The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-10
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Bsrgh's Dream and What Came Of It--Dsstrus.
ton Of the canines-Mam Meeting Of Dogs
in Tompkins square-The Muuls
Question in the Board Of
Hsalth-Jsrsey and Doga


Hsalth-Jsrssy and Dogs
Bergh's Dream and What Came or tt
Destruction Of the Canines-Nisss Meet
Ing or Dogs I'm Tompktns square.
The whole canine world or New York was III
condition OF terror and Dewilderment yesterday.
Dogs on the street were as scarce as strawberries
Ia January. Here and there solitary yelper win
= wire muzZe on his nose crossed the pain OF the
pedestrian and seemed to appeal to him for relief
from the remorseless ordinance OF Alderman
Morris. MI. Bergh, the supremest humanitarian
between the poles dreamed dream like Joseph,
night before last. There was nothing so human
in the Apocalypse as his vision. lie saw train
OF dogs. Each dog had a grievance. but AZ each
dog had Q muzzle none could communicate 10
Bergh the miseries OF his condition. Bergh's soul
was moved. He. however. was no machinist and
consequently could furnish rellef to the dumb
petitioners. From skye, from Pomerania, rom
Newfoundland, 'fr0m GreenIand's ICY mountains
to Indias coral strand" came the representatives
Of the great canine race. They called on Bergh
muzzled and miserable. Among them was the
one remaining black aud tan (the last
OF his race) whose progenitor assisted af
Balthazar's Feast in an humble capacity under tho
table. And the dog that satisfied Darwin as to the
theory OF evolution was also there He had storJ.
evitabie muzzie stood in the way and while Bergh
IN The desperation OF his dream. sought to demoL
ish the Morris gag, 'like the baseless fabric OF
vision. all dissolved and LETT not wreck behind"
MASS MEETING OF DOGS As
Will be held In Tompkins square next Sunday to
denounce Alderman Morris. Mayor Havemeyer
win preside Comptroller Green, in the interest M
the taxpayers will appear and enter protest.
against the extravaganza OF purchasing wire muz-
zles when straw is SO cheap and abundant. The
first resolution VIII be offered by . dog nom the
Sixth ward commonly known in the locality As
"Big Six" This animal IL OF powerful
bnnd. and WIN no doubt command, a. ne always
tire other aogs On this OCCASION by order OF Mayor
Havemeyer, he win be unmuzzled. Mr.. Bergn VIII
not be present. A telegrapnic despatch nom hiM
Will be read expressing hls entire sympathy with
the objects VI the meeting, but owing 70 private
council OF Third avenue car horses, to be held on
The young ours OF the city will occupy the main
stand along with Mayor havemeyer. All
THE COAMUNisTIC DOGS
win be summarily impounded In the Bastile on
West Thirty-seyenth street, between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues, wnere tenement houses abound
ana primary school No. "a stands up as q con.
splcuouS landmark. The scene OF execution IL IN
me n rear q sne sGn0o ana covers wna1 was once
scene there yesterday The children, Indifferent TO
the misery or the vaRrant victims. sung their Gus
tOmary songs ofjoy ana gladness, while the air
was penetrated with the dying bowls OF ! 900 dogs
THE LATEST NEWS
regarding the canine tribe Is OF q serious char
acter The cheated term has had, It appears, An
alarming eject upon them. Following the exam
have begun TO cry mad doep' In tones that wiil
make the adage even better known than II -
81 Mayer tha 81 s we'll
known sympathy with his fellow citizens natu-
rally explains his solicitude Tn this matter II
follows OF necessity that dogs Home" VIII be
at once established. 1t II universally admitted
that such an institution would be great improve.
ment on the Pound" and however people may
diner nom the venerable Mayor, they viii agree
with him In his Battersea idea.
The Board or Health ON Dogs.
The Board OF Health, at its weekly meeting
yesterday afternoon, abolished the following
section from its code relating to dogs;Section -,
That no person shall take or call 9 dog into. or
allow any dog to 60 into any street or public place
In the city OF New York between the 18th day OF
June and the 18TH day OF September In any year.
unless properly mu2zled.
Professor Chandler President Of the Board Of
Health. said there was an entirely erroneous im-
prsssion abroad on the subject Of hydrophobia.
Dogs, he said, were much more liable
to suf5sr from attack or It during the wintes
months than the summer. and it was no guard
whatever to the public to cause the muxzling Ut
e sded Was the 1ns nI
cooler Of the dog and II was cruelty TO close it
VT Gaze when no COED we. effected By the clos
in the streets, but they were allowed Iree nm
mnzzled range in houses where there was really
most danger. II, the President said, tne Board Of
Health had Known that che city ordinance lately
passed on this subject was likely to become 81
soon law, the Board or Health would have
pointed out to the AUTHORIZES tina AptIer use.
lessness of the measure. The Mayor vF
Schenectady, whom Professor Chandler looks upon
as an authority, was recently asked to pass an
ordinance similar In spirit to the one passed by
the Board or Aldermen here, and he replied indig.
nantly II win do nothing OF the. kind. Such =
practice belongs to the DARK Ages" DOCTORS smith
and yanderposl are OF the same opinion as Presi-
dent Chandler about the Dogs and DR.. smith IL
now preparing an extensive report ON the subject
winch Will be read before the Board ct Its next
meeting.