Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-06
A BRAVE DOG DEAD.
HE RAN WITH THE FIRE ENGINE
UNTIL ONE DAY WHEN HE FELL.

Good Natured Litue "Chapp's." Of 10
Lusiuc-- always Knew When Hi. aia.
chine Was Called out and Always REQ
Ahead OF the Charging Horses
Everybody In the Eighteenth ward
knew ChapJic the white bull TERROR
that ran with 10 engine. Chappie wns
faithful attendcnt at all fires IN hi
| district. Stretched out in front of the
engine the first ringing Of the gong
would open his eyes. With cooked ear
he would wait TO see II u was wanted
When the doors were thrown open hr
raced in and ont with an absurd energy
playfully swapping at everybody, tumb-
ling over himself, his inccssant barLin.
saying plainly o. words:
Come, now, get move on YOU; no
time 10 b. lost; rush her along"
Chappie Is dead now. and the firemon
Of II engine speak regretfully Of him.
II was on the way to tho fro that
Chappie was In his glory. He would
bound ahead Of the gulluping team fur.
ously barking and bringing up between
the horses legs. Spectators would Gloss
their eyes, expecting 10 sco him trimplcd
or crushed. but from undcr the flying
/ hoois Chnppic would come racing again.
lead tho procession for moment. thon
back TO the hor es, biting mud barking
and urging tlUm On.
Arrived ut the fire, Chnppie became
reasonable creature. again installing
/ himself ON the drivers scat, comforta.
/ bly, wagging his stub of u tail a. he
watched His comrades At work. Now
and then he would indulge Ia a short
/ bark VI encouragement. The plucky
| terrier had not escaped unscathed IN his
frolicking with the gallopng horses. lie
/ lost q piece Of hi1 TAIL nt one time, had a
| leg broken at another tiino aud received
nuinberlc,a bruises.
one Saturday box 9!e was pulled, and
Chappic started to pilot the machine to
Twcn,y-third street aud Third avenue
II proved q tough trip for y dog lie
| turned upwith fore pa oxen in two
/ places after the excite was all over
Il wis bandagci and he was placed ON
the sick list. In spite Of that he au-
swcrcd $40 on the next night. running
ahead on three legs Ho didn't have flr
10 CO. tho hfe bong ON Broadway, be-
tween Ninth and Ionth streets.
Probably the broken paw hinderod
him. but somehow he got under the
horses feet and went down. rs he
righici himself either the pan ~ the en-
gine or tho pumps caught him in the
back and crushed him To tho pavement.
The stout hc'rlcd fellows OF IL engine
could have cried as they returned 10
their quarters, tenicrly bearing the
MANNED Chappic.
The dog came OF the best blue blood
IN Enginnd' having torn imported by
william waldorf A'tor llo had AL the
grmencss CHARACTERISTIC Of his breed.
and scarcely q whinuor betrayed his
suffering. d. 4. u. Sherwood, vet
Urinary surgeon, who examined hiih,
found fractured sWno' u broken leg
and severe internal injuries. At hFst
the hromen were Tor shooting the dog
anl putting Inn ont Of his misery, but
aiterward It was decided 10 try and save
HIM. a canvas bnniage wa rugged on
TWO blizzard cuc7 above dry goods BOX
ana Chapple was suspended IN IT,
Dr' sherwood TOOK great interest In The
case Gaining several tlmcs INC ioAowing
Iuetlny' lhere was mute hope on
Inesday eVciills' but as tue night wore
on the brave dog gave such evidence Of
suffering IA nus suspended position that
he was taken down ana lhd upon the
straw 1t became PLAIN from the o
maj agony th"t ne was iHtnlly injni
Hnu opia'es We're administered no d
at o'clock on wednesday morning.
Chapme weighed about iorty-hye