The state journal., 1884-09-13
A poLroEMAN's COURAGE.
stopping a Mad Dogs Career Despite tn,
Animals Bite.

stopping a Mad Dogs Career Despite the
Animals Bite
To-Day's New York Times
The sidewalks of Broadway, in the
Eastern district of Brooklyn, were
crowded Thursday afternoon with shop
pers and pedestrians, most of them ladies
and children. 1t was very hot and not
breath of air was stirring about 3 clock,
when there was sudden startled cry:
mad dog Mad dog! Get Off the side
walks. Mad dog
There was a paniC-Stricken stampede
into the street and stores. Mothers seized
their children and ran screaming into the
nearest doors or rushed up the most con-
venicnt steps Men sprang into moving
wagons or ran for the street cars, and the
sidewalk was left clear for white Spitz
dog, which, with its hair muddy and tan
glcd, eyes glaring and mouth iOaming, ran
toward the ferry, swapping rightand left
at everything it passed, but never ceasing
its ran. Police Officer James Short stood
at the corner of Eighth street and heard
the cries of warning from the men and the
screams of the women. lie turned about
Just as the dog was upon him, and so
close was the brute that he had no time to
N7rn his 6 liif'dl' flsan' hi4 helt Jnt stuck it
teeth upon his knuckles and made two
ugly cuts, and, snarling and swapping,
attempted to continue its run.
But Short had no intention Of letting
the dog get into the throng of women
and children again, and he picked it up
and dashed it to the sidewalk, while a
little crowd collected at a respectful dis
lance, though no one offered to assist him.
The dog ut once sprang up, but the officer
got out his CLUB and struck and kicked
it until it bolted into grocery
store. The proprietor saw the animal
coming and jumped upon the coun-
ter, while two clerks climbed up the
shelves in the rear with the agility of
monkeys. The dog dove in between
molasses barrel and a lie Of soap boxes
and lay close against the wall, painting
and snarling. The police officer closed
the doors Of the store, and, leaving the
gentlemanly proprietor despairipgly bal
ancing himself upon the top Of the cheese
box on the counter and the two clerks
clinging in horror stricken silence to the
heavily loaded shelves, he ran into neigh
boring hardware store and borrowed a
revolver Then he came back and shot
the dog. The brute ran yelping from its
corner and. springing through a window,
ran up TO Ninth street. causing great CON
sternation among the crowds who were
waiting in the streets to see the police
man kill it. The officer followed close
behind it, and at South Fifth street its
strength gave out and it fell. Then Short
shot it again and satisfied himself that 1T
was dead.
Officer Short had paid no attention to
his bitten hand during the fight, and he
found that it was bleeding badly. He
went to the drug store on the corner of
Eighth street and Broadway and applied
ammonia to the wounds land then had them
cauterized, and number of men who had
witnessed his courageous action compli-
mented him on his bravery He does not
fear hydrophobia, and yesterday he played
ball with his wounded hand The cour-
ageous officer in only 25 years of age.
He is a son of American parents, and
was born in Brooklyn. He has been con.
nected with the police department of that
city for four years.