Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-19
JULIA. THE FIRE DOG. DEAD.
Mrs. Nathalie Pollard. tho lecturer,
uourns a wonderful Pet.
Now YORK Womb

"Jullq. the celebrated fire dog, Is dead. -
said note which reached the World Oihce
Yesterday. "Sne died OF slow poison, given
10 her by some enemy, after untold agony
and excrucatlng pain for three days and
NIGHTS" The note was signed " Nathalie
Pollard, No. 4l2 west I Wenty-third street."
and q reporter called at once at that adj
dress.
The dog Julia hes been In print once be-
fore. for she was no ordinary pet. On The
night 0i january 80, 1885, her faithful at
'echmcnt 10 her mistress saved i've persons
from death in the building No. 3j west
Fourteenth street, which Wa' burned 81 a
la,e hour. Mrs.. Pollard Is the widow Of the
southern historian snd editor. l.. 4. POl-
lard, and is well known a. lecturer. On
the night mentioned she was engrossed ~
ureparlng new lecture, when the dog,
which had been her constant companion
for i've wears, began 10 act IA an
unusual and excited manner buE she Was
too busy 10 seek the cause. At last
taa dog became frantic with alarm aud Mrs.
Pollard. I'm searching FOR The cause, dl'c0y-
cred flames in the lower part Of the building.
Means OF escape were all cut of. She aw0ke
some artists, ssleep on the floor. and together
tbey attracted the attention OF the firemen
and were saved. Already deeply attached
10 Julia, Mrs. Pollard nov became dOubly
no, and ever afterwards gave the dog credit
for extraordinary intelligence. She was seu-
.itive 10 Ife aud once gave warning in time
10 prevent the destruction Of cottage Mrs.
Pollard bad in the south.
Julia j. said 10 have been beautiful ari-
mai, a cross between a pointer ard a coach
dog, Of the Dalms'ian breed, Of medium SIZE,
and her black and white spotted coat. cover
ing a plump body, shOCe Ike a mirror. Her
llrge brown eyes were Ike those Of bu.
man being. and when spoken 10 the inteili.
gent brute could all but speak in reply. Mrs.
Pollard asserts that she could both talk and
iaugh.
my poor pet died on Sunday morning"
said Mrs Pollard, "ard gave her Christian
burial Monday; but such has been my grlef
that have neither eaten nor slept IN three
davs. They would not let me bury her here,
so when the undertaken brought me beau
tiiul satin-lined casket carried the remains
outside the state. and then ! could get a
cemetery lot only by promising not 10 tell
ANYBODY where It lies. / buried her just as
| would have buried a child, except that
there were no services al the house."
Mrs. Pollard spoke somewhat wildly OF Der
loss, showing how deeply her senslbilities
are affected. She said that s0me tlms ago sue
became anxious about her pet. fearing tDat
IN her constantly travelling about the coun-
try some painful accident might occur. she
therefore praFed that the little snlmai mlzht
die She now reproached herself. especially
a the unfortunate ere,ture suffered great
pain. Mrs. Pollard SAYS that she can never
live in the house where julia died, and thai
she has rented other apartments.
= sfasfu NFlg af
Franeo-spanish descent. about for'y.hye,
but with features 80 marked With trouble As
to Give her much older appearance. Az she
talked Of her grief and the sulferings OF her
faithful companion she would become rest
less and walk the floor. Whatever else she
started 10 say she came back always TO the
tong - mar fuiia