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Fight for Life With q Bloodhound.

Some time ago eX-Judge Troy OF
Brooklyn became the possessor OF the
| Siberian bloodhound "Satan," known
to sporting men throughout the country
as 4 terrible fighter. But the dog was
! so treacherous in his disposition that
| ex-JudgeT Troy turned him over to a clerk
! in his office, Mr.. f. Haering. who, hay
| ing been m athletic performer in a num-
! her of ~circuses, had become accustomed
| to entering the cages OF wild beasts, un.
der the instructions OF Il number OF
| animal trainers. Mr.. Haering agreed
to take the dog to his fathers premises
in Atlantic near Alabama avenue, East
New York, providing that ex-Judge
| Troy would pay for the animals keeping.
MI. Troy willingly consented to this,
! and 4 cage ten feet long, seven feet wide
and ten feet high was constructed in Mr..
Hearings garden, and "Satan" was
| placed in it. One Wednesday, two or
three weeks ago, Satan" began to howl.
rs was his custom when he wanted food
or water. Haering went into the garden
to feed the dog, accompanied by hall a
dozen persons, curious to see the brute.
| After giving the dog meat. Haering pro-
cured some water, stepped with it into
the Gag and then bolted the cage on the
outside. He usually went into the cage
to feed the animal. and Away" on such
! occasions carried a heavy. loaded riding
whip. On this occasion he had neglected
to take the whip with him. Haering
set the pan Of water on the floor, but the
dog'seemed disincDned to drink, refused
! to be patted, and walked restlessly up
! and down the cage.
Haering saw that "Satan" was in one
of his worst humors, and turned to go out
OF the cage. He had no sooner turned
his back than the animal sprang upon
him. Haering threw himself to one side.
but The dogs paws struck him on the
shoulder, and dog and man fell to the
floor together. Haering sprang quickly
to his feet. and the dog jumped ut him
nd sunk his teeth into the mans right
arm. Haering, quick as lightning.
pitched the dog over on his back, and
was Just going to jump on his paws, as
, the brute recovered himself and sprang
for Hacring's throat. With n hand
| Haering grasped the dogs leg, and with
| the other caught him by the upper eye
lid. and did not let 90 his hold until he
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OF the head. The dog fell back with
Haering on top. Both got their feet,
and Haering sprang tor the gate OF the
cage. ,
Tile dog dashed at him again, and
Haering clinched the brute and tried to
set his teeth into his shaggy neck. He
failed, but caught the dogs ear with his
teeth, and held on until he had cut it
off, and then he hurled the brute to the
floor and fell himself.
The dog rushed NJ Haering again just
rs he was getting up, and bit him in the
lett hand. Haering thrust his hand IN
the brute's throat and tried to smother
him. In the struggle both fell again.
and the dog Iacerated Hearings left
hand.
"Unbolt the gate, quick" shouted
Haering to the men who were standing
fifty feet away, but no n dared cometo
the rescue.
daering threw himself on the dog and
set his teeth into his throat, and at the
same time grasped the dog by the upper
jaw with his right hnnd, pressing down
the lower jaw with his left arm until the
flesh at the sides of the dogs mouth was
torn by the strain. Dog and man strug-
gled about the cage for at least five
minutes. At last they reached the door.
Haering. still keeping his teeth fixed in
the animals neck. lifted him up and
pinned him against the side of the cage.
Then with his right hand he unbolted
the door Of the cage, and got outside,
ut the same time drawing the dogs head
through and closing the gate on his
neck. Then he pressed upon the gate
with all his might. He held the dog in
this way until he felt his strength tail
ing, and then letting 60 the doris neck
with his teeth, he opened the gate
slightly, and with a quick kick knocked
the dog inside, and closed and locked
the gate.
Both Haering and the dog were
covered with blood. Hearings LAGER
ated hand bled fast, and blood wa run
ming rom the brute's thront. DR.. Allen
was sent for, and he dressed Hearings
wounds. Four of the veins in his hand
were found to have been torn, and they
have begun to bleed afresh twice since
they were dressed. Haering had to be
removed to DR.. Aliens house for con-
slant medical treatment. He was
rapidly improving at last accounts: He
says lie regrets that a member of the
family poisoned the dog, for if it had re-
covered from the wound in its throat
he intended to en:er the cage armed
with 4 heavy whip. and beat the animal
into submission.-NeW York Sun.
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