Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-01

The following letter from Mrs. Shirley,
of Railway, New Jersey, to her husband.
at Forest Hall, gives a thrilling narra-
tive of an adveature with a mad dog:
My DEAR JOHN: We were all thrown
into the utmost alarm and terror this
morning, by mad dog that got into our
house. / was standing in the kitchen
with Almira by my side, when was
startled by the most terrific howiing in
our front hall. thought there were two
dogs fighting, and catching Almira up, 1
sprang into the dining room. | had Just
closed the door when dog bounded into
the kitchen and aimed straight at the
door where was. He sprang at it with
great force, but l went into the yard.
Ada ran round the side of the house and
got in the dining room window, Edward
got upon the shed, and poor John lay up
stairs sick on the bod
You may imagine what were nv f.
ings at that moment; in a few
he came flying back againinto th,
and finding he could not get in
at US, he tried the window again
now frothing at the mouth mos
fully, his eyes glared at us untilr
ran cold in my veins: the gil
covered with froth, and he was 81
to get at US. A man now came
through the hall; he tried to p.
and quiet our fears; but we saw
moment by his action that the d,
mad; he succeeded in twisting
around bis neck and dragging hii
the kitchen, when dreadful hov
through the house, and he rushed
windows, the glass flying in all dire
until he succeeded in getting his
through. L expected every moment to
see the sash give way; for moment
had no power to move.
Ada was jumping out of the window,
/ screamed to her to save Almirs; size
caught her and leaped from the window,
and went into Mrs. Crogan's. felt as
though spell was upon me, but was
soon aroused by bearing them shrieking
window. made spring, and was soon
in Mrs. Crogan's yard. In a few minutes
all was silent, and we thought the man
had got out of the house. We now ven
tured to 60 home; the man and the dog
were gone, but every door was standing
wide opon. Ada then screamed down
stairs that the dog was under the bed in
the long bed room. We were now worse
off than ever. What was to be done 2
We were alone; no one to defend us. r
was half frantic. rushed in the front
door, and Just succeed in hailing three
men as they turned the corner. They
were more than an hour in getting him
out.
Finally they had to choke him, and
though he could scarce make any noise,
his strength was enormous. He tried
hard to bite them; they threw him down
with the rope around his neck. He reeled
several times round, and then started up
the street in full cry; the people few ip
all directions; but they succeeded in kill
ing him. When heard he was dead, J.
felt as if | could breathe. The dog be-
longed to Mr.. Hall; he said he would not
have taken fifty dollars for him, he was
such valuable dog. After all was over,
I went up in the room where he had been,
but of all she sights that ever l beheld
it was the most revolving. The sides Of
the vail, the bed-clothes and the floor
we're smeared with blood and froth, the
bedstead was in pieces lying on the floor,
and the mattress bad been tranpled upon
until it was almost ruined. You may
think what O nice piece of work to clean
up; but oh, John, that WAS nothing, when
L think of what would have been the
horror If he had bitten US. s-1