The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-21
DOGS DOOMSDAY.
Three Hundred and Thirty-six
Drowned Yesterday.
SCENES AT THE POUND.
Efforts of Bereaved Owners to Recover
Their Pets.

The dogs passed an uneasy night at the Pound be-
fore their execution yesterday morning The watch
man says they almost barked the roof of the build
ing They had prescntment OF their approaching
doom and wore determined to make themselves heard
before they left They supposed 10 have SHOW
vowed'' thor innocence ana howed tor vengeance
their prosecutors. Al halEpasi the
big tanx, like a huge square cage,
wheeled into the end Of the Pound
and presently the work OF placing the victims within
!. wss begun White curly SPITE dogs, Scotch terriers
ykes black and tan dogs, kiys, bull pups, coyoodes,
coach dogs and the inevitable .yailer" DOG followed
EACH other IN quick succession until over fifty
inside and standing room Was at premium, dozen
more pitched In top contrivcd to wedge tho whole
mass tightly together until It was all dog
with a good deal OF leg and tall The tank
was then wheeled the end OF the pier and
fastened by u chain TO strong derrick. The sight
OF the water ana the consciousness that they had
picked their last bone and fought their last battle
made the strongest dogs SILVER Even the ''yaeri
dog, who was supposed to have contempt Tor death,
having been run over by dozen wagons and fred at
by hundred butchers cleavers, weakened In the
knees when he glanced at tho watery grave below
him. The tank guided out the end oil the
pier by while two men turned the crank
of the derrick. Officer Lambert, Of the Society
the execution conducted due form in harmony
with Mr.. Bergh's humane wishes ana that the dogs
received lair shake Whom rid OF the pier the crank
reversed and down went the heavy tank, striking
the water squarely and sinking like stone toward
the bottom. As It touched the water the dogs,
fairly frightened 10 death, sprang nervousy up to-
ward the roof OF the cage aud howled peously, but
had disappeared tho instant and all
with that lively lot oil XII yis.
About five or SIX IN putes rom the time tho tank
had sunk out OF sght thick vapor came up through
the water and settled tho surface, resembling SO
sch foam. This, It was explained by Mr.. Borgh's
man, is tho acid exhaled from the stomacns OF the
dogs as they give their last kick in DEATH
chow long are they lett beiowi"
'ien minutes by the watch. Last year, In the first
trial OF the experiment, they only left
minutes, and on being brought up and tumbed out
nall OF them life and took q walk round Ten
minutes settles tner hash beyond any doubt"
AERCivUL EXECUTION
| Tho next batch moro numerous, bong COM
posed oi smaller ours, but making much more noise
and faniaronado about their late than the OF
larger growth and greater responsibility So the work
OF destruction vent on until quarter past ten clock
| when the considerable number OF $3.50 dogs were
| ported as having been placed hors de combat Ihe
aead bodies were piled In one hugo heap AT
corner Of the enclosure next the end OF the
pier, and the onal contractor telegrapned
| TOR 10 take tue cArcAscs sway to Barren
Island. The execution was merciful and
| terIy performances rs u could possibly be,
few years ago. whom asphy xation by C acid
the pan used for dsposng OF the dogs, great
cruelty and loss OF time were the result Dogs appa.
rently dead survived the tortures Of sunocaton and
came 70 nfe again, TO the horror OF Mr. Bergb, VINO
finally succesdcd IN designing the present machinery,
which 10 SO much more certain ana expeditions.
| ACTIVE DOG cATcHERs
Tho dog catchcrs were stu moro active and sue
cessiui yesterday than on the previous day. Dog
catcher Birmingham brought, in one wagon load, az
many as forty-six dogs "Ahl he's q corker ~ cx-
claimed hacMaaon. nell got dogs where nobody elso
and 1. do Caf0X n he Ia nail har
He'll grab for him OF he big bull He's tho
dnringcst dog catcher you ever seen and he'll nab
Filth avenue dog jest MS quick Five Points one.
Them's tho kind o. feisrs mako their way In tue
world He's bitten MI ovor BY dogs and he shows tho
scars us II no was sol orr
/ The dog catchers did best the side oil Town.
One OF them, named shannon, said II was little early
for a bis business, but that the dogs
handle than they will be later IN he season.
"what time Of the DAY do you find the best for
/ Three IN tho morning. You those yere dogs
that baInt got no home are around jest a out that
wagons agoIn' through Streets then there are
no doorways open ana lew people out, SO We Can SEQ
lem easy and pick 'em up easy
| MIST OF the dog catcners grab their dogs by the
back of the neck IN such way that unless II dog
reach around - bite their hands. All small dogs they
Can naDdlc In this way with perfect impunty but
when IL comes TO mastiG or bulldog they can
never calculate GU escaping without oite. One nrm
OF dog catchers employed rope iooped ike a lasso
| to capture dogs above the medium size. IL reduced
| the risks OF being bitten and had more dignity OF
method about u tnan tho old fashioned plan OF steal
| Ing up behind the animal and grabbing him with the
| bare nand behind tue ears
| BROUGHT POUND
There were l9s dogs brought TO the Pound yester-
day up to the nour OF two O'Clock; ~ came IRON
Second dstric. 20 from the Third, 10 Fourln
30 IRON the Fun, IRON the seventh, 20 IRON the
Tenth ana ~ IRON the Eleventh. In ng load
of ooas OF catchers mad his badly bitten
| uy Russian bloodhound. Ho resorted Immediately
TO the usual DIS of the cachers OF suck ng the
wound and spittng out the virus and imnediaiely
cauterizng the part affected. None OF the catcnsrs
seemed IN The least alarmed about handling dogs with
~ hnr a M lllu ha
upon their arms aLd hands received III the perform
ancc OF Their peculiar dutics
| MacMahon, the pound keeper, had many applca-
lions Tor lost dogs IN the morning but only two
successful. little man, win a strong German &C
cent, discovered his spnz dog IN the OF
ono side Of tho Pound, anu between his JOY at mo
recovery OF his lost pet and hrs with tho tani
zerwin gri" that allow TO 20 In the street
his feelings were very conflicting. ''Got to bay Gree
crossing MS redeemed cur IN tone queruious iond
ness as he groped his pockets Tor the pounda9e lee.
| ''Yes," remarked MacMaboa, "sDd youn have 10
pay 81 more To get license Tor HIM twenty 1--we
cents Tor a mazzs ~ you wanl 10 keep him.
When he heard ,hls ne ited his % es from the dog
and rep,ea, "AeIn Gotu sn diss a lree runthry dat
mein dog here can't away sgross dc sthres widout
some tam rascal collars MIN ny DC necA and make
away with hims" ihen turning 10 tho dog he said,
"You shust come right away home, dimc you
blay bricks on me smoke you mt boony sassidsc.
fon don't get me any moro 10 bay no license init
/ you,n anu the Two sloped on more or happy.
/ TnE IRISH fox rARgiER
IL was soon alter this Durly man In a blue shirt
walked up to the ranss OF the Office, and fastening
nerce eye on the Pound keeper SAID, There was
tarrer stole OF my front toop last night Is he nero,
| aye known
/ ii cant say, because"
"0h, TO biazes with III II ox tarrer-an Irish
fox tarrcr, aD' IN break the fellows neck that stoo
H. WHAT arc you here iorf"
| ''How attn l 10 tell your
"Icll the deviii sure a could tell my ox tar
rcr u he never saw him-witb a cast III his cyc,
snge IN hl tail anu the Taste taste OF MS let BIT
| on Why Couldn't you tell q aog ike thar"
We'll you NO la there aud see u you can ind him.
| ana IL GU 40, pay me 80 aud take him away
"fay you <3l sure, Its hcnored you ought to be TO
have my lrisn FOX tarrier In your dry ould Pound
No, Out I'M ply $40 nne Tor breaking the neck The
| foiiow That stole nin.n
Aud then went IN, and. OF course, failed 10 nnd
his ox tarrier but st deter TO break tho neck
| VI somebody At some limo or otner.
|
IL was Ia the alter moon mat Miss Weber. tho old
German lady who lost her dog Jour weeks ago. an A
| has already called dozen times At the Pound in
| hopes OF pnding him, made nor appearance and
| asked eagerly Al any fresh dogs had come
| ~. shown into Pound, and