The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-06
DROWNING FRIENDLESSD0GS
BEGINNING THE WORK on THE EAST
SIxTEENTH STREET PIER.
Tho First Nights Catch rs Seen after their
Forty-eight Hours OF imprisonment Lit
tie Ragged Giris Love for her Lost Dog.

tie Ragged Girls Love for her Lost DOE
II was not yet o'clock yesterday morn
ing when Sun reporter found. sitting on the
stringer of the bulkhcad at the foot OF East Six
teenth street. ragged girl. sobbing. Oh. my
Charley, my poor Charleyl I'm afraid they'll
drown him. The catchers got him on Tuesday
night. and he's in there, and | hear HIM bark
ing now and. Oh, dear I'm 80 'fraid they'll
drown him." The little girl lives with an aunt
In Hester street; her father and mother are
dead and Charley is a spotted dog. He hasn't
the Mayors license to live because she had no
money to get license.
Superintendent Mcmahon. Of the pound, had
promised to be at his post at 8 O'Clock to open
the dog pound. and begin the drowning Of those
unfortunates that had not been claimed. But
that hour passed. and there was no human be-
Ing in sight save the little girl and police OIL
Ger pacing his beat. Inside the sheet iron
structure 75s captured dogs howlcd and fought.
Every now and then u black mu2zlc was thrust
out from under the cage, and. after cautious
away down the street. II was evident that
through some hulc in the flooring the smaller
dogs were escaping. and the police officer soon
discovered me plar oi escape ana plcd stones
against il. Vt length dog catcher cart drove
w ull ~ US. IT'S nMnNN WV ~
Of the child. ana, standing ON tlptoe. she pult.d
The heads and kissed the noses Of such ~ she
could reach through thc Stats.
wagon, Superintendent Hatfield. Dr. Colemnn.
end Omccr smart. Of NJ, Bcrgh's force. As Mr.
Hatfield alightcd. the little girl who was looking
Tor Charlie. -prang 70 hi 81 le with glad cry II
recognition. Yes. the Superintendent said.
II know her: she came through the rain night
before last. h. my office. and stood for nearly an
hour crying outside the railing before dlstov-
pred her. told her come down here at about
10 o'clock this morning. and | would SOC what
could he done. rather think though, that she
must have been waiting here all night"
six o'clock. and seven. tut no Mcmahon.
Wagons loaded with dogs began 10 arrive in
numbers and one OF the assistant pound keep
reporter accompanied him into the cage. Fully
half Of the dogs confined there had gnawed
their rGpcs and w9rc iearne Wildly a ,,, the
not managed to fire." themselves merely stood
At about ~, o'clock Mr.. Mcmahon arrived.
and, after an hour spent in getting the derrick
ready. the drowning was n"gun. Al the rear Il
the pound enclosed uh two sides by high hunrl
fences is u yard about thirty feet square. The
third side opens on the river In THIS
va,d. at the foot of a derrick stands
lgreai iron crate. such H. II used In thu boiling
of Holsters. This WIS rolled into the pound.
forty dogs were thrown into il. the cover was 49,
ltilc yard Then. hy aid of tho derrick. it was
swung out over the water. and slowly lowered
until at length, with -ullcn plunge. II and its
STRUGGLING freight disappeared. The spaces lD-
tween the lar~ Of the rate are 80 large that ono
or two Of tho smaller dogs wcr, nnl" to "s'are;
put as they ros" I" th. surface. they were Iui X
iy seized and hauled into huats ~ boys who
wcre wqitins for Ju-i su waits
Mr.. Hatfield ordered the men 10 keep the
crate IN the water s"Nen minutes and when
| was lifted, " do-- lay IN heap in M
thrown into a corner 81 The yard. there To await
The arrival of the cart for the dead animals. and
he crate was again prepared for the drowning
Of other dogs.
Meanwhile. the little gir had discovered her
Charley. pretty spotted coa,h iiog, ana they
had together been taken t. Mr.. Bcrgh oilir"
10 be- given mu2yle aud a license, and the child
was happy.
The dogs are drowned at the rate Of about 100
per hour. During their Is hours confinement.
previous to meeting their DOOM they are feel
Twice. on crackers soaked n water. and u plcntl-
ful supply Of water is given them.
The following table. prepared from actual
aount and careful inspection. shows IN" Vuri"-
Ties Of color and breed of tho coo dogs caught
nd imprisoned during the iirst nights work of
he dog officers.