New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-04
THE home or HoULNG AND DESPAIR.
MORE THAN 500 DOGS BEwAILING THEIR HARD
FArr-sCFNEs At THE DOG POUND.

| MORE THAN 500 DOGS BEwAILING THEIR HARD
FATE-sCENEs At TIE DOG POUND.
The Public Home for Dogs, at Sixteenth
street and East river opened yesterday morning. "'
formally but very uncoremonously The dog-caiehers'
who with worldly wisdom had stored in cellais curing
all last week, immense canine supply, fet agsre'ou
that the pound was ready on Monday ms they eN,
Iected Not only would the delay obhge them to hold
over large stock ready for market. hut the
additional captures OF Monday must he cared
for after fashion. There was danger TOO 'ht
the whole lot would spoil theiI hands II did not seem
impossible that au attack OF the nuciical' ooy''S ~,
tie Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals might ,eah on. ~
moment These fears were hot uIounueu. scNi,n
choice lotr pcnncd up IN dark cellars without food or
drink Gin one two instances numbering % cHfs were
turned into the street by MI BcIshs Officers. - -
those dOgcatchers whose stock had been spared were III
to he relieved of their victims Nobody seemed to he in
a very pleasant temper. The dog-catchers were ealB
FOR the reasons mentioned ana because me many p,'s
and scratches, received Ia Mondays hunt were not
altogether enjoyable And the keepers and the workne,
cursed by the doecaiches aud hurried oy MI. Del rs
deeds OF cruelty. If the Pound Is not speedily hulshc
Graspcd by the nape of The neck, tie snapns' sP"e
little beasts were transferred not ehdcfy or WIN Car;
from the wagons 10 the pound Sooh' Viot No., -,
the go kennels had an occupant. SUI t my
came, and presently eMh henhel h'I TWO o0Cul 1 III
sorry set they were Ihln and NANCY sort ,'' anu
lame they stood w their paws on the edge oi the Ken
ncls and howed at the VISITORS an We't au ~ ,
and OF the more desperate TIED to jump over tne
sides OF the boxes II determined 10 hang themselves
Those poor ours mat ad been iaSlcen 20 stl11 nc
ases had constantly the air OF expecting TO be kcheu
constantly before doors half dozen WAGONS caeh
vi. some of rough coop upon n. IN which were
the unhappy victims OF the Jaw They were SURE undedy
great mob OF Dog ana men, DISNEY Yelled women WIN
in tneir arms made NJ tie crowd Inc Dos h",
ca and syly pOkcd up the game me doSs Ntl'td anu
1Ir7' from, az sIes W. f.rritc II was wo,, than
Bcdlam lot loose, or tuu band ~ street mus cans
10y over 400 dogs had been received ana zoo more
were CRYING for room.
The ordinance requiring animals TO he kert forty
eish hour before dro"ums rs deeaicd to- he ni7,nS<
dircclg aiser being received. Generally speaking, ID
valuable animals found stolen 10y the d1g-catehers
faLcers their masters again for ur more han lly
ITS mead. An element OF blackm'l! enters mo tne
one lesntctsible dog received at the Pound
Yesterday, and that has not been claimed IL
been redeemed or ciEht IN number were poor
specnens Oi spgZcs or miserable iitue monsr'lS 1hrF
masters ana mi',ies,es mus nav o'Vu l.o' M o.
cause thcl were Prt3 "u' p'.tu.V .t' " 81 u ,
10. catcher viii be likely To set n'o trouble ihdt Is me
shall bring 10 TIE Pound tie especial pet OF Ar
McMahIu, lie hep,F Mc"laHii so, I' par @ iS
was stolen nom the basement al lie mouse on 3Oui!
and threatens a SORTS OF Vengeance in mia way II
hC catches toe catcher 90" caught tn3t cur.
Tie crowd old not seem io diminish much as tuc ual
dlt " = close DOg Still arrived ana hu led me WORK
stall pounded and painted and 7t.I tla Found was
unfinished Al , o'ciock 300 We're distributed
among kennels, ana nearly 200 more we're AT tic
GO,r ILe actl .ys ind foI them ali IA
,om. way. aJd that tney must b,r 10 best thcy may
until - n. IN ihurs,N. Tlcn Ht VIII put them out OF
tn,ir misery. Iieu tie ZION basket NI Doc hiea ANA
fu.h ,ue contents Mr. BcrShs officer VA be on the
srau.d ON IAulsiay. Yesterday they maic no arrests.
Nondtq v.s not held for trIal. much 10 their disgust
but gc claim thdi they ie Dy 40 means through
Io.uiauts we're made 10 Mly0r ily We o. day against
DOG Oh.rtr, L. j. Hughes, M1liIn hos,, Inon19 BIZ
.uuA4.'.', "hu VI '.' it.l' "a 'N' D. W
HdeHcs ara mcl@hehH were c'i -c" Nt ne ~ i
money lor case OF dogs. thei 'icih larry ma"
d,odtd th"' c oilc-i- nave 20 "uiu!-l! ~ 49,
enclosed areas The Permit Bureau issued 100 hee-c,'
yesterday.