The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-05
Strange Mad Dog Panic in n. Y. City.

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Strange Mad Dog Panic in n. Y. City.
An IafWfated Dog Buns I-mpch in thr STREETS
Of NciO York City, dttackiHg scores # i'eopR
ant roURding dozcnS, for tre!pt consecutive
hourS before he is dtspGtched'
We condcnsc the following from three col.
umn account in the y. Y. Sun
On Wednesday night Of last week long
cared yellow and brown dog, starved and ema-
ciated, broke away from the lower wharves on
North River, in New York. and started on u
run a-muck through the city. 1t was about
midnight and the streets were nearly empty;
vet on Greenwich street he came up behind
Mr.. Francis Cavanaugh and giving n fierce
growl, sprung open. mouthed at his neck. Cav
anaugh fought him off as best he could. was
badly bitten in the left hand, then ran with all
his might towards Hudson street, was followed
and Overtaken by the dog, bitten badly IN the
thigh, and then the dog lOped off, and Mr.. &.
went to the Chambers Street Hospital to have
the wounds dressed. Two hours later, as Mr..
Weed and wife were walking rapidly towards
home on Narlck street, the dog rushed up from
behind, sclzed Mr. Weed by the clothing,
threw HIM down, Sew at his throat, and rs he
threw up his arms in defense the lett was
SUlLel, inc Sleeve ". w SIIlCllo, wv iSppi'y
the flesh escaped dissertation, and the dog
leaving Mr.. w, bounded with a howl at his
wife, made two springs at her throat each time
throwing her down, when policeman luckily
came up and with his club drove the dog OIL,
Mrs. W. escaping with no harm beyond a ter
ylblc fright. The dog made several vicious
attempts to scizc the policeman by the throat,
but was finally driven away. Beaten and sore,
and uglier than ever, the dog next appeared,
about A. NJ, on Broadway, where he first en-.
Counercd Mr. lalasale, Of the Associated
Press. who, wholly without weapon, had Il
fierce struggle Of some minutes with the dog,
his clothes being badly torn, bat escaping WIN
= few slight flesh wounds The next man en-
couYrrcd was J. NJ. 0 Brien, who, after sim.
liar tusslc, got away. The dog kept on unill
reeching Ggosvencr street, where he icapeu al
the throat of policeman, who flung HIM OF
aud fired two shots at him, but without hitting
him. On oh Avenue he met truckman,
whom he attacked savagely, nt!lcting serious
wounds. On 18th st. and 10Th Avenue anoth-
er man was attacked III the same way and bad
" hurt. By tins time 1t was broad day light
the streets beginning to ill with people, anu "a
general cry OF mad dog" was raised, the pc
destrans clearing the way in front, ana u
crowd pursuing at a safe distance bchlnu. AZ
Hudson and 3 INK streets VIM. Wheeler, clerk
Of the steamship Adraric, was attacked ana
some ugly wounds inflicted on his arms. Ana
50 the dog troted along every block or so at
lacking and more or less biting some one, un-
Ill he turned towards North river, where the
piers were alive with people. One after an
other was attacked, but all beng frightened ny
tie cry of mad dog" seemed TO have no other
thought than to get out OF his way. Inc uog
was driven back into the city, and no effective
check seems to have been put to his "mad Ca
reer" until after l2 O'Clock, when, running
around into 18th street, where Charles Sell.
man, in charge Of a lumber yard, took aiier
linn with revolver Unlike others who had
attacked the beast, he ran up within lew iee'
and fired two shots in rapid succession. Meth
or shot took effect He tried to shoot again,
bu, the revolver missed fire. The dog crouch
ed in front Of HIM. Seilman snapped the re-
vover once more 1t missed fire. lie threw
it from him and jumped to one SIDE just as
the animal leaped for his throat Before the
dog could recover himself Scllman Jumped
ON y truck that was standing near, drew one
Of the upright stakes from its socket, and fear.
| lcssly approached the dog. Again the animal
crouchcd and jumped. Scllman swung the
weapon about his head and brought it down
on the animals skull. Two more blows were
given. The animal dragged itself back, and
was about to make one more jump, when 70
Iliccman Burk of the Charles street station ar,
rived and put an end to the brute's lie.