The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-29
Thirty Mad Dogs Killed
This Month.
Failure of PrusSic Acid--The Club vs.
Poison and Water.
EIGHT HUNDRED SLAIN.
MIR. Marriott Thinks There Are
1000 Yet to Kill.

Some OF our pretenders TO special wisdom tell
us that canine rabies is prevalent in January
as in June, and that we have no more TO appre-
bend from hydrophobia in the season when the
dogstar RACES than when the thermometer ranges
within few degrees OF 1t is true the columns
OF the HERALD occasionally record fearful cases OF
the incurable disease in the depth OF WINTER such
as that OF the late popular, accomplished and
talented actress, Ada Clare, who persisted from
the poison communicated from pet lap dog kept
IN a Dramatic Agency ONCE in Blocker street
where her business brought her. Hardly a winter
week passes that does not bring the record OF mad
dogs killed In New York one OF the adjacent
cities but even this fearful showing will not COM
pare with the authentic reports OF similar cases
during this the first summer month. Not reckon
ing the fatal OF DR.. Francis
Butler and Mr.. Mccormick, who both
received the death poison in May, though the
effects were developed in this month, there have
been reported thirty-two rabid animals killed by
the police down to and including yesterday. ON
the 23d the number killed reached five, and yes.
terday swelled up q list OF eight. The cases have
been spread all the city, we'll In Fifth ave-
nue. as in Jackson street, and they reached from
the neighborhood or the Battery to l67th street,
Morrisania. This startling exhibit shows most
conclusively that the ordinance condemning vag-
rant dogs to death and directing that all dogs In
the streets shall be SO muzzled as to protect the
public from the danger OF being bitten while pur-
suing their avocatons In the public thoroughfare,
was not DAY too soon enacted and cannot be
too rlgidly enforced Several OF the reports from
bitten persons MAINLY cniIdren-belore bein
slain. No doubt many others or the
ours where deaths are recorded had bitten persons
whose names were not reported. It Is also prob
able that rabld dogs have, within the month, been
oy Their owners or Others not
rom the police returns gives fearful exhibition OF
DANGER FROM HYDROPHoBIA.
The following list shows the number OF mad dogs
killed by the police since'tne 1st day OF June:-
JUNE S-Oicer Flynn found mad dog in West
Cortandt, Broadway and Cedar street lie had
bitten the son OF Daniel d. O'Connor, NO. 10 WASH
ington street. and man and woman unknown.
dog at No. 1874 Fulton street.
JUNE u-Onicer Pless shot mad dog at Eighth
avenue and Fortleth street. 1t had bitten two
children.
JUNE l2-Oficer Cummings shot a mad dog in
'front.' OF No. 81 Franklin street.
JUNE ls-oneer Murphy killed mad dog in
front Of No. AZ Fulton street.
JUNE 17-Oilicer Little shot mad dog at No. 101
Third avenue.
JUNE ls-Oincer German killed mad dog at No.
same Day-Oficer Macdonald killed mad Dog
at No. Is Bedford street.
Same Day-Onlcer Pope killed mad dog IN intro
avenue, near 10th street, which had bitten Ann
Stuckey three years old, and Charles Chave, five
JUNE ls-O1icer Godfrey killed a mad dog at
| Third avenue and Sixty-aith street.
Il same Day-OHCeT klueu u LHau uOH NJ No.
Peter Flanagan, OF No. 90 Forsyth street.
JUNE 2o-Olrcer Galllgan killed mad dog at No.
JUNE 2l-omcer Byrnes killed dog at seventh
avenue and Fiity-fith street who had bitten W. w.
Wlnant OF No. SOL Eighth avenue.
JUNE 23-Oficer Darrell killed q mad dog at No.
POT East Thirty seventh street.
Same Day-Orlcer Smith shot q MAD dog at No.
404 West Twenty-ourth street.
Same Day-Onicer Walker shot mad dog owned
by DR.. Passman, OF No. So Jackson street.
| Same day officer Clark shot mad dog at No. IA
East 1850 street.
Same day officer Ronk shot a mad dog at No. 70
JUNE 24--Ofricer Button shot mad dog belong
street.
JUNE 25-Onlcer Conover shot mad dog at No.
| 293 Third avenue
Same day Oncer Herman shot mad dog at No.
So Rose street. 1t had bitten Catharine O'Brien
who was taken to the Park Hospital.
JUNE 26-Onlcer Bruce shot mad dog at No. BAG
East Fourth street.
Same day the police at corner Lexington ave-
nue. and Thrty-slxtn street shot rapid dog.
Same day Officer Quigley, at Forty-frst street
and First avenue, shot mad dog.
Yesterday, June u, seven mad dogs were shot
by the police in different parts OF the city.
Benjamin McMulen, aged four years, son OF
officer McMulen, OF the mounted squad, was bitten
III the cheek YESTERDAY by mad dog, while play
dog was killed by the father. No injurious enects
are yet apparent In the child.
An Alleged Remedy for Hydrophobfa.
correspondent on Staten Island writes that
an infallibe remedy for hydrophobia In man or
beast is found in elecampane root. He says that
the first dose for person is one and half ounces
well bruised then boiled IN a pint Of new milk
until 1t is reduced one-halt and then taken at one
dose. Fasting ID recommended for several hours.
administered during twelve hours, while the I last Isl
may be taken on an alternate day.
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