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one sickened February 15th, becoming paralyzed the 16th, was 
killed. The fourth on the 17th and was killed the 20th, and the 
fifth and sixth the 21st, and were killed the 22d. 
One of Mr. Tharpe’s horses became sick with rabies February 
10th, and died on the 13th. 
To Recapitulate: The casualties, as far as reported to date, 
are as follows: 
Died. Three horses, belonging respectively to Macy, Robinson 
and Tharpe ; five hogs, belonging to Tharpe; six cattle, belonging 
to Tharpe ; six dogs, the strange and one each belonging to Enslow, 
Tharpe, Beal, Taylor, and Williams; the boy bitten as above 
stated, but showing no signs of the disease. 
The following symptoms were present as gleaned from Dr. 
Johnson’s report: 
Horses. Loss of appetite, disposition to hold the nose in the 
water, but hesitancy about swallowing; very nervous and excit¬ 
able ; later on a disposition to be vicious—would try to bite; 
twitching of the muscles of the neck, frothing at the mouth and 
inability to swallow, a great tendency to rub the head. The 
respiration was labored, salivation, emaciation, convulsions, par¬ 
alysis, death. No post-mortem examination was made in any 
case as far as known. 
The following were the symptoms observed in Mr. Tharpe’s 
hogs: Loss of appetite; would stand with nose in water but 
could not swallow; great restlessness; salivation; trembling; 
tendency to throw up the nose and to climb up sides the of the pen, 
and at times would jump up off all four feet at one time; shaking 
the head ; fighting; yawning; would squeal as though being 
choked; emaciation; great excitability; paralysis; death. 
Cattle. Loss of appetite; could not drink, though apparently 
thirsty; restless; spasmodic contraction of the muscles, especially 
of the posterior extremities—would lick the snow ; were furious 
and disposed to attack anyone and anything; did not chew the 
cud; lost flesh rapidly ; milk supply diminished ; salivation ; dis¬ 
posed to bellow at almost everything; would become furious even 
upon the approach of a chicken; a hoarseness to their bel¬ 
lowing unnatural in health ; would hold the head up high; eyes 
