The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-02
A HORSE WITH aYDROPaOBIA
Tsrrorizss Street Fall OF people, Bites
Two Men, n Number of Horses and Ia
Finally Killed,

Two Men, n Number OF Horses and 4
Finally Killed.
CHICAGO, August LA horse with thu
symptoms Of hydrophobia ran amuci
on Robey street yesterday afternoon
and was finally killed beneath the
shadow Of the Moody tent at Milwaukee
avenue, No tiger Of the jungle coulG
have created more Of sensation OIL
shown a more vicious desire TO extermi
nate man and beast, Two men were
bitten and eight horses torn by the
teeth Of the maddened animals, A
thousand people Joined in the hunt ia
destroy the brute, For two hours they
chased up aud down the streets and
alleys pursuing and pursued, -Four po'
llcemen with Lieutenant Pensen Joined
the crowd.
Shortly after noon Mr., Erickson at
tempted to hitch his horse to his meat
market delivery wagon in front Of his
store, The animal was Of gentle dis.
position, small and without a trick or
vicious habit, When the horse was led
from the barn he showed signs Of anger,
Suddenly throwing back his ears he
sank his teethin Mr., ErlCkson's arm
and rearing struck at his master with
his fore feet, The attack caused Mr..
Erickson to drop the halter. The in.
stant the horse was free he resumed his
attack and chased his master into the
meat shop,
The infuriated beast then started south
on Robey street, He put men, women
and children to flight, He charged at
every one he CHANGED 10 meet and over
take, In rushing alterthree women and
several children he ran over two little
girls, knocking them down, but only
slightly bruising them. The others
escaped, ono OF the women climbing a
fence and the others, with the scream.
Ing children, ran up the steps and into
the door OF house near by,
When nearing North avenue ConduC.
tor Duffy, Of the North Avenue Line,
stepped Off his oar aud caught hold OF
the animals halter. He supposed 1t
was simply runaway horse, The ami.
nal made vicious snap at him, catch.
ing his right hand with his teeth and
taking out skin and flesh.
The conductor let 90 Of the halter and
jumped on the car, the horse biting and
striking at him. AS the horse went
down Milwaukee avenue he ran at every
thing he saw, md took a peculiar fancy
for attacking his own kind. Every
horse ile passed, and there were eight OF
them, he nipped in the side. He tore
large pieces Of hide from the ribs OF
some. Others he caught where lie could,
but always left tho mark Of his teeth,
Tho animals thus injured became in
turn demoralized and added to tho ex.
element.
The police finally drove the horse from
the street into q vacant lot. Lieutenant
Penzen made lassoe Of Il Clothes.line,
Standing on tho sidewalk he made his
throw. Tho line Strengthened out In
regular Mexican style aud settled around
the horses bind leg. The animal started
away aud the officer took turn around
a convenient post. This upset the horse
and III moment four bullets were fired
in the horses head,
Mr.. Erickson's arm was CauteriZed,
lie and his family are in an agony OF
fright as to the regults that may follow
the bite. He Is In great pain. Mr..
Erickson called in a physician and had
his wound dressed. H6 says he thinks
the horse was bitten by q mad dog about
two weeks ago.