The sun., 1892-01-04
EDDIE BALLS SUFFERINGS.
1HE BITE OF MR. CLARKs Rr9 MIS-
TIFF CAUsED HvDROPHORIA

Mr. Clsvh peN sure the Dog was Not MsS
aaA Told mre. Ball Not TO worry-A
New Jersey Town That 10 Full OF Ours.
Mr.. Campbell Clark. who is one osthe younger
members Of the family owning the CLARK
Thread Mills at Kearny. N j.. has q number
81 nne dogs In comfortable kennels at his homo
IN MI Prospect avenue. Newark. Among them
10 pair OF English masti0.st Bernardo
= Ihsse dogs have become quito common in
this country Of late yeara They are big and
handsome. and have great courage and great
Aueotion for their masters. combined with a
eood-natured. easy-going disposition toward
the whole world
Something less than year ago the female
OF this particular pair had litter. and Mr..
Clark saved for himself the handsomest male
pup. This pup grew to be tremendous anil
NAL and possessed all tho admirable quail.
ties Of his race It was allowed to run about
loose It followed Mr.. Clark to the Office al.
most every day. Toward the latter part OF
November Mr.. Clark noticed that the dog was
not feeling very well. Its eyes we're dull. and
It had little desire to move about As he feared
might have some trouble which would COM
municate itself to the other dogs he left It ut
the mills. and. to prevent It from going home.
no had It chained securely to the kennel Tho
dog got NO better. but. as 1t got no worse. Mr.
Clark thought It would pull through all right
On Friday morning. Dec. II. the night watch.
man noticed In passing the kennel that the
chain was broken. He looked In and saw that
the dog was gone. This was reported to Mr..
Clark later In tho day. but he was not par
ttculsrly alarmed. as he supposed 1t had gone
homo and would be there all right when he
returned In the evening Nothing was seen or
heard Of the dog. 30 far as is known until
noon that same day. Just at that time Hugh
Wnkie was standing at the corner Of Central
avenue and Fourth street, iE Harrison. which
which touches Kearny near that point He
saw the big brown mastin coming down Con-
eral avenue. II was In the middle OF the road.
Its tall stood stin and straight behind It. Its
head was down and forward. and as Il got
nearer. Wilkie saw that Its upper lip was
drawn back from its teeth. that its lower lip
was covered with white froth. and that its eyes
were set and shot with blood. The mastiff.
ordinarily mild Of look. was an ugly and; tasz,.
bic sight -, - :1
Before II got to where wilkie was luckless
cat which was leisurely crossing the street.
saw this foamine. wid-looking animal and
started to run down the road before it. The
dog growled and leaped in pursuit. his long
legs swinging one over the other so rapidly
that he gained on the cat The cat turned to
make for the sidewalk. but the dog headed Il
and with one vicious snap had it's head com.
plstely In his mouth. He shook the body few
ames. When he dropped It to rush on the cat
was dead. With its head hanging to its body By
Milkie saw that the dog was mad and he
rosned roa Into the store at the corner AND b2r.
pistol in his hand the dog was Just passinE.
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several women and children on Centr raj ave.
nue.. and Is they saw the dog coming they
me dog kept on his way. holding to the |
sf t%h Ba hs
me Sit corner Of Central avenue. sent her four |
bsos ds e oass ew gr Ut
XeHsiS S carried the hy youngest Berthe naey Of
die. aged 8 and respectively. trudged on
snssd: sdss "a All were well wrapped Up. and their
their we're healthy @ M and Sappy astthe At the
corner Of Central avenue Harold and Eddie sat
Ssna On tfS LoHisa and tn" baby
The little boys had Just, sat down when the
big mastifr, nearly as tall as either, Of Them
growing. terribly. dashed at them. As lie
Sp they FS up and to He
Into the bridge Of his nose pushed him 9 back. BACK
!ittls BOY; cried loudly. but kicked the mastitf
q that he turned Ills attention to Harold.
6hSrold 6no ~ turned to run; bpt the dog had him
proyn and then lust behind tho left ear. l Where
be fastened his teeth and began to shake the
e.. ths sfss Ssaa hs ns s
BABY Hss tShy hsy her
Ieet with the blood running down lis face. but
he was unable to run 80
sorner. ran out. and. seeing tho child In the
ssatSthes tna OF IL the ne dog ran toward them: she
harmed by Tsse ths sns
grown person. gave the little boy u final bite
"a the right arm and darted on down Central
AZ he turned away from the children Wilkie
sfme Up and fred at him again. but missed
.Yit amo9g, them Chief OF Police. Turn bull.
sEi Ia q sRGHs ,hs ae 81 se0 hn ns % aa nG
rsd $ %Es ?s lot Fl bdsaa
md rol! over dead, They. buried him In the
I, ,srd a. few hours afterward. not far from where
~ ,AEssPwhlIe vi Mr. Mr.. Ball had run out and had
up hsr2d the T29dl q blood
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g H. 4i H Fin s'Ss ta Mr. sse E
WI Wou6us huu tubC any hSblStauce given |
ler would be worthily bestowed. Har-
I'D. was BY far the worst bitten. He
"a two pretty. bad wounds in the back
4 his head. and the skin Of his arm was
,roken. Eddie had only The bite through the
ss Mr. Clark. which was three days after. the
'tttnE, he sent for DR.. Pringe, who said no
hought II was too late but that he would 90 |
yer and sec pr. GibieE at THO Pasteu. Institute
bout II. BY Monday Eddi.s wound was en-
rely healed. only a slight scar being left Mr., |
,laFf ,alaF tslt g suIe that the dog was not mad. and
When DR.. Pringls went the following Tues.
~ 70 see DR.. Gibler he suys Dr. Gibier told !
i'm II was too late. 30 he did nothing more
bout It. The children got along nicely and
drs Balls fears began to fade. This until
ave caught cold. About 4 o'clock In the
tternoOn he began to cough. q peculiar hack
ns cough. ae though he wore threatened with |
roup Mrs Ball made y p9ultice and put II on ,
he back Of the little boys mock. But b. got
Q o better M apd. when he elutolad ct hia THROAT
R loot h she % sent f9r % pr; ; Pringls .,
.as plslnly sTrering with hydronhotin Hs
hiyering and crying out that he was burning
'hursday morning the foam began to come, {
nd from that TINA IN hia linc uara M |,