The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
SHE KNEW THE DOG WAS MAD
ASTONISHING REHA FLOR OF 4 PEA CE-
ABLE ALDERNEY CON.
when shc First Heard the Animal snsrl she
Grew unensy, ma When he Approaches
She Gave Battle nud Killed Him.

back OF Farmer Stephen Harrow Vanderbecks
house. In tho outskirts OF this village.
there is n little mound boneath which
rests tho body Of hig black and
white dog. whose nnmo. owner. and ped
icree arc unknown. This dog appeared in
the neighborhood last Saturday afternoon.
and at once became an object OF suspicion and
pursuit. Ho came to his death at the horns
and hoofs OF steve Nnnderbcek's yellow Alder.
ney COW. and Steve is now debating whether 10
would not BIO prudent to Kill her.
About O'Clock on Saturday afternoon .
farmer driving south along the Schraalcn-
burgh road. a mile and half northeast Of
New Milford. saw in front Of him n big dog
with black woolly hair streakcd with white
underneath and about the head. The dog was
running southwark ut n good gait with his
! ncse near tho ground and his tail standing
out behind. stilr and straight He noticed that
Tao dog did not keep steadily to its course but
san from sde TO side not ns though he were
following devious trail. but as though he
were out OF his senses. The farmer slowed
his horses when Ito found that he was getting
too near the dog. and was glad when he
reached his own place. Just north Of the village
OF SchraaenburGh.
At 5 o'clock Henry Wcstcrvet. farmer who
lives Just south of Srliraalenburgh. on the same
road was staniin. at his front gate. talking n
man named Anderson. Anderson had e ~
over his shoulder Wcstcrvct's dog had run
up the road n hit. and both men heard II And
another dog snarlng and growing. frrttv
soon Wcstcrvelt's dog came down the ruad ae
Lively pace. aecng in abjcct fear before a
big black and white dog. which 'ycstervelt
Thought was n Newfoundland. Nxesterrelt,.
doc Junipod tho fence and ilcd uroand tha
corner of thu house. Tho New fousaland ana
not pursue it. but kept IN Last the house.
running from ono side of tho road to the
other with his upper Lip ''rawn hnck to show
his teeth. his mouth stre' iked with foam and
MS eyes bloods!At and Mlginc
That dogs mad ':aid Anderson. and 10
brought up his gun and fired at It. Ho
missed. and the uog Tuickened his pace
only little. Westnrvelt ran into the housa
and got q pistol. and tho two men act
out in lhrsuit. Tho Newfoundland had
got pretty good start. but they soon
came In sight Of him and opened fire. The
DOG t"ok alarm this timo aud began to gallon
"cste r"elt and Andersen started to run altar
him. stopping whenever they got near enough
aha nr:ng at him. 8ut although they fred
se'rn shots. not ora touched the dog, perhans
be cause OF the eAaeven and slde-t to- side way In
" hich he ran
AT Meistera bridge over the mill pond the
'loS jumped into some bushes, and when tha
TWO men ea'ne up they could find no trace Of
MIN. lhfy turned back. and when they got to
"ester~'lt's house Wcstervclt called his dog
and e1v mined him carefully to see il he had
oecn titt"n. lie could ind no mark. but he is
s sil keerinE close watch and is ready to kill
ms dog at the first sign Of anything wrong So
H. as Is kn ,.'' nohing more was seen Of the
r, But ut - O'Clock sunday morning John
boll; who lives on tn. west side Of tho Flat
Mcster :. bridge. saw tho dog. He had got up
s hnSnaliy h early Tor SUNDAY morning and was
somewhat ~m the srcunI H E' 6ap rs 70
look out into the yard and saw the Big. woolly
%sA ,s wa Hed %f ~ Bs
80 Ent out OF the woodshed and into the house..
apparently seeing nothing. made straight Tor
f r", shed and ctawled underi it, Bell. Watching
ns1ed to DO under Tie she'd. Inc dog .:' snaried
lit snapn !,a It ,hs rs though it were alive
, nec anne ehtangicd in It. Rel! saw that the dog
va mad mad and ne Went out q I'll. front door q
esG, n W HEway where he knew that there was
Sack and %s IN aS
whore the dog had chcwed it with his irothing
aGn o ' aed 4is we W sss
ss bnsser When at oSiHEk three
around the west side Of ,vanderbeek,s house.
knew that something was wrong with him. Hs
ran ran from side T. side and around and around
TOWARD
the enclosure whore NandcrLeeks Aderney
COW was standing. waiting for some ono to
!, This Alderney is n reaceable animal used to
the rh;o sishf and rrssepse Of stray dogs with
before. although they lad crossed u her ths in.
man a the wy IN Ss say tbs Of
she no sooner saw this do. running toward her
o.s ness md fear She caught the lirsi ciimp p
o. him when, on herring his ,s;rowl. she turned
no wh d iSns r b The
At once and lowered her heal aud gave vent to
sbo oT Ii2T L of fear and anger she has two
80 that she cannot each anything on its point
!, The fence around tn" enclosure is closely
When he dia E"t through tho c1w was stand.
th !. stable. The, dog made straight for her
ts hand near W Ss n h"wns sna
rage leaped at Her. Sh" lodged her head abb" but
the lett ear: The pain o. this f Gts ana M1f tRs
:r9wi IIE II the dog enraG",i the Aldsrney.
Sho whiried around, and. as the dog did not
loosen his hold; she pushed him against tho
wall Of the stable. She twisted her head lit;
,e IAN, and then e aasned i forward Her t9rehend
wall SO that III, nir, hlssed from beiweon his
,lenched tooth. which ne ;eeni"i to be unable
lis nsck: aai nude. The nl1Sd st"w in ,thss
""oly white IN; Fr t.r" Sn' bHted him
urious rage and squeezing he lie out Of him.
Then sho raised on" ol her hoofs an! struck
lis body with 1t. This tore tn" Skin from his
side The hoo struck him again and dragged
lin loose from his hold on her ear. His teeth
he "a ear BART If III" tn ronns M @a Tbe
10. now lay on he ground 81 exhausted that he
vas not able to move. although h""ontinued to
snap and snail. She tran!pri his body with
,or sharp hoofs and hut,el HIM IN against tho
ya with lowered head A. soon AZ no censed
. snall and uuIvrr Ter rag" died down. and
,ani"i cox. who had heard thu following and
nurtIug and had OIL himself TO come to
he aid OF his COW. drove her away and dragged
h" dog out Of the COW yard by tho tail. Tho
lst bit o! life had been Knocked and torn and
rnmplcd out Of him.
The body Of tho dog lay on the ground Just
Inside tho COW yard until Monday afternoon.
good many Of the neighDorng armers came
. SEQ him and the COW and to hear the story
tho ilght. There was wide difference OF
pinlol as to tho breed of tina dog some hold
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