The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08
MAD HORSE.
Bitten by a Rabid Dog, he Gre
ates a Sensation.
Two Men and Eight Horses Bit
ten by the Brute.
Many People Killed in COIlis-
ion at Hamilton, Ohio.
Monument Of the Pilgrims
Chemical Works Burned.

CHICAGO, Aug. Ia horse with all
the symptoms of hydrophobia ran
amuck on Robey street yesterday after
noon, and was finally killed beneath
the shadow of the Moody tent, at Mil
waukee avenue. No tiger of the jun
gle could have created more of a sensa-
ton or shown q more vicious desire to
exterminate man and beast. Two men
were bitten and eight horses torn by
the teeth of the vicious animal. For
two hours they chased up and down
the streets and alleys, pursuing and
pursued. -Four policemen, with Lieut..
Pencil, Joined the crowd. Shortly
after noon, Mr.. Erickson attempted to
hitch his horse to his meat market de-
livery wagon in front of his store.
The animal was of a gentle DISPOSE
ton, small, and without a trick or
vicious habit. When the horse was
led from the barn he showed signs of
anger. Suddenly throwing his ears
back, he sunk his teeth into MIR.
Erickson's arm, and rearing, struck
his master with bis fore feet. The at
tack caused Mr.. Erickson to drop the
halter. The instant he was free he re-
sumed the attack and chased his mas
ter into the meat shop, The infuriat-
ed beast started south ON Robey
street. He put men, women and
children to flight. He charged on
everyone he CHANGED to meet or over
take. In rushing after three women
and several children he ran over two
little girls, knocking them down, but
only slightly bruising them. The others
escaped One of the women
climbing fence and the others with
the screaming children ran up the
steps into the door of a house near by.
When nearing North avenue Conduc-
tor Duffey of the North Avenue line
stepped off his car and caught hold of
the animals halter he supposed it was
simply a runawayhorse. The animal
made vicious snap at him, catching
his right hand with his teeth and lex
ing out skin and flesh. The conductor
let go of the halter and jumped on the
car, the horse biting and striking at
him. AS the horse went down Mil
waukee avenue he ran at everything he
saw and took a peculiar fancy for at
lacking his own kind. Every horse he
passed, and there were eight of them,
he nipped. lie tore large pieces of
hide from the ribs of some; others he
caught where he could, but always left
the mark of his teeth. The animals
thus injured in turn became demon
allied and added to the excitement.
The police finally drove the horse from
. the street 10 a vacant lot. Lieutenant
Pencil made lassO of clothes line
standing out on the sidewalk he made
his throw, the line Strengthened out III
regular Mexican style and settled
around the horses hind leg. The ami
NAL started away and the officer took a
turn around a convent post. This up
set the horse and in a moment four
bullets were fired into the horses head.
Mr.. Duffy had his handwhich was hOr-
ribly torn Immediately cruterized. His
family are in an agony of fright as to
jury. MIR. Erickson also has his wound
dressed. lie says he thinks the horse
was bitten bya mad dog about two
weeks ago.