The New York herald., 1877-07-06
WRECKED BARKs.


NINE HUNDRED DROWNED DOGS IN TIE zAs1
RIvER-scgSEs ATTENDING THEIR TAKING
OFF.
About 900 dogs we're drowned IN the East River al
tho pound, loot Of Sixteenth street, yesterday OF all
those delivered % tuesday only thirty deemed
worth preserving. The work OF destruction COM
maneed Al haIi-past s,gh, IN tho morning when The
big iron on wheels rolled up Of the aisles
between the pens and speedily died with ysping cars
flung in BY the attendants through open sliding
door at the top. Without regard age SEX pre-
vious condition, they heaped above the other
until the receptacle would contain no more glance
st the number Of pens emptied showed that there
were about forty animals Gagged
rHE HOUR DEATH
Then the big receptacle was rolled out upon the pic
where by means Of derrick erected for the purpose
II lifted up, swing the swift current Of
the river, aud slowly lowered beneath the surface
The dogs kept up a terrible bowling barking, aud
struggling until they disappeared from view Many
succeeded In fighting their way 70 tho top OF thes
struggling fellows and thrust their heads out between
the bars ln vain cnGeavor TO escape their
doom. iew bubbles coming up to the
surface marked the expiring tbroes OF the
luckless and then all still for moment Sud.
denly two Of tho smaller dogs appeared on tho surface
aud swan OF One picked up by the occupants OF
under the water SIX minutes u was hosstcd upos
the pier and its disgusting cargo Of limp irothy
mouthed, CLASSY eyed dead bodies OF ''mongre puppy
whelp and hound and ours Of low dcgroe'
moved by the hands Of the attendants and thrown In
heap ready Tor removal by the Health Department
When OF tho supposed dead animals was seen 10
come, spasmodicay, back to liie and tried 70 make
OF, the cxcutioners decided that minutes too
short n time 10 drown dog with comfort TO himself
and MI s. Mahon Marshal OF tho pound, that
the time should DO extended TO minutes No tine
was lost in rolling tho cage back the structure
where speedily REALIZED for another Immersion
and so the work won't on all day until three Ia the
afternoon, when only the few animals whose lives
were considered worth saving remained
Then The entire building was dreached with water
purified ready for the reception Of the 800 dogs
which had been from early hour IN the morning
brong IN the ten wagon loads outside, awaiting at-
mission These were soon Installed and tcke,cd, and
thor valorous captors ratified homeward In their rick
city vehicles juggling the silver they had received In
exchange Tor ther NANCY heas-ridden merchandise
KNOWING
The scenes attending the executions wore curious
and In some cases quite pituL IL would seem that
impcndcd. Fierce siberian bloodhounds and vicious
bulldogs which At large would have attacked anyone
wao should approach them, and who had been caught
with great difficulty, once within the pound became
quiet as poodes. and chained in the aises permitted
iraie forms without so much as winkius
Why sad one OF the catchers. "them dogs knows
well as we does. When poodle secs my badge a
shnn', as comes along he dives into an alley ana
emotion the lower animals the behaviour OF
the dogs, as they were taken from the pens, would
have proved interesting IN the extreme. the cags
rolled the aises, OF tho dogs placed their
tore feet upon the front Of the kennels gazod rt
at the receptacle OF death and then at the execuonor
with big, round. pleading eyes, that seemed human
in the emotion expressed, and then they gave vent
10 moans that were rcally touching Then, us the
catcher thrust par Of braway hands boldly into the
cage to hft them out, the dogs In many cases
seized with fits Of trembling, and Ia tho tho
day four expired outright IRON fear when thus
graspcd
passing troin Kennel to kennel selecting the doss
and here and there sczIng by the neck and
Iingng him INTO the cage. looked like q nurseryman
going over his hobeds puckng ripe fruits or full
blown nowers. The apparent rockessnsss with which
he and hs assistants seized tho enough to
mako ones blood run cold.
TIE DREADED sPIrz
Where a Spite was concerned, however, more eau.
tion was displayed. aud the dreaded little animals were
handled with such nrmness OF grasp about the throat
as made thoir eyes bulge. After the first immersion
aIl very small dogs tied together ike onions on
rope before being placed In the cage This was TO pre-.
vent their slipping out between the bars. IL would
seem as II the animals In the building knew when
the cage descended there went up IRON Within such
bowling ~ would drown the uoise OF big steam
saw MILL "Bad luck to thin |" exclaimed atten.
! danI "Do ye hear them cryin' for ther turreuf''
There was no need TO cry tor III they all got chance
disturbed The sumbcrs weary c,tzens werc scnccd
forever In the Lebal tide. ana the days
OF watering place bellies aud be slyy pressed by tho
gallant lips OF gentlemen from whose doors he poor
ours wero often ANONYMOUSLY kicked.
The number Of dogs redeemed Is exceedingly small
TACT which shows mat nearly all the owners OF ro-
spectacle curS have complied with TIE requirements
oil the law. In many localities where night used 10
be made hideous by their dscordant cries silence now
reigns The citizens OF the Seventh ward grateful Tor
the removal OF The pests, talk OF subscription
mbusse their dog officer for the timn money spent
in catching the 100 ours which released hia
custody on Monday night by the oicers Of Mr. Bergr.
Doa cArcHEKs' TRIALS
Charles Newry, dog catcher, surrounded an
evening or two ago bya gang OF young fellows who set
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from pistol through his hat ono OF his assailanti
named Henry Ock was committed 10 jail for Ave dayi
In tlc Fifty. Street Court yesterday.
James Mclaughlin II the regularly appointed dos
his rambIes alter stray CANNES yesterday ne fell on
Henry Bauer's Sptz dog The animal runnipa
around tho walk In front Of Nj. Bauur's store No.
63 avenue A, when Mclaughlin snatchcd him.
! Mrs Bauer ran out and snatched the dog from Nc.
Laughlin, and Mclaughlin made hard struggle with
struggle the Spitz bit the dog catcher twice Ia the
hand but he held on 10 ono leg OF the vicious anil
NAL ill tho arrival OF Mr. Henry Bauer,
tho scene who took his wifc and his dog from oui
Inter Henry Bauer arrested aud brought before
Judge Murray, but that magistrate refused to hold
Bauer the ground that according the way dos
ordinance reads any person hindering or resisting
dog catcher IN the discharge OF his duties subject
the penalty oi not less than so nor more
porat,on Counsel in civil court When
Bauer walking out OF court Mclaughlin cast q
most rueul glance alter him, ana said officer
near him, ~ wonder whcre | coming In on This
dog, and wouldn't have my hand the way u Is iof
$50. Pl see the Mayor about this thing Tomorrow
you bet"