Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-17

Inc F1reHUUS OOS.-W Z IeHlelnUcI having
noticed, some time since, in London paper,
an account of dog in London, who manifested
much partially for firemen, and invariably was
present at all fires. His name was Tyke; and
his customary home was in one OF the recesseS
of Blackfriar's Bridge. He died last summer,
from some INJURIES received by being thrown in
to the Thames, by some miscreant, in sheer
wantonness Of mischief Another dog, OF
character somewhat similar, is spoken of in a
late London paper:
&" A successor to Tyke has started up in a
dog which has attached itselfto the firemen of
the London United Establishment, and which,
from the circumstances under which he came to
Them has been not unaptly named Chance"
He first presented himself at the Watllng-sta-
ton house, and was then in half-starved con
dtion; and although repeatedly driven away,
he constantly returned.
The men at last took compassion on him, and
admitted him as one of their body. Like his
predecessor, his affection appears to be general,
and he will, without any apparent cause, change
his abode from one to another of the different
stations of the establishment. He is extremely
eager to follow the men to a fire; and no sooner
hears the noise Of the drawing out Of an engine
than he displays uncommon anxiety to follow
it. though from the dangerous manner in which
he rushes into the thick blaze of a fire, the men
always secure him in the cellar if possible be-
fore starting. He takes no notice OF the men
or engines belonging to any OF the other offices.
When once he gets to fire, he WILL as soon as
the fire plug is raised, rush into the jet OF water,
and appears to luXuriate in rolling himself about
in it. He will then go and take his stand as
near as possible to the flank of one of the en-
gines and if a means of access to the burning
building presents ITSELF he will rush in and mount
upward fearless Of the flames. In several in
stances he has been punished smartly for teme-
rity, but seems not at all to mind It,
At fire in BoW-lane after an upper floor was
wholly consumed with the exception of the
joists, he amused himself by hopping from joist
to joist while the fire was raging all round him.
At last he missed his footing and fell into the
cellar, whence he was rescued with considera-
BILE difficulty At another time, when one of the
firemen had a torch, he made snap at the
blaze and burnt his mouth and face severely.
A few months back the men procured him
a brass collar on which the following distich
was engraved:
stop me not, but let me jog,
ForI am the fire establishment dog"
Shortly after, at fire in Spitalfields, the dog
was lost, and is supposed to have been stolen;
for on his return, about three weeks afterwards,
he was in lean condition, and the collar was
missing. He is large dog, somewhat between
the black-tanned terrier and the pointer breed.
The fremen, as may be supposed under the cir
'cumstances, are much attached to him."
Two or three years since dog belonging
to a member Of the Resolution Hose Company,
manifested similar partially for freemen, and
usually accompanied his master to fires We
have also heard of dog whose attachment to
the Niagara Hose Company is not little singu-
lar and extraordinary It's said that, on hear
ing an alarm of fire, he Immediately hastens to
the Hose house, and barks furiousy until the ar
rival of member. He has been known to
seize the rope with his mouth and attempt to
assist in dragging the carriage to a fire.
Phil. Gaz
Feds"-There is a party in the U. States,
thatmay with great propriety be called " Feds"
not Federalists, for Federalists are much less
interested men, There are about forty or fifty
thousand "FEDS" in the United States. We
had Feds' in the time Of the Revo,ution-they
were sent here by the British King " to harrass
our people and eat out their substances" and
they WERE right or wrong, supported by the to-
ries A "F'ed' is man who is fed by the go
vernment, and some of the Feds" Of the pre-
sent day are well fed; all of whom as in the time
of the revolution, are supported, right or wrong,
by the advocates ofpower. Int,