The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-29
NUMBER 81.
An Exciting Scene.

YESTERDAY afternoon about six o'clock
fine bay horse, attached to a light
wagon, was being driven along Kearney
street by two men. When near Suttcr
street small English bulldog, weighing
eighteen or twenty pounds, made spring
from the sidewalk and tried to catch the
horse by the nose. Missing him, the dog
fell under the horses feet, and in an in
slant caught him by the right fore leg,
just above the knee, where he held on
with the grip of death. The horse reared
and plunged and stamped. The men in
the wagon, having all they could do to
control the animal in that crowded thor
oughfare, dared not attempt to get out to
fight the dog off. Finally, with a violent
stamp and a sudden dropping to his
knees, the horse shook the vicious brute
OFT his leg, but in an instant he was
caught again in the chest. Fastening
his teeth in the tough, thick hide, the
dog hung on like a lecch The poor horse,
unable to shake him off, bolted across a
low pile of lumber at the corner of Sut-
ter and Kearney streets, where he was
caught by dozen men out of the large
crowd which had assembled. Some one
at this point raised the cry that the dog
was mad. That was enough to keep the
crowd back and insure fair play Not
soul would go near, and the horse was
several minutes left to fight it out alone.
Again and again did he shake off the
tenacious little animal, kicking and strik-
ing at him with all his fierce strength,
but in vain. He would not desist. Once
in while hoof would hit the dog and
send him recling in the dust, but quicker
than lightning he would gather himself
and Ip1in flcfan hic vico1i1-o
the horses flesh. "Get club here!"
shouted some one in the crowd. "Un-
fastcn that horses chcck-rcin, and he'll
soon fix him with his teeth" shouted an
other man. " Keep away from him; don't
touch himr don't you see he's mad?" was
again yelled out, and the crowd stood
back Once the dog sprang, and,
clasping the horses left fore-leg, Just
as young bear would climb a
pole, fastened his teeth in and held on.
The horse snorted with pain and plunged
wildly about; he reared, kicked, fell on
his knees and stamped, but still those
sharp white teeth were buried in his
flesh, and the cold, sharp eye cleaned
with tenacity and vicious hate. Finally,
some one got long club and beat the
dog vigorously over the head. He would
not let go. Then another man got a club
and came to the horses relief A fierce
Whack fell on the dogs nose and then the
teeth loosened and the fierce little brute
fell under the horses heels. Again he
made spring, but this time something
struck him full in the face. 1t was an
iron-bound hoop, and it came with the
force OF trip-hammcr. Beaten sense
less, with the wind knocked completely
out of him and a leg broken, the dog went
rolling into a pile of rubbish, where his
owner picked him up and carried him
away in his arms.
The poor horse was completely un-
strung. The sweat poured off him in
streams and he shook and trembled so
that he could scarcely stand His owner
got some rum and bathcd the animals
legs, which were badly cut and laccrated,
and after few moments he got sut1i-
GENTLY quiet to be driven home. The
horse is a valuable one, but, unless there
is danger of hydrophobia, his injuries arc
not likely to prove serious. The novel
spectacle lasted fully ten minutes and
was witnessed by as many as 500 people.
The dog is owned byamau in the employ
Of the gas company. He is a regular En-
glish bull and is said to be one of the best
fighters on this coast. He is terribly vi
cious,and is usually kept closely muzzled,
but on this occasion he did not have his
muzzlc on.-Sun Francisco Ch1vniclc