Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-14
ULLMAN'S EDUCATED DOG.
The Best Guarded Railway Station in America
"A Aslgaoioua Animal that Deserves a Gold
Medal

"A S1gaolOua animal that Deserves dOld
Medal
There are few travellers On the Harlem
Rail Dad who have not heard OF tie edu
eat d dog at scnr4dale depot. His name
s Knapp. lie Is the property Of Mr..
George Uliman, tho station master.
Knapp Is shepherd dog, about two f 0t
high, and is covered with dark brown
shaggy coat Of line hair. lie WAS born
ia the Scotch Highlands nearly forty years
ago. Ia Is Infancy Knapp was imported
at considerable trouble by gentleman
of Scarsiale, who, being suditnly called
to Europe shortly afterwtrd, gave him 10
Mr.. Ulmau. Noticing genius and intel
lig' nee in Knapp, Mr.. Ulnan began to
train him. Now Knapp can perform
many wonderful icats. lie has been
taught 10 assist his master In tNe per
Torrance OF bis duties around the depot.
Knapp has learned TO tell ny the clock
when a train Is due aud at uight when
the hands point to the proper hour Knapp
takes Il lantern in his mouth and stands
on the platform with the light gu ding
the engineer to the stopping place.
KNAPP knows an expiess train from a
mail train, and a neil train from a way
train. In dag time when an express train
appronch chts the station and the track is
clear Knapp shows white flag, which
signifies all ie we'll.
Not many da,s ago Knapp nrpeaiel
with the white hlg AS an ,Apre ira "A
move In sight. but seeing two small ehil-
den going down the wagon ruad igno
rant of the approach of any train, he
saw that the children would reach the
crossing simultaneously with the train.
Knapp dropped the white II Q and seiziug
the red aag iu his mouth he darted
toward the crossing. The engineer saw
the red dag ami slut off steam before the
animal cached the children. Arrived at
the crossing he stood there and prevented
the train from passing untll tie children
we're safely over the track, then he laid
the Tag down and the train went on.
On another occasion Knapp snatehed a
child FROM in front Of way train Just as
ii was stopping at the depot. The child's
clothing was torn by the wheels Of the
locomotive, so narrowly had it escaped
death.
Kuapp consul.s the clock every day foI
the arrival Of the arrival OF the mail
trains. A few moments before the mail
is due Knapp stations himself at the mai
rack, and when the bag Is thrown from
the car he carries II to the Post Office,
and if il contains any le teTs for his
master he takes them back to him.
When freight trtins begin to switch
| cars at the depot Knapp always takes d
red ilag and trO,s up or down the track,
as the case may be, aud aags any train
that heaves in sight. Knapp alwsy:
keeps his position faithfully until called
in by signals, just as any other nlgmar
is. Engineers all know Knapp, and
faithfully act upon his signals. Aflel
the departure of the freight trains kuapl
often walks down the track and carefully
examines the switches to see that th,
hreakmcn have left tbem all right Salts
lied that no blundcrs have been made, hl
walks back to the depot, aud If the clocl
shows him that he has few leisure mo
meuts he sigRilles to his master desir,
for pipe. Mr.. Uliman has taught hin
to smoke, and he always keeps Knapp
pipe ready for lightning when he call
for Il. The pipe being lighted, the anima
sits on a chair and smokes with as mucl
apparent ease and comfort US his master
Mr.. Uilnan is q good musician. II
has piano in the ladies' room nf th
depot, and often performs on it. kaapl
has been taught to sing or whine tn
tunes which Mr.. U,lmau plays. The dol
often perches himself on a chair besid
his master with his fore feet on IN
plano fame, and accurately turns th
sheet Of mnsic with his tongue. Kuap
can waltz, dance a schuttishe or poll
as we AS auy one can on fur legs.
Oflate some Of the mischievous brake
men have thrown snow balls at Knap
Just as the trains started, or have mad
ugly faces or stamped their feet at hin
lie seemingly took no notice of thes
insults, hut on Monday one of the brake
men went into the depot to get a drink &
/ water. When h. started out Knapp st0u
in the door aud would not allow him I
move. lie made rOveiueni as thOug
about to administer Il bick, and Knap
opened his mouth and uttered a grow
which convinced the brakeman that sue
proceeding ould be dangerous. kuap
kept his prisoner in tue room until VI
. tiain had gone 50 far that the brakema
couldn't ca ca it, and then releasing hii
| KuapD walked away as uncOncernedly d
! though nothing unusual had occurred.
Since that time the hr,kemen hay
! been exceedingly civil to kuapp, but ]
5 treats them with lofty indiilerence.-N
Sun.