Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-12
DROVE A DOG TO SUICIDE.
OF THE STREETS PUR-
SUE AND A CROWD LOOKS ON.

Down Twice ON the Pavement in Front
Of Truck--wounded. but Not Killed.
A Ballet Hnds His Pains.
Here, gimme that stone; can fire
1raighter than you, and III hit him in der
aecln
He was barefooted, hatless coatless boy.
There were dozen of the young rascals, and
they we're chasing a poor dog down Wooster
street yesterday. The dog was hoodlum,
too-a shabby mongrel with leather strap
about his neck and bit Of rope hanging from
tho strap He had been foraging in the gar
bage barrels when the boys got at him
stones, sticks, anything they could pick up
they fred at the dog. He was a big fellow,
who, despite his lack of flesh, weighed per
haps sixty pounds, and If be hadn't been so
worn out by hunger and 50 weary by the
chase, II Is more than likely he could have
turned about and made his mark in the
annals Of Bleecker street.
TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
But he didn't have spunk enough TO fight,
and at Prince street he tried to escape by
lodging up toward Broadway. 1t was about
| l045 a. IN. when the dog and the boys got to
Broadway, and straightway there was a hub
bub Business men and clerks and girls in
the shops came 20 the windows stood in the
| doorways and some went out upon the street
10 see the cause Of all the excitement A few
cancidal souls raised the cry Of 'mad dog
| Tired dog or scared dog would have fitted
the circumstances better. The dog painted
ana painted, and more than once slipped as
| he ran. Some Of the stones had hit him, and
| there were marks on his body where he had
| half rolled over the muddy stones
When the dog had got about in front of
| Nibios ho turned and looked at his enemies
| They were ms relentless as ever, and their
| chance 20 stand right over the dog and pelt
| him was greater than 1t had been at any
other point in the hunt. The dog seemed to
take all this in, and giving up his straight
run up TIE street, he cut off suddenly across
the roadway, and, reaching the car tracks
| stood there for a moment in apparent doubt
| On both sides Of the street were hundreds Of
| men. They g God up ON their ends the same
as the boys did they had white faces lil1e
the boys; they all seemed just as much his
foes as did the boys, and If dogs can reason
at all, this dog had to reason that there was
not one man in all that crowd who would be
his PROTECTOR. Perhaps the dog reasoned that
there was no way of escape; perhaps that
try 10 run where be might, he would be
stoned And kicked; perhaps he didn't reason
at all, but 1t appeared to scores Of men on
I
tate before doing what won from all who saw
it an ejaculation Of pity.
He had reached the car track. No car was
coming, but just few feet away heavy
truck, drawn by team of bay horses, was
r7lmbling along The dog had halted at the
track and looked around at all the crowd that
seemed new allies of the band that had hec-
tored him 30 long He gave a glance at them,
and then, with all the slowDess Of human de
liberation, be walked to the track and lay
down The crowd could see that the feet OF
the big horses must trample upon the dog:
body, and that then the wheels would pas:
over him Any dog Of ordinary sense would
have known the same thing, and this dos
Z seeuned 10 know 1t. He lay down on tn,
! track, with his bead right over the rail Th'
driver could not stop his team, and when thl
horses reached the dog shout went up from
those who saw the horses feet Just graze th'
) dogs neck. The heavy truck pushed the dol
or the track out of harms way. The dog wa
safe
THE WELCOME BULLET.
But safety didn't seem 30 be what he want
ed, and when he found that he was still alivi
he Jumped up and ran Up In advance OF thl
wagon and again laid himself on the track
This time be got hurt. The injury was no
sufficient to kin hin, but 1t was so smart
wound that it apparently took the idea o
suicide from the dog, and, with all tina
; strength that comes 10 men and brutes alik
when they are tortured by the agony Of sud
den shocks, the dog leaped from beneath tn
I wheels with howl Of pain and dashed witt
desperntSon at the crowd on the west side o
Broadway IN front Of the Manhattan cafe
I The crowd now Thought that tho dog wa
3 dangerous They parted before him, AM
without s%erviBg he made straight ahead
\ He happened 70 be going straight toward tn
door leading 10 the salesroom of Maerlende
Brothers fur house. The Maerlenders occu
by the upper part Of the building at IS
Broadway and have their salesroom On tn
I first floor, above the Manhattan cafe. U
a the stairway the dog sprang
: The door 10 the salesroom was open, and h
. ran in there, ran the length Of the long room
back to the little partitioned off private Office
: and darted In there The boolSkeeper and on
n Of the Maerlender brothers were in the pr
4 vate Office and they were scared. They stoo
Z close against the wall and let the dog rus
past them. He jumped out of the window
y bowling all the while The window looks OF
on the space between the Maerleuder bull,
inc and one behind il, and this space on Il
ground floor Is built up TO a level With IL
windows Of the Maerlender private oiiic
The roof covering this extension is Of glas
and out there the dog ran, painting and pc
spring. He did not seem mad, but rath'
i, exhausted. He crawled over TO one side
the roof, where passageway connects Il
!, = two buildings Here lie hid himself as we
rs be could.
Meanwhile there was much fuss on Broa
,, way. The street was blocked with Poop
Il who couldn't see anything, but seemed bouI
! to stay until they could. Policeman JOSEF
~ A. Sure was on duty there, and he couldr
= get the crowd scattered for half an hou
= When he did succeed IN getting them to
~ away he went up stairs and looked at Z
dog. He thought the dog would be better (
y dead than half alive with no known owner
look after him and with the chances th
u more boys would hector him if he got out
the street again, 50 Sure shot the dog twiS
y and 30 was ended the life Of the persecut
y brute that had tried TO commit suicide. /
~ body was taken to Prince street and left
70 the gutter in front Of Rogers, Peet & Go
r. store. The boys waited around until th
at saw it thrown there.-New York Sun.
Got Left Both Ways.