The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-12
A BRAVE DOG DEAD.
He RAN WITH THE FIRE ENGINE
UNTIL ONE DAY WHEN HE FELL.

Good Natured Little "Chappie," of II
Engine-AIways Enew When His Ma
chine Was Called Out and Always Ran
Ahead of the Charging Horses.
Everybody in the Eighteenth ward
knew Chappie, the white bull TERROR
that ran with IA engine. Chappie was
a faithful attendent at all fires In his
district. Stretched out in front OF the
engine the first ringing of the gong
would open his eyes. With cooked ea'
he would wait to see if Il was wanted.
When the doors were thrown open he
raced in and out with an absurd energy,
playfully swapping at everybody, tumb-
ling over himself, his incessant barking
saying plainly as words:
Come, now, get move on you; no
time to be lost; rush her along"
Chappie is dead now, and the firenen
Of Il engine speak regretfully of him.
1t was on the way to the fire that
Chappie was in his glory. He would
bound ahead of the galloping team furi-
ously barking and springing up between
the horses legs. Spectators would close
their eyes, expecting to see him trampled
or crushed, but from under the flying
hoofs Chappie would come racing again,
lead the procession for Il moment, then
back to the horses, biting and barking
and urging them on.
Arrived at the fire, Chappie became
reasonable creature, again installing
himself on the drivers seat, comforta-
bly, wagging his stub Of tail as he
watched his comrades at work. Now
and then he would indulge in a short
bark of encouragement. The pluo'<y
terrier had not escaped unscathed in his
frolicbing with the galloping horses. He
lost piece Of his tail at one time, hai a
leg broken at another time and received
numberless bruises.
One Saturday box 323 was pulled, aud
Chappie started to pilot the machine to
| Twenty third street and Third avenue.
| 1t proved tough trip for the dog. He
| turned up with fore paw broken in two
places after the excitement was all oyer.
1t was bandaged and he was placed on
the sic., list. In spite of that he On
swered 316 on the next night, RUM 1g
| ahead Oh three legs. He didn't have far
to go, the fire being on Broadway, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets.
| Probably the broken paw hindered
him, but somehow he got under the
horses feet and went down. AS he
righted himself either the pan of the en-
| CINE or the pumps caught him in The
back and crushed him to the pavement.
The stout hearted fellows of IA eng ne
could have cried as they returned tC
their quarters, tenderly bearing the
MANNED Chappie.
The dog came of the best blue blood
in England, having been imported by
William Waldorf Astor. He had all the
gameness characteristic of his bred
and scarcely whimper betrayed hi:
suffering Dr. T. d. Sherwood, vet
Urinary surgeon, who examined him
found a fractured spine, broken leg
and severe internal injuries. At fl s
the firemen were for shooting the dog
and putting him out of his misery bu
| afterward it was decided to try and S; V,
him A canvas bandage was rugged OF
two billiard cues above dry goods bo1
and Chappie was suspended in it.
Dr. Sherwood took great interest in tn
case, calling several times the followi1!
Tuesday. There was a little hope Of
Tuesday evening, but as the night wcr
OH the brave dog gave such evidence o
suffering in his suspended position tia
be was taken down and laid upon Tn
straw. 1t became plain from the ami
mails agony that he was fatally injure
and opiates were administered. He die
at o'clock on Wednesday morning.
Chappie weighed about forty-fv
pounds His ferocious looks utterly be
lied him. He was especially attache
, TO any enc wearing fireman's uniform
; but he was friendly enough to civilians
: and the children of the neighborhoo
were his playnates. The only time h
lost his temper was when a policema
hove in sight. He could not tolerat
that kind of bluecoat and could tell
at glance from a ireman's uniform
I None Of the finest made AS house
r Iounging place while in uniform. l
| policeman once used his night stick o
, | Chappie, and the whole force was mad
! to suffer for it.
, The firemen of IA engine are full c
"reminiscences of their dead playfellov
| heIliaTkdDI0 StOTleS OI HIS lnlelllSeHC
are told. He understood the signals an
would not stir if the alarm denoted
3 | fire out of 14's district. While stranger
t | were permitted TO make friendly &C
: vances outside the door, a snarl an
= CLEAN of ugly teeth warned against tire!
! passing inside. Chappie was left in ii
house on guard upon one occasion. FIJI
Commissioner Martin came in, but wa
not permitted to leave until the men n
turned. New York Sun.