Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-17
REVOLVING sCEsE.
How vagrant CANNES are Made Away
with at the Pound.

The fact that over one hundred dogs had
been killed at the poundi on Wednesday
night, was briefly mentioned in the UNION
ash AMERICAF Of yesterday: At eight
o'clock the work of slaughter began, aiid .
UNION AND AMERICAN reporter was pres
ent by special invitation. Several pounds
of poisoned meat had be n prepared by the
city preScTiptionist, II. IL. Page, but, str .nge
to say the dogs would not touch it nor
even smell of il. This being the case, it
was found necessary TO adopt some other
plan for destroying the lives of these vic
Tins of iufenile cupiditFj and the plan bit
upon was to Kill theih With clubs. \ couple
OF colored men selected sticks Of cord w60d
Of suitable size, took position near the door
Of the pound and struck sayagely at the
CANNES, which were released one at time.
Occasionally they would miss their aim,
the dog would escape and rush yelping to-
ward The door Of the wOrkhOuse, the pound
being situated at the lower end
of tic spaciuus enclosure in which certain
of our fellow citizens are Won't % Fttrslte
geological investigations, OF, in other words,
break rock.
As all the doors of this enclosure were
securely locked, the poor brute would only
HIOiOAlE lAS tAAoNIAANC a AiO-
ments bs this effort 10 escape, for he
Would BE intefceitFd III HE Wild c2rser by
men stationed alO 10 at intervals, each
armed with cub, and blows would be
rained uron the unfortunate animal in a
manner fearful TO contemplate. Blood
| flowed in streams, yelps and screeches of
pain filed the air, and the scene became SO
| sickeIiing tl1st dozen eolqred women of
the lowest type-inmaies OF the wOrkhouse;
who had collected on the staircase near the
door leading To the office-cried aloud and
covered their faces with their aprons to
shut Oui the hOnid sight. Occasionally, 4
dog which had been beaten over the head
until it was supposed that life was extinct,
would Tise up aid stsgger of with the
blood gushing from his nose aud mouth,
but a sharp quick blow would be struck
by one of the men, and he would sink back
and with a splsmodic CULVER, breathe his
I last.
BY halfpast nine the bloody drama was
ended. The yelps and barks of the fri hit
ened,. tortured, suffering animals were
stilled in deaih. The laH hcd Teen CO..
ried into effect, and the mangled carcases
of over hundred dogs were lying around
within a circumference of few feet. Some
of those dogs had been the pet of Nashville
households. The soft, white arms Of chill
dren have been entwined about their necks,
tender hands have stroked them, and kisses
have l'ean latishsd upcn them by iutantlle
/ lips. The law has been carried into effect;
enterprising urchins have Ina
few DAYS employment furnished them,
but in many instances, genuine s)rrow has
been brought home to hearts which have
not known grief heretofore.
And row in behalf Of the children Of
| Nashville. in behalf of that feeling Of lose
and attachment Which mankind entertainS
for faithful dog, in behalf Of the efitils
| brute creation, the USIOS AND AMERI-
| CSN protests against this, manner OF en-
| forcing lie rd0G CrdiraIice." 1t. is per
fectly proper that vagrant dogs shO ilG e
| taken up and put TO death in these days Of
| hy,lrophobia, but means should be adopted
for making that death as sudden and pain
| less as possible, and the horrible
| cruelty and InutilaiiUn Of lest
niglit dispensed with. As valVsbie dogs
/ are liable to be entIced away irOm their
owners and taken TO the pound, full OppOr-
tunity to recover their property, should be
| given said owners, and in order that this
may be accomplished, a comfortable
pound should he provided, put in charge Of
a huirane man who will see to It that his
Four looted i'risoTesS arc regularly Fed aid
watered aud the dogs allowed to remain
| therein for three DAYS, at least.
In Philadelphia, vagTanL dogs are smOtll-
| cred TO death in a room built Of bricks and
/ lined with good cement, eleven feet long
! bv four feet FIVE inches wide and two feet
| eleven ir,ches high. CaThOnOus oxide gas
is usca. :. e ssIe:aIed Uy ( charcoal
stove, and bellows forces it into the air
| tight compartment. Seven minutes are Oc-
cupied in filling the room with the gas, and
two and quarter TO destroy life. Forty
large or eighty small dogs are killed al
| time.