Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-08-31
TERRIFIC STORY.

liyrporHopta. About month ago. dog I
belonging 20 Mr. Fcuwck. Gcorrc-st., Perth. I
gave symptoms Of being n % rahid state. 10y
biting three az four of ~ own species, With .
out uny thing Ike ptovo-0ton,and immediate .
!, fastened on a horse belonging to James Rol- /
10, licensed carter ia Brdrcnd. The az /,
grcSsot as well rs those h. had attacked, with /
the option Of the more noble animal were /
drowned or otherwise Killed with al convcu- |
lent speed, y save probable consequence
The horse. n fine stallion. was bit m the up
per lip; but the wound, which seemed trivial.
soon healed, and was quicAl, forgotten. On
the evening Of Sabbath, los,.h owner, on go-
ING into the stable, found him in rather tc-
vcrsh state. ftothing at the mouth. and per-
spring copiously. This circumstance how
ever, did not bring 10 mind any recollection
of the injury done by the dog, as natural cauS-
cs might account Tor these manifestations of
excitement. On Monday morning Rolo rose
about four O'Clock to cart n quantity of clothes
TO the Norih-lnch for bleaching. On enter
ing the stable. he was immediately struck AT
by the horse; and on cSsoying 10 put on the
harness, tho cnragcd animal caught hold of
his left shoulder with ms teeth. BY dni OF
superior strength and lortiiude, however, he
succeeded IN cSiricatng hImsclfand adjusting
the harness; but no sooner had they cleared
the stable door, when the Infatuated animal
again rushed upon It's master-sel2cd hun hy
the arm, and throwing hun down, trampIcd
and tore him alternately and would have made
him manglcd corpse IN short time, had not
. u housc-carpenter and a policeman run 10 his
assistance, and striking the maddencd brute
a blow on the head with a hammer forced him
OF the PROSTATE man. The horse was now
vokcd by the assistance Of the carriers SON
and the clothes taken TO the Inch. On return
IN, he was driven knee deep INTO the river;
but, though showing no marked rcpugnance
/ 10 water, he refused to drink. Without taking
/ off the harness, he was again placed in the sta
bic. In about three hours afterwards the
young man, thinking the animal would now
be some what cooled, rc,cnicrcd the stable
but found him wilder than ever. striking out
/ furiously, and making every imaginable effort
/ to bite. After great risk and c1ertions how
ever, he succeeded in taking off the harness.
with the exception Of the collar. Through
out the day, every succeeding hour added TO
the intensity of the animals fury aud by eve,
ming his confessions Of rage and agony were
absolute " terrific. By that time the door was
strongly barrcadcd, IN the fear that he should
make escape. Two or three indiyi duals. nny-
lous TO sec the animal in the heat of his mr.
oXlsms, made their way into the loft above
HIM. The scene was appalling in the
extreme. Below them was the inlilrjaied
brute, dimly seen through cloud of stcnm
fed by the fires that ragged through and di.
, tended his nostriIs. Every vein and muscle
was irigh,luly swollen. lie had broken his
binding, torn his collar to tattcrs. and WINS
kicking and stamping iurlousy through the
stable. Now he would neigh, now hcoye
groans OF the deepest agony, then, shaking ne
with an aguc fit, would gather himsfan6 sud-
r denly, with u scream, spring uloll making the
very house shake with ms fail. Then he would
groan again, or, gnashlng his teeth. roll hi,
eyes wildly around. lie ever and anon tore
with his teeth the flesh from his breast. and
shaking for a moment the qulScrng carton
and then dashed II from him as ifhc found re.
lief in the intensity of his suiicrinas. Til,
walls of the stable were now Literally covered
with iroth and blood and IN this drcadu
state the animal continued til exhausted ma.
ture gave way. The poor brute died abou
two 0 lock the following morning. On cx
animation, the carriers arm was found to be
drcadiuIy laccratcd, and other parts of hi,
r body seriously injured However, we ar,
happy to state, that his wounds, ~ vet riy,
no symptoms Of Danger but bear every ap
poarncc officiating much sooner than coul,
+ have been expected Pcrthshirc Advertiser
Rutland Society Of Literature and Science