The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-25
A DOG WITH A HISTORY.
xne Hero Of an Adventure Who Never
Roaata Of III.

Boasts OF 1t.
W. p. Murphy, an engineer on the Columbia &
ruget sound road, is the owner of a small shep-
herd dog he calls "Pete," that has quite wide
reputation, having been the means OF saving the
nves OF woman and child near Grand Rapids,
Mich, . year ago last winter. Pete has quite q
local reputation a. q railroader also, and is az
popular with the railroad boys as the most
anabls employe on the road
Inc story that made the dog famous was pub
nsned az the time in almost every newspaper in
the country and Mr.. Murphy told IL himself a
rev days ago to a PosT-IsTELLrGENcER reporter
as follows:
THE woman's name was Nrs Mary Miles and
she Is my cousin" said he. sShe was living at
little place named Cody, near Grand Rapids
year ago last winter her husband
was In the woods and / left the dog
At her house. because was running around
good deal, aud the dog wn q great fayorite
with her and the little child He was trained
70 draw sled, and the woman frequently
hitcned him up, tucked the little one in the
sled, and Pete would draw it about the yard or
70 neighbor's house. One day she started 20
visit some friends, family named Doughertv,
nving about mile and half away. As usual,
the dog drew the sled containing the single little
passenger. The day was quite stormy, yet
not very cold, aud no thought of danger ever
occurred to the woman as she started out along
the weil-beaten road But the storm kept In
SASaeiilS, Dy tue e6e laQ reached MID
way between her friends house and her own, it
was blowing . furious blizzard. To turn back
was a. bad as TO go ahead, and there was no
houses between She kept on wading through
the drifting snow until, finally, through
fright and exhaustion, she sank
down TO perish. But Pete kept
straight ahead with his little passenger, passing
Dougherty's house, which was back some dis
lance from the road. He went to the next
house, short distance further on, which was
about ten rods back of the road. Going up to
the door he scratched until it was opened, and
he was admitted with the child perfectly safe.
"The family knew the dog and at once re-
allied the situation. The men started out TO
ind the woman aud Pete went with them. It
was some time before they reached her, but they
got her TO the house in time TO save her from
any serious injury. The next summer came
out here and brought the dog with me, but that
woman loves him she would human being"
Pete spends most of his time with his master,
going with him Oh the engine generally when
he is out on the road. But ii be happens TO
miss the engine and gets left, he contents him
self around the yard with the yardmaster and
switchmen. He run along the top of q
moving train OF coal cars much faster than the
most nimble brakeman, and frequently carries
messages from his master on the engine back
over the train to the conductor In the caboose
and returns with the replies. He is rather
small. OF q yellowish color, and ct frat sight
looks like common scrub, but on cultivating
little familiarity with him he soon shows evil
denee of his remarkable sagacity bordering on
intelligence. All in all, Pete is quite famous
dog