The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-04
OUR CANINE FRIENDS.
Destruction of the Fourth Of July
Quota.
A MORE SPEEDY DEATH.
THE POUND CLEARED OUT.

Captain Marriott the Keeper OF the dog pound,
has been exerung all his energies during the last
few days TO give his proteges GOOD ''seud on ior
the Fourth OF July. The humane gentleman mas
been buying up all the pOodles tnat the market
offered, which, In spite OF the sensation
on the subject, has been very mar the
reason OF this IL supposed TO be that the youthful
dog catchers have become as much scared OF
hydrophooia as the more settled portions Of the
population. There can be no doubt that the mere
sight OF a dog, however innocent IL enough to
scare any ordinary person, the present crusade
having done the business. How We shall laugh ~
ourselves next winter when the existing terror Ia
gonei IN the meantime Marriott Is its high priest
and does his duly with q conscientiOusness con-
slstent with the noble occupation III wnlch ne Is
engaged.
During the past two days he did his work with
peculiar enthusiasm, and paid the fifty cents .
head even cneeriuly. Yesterday nlng ne nad
about loo dogs IN his dismal yard, when II nad
taken some three days TO conxregate together
They. represented the usual class OF dogs which
come TO the pound, some very dlsgraceIul Dlack-
guards OF the species and, indeed, these were IN
the ma ority. some Jew representatives OF
higher order II canine society mad been also gain,
cred IN, and by their mourninl attitude showed
the mental depression INTO which their coming
late had thrown them. Their bowls and their
yeips were 0, the most thrilling description; but
OF course these had no effect whatever upon the
obdurate heart OF Marriott he evidently believes
mat until the 1000 dogs which he says exist as
Migrants IN the city are Killed there can be no
peace Tor anybody, and he proposed 10 make a
special example for the glorious Fourth. He was
no doubt little disappointed at not having to pay
| out more han dollars IN the laudable cause, but
Tor the past TWO days the arrivals were short.
The oeath oil the CANNES was more expeditions
| than usual, and even Mr.. Bergn would have little
To complain OF. The large vat was prepared and
the cylinurical tuDes containing the carbOnlc acid
! gas were placed close by. Alter the air mad been
! exhausted the gas was injected, and the death Of
! the dogs WAS believed to take about Twelve min
utes. he doors were not opened for about one
J hour. and at That time the poor ANNA s were al
! found to be dead, dead m fact, that there was
no chance this time, for their resuscltation. This
! cleared ali out OF the pound Tor the glorious
! tourtA, so that our iourOOted friends can enjoy
the holiday well as ourselves. The following Is
/ the canine mortuary report of outside brutes who
| have gone to the dog paradlse-
| DOGS KILLED YESTERDAY.
Offcer Carlin, OF the First precinct, killed mad
/ dog yesterday morning at No. ~ Broad street.
| A mad dog was Killed by Officer Lloyd, OF the
Twenty-second precinct yesterday at Eighth ave
nue. ana FOrty.seventh street.
| At naif-past eleven O'Clock yesterday morning
Oficer Moran, OF the Eighth precinct. killed mad
dog at No. 361 Canal street.
Ofhcer Hobson, Of the Thirty third precinct
shot a mad dog in Concord avenue, near Wal
street,
A dog was killed at No. 242 Spring street by 9
policeman OF the twenty fifth precinct.
Otficer Walker, OF tine sixteenth precinct, shot
mad dog that had bitten one OF his children ~ No
MlneLta lane.