Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-11
BITING REMARKS
On the Biting Subject Of CANNES that
Have FOndness for Biting
People.
Memphis Given Over TO the DOgs-Is
There to be No Protection from
Their Teeth!

While Memphis is in many respects very
prosperous, in one view she is going to the
dogs. II used to be the duty OF the police TO
poison all the stray dogs on the steeet. This
duty was afterwsrd put upon the city seav-
enger, but since his sausage factory has been
forced like the tide al empire to go West, the
dogs have bad, and are having, their day. The
son home in the lonely hours OF the night !;
they sneak the streets by day, and there is a
decidedly unpleasant favor of bydrophobia
about them, too. People indulge in great
deal Of sentimental twaddle about the noble
dog; and yet the very animal that you have
peIted for years may forget your kindness,
and ipfiict on You the most horrible death
til at can be pictured. Let Us talk about noble
rsttlesnakes and catamounts.
The question arises, shall Memphis be eX-
posed 10 danger from hydrophobia because
Mr.. Huhn's air-castle or sausage factory has
bursted? The sensitive calves of our legs
and the emaciated seats Of our pants cry out
against it, or would cry out if they ex-
pressed their Indignation that way. If any
one thisks Memphis is not the ''City of Dogs"
let him go out near midnight, and on all
sides he will hear the festive dog. The
horizon seems 10 be made up of yelping
hounds ana snarling ours. Men and most
animals like to go 10 sleep at night, but
dog can get more pure essence of rest out OF
yelling than a human being can out of the
sweetest slumher. dogs food is bark,
his Iove'note is snarl, and as mark of es-
pecial tenderness he may condescend to bite
you. The hardened sinner who is writing
hese incandescent sentences can readily
imagine hundred female voices exelaim-
ing: 'You horrid thing to write SO about
the dear dogs. My Fido is just too lovely"
But let those same tender sympathies be ex-
pended on people instead of dogs. These
remarks are none the less earnest because OF
their trifing. They were suggested by the
Incidents told below.
Little Ida Scheibler aud Willie Geiz were
attacked and bitten by stray dog in Chel-
sea yesterday morning, under circumstances
distressing to their parents, and rather dis
creditable to our city authorities, whose duty
it is TO ex ermiuaie such animals. About II
O'Clock, when Ida Scheibler, the ten-year-oi d
daughter of Mr.. Sam Scheibler, finished her
music lesson, which she receives at neigh
boris, and was walking along Seventh street
toward her home, accompanied by little
pet poodle dog, she was met by
A LONG, LEAN, NANCY DOG,
which at first appeared to be attracted by
her poodle. On her endeavoring to drive
him off, he jumped upon her and tried to
catch her throat. In her efforts to throw
him off, the dog bit her on the left arm in
ward a gate near by the dog caught her by
The back, bit her several times, and would
have possibly killed her, bat for the timely
aid of a. lady who ran out and dragged her
within the lot, shutting the dog out with the
gate. The neIghbors, who saw the attack,
forgot the dog in their spxiety for the child,
and did not follow him up, but allowed him
TO sAUNTER OFF,
while they gave their attention to the little
sufferer. The dog was seen to jump through
fence which surrounds the grounds known
as Bickford Park, and which is used as a
pas urage by Mr.. William Geiz, the butcher.
1t was here he next attracted attention by
chasing the sheep. Willie Getz. fifteen
years old, was in his fathers house, which
overlooks the pasture, and ran out to drive
the dog away from the flock; but instead of
the dog running away at his approach, as he
supposed il would, the brute continued 10
chase the sheep, and did succeed in biting
two of them, when Willie called little
negro boy, who had gone into the field with |
him, TO go to the house and get the gun"
About this time the dog ceased 10 run after |
the flock and went 10 a tree, where he lay
down Rslnre the negro could return with
the gun Y
THE DOG EsPIED WILLIE l
and at once made an attack upon him. By |
from getting on to him for quite awhile. |!
His cries for the gun and help attracted his |
ia:her, who happened TO be riding by, aud |
who ran at once toward his son, and was |
within twenty five feet of him when, through |
he exhaustion of the boy and the mad
strength of the brute, the dog caught the |
BOY first by one thigh, then the other, and |
,gsin by each arm in turn. Then he sp |
Deared satisfied and ran off few PAGES and |
aid down. During the scuffie the negro
lad come up with the gun, which MIR. Geiz
ook from him and
KILLED THE DOG.
The lad was taken home and DR.. Donahue
The news of mad dogs having
,iten Ida Scheibler and Willie Getz, soon
pread over the neighborhood. DR.. Hewitt,
$ no was called to attend Miss Scheibler, in
ormed the APPEAL reporter that the dogs
.arcsss was examined by him and that there
we're no signs OF irolh about the mouth, yet
he action OF the animal WAS such as to cause
he most serious apprehension. Both sui
erers had their wounds drawn by the cup
ling process and cauterized. Every antidote
,nown will be used to. prevent bydrophobia
With the unfortunate victims.