Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-09-09
TERRIFIC STORY--.NYDRO
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About month ago, a dog belonging
10 Mr.. Fenwick, George street, Perth,
gave pretty strong symptoms Of being in
a rabid state, by biting three or four OF
lis own species, without any thing like
provoc alton, and Immediately thereafter
fastening on horse belonging to James
Rollo, licensed carter in Bridgsnd.- -
The aggressor, as well as those he had
attacked, with the exception Of tho more
noble animal, were drowned or otherwise
killed with all convenient speed, to save
probable consequences. The horse Ia
6nc sialIion) was bit on the upper lip;
but the wound, which seemed trivial,
soon healed, and was quickly forgotten.
On the evening Of Sabbath last, his ow-
ner on going into the stable, found him in
rather u ieverish state, irolhing at the
mouth, and perspiring copiously. This
circumstance, however did not at the
time, bring any recollection of the injury
done by the dog, rs natural causes might
account for the manifestations Of excite
ment. On Monday morning, Rollo rose
nbont four o'clock, 10 cart quantity Of
clothes to the North Inch for bleach
my On entering the stable, he was
immediately struck at by the horse; and 4,
on essaying to put on the harness, the
outraged animal caught hold Of his left
shoulder with his teeth. BY dint Of
superior strength and iortitude, however
he succeeded in extricating himself, and
adjusting the harness; but no sooner had
they cleared the stable door, when the
iniuriatcd animal again rushed upon its
mastcr--seized him by tho arm, and,
throwing him down, tranipIed and tore
at him alternately, and would have made
him u mapgled corpse in a sh"rt time,
had not house carpenter and police
man run to his assistance, and, striking
the maddencd brute blow OF the head
with hammer, forced him of the pros,
trate man. The horse was now yoked
by the assistance of the carter's son, and
the clothes taken to the Inch. On re-
turning, he was driven knee-deep into
Tho river: but, though showing 10 marked
repugnance to water, lie refused to drink.
Without taking off the harness, he was
again placed in the stable. In about
three hours afterwards, the young man,
thinking the animal would now be some
what cooled, re-enicred the stable, but
found him wilder than ever-strlkng out
fudously, and making every imaginable
effort to bite. After great risk and exer-
iions, however, he succeeded in taking
off the harness, with the exception o.
The collar. Throug hout the day, every
succeeding hour added to the intensity
of the animals fury, and by evening hu
con;ortions o(rage and agony were abso
lucly terrific. BY that time the doc
was strongly barricaded, in the fear h,
should make his escape. Two or three
individuals, anxious to see the animal il
the heat of his paroxy SIMS, made way
into the loft above him. The scene wa
appalling in the extreme. Below then
VAS the iniuriatc brute, dimly seen ihrO
cloud of steam fed by the fires lha
distended his nostrils. Every vein ant
muscle was frightluly swollen. liz
had broken his binding, torn his cola
10 tatters and was kicking and slampin;
furiously through the stable. Now h
would neigh, now hcave groans Of tn
deepest agony, then, shaking as with a
ngue fit. would gather himself up, an
suddenly, with a scream, spring nlci
making the very house shake with hi
fall. Then he would groan again, o
gnashirg with his teeth, roll his eye
Wildly and savagely around lie eve
aud anon, tore " ith his teeth the fles
from his breast, would shake for INC
ment the quivering carrion, and the
dash II from him, as if he found relief
the intensity Of his sunerings. Th
walls of the stable were now LITERAL
covered with lroth and blood; and in tn
dreadful state the animal continued Ii
exhausted nature gave way. The poo
brute died about two o'clock on the 70
lowing morning On examination, tn
carriers arm was found TO be dreadful
iaceraied, and other parts Of his bod
seriously injured. However, we al
happy TO state, that his wounds, as ye
give no symptom Of danger, but be
every appearance Of healing much 500,
er than conId have been expected
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