The sun., 1892-07-27
TWO CHILDREN DOG-BITTEN.
TIE DoG WAS A PET WBICH SUDDENLY
WENT MAD.

II Plunged risyfu,Iy Into n Pond After I.
Stick, Crossed the Pond, Rsr In - ircic
on the Opposite Shore, and Then Re-
crossed the Pond In n Rnbid Condition.
Charles Klein. the eight-year old son OF ohm
Klein. jeweller. Of PAT Greenwich street. this
city, was bitten on the arms. legs. and body
by a mad dog at Hutton Park. West Orange
yesterday morning. Frederick Miller also. 10
years old. the son OF the owner OF the dog. was
badly bitten. and both children will be sent to
the Pasteur Institute In this city o-day Mr..
Klein has summer house In West Orange.
and next door lives Frederick Miller. a
plumber. who owns blooded bull bitch. The
dog was given to him when 1t was a puppy.
three years ago. and he has raised II. II was
always gentle. and the children in the neigh
borhood have played with it and taken it out
for runs ever since it came into Mr. Miller's
possession.
Yesterday morning at about Il O'Clock little
Freddie Miller came out of his house leading
the dog by chain. He whistled for young
Klein. and when the latter came out told him
that he was going to take the dog to Hutton
Park. which is q short distance UP the noun
tain. to give 1t bath. Klein got his mothers
permission and started Off with him. On the
way the two boys mot S-year- old Willie Ban
lister. and he Joined them. On arriving at
Hutton Park the boys went straight to the
pond. and after removing the dogs collar and
chain. threw n stick into the water and sent
the animal in after it. There we're a number
OF Italians at work In the vicinity. and they
gathered Mt the edge Of the pond to watch the
dog swim. Instead of going for the stick the
animal swan directly across the water to tho
other side. and. running UP on land. ran
around several times in a circle and then
plunged into the water and started back for
his young master. 1t landed near where the
Italians stood and when one OF them at
tempted to pat it on the head It snarled and
snapped nt the man. who. with the rest OF the
The three boys, laughed when the Italians
fell back. and walk ing up to the dog. set out
snS s1 az tG
its teeth and snarling. The boys were too
young to perceive the dogs sSnditi9n; Klein Klein
stood at a, distance; The dog wrenGhod itself
while While the % hoy l ysIIed With rain and fright. His
tnaiiS Nina; ii. tie hid aqs On N = re fsG5 }sil
and turning on his young master. ht AZ hip psv sev-
eral times on the arms and lsgs ,,d The Banis, nn
as the dog let 90 Of him. followed suit. The
ddt oGw either tbe
The little fellow was totally unable to cope
with the animal. and the latter bit him again
fought the dog as hard as he was able. scream.
ing all the time at the top OF his voice. About
h %% ana M fraf Sah wsrs
at work. They heard the screams. but at trst
paid no attention TO them; As the cries e. kept M
up. however. they left their work and started
to see what was the matter.
When they arrived at the pond pond thsy eg swsns
stand ou, over him. The Klein hoy was
staggering around vainly enhearoring to ward
OF the dogs attacks. The latter. fr9th stream
get grip on the lads throat. 1t kept spring.
ing at it. but the hoy maIased to keep his
tanco Oft stood the other two boys. while about
hundred yards away from them stood the
group of Italians.
several minutes to get chance to strike the
dog with i, without hitting the boy; He didn't
set,ins desperate with X lein. Chapman
picked mp a hig Jagged rock. and then Ac-
Eartney grabbed tn. dog by the neck spitse
its head TO ths right and to the le!t in an en- en-
deayor get hSd OF the Mans band .or ,dn Its
SaanSss man manased a' t" hit it good blow on the
head with the stone. This stunned the dog,
and before it could recover the two mon killed
When they turned around to, look for Klein
he was lying in faint on the ground. his
Llood. iIo wa, removed to his home and the
Miller boy to his Dr; Leon Tisler cautesTiztd
the wounds. ana Whie ne ,n,Hs dH t,s bomt H.
tie Klein The dog bit him in ten different
places. besides which he suffered terrible
shock.
Mr. Miller was greatly affected last night;
Il never thought the dog would tite. he
said. Il raised him from pup and b. was
SERIOUS comes from this | will never forgive
myself"
Mr.. Klein said last night: II do not blame
Mr.. Miller or anybody else for the AFFAIR. 1t
was one Of those accidents which will happen.
and we can only hope for tho hest: My boys
condition is terrible. but 1t cannot be helped