The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-01-08
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.

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ed him over to clerk in his office,
Mr.. Il Haering, who, having beer
an athletic performer in number o.
circuses, had become accustomed to
entering the cages Of wild beasts, uo'
der the instructions of number OF
animal trainers. Mr.. Haering agreed
to take the deg TO his fathers prem
ises in Atlantic, near Alabama ave
nue., East New York. provided that
ex Judge Troy would pay for the
animals's keeping. Mr.. Troy willing
ly consented to this, and a cage Of
ten feet high was constructed ia Mr.,
Haering's garden, and "Satan" was
placed in it. One Wednesday, two
or three weeks ago, Satan began
to howl, as was his custom when he
wanted food or water. Haering went
into the garden to feed the dog, &C.
companied By half a dozen persons,
curious to see the brute. After
giving the dog meat, Haering pros
cured some water, stepped with It
into the cage, and then bolted the
cage on the outside. He usually
weat into the cage to feed tie ani~
NAL, and always, 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 disinclined to drink, refused
to be petted, and walked restlessly
up and down tho 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 ami
mal spraug upon him. Eaering
threw himself to one side, but the
dogs paws struck him on the shouldN
or. and the dog and man fell to the
floor together. Haeriug sprang
quickly TO his feet, end the dog
Jumped at him aud sunk his teeth
into the mans right arm Haering,
quick as lightning, pitched the deg
over on his back, and was just 60
ing to jump on his paws, as the brute
recovered himself and spraug for
Hearings throat. With one hand
Haering grasped the dogs leg, and
with the other caught him by tho
upper eyeld, and did not let go bis
hold until he had torn the animals's
scalp to the back of his head. The
dog fell back with Haering on top.
Both got their feet, and Haering
sprang for the gate of the cage.
The dog dashed at him again end
Haering clinched the brute and tri d
to set his teeth into his shaggy neck.
He failed, but caught the dogs ear
with his teeth, and held on uutil he
had cut it off, and them he hurled
the brute to tho floor, and fell him.
self.
The dog rushed at Haering again
Just as he was getting up, and bit
him in the left arm. Haering thrust
his hand into the brute's throat and
tried to smother him In the strug~
gle both fell again, and the dog
lacerated Haering's left hand.
"Unbolt the gate," shouted Haer'
ing to the men who were standing
fifty feet away, but no one dared TO
come to the rescue.
Haering then threw himself on
the dog and set his teeth into his
throat, and at the same time grasp
ed the dog by the upper jaw with
his riga. hand, pressing down the
lover Jaw with his left arm until
the flesh at the sides of the dogs
mouth was torn by the strain. The
dog and man struggled about the
cage for at lea-t five minutes. At
last they reached the door. Haeriog
still keeping his teeth fxed in the
animals neck, lifted him up and
pinned him against the side, at the
of the cage. Then with his right
hand he uuboIted the door of the
cage and got outdide, at the same
time drawing the dogs head
through and closing the gate Oh bis
neck. Then he pressed upon the
gate with all his might. He held
the dog in this way until be felt bis
strength failing, and then, letting go
of the dogs neck with his teeth, he
opened the gate slightly, and, with
a quick kick be knocked the dog in
side and locked the gate.
Both Haeriog and the dog were
covered with blood. Haeriog's lacer-
ated hand bled fast, and, Dr. Allen
was sent for, and he dressed Haer9
ing's 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 constant medical
treatment, He was rapidly improv>
ing atlast accounts He says he re-
grets that a member of the family
poisoned the dog, for if it hsd rec9v~
cred from the wounds in its throat,
be intended to enter the cage, arm
ed with heavy whip, and beat the
animal into submission.