound shore and tho great waves swept over her. A life line was gent to tho shore and was attached to a rock and a few caped that way. iBut the ship was fast going to pieces and all knew that only a very few could bo saved. Tho survivors told that while the passengers huddted shivering upon the wet decks, this young man and woman, clasped In each other’s arms, and clinging to a handrail, were united in marriage by a clergyman with whom they had become acquainted on the voydge. . It was related that he re peated the marriage ritual in a clear and unshaken voice and that when he had mado them one he pronounced God’s blessing upon them. Washed Out to Sea. The bride and groom, the clergyman and the mother were washed out to death, together with hundreds of oth- . and their bodies were never Idcn tided by the relatives that went from New York to search for them. But upon the beach, where many of the bodies were burled, there is today a small marble monument to the ory of this couple, ami her name Is carved upon It as his wife. Col. John B. Colton, of Kansas City, le of the four survivors of the "Jay- hawkers of forty-nine," who started from Galesburg. III., for the gold fields of California, and crossed Death Val ley, almost perishing of thirst and hunger on the trip, tells a story of a young man and woman who were crossing with another party that be came lost In the desert. The oxen died 6f thirst and the party proceeded on foot The young woman became exhausted and sank down upon the desert and could go no further. The young man, her lover, decided to stay there and share her fate. The party decided to go on, In the hope that they would soon find water and food, and they promised. In that event, they would send at once a relief party for the couple. In a few days the party reached the ranch of a Spaniard at the edge of the desert. After they had eaten and Many people suffer from Dlood Poison drunk and had regained sufficient and don’t know It.. Read 8ymptoma sr—m—xz m *.•— Symptoms Easily Cured by 0. B. B. If you have aches nnd pains In bones, back or Joints, Itching. 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But aa to many voter*, not only In New Hamburg, hut in New York, they nffeet both primaries and drcUon* lltlh* more than John Cook Cur* At. who has World. nevsc voted.—New York STATE HEALTH BOARD DOING GOOD WORK HELPING TO CURE AND WARD OFF CONTAGION—TREATMENT OF HYDROPHOBIA. ATLANTA, Dec. ” 12.—The annual report of the state board of health ithlch win only recently published and I* now being distributed—t-hn aame be ing only the fourth of that body— illustrates the good work that depart ment of the state government Is doing. In that the report was prepared nearly a year ago, it little more than forecasts • the most Important of tho duties the board Is now able to per form. It is doubtful if a single ap propriation of similar size made by the legislature Is productive of suoh gen erally beneficent results aa that made to the health department. The board Is saving to the people of the state hundred! of dollar by dis tributing free of charge tuberculin, for tho treatment of consumption; anti toxin, for the treatment of diphtheria, and vaccine, for the prevention of hy drophobia. A greater blessing still I* the ability Of persons of limited means to secure treatments that necessitates these remedies, which are very costly when purchased In the open market. fn addition to furnishing supplies for the treatment of diphtheria and tuberculosis, the board, treats directly case* of threatened hydrephobia. A half do«< n or more persons are here nearly all the time securing immuni sation from that complaint at tbs hands of the state authorities. Theso practical results are barely comparable to tho work of investiga tion constantly being conducted by th* board under the direction of Dr. H. V. Harris. His experiments with and investigations Into tho complaints known as uncinarius, pellagra, trop ical aphtha or sprue and other dis eases Indigenous to this climate are extensive and promise to be far-reach ing In results. In addition to nil this work, the phy slcians of tho state, particularly those of tho rural communities, may have laboratory examinations made free of charge, a privilege that has aided many In reaching correct dlagnosoa of puzzling and unusugl cases of Illness among thoir patients. The report eontiIns a discussion of the work accomplished and contem plated. A section Is devoted to giving Information on the subjert of hydro phobia. on how it may be detected and prevented. Owing to the growth of rabies among animals threughout the state, the Information thus given win be of great value to the general public. It Is stated that this disease la con voyed by the bite of some animal— the dog being the usual offender—the germs being Injected Into the wounds through the saliva of the Infected ani mat ■As observed In the dog there are two typo.’* of the disease- one, the fu rious. the other the paralytic," says the report. The furious typo Is shown by th# restless state of the animal, his search for dark places and desire for snrlu- alon. Ho may not bs entirely Insane, but his response* to calls will ho only momentary. As th* malady progresses restlessness Increases, • the tendeney being to tear things to piece*. The appetite diminishes and swallowing Income* difficult If not Impossible. He attempts to bits everything with which h« corns* in contocu "Thsre Is no dread of water os the name hydrophobia Implies and Is com monly thought," says the report; "the animal often attempting to drink, hut owing to the paralysis of the muscles of the throat this Is Impossible. Ina bility, then, to swallow either water or solid food Is one of the surest and most reliable signs of rabies. Weak ness becomes very marked and tho animal finally lies down and dies. The entire course of this type may lost from six to ton days; generally It la four or flvo." It Is stated that the paralytic type occurs in from fifteen to twenty per cent of tho cases. The first stages nre the same as In the furious type, but Instead of the animal beginning to wander he becomes paralyzed. Tho paralyslx begins with the Jaw and tongue and spreads over the body. The animal Is unable to swallow liquids or solids, his mouth remains open and his tongue lolls, dripping thick saliva, lie makes no attempt to bite other animate, and dies In about two days. The following precautions are given for observance In cases of real or threatened rabies: "When an Individual s bitten by an animal, either supposed or known to be rabid, the wound should be Imme diately cauterised with some caustic, preferably concentrated nitric odd. This should be applied without fear, because It Is safer to use too much than too little. In caao this Is' not available, any strong caustic may bo used. Punctured wound# should bo laid open with the knife and the sur faces freely cauterized. It should not be forgotten that the slightest scratch from the tooth of a retold animal may lead to the development of hydropho bia In man, and It, therefore, behoove* all parson* bitten by dog* to taka every possible precaution. Even though the animal at tha time may appear to b# healthy, soma strong an tiseptic should be applied to the wound and the animal carefully watchod un til all possibility of his having th' dlseaaa has passed. Many persons have died from slight wound Inflicted by animals appearing to be perfectly well.*; It Is stated further that wounds when Inflicted through clothing not *q dangerous as when on the bare flesh, nnd (hat bite* about tho head and face are moro often followed by rabies than when on the extremities. The deeper the w »und, tho moro dan gerous the contagion; nnd, as It I* difficult if not Impoxsiblo to safely cauterize deep wounds, all persons so Inflicted nro advised to apply tho Pas teur treatment Immediately In such cases. It Is urged that after Injuries are at tended to the animal should bo caught, Isolated and allowed to die. "tinder no condition* should the an imal be shot unless absolutely neces sary," It Is set forth. "After death the head of the dog should be re moved, packed in a sufficient quantity of Icq to keep the specimen cold and expressed at once to the laboratory of Ohe state bonrd of health. The neces sary examination can he made and the presence of rabies determined. A report wld b« furnished of the find ings. either by mall or telegraph, as requested." pAtlents may be brought to Atlanta, where treatment will be given free, or the vaccine will be supplied to be used at home by tho attending phy sician. Full Instruction as to how It Should be. used Is given. The distance around the world via tha Transslherlan and our own trunarnntl- rtental railway line* Is shown to be IT.W7 mile*. Tho sailing distance* around the world from New York via Huts, pore. Manila. Guam, the I la Islands and Panama ransl to again wotld bo 11,932 miles. lm-1 pHams New York Schedule effective Sept. 20, 1908. M.&B. 8. F. PARROTT, Hscslvs'r. MACON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. Trains leave Macon for Llsel- Ju, Culloden. Yatesvllto, Thotnas- ton, Woodbury, Columbus, Har ris, La Grange and Intermediate points as follows: No. 41 at 4:25 p. m. dally and No. 55 at 7:00 a. m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. No. 41 makes direct connec tion with Houthern Rallwky at Woodbury for Warm Springs .. and Columbus, arriving at Warm Springs 1:17 p. m. and Colum bus 10:00 p. m. Trains arrive Macon as fol lows: 42. 11:11 a. m. daily; No. 68, 5:40 p. m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Trains leave from M. and B. Ry depot. Fifth and Pine sts. C. B. RHODE8. Gen. Pass. Agt Phone 1800. Southern Railway Schedules. Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trj|n* at Macon, Qa., for Infor* (nation only, and not guaranteed. No. Arriv* from: a. m. ‘— Damrt to: i / .f i 1 r. 14 Cincinnati 17 Lumber ■ BVtllS. I.jJ 14 J* aiiyT. Fm)i| a City. ».2f 7 At i«.iii« in ksonvtll*. 2.0! Brunswick.. It.fO II Brunswick...