New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17
TITO BOYS IND 4 MN HIS TICTIMS
MAD Dog ATTACKS SEVERAL PEoPLE-A
Pog..CEMAX's BULLET ENDS HIS RUN.

POg.iCEMAN's BULLET ENDS HIS RUN.
Several persons were bitten by mad do2
Yesterday afternoon The animal was worried
into madness by the Treatment received from
miscbicvous boys At least three persons Ie-
ceived bites from the dog. and 1t Is believed 'nb'
others were similarly injured, rs the dog went
n long way before its career was ended oy
bullet. Whether it bit other dogs and cats
is not unite certain The persons bitten
are two BOYS and an elderly man
Another boy received bite from dog at
Fiftcenth-st and Sixth-avc. hut it Is not known
if il was from the same animal that inflicted
the other wounds.
The first appearance Of the dog. so far as could
he learned, was in Grand-st. Several young
boys had been chasing it, and succeeded in get
ting fore around its neck. The rope
had drawn tight. and the dog. which was. a
mongrcl, in trying 10 set the rope on.
struggled so hard that its cXeriions
drove it wild 1t finally succeeded in getting
away from the boys, but part Of the rope was
still around its neck.
At Scanned and Madison SITS. It encountered
John McNulty n child of eight Years. lie was
not quick enough TO get ont of the way, and the
dog took a piece Of his flesh out at the back oi
the lower part of the thigh. \ large piece OF ms
trousers was also torn out.
The child was taken 10 Gouvcrneur Hospital,
and as il was rot at first believed that the dog
was mad. DR.. Pclfcr and DIR. Curran took but
simple precautionary measures. This was at
3 30 p. m
Ten minutes later another hoy was brought
in with the Crc part of his cS badly lac rate by
the dog that bit little John McNulty. ms
second boy wa, George Dwycr, a ten-ycar-old
son of the late DR. Dwycr. Of No 40 Monroc-st.
George happened TO be in the way Of the now
infnriatcd animal, at Cherry and Rutrcrs SIS. lie
told Dr.. Mcrriean that another Y had att'mpte
to catch hold of the dog, and that the animal
snapped AT the boy and missed him. l@ioie
George. who WAS standing close by, could run ont
of the way. the dog turned OH him and sank IT'S
teeth in bis right shin. lie showed the dog
away. but i, made another dash at him, ana tore
his left leg III Il similar way.
John Mc\ulty il a dcaf-Mui". SO hr c"uid h"'
give any intcliigiblc information 10 the doctors
as 10 how hc 10 lee bitten. lie was acco"p"il-
led by his father who lives nj No. JDl Madis'li-S'
Mr. Nc\uliy told the surgeons Of the hospii'l
that his boy was not paying any attention 7" 'he
dog when IL attacked him. ~ soon ~ the sur
gcunS heard Of the second ease they burned 'h'
wounds of both boys with niiuc acid. toih
the boy, were ih,n taken To- their homes.
40 account of tie dogs ,cmcriH alter ~ icit
Cherry and Rutgers ST.. Is known nntIl III W' Ic
its appearance ai Fulton nrd west SIS Al }
o'clock Here il dashed into gang oi men VINO
were making some repairs on the lrlt Line lfAll-
road track. William sides j. tie foreman oi the
gang. and he happened 10 hr ne "ne against WtYu'
the dog ran. II spreng ~ him "nd seized MN
ly the left hand, tearing IT scr"n,N. tir Ni''s
hnd his wound dressed and caNicri7cd ai 1lc
Chambers street Hospital. He left - 20 10 his
home al No. o3s Fir>i-avc.
The dog was continuing is mad run down
Wcs.-.f when IN wa. shot ~ i.iirrtv-si. b' To-
lccman John J. Campbell. Of The Iir>t Precinct.