The daily gazette., 1875-08-03
Tigers Let Loose a7p the Cifa,.
AN OLD MAN NEARLY TORN TO PIEczs

AN OLD MAN NEARLY TORN TO PIECES.
1t was while crossing an enclosed lot
Of Charles O'Donnel, at Long lane and
Darby road, ON Saturday, that Samuel
Fulton, II years of age, was set -up6p
| by four bloodkounds, and alt hpueh
his cries brought instant assistance,
was SO terribly torn that he nowAes al
the Pennsylvania Hospital, in q critical
condition. 1t is about 10 or 20 years
ago that the first two bloodhounds, Of
which the writer is aware, appeared at
the beer house OF Engel g. Wolfe, then
situated ON Dillwyn street, above
Callowhill. They were of the German
isli black, in color and compared with
all other dogs that ever did tdelight to
bark and bite"--as DR.. Watts so sweet
ly says-of immense size. Since then
by importation and natural increaAe
the number has grown until scarcsly
one OF the many beer breweries Is
without one or more of them. while
the German butchers as a rule takeia
pride in seeing who can own the big
gest and savegest. There are bthres
varieties the siberian, the Russian and
German, in this'city. The best speci-
men of the Siberian, the most ferocious
of all can only be found within the
walls of the Eastern Penitentiary
where any one can interview them by
becoming a prisoner, and then break
ing out of his cell, skirmish around
the yard of nights. The Russian and
German varying in size according to
the purity of the breed, are to be
found among the manufacturers OF
beer and beef and pork, and are with
out exception the most ungrateful ana
vicious, dangerous and untamable
brutes that exist among the so-called
domestic animals. 1t Is as much as
one man can do when attacked to es-
cape unharmed from their fangs. and
when poor old man II is attacked BY
four of them at once, it is no wonder
that the hospital report says: "a
large piece was torn from one of his
legs, snnd his body terribly lacersted,
and he Is in dangerous condition"
Some two years since well known
down town lumber merchant possessed
one of these villainous pets that he had
raised from puppyhood. As it grew
towards full size he was compelled to
keep IL chained because not work
man In the yard dared to lay handon
even lath, but tho dog would fly at
him. He had fed the dog always him
self. and therefore imagined that he
would never attack him. But one day
when removing the dogs pan in order
to take it away and return 1t filled
with food as usual, the dog few at him
and the chain only saved him from
bite. Then he took stick and sound
" whipped the chained bloodhound.
But tue next day the william was shot,
for when the lumber merchant thar
night unclaimed him he barely escap-
ed with his life BY flight to board
nile. where he was all nightsbesieged,
Il was oaly last summerth thatthe writer
happening at Bridgeport, opposite
Norristown, saw slowly stalk across
the road and into the yard of large
factory most superb female Of the
Siberian breed. The watchnan of
the factory was standing by, and with
him the visitor conversed about the
animal he had just seen. I'll show you
something he said, and opening stable
door out Jumped o pup as big as a full
grown Spanish pointer. Thls he said
was one of her pups, and nine months
old. but have an older one, brother
of the pup, and he introduced an I'm
mense fellow. This he said, is .1s
months old and weighs 100 pounds
Think of what chance an unarmed
man would have with hound Of this
weight. Do you ever chastise thems
was INQUIRED No, he answered,
would net dare.
! fhe fact Is that these bloodhounds
are dangerous, even to their owners,
are utterly useless TO any one, ana are
Ieut only because of a competion BE-
tween a certain class of citizens a. to
who shall own the biggest and most
,-Phtid. '1fnaes.
H. --R--~@.-
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