The New York herald., 1878-06-18
9HE DOGS DOOMED.
Opening Of the Pound and the
Catchers' Season.
ZULU VAS HIS NAME" "
Pathetic Appeal of German Woman
to the Keeper.

The Dog Pound, At the foot Of Sixteenth street, East
River, was informally opened yesterday morning ior
the season, and up to the hour Of cosing ~ wv ~
the aieraoon, received three unfortunate victims ~
the hands OF two small boys and man. The TWO
small boys received thirty cents EACH and started on
Tor formidable spree peanuts. cranberry pe ana
Croion but volunteered his dog gra'usousy,
as thirteen years old, nearly stone blind. good
for nothing aud glad TO be rid Of It, He hoped
it would be ersctually drowned and never %
burden to him any more. "rhey are three ki-
y,'s and ann worth shucks," said John Mac
nahon, tho keeper OF the pound. "rhis one hore,'
he continued pointing the largest, which was black
and cadaverous "is tramp; the other there, ind'-
eating t,le scrubby, frightened specimen, ries' 20
look nike a Scotch terrier and the third is regular
kyi that snooks around barrels and has no KIND
OF decency or seli-respsct"
LOOKING HoR HER LULU.
While The keeper talking OLD German woman
entered aud asked Il her dog was found yet "why,
this is Eve times you have been here to-day, said ine
keeper, with look OF astonshment.
.Yaw," replied the old woman, land ph gum vlvty-
fife dimes tin nnd my dog"
s.wnat kind OF an animal was he, madams"a asked
bystander.
'sne vas nice little dog, snust SO high" measur-
ing with her hand q height Of ten inches from the
ground. "Ais name vas Lulu mt iocket on his
neck and all white NIT lew red hairs between his
eyes, He weigh two pounds Won ounce and vas made
a bressns 70 me Won year ago shast mex Moo Years.
Day"
at was lady dogf"
"No, she vas a man dog and Lulu his name. No
man can come dc house but Lulu bite him IN dc leg
init his calf Och with heavy sigh), dat dog ish
wort $50 and not nnd him any more"
She nave her name ss Miss Weber, and having been
permitted to look the last arrival since her prev
ious visits IN the morning she departed with trou
plsd conuteuance, but vowipg 10 come again "vLty
dimes"
WHAT THE DOGS WILL KNOW.
1.-THE dogs'i know TINS pound is open" re-
marked MacMahon; "the boys'll lot 'em know. They
can tell when they're bein' fetched here You ought
70 see em weaken, juss like that dropping his arms
and legs II limp a lowell whom they get inside
this shanty. They jest can toll like humans that
somsihin' bad's agoin'to happen. and they shiver
ike u fellow with the chills.'
man with a strong German accent and high
color in his face came inquire about dog no lost
woek ago MacManoa was cx ,laning tnas even II
person identified and claimed his dog he would have
10 pay So poundage before he could take him
away The German lis,s,sd =, 81 .nd grew ,ad,anans ~,
for my dog and some mans como and steals dc muzzls
Of HIM and brings nim here, and says II sees my
dog pays nothin' for him no more.
he goes lnto that cage" SAID Mac pointing sssrniy
the black trap lying N the aisle awaiting i's prey
"Veli, how Dc debl am 70 ke.cn the vsllah vo.
sSss Dos Vo v.a. % know aud DOTS yoss 10
madder init Schneider" exctediy returned the
aWell. look and see Of your purp is hero and don't
chin 50 much," ,ar,iy answered tho keeper.
s.No dc dog he don't be anvwneres here, because II
he vas he'd hear me and III hear him." aud The dis
consola.s dog sosker went away disaus.ed.
rHR NOBLE BAND DOC cArcnERs
Fifteen catchers were sworn In Ocors tho Mayor
yesterday. aud received their shields OF German ell
yer, price 81 So marked In the middle with dogs
along with the number OF the district which each
assigned. They only entered on their duties at the
tme ine pound was closed, 90 tnat no respectfully
pected yesterday. The dog catchers are appointed by
The Mayor tho recommendation OF Individual Al
dermen, and supposed 10 be young men that run
wd dc inasneen."
.srhey are all men except thrce this year." said
AacAahon. Most VI the fellows last year we're
sdog gone' set OF thieves, and stole dogs right
lett, IN muZxcd or not.
"How did they mako outY"
"WeiL l paid one Of them 34O0 tor eleven weeks
dog cat ching. You Amt like old times. when
anybody could bring dog and get PAID Tor MN No
Douy gets PAID but the regularly appointed dog
calchsrs, and each OF these has his wagon and goes
securing until he nls up. An average load 10
fifty dogs which thirty cents mead makes sis, and
that Is u days work. The biggest loads come from
up town. where dogs are not we'll watched as they
are down town. Inen little boys steal uogs aud de-
liver them Al night 10 .he cat0hsrs for i've or ten
cents piece, and then they maze good profit on
wmoLxsALx poo DROWNING.
"whal tue largest naub Der you evcr drowned In
s.ws drowned one day last year 76l dogs We
drown them twice week, giving forty eight hours
his hie each dog from the time no comes IN, ex
ccpt when wo get over crowded, and then select
such played out ki-yis As l know amt worth cent
that nobody will call Tor and just chuck em into
the cage and nave uons with en-"
skKTcH or rHR PouxD.
The pound 10 ~ tho extreme end o the street, at
the side and within lew Icet OF the rivcr IL
FRA hnt nn aH Hyro oaalV farm
cnt uses and opened Tor tbs rst july OF last
year IL about a!ty ieet long and thirty VIDE, with
pens to accommodate nearly two hundred dogs,
ranged IN iour rows down The floor. Sono Of these
pens larger than tho rest intended Tor tho
modation Of amy unfortunate canine VI superior
blood dimensions, such mastiG bui dog New
foundaud of c0aracter but the great niaJory are or
mongres k.yis Ana su.s Of low uesrse ,n , "a. CEN
high aud ten feet long There IL siidlng door Ia The
top through which The dogs doomed 10 execution by
immersion in and when sixty or seventy are
got together IN the cage Is wheeled out on the dock,
lifted by strong cha attached TO derrick aud sIung
out the river, INTO which II is a. once dumped
allowed TO remain under the surface Tor
eight mnutea, a. the expiration OF which time every
Tosn Tos 'he cage nI' sorssa nsa ms a,,oaSs aay
oow.wows is hauled up aud transferred 70
keeper has a spacious oflcc wisnin the building and
adjacent TO the csDine prison, and here In The
he ~ Kept busy irou eight IN the morning TIL Two IN
answering Applications from owners Of Lost onca
After the pound Is closed the treated 10
meal OF onher moat or crackers gwen to thom In tin
dtshes
ogxkRAL
Two meals arc gwen them during their incarcera-
tion Just enough " keep them IRON eating away the
woodwork around them. IL should bs stated that
IN case n man who has liconss for his dog
| loses u and nnds u in the pound ho eau
recover u without being compelled to nay
80 by going beiore hr Hardy IN Inc Mayors Office
aud making an affidavit that the dog u his and show
ing hn license. should dog be really good spsci-
mcn, and the keeper Processes to be Judge ne not
summarily hurried away 70 execution alter the lapse
tv-ptu IA hui In tak
care OF Tor s long period week In hopes OF hnd
| ing the owner or of disposinp OF him 10 dog
iaucior. Az high as $lU nave oiseutmcs bosn given
for likely looking ones, aud the money 10 presumed
| to 60 10 tho city Two policemen duty
throughout tho uay and one nj night It 10 q
sorrowiui duty TOR the polics, who are 10
tenaerly attached 10 dogs, attachment fully