The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-13
POOR DOG TRAY.
A Hot Crusade and a Terrible
Time for the CANNES.
The Memorable Visit Of Mr.. Bersh to the
Chamber OF Death.

terday with redoubled vgor. IL was more ami |
mated and extended than the day before. It's |
limits were hardly bounded by Manhattan Island,
ana q shrewd suspicion prevails at the pound ON
Thirtyseventh street that dogs from Staten Island
and hoboken are being imported for the merce-
nary object OF securing the head money of nifty
cents. westchester being annexed dogs from that
territory come legally under the provisions OF the
Morris ordinance. II IS an imposition on the treas
ury. however, that II should be compelled to pay
for dogs from Jersey city, HoboKen. Brooklyn and
Staten Island The public OF New York might be
pained to hear OF any native Of Staten Island be-
Ing attacked with hydropnobia, but considering
that the natives OF Staten Island have lived or
the natives of New York for nearly 200 years
they should be able to afford pound Of their
own. We might tolerate Brooklyn, but Staten
Island Is q gross imposition Let the Staten
Islanders aspbyx kate their own characteress and
abandoned ours. New York has quite enough to
do to take OF rs own.
sHoRr-LIvED DELIGHT OF THE DOGS.
There was mingled feeling OF delight and
despair among the dogs OF the city yester-
day. recognized fact that,
without any primary education, the dogs
OF New York rank in intelligence with those
OF any other city under the sun. Thousands can
bear witness to the fact that they never saw one
OF our dogs run by a Broadway stage. Yet
what a common occurrence 1t is to hear of one OF
the superior race, standing on two legs heir
thousand years OF intelligence and claim.
ing acquaintance with the rolling Spheres
being bowed over in his transit from
one side OF the street the otheri
1t may provoke the smile OF ignorant increduty
but the OF science Will listen to the
| phenomenal news that the dogs OF New York dis.
\ covered the Pound was closed yesterday. BY what
( mystic teegraphic process this found out 1t
4 10 tpun m "a tnpy
mains that there Joy throughout the whole
1 canine kingdom republic. or course it .
shortsighted leeing of citation, yet excessively
anthropoiogical IN the analogy.
THE POUND WAS CLOSED
Yesterday throughout the entire day. When It's
gates were being shut Thursday night it was
discovered that more accommodation
mained-that dogs enough were received TO fill
the entire place and entertain the neghborhood
4 with doggerel symphonies during the night. Cap
tain Marriott in his dOgmaiic way, declared he had
quite sufficient prisoners to attend to and prepare
for execution
WHEN MORNING DAMNED
among the drays and ash barrels on Thirty.
seventh street. near Eleventh avenue, large
number OF men and boys OF hayward habits and Of
sd 0e ooms o as ne 0So o@
to furnish the commissarlat OF the Chlnese
dogs in a wagon. He was quite centre OF attrac-
tion, and great curiosity prevailed among the
SO much canine flesh. It seems ne had q dog
Of his own that prevailed upon over q
0AsH the Sixth sD where sne1 sy wers
bagged as soon as Marriott refused to take
Of what awaited them inside, parked Tor admission
The great time OF execution fixed Tor to-day may
have to be postponed Tor the carbonic acid gas is
not ready, whereat the dogs rejoice and hope IL
may never be.
MR. BEEsn APPEARS ON THE scENE.
About noon Mr.. Bergh paia o visit TO the Pound
and threw In compassionate glance, such al
Howard the philan thropist in his walks through
Newgate, might have extended to the patches OF
unfortunate Old Bailey criminals condemned to
be hanged. He then took survey Of the wicked
In their eyes and innocent dogs IN their arms the
eige OF the sidewalk. He did everything calmly
and deliberately. He tapped the policeman que tly
on the back and inquired il he mad seen any dogs
subjected 70 undue pressure he hoped every dog
s t w see ana Ia d w
the majority took the situation ana that they recog
nized that the vital issues ut stake were superior
to all other considerations. he was sorry they
srould be unsigned premature death and
burial, but tnere was no resisting the inevitable
From them, as N he remarked to the policeman,
who was affected even unto tears new race or
oRs tnemseVes more avoraoy 70 ne
kind consideration and brass collars OF higher
Cspsan Marrost VINO had one dog over MS back
and Jour under his arms at the time, with every
THE REGIMEN OF THB DOGS.
Mr.. Bergh kindly inquired after the regimen OF
the dogs and found that they were being fed on
toast and Croton water. HIS humane eye iei upon
one unfortunate animal Of the wolf species, VINO
had evidently Deen brought to the city from the
Was pIsSaps %eo 'a he Worst EEa
and was captured on spree; He was suffering
what and d Se% as the tue Hall
Bergh discerned his complaint in an instant
and handed over to Captain Marriott, on o sheet
n nra inf nn I'm
the bark ceases" The President OF the society
ana careful inquiry into the condition OF every
dog present, Quite q silence reigned during his
KNOWS DOCS LIKE BOOK,
says he saw tear stand in the eye OF black and
tan that I'M Mr. Bsrsh in his
were the marked characteristics oil the unhappy
captives. In the extreme corner OF the room a
large dog drew the eyes OF many visitors. He was
a rough nnkempt brute, tnat mad fought his way
among the rocky Businesses on the west side OF
town. where whitewashed shanties lend Swiss
Alpine feature to the landscape He was suffer.
ing rom the ST. vtus' dance, and his misery could
clearly be met only with asphy xatiOn
MR.. BERGH AS 4 PHYSICIAN.
MT Bergh thought otherwise, and ordered zone
ne @ o ag the a
iound in q remote corner of the room. This was a
dog that IN the period OF her confinement had
a veil over scene Tx this though iul OF so much
that is truly tender and pathetic Poor thing
OHc anu ulust Uc aSpny AldNeu, ioI uopouy WA
come to claim so extensive responsibility.
NEWFOUNDLAND DOCS
! have not yet been turned in II would excite tears
OF pity that any of the canine natives OF that coun-
try should suffer asphv xiaton. Considering that
they belong TO q land that directly unites us oy
cable with Europe, some consideration should oe
shown them. Favor might be extended TO SKYE
terriers in view OF the approaching transit OF
Venus, and ladies' lapdogs are cruelty
treated in being muzzcd With wire. Let
! the ordinance Of Alderman Morris be amended,
and lapdogs OF gentle breeding be allowed to wear
nuZzles made OF mosquito net sixth ward dogs
should be muzzed with iron. Boys who steal
dogs belonging spinsters who have no other
com MON Lheir dnily Malka Shonlu be muzYled