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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-28
SNAPSHOTS AT LOCAL NEWS.

REV. P. s. JENNINGS, OF the Presbyterian
Church of Grafton, has resigned on account
of prolonged dissension in his church.
JOHN MALLErr fell of a Birmingham Elec-
trio car yesterday and broke his leg He
was removed to the Southside Hospital.
EIGHTH street between Penn and Liberty
avenues has been closed on account of the
dangerous condition of the old Arbuthnot
building.
JOHN CoRRIaAN, aged II years, a driver for
the Superior Milk Company, while wrestling
in the West End yesterday broke his
shoulder blade.
FOUR cases of dfphtheria and three Of scar
latina were reported to the Bureau of Health
yesterday. Four of the cases were from the
Thirty-second ward.
JAMES WILLIAMS, employed as a street
laborer in Allegheny, got his hand crushed
by its being caught in the cog wheels OF o
stone crusher yesterday afternoon.
JENNIE ANDERSON, of Vine street, was
taken suddenly sick yesterday. The report
was circulated that the girl was suffering
from cholera. Investigation developed that
1t was case OF collie.
MARTIN WEINBERG, of 10 Tell street, Allie
gheny, became violently insane at his home
yesterday afternoon, and at the request of
his wife was arrested and taken to the Ale
gheny General Hospital.
ORMsBY CASTLE No 4l2, knights of the
Golden Eagle, held an open meeting in
Kauffeld's Hall, 1905 Carson street, last even-
ing that was well attended. An elegant pro-
Rramme, consisting of vocal and instru-
mental music was rendered and number
of speeches made.
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THE SPORT WAS GOOD.
Excellent Finishes Among the Run
ners at the Gravesend Track.
EQUITY WINS A GREAT EVENT.
The Irish Gentlemen Defeat the Phila-
delphia Cricketers Cleverly.
A REPLY TO MILAN MULD00N

GRAvESEND RACE TRACK, Sept N.-
Beautiful autumn weather and fairly
good programme OF six races, including the
Speculation stakes, attracted about 5000
turf lovers to Gravesend this afternoon.
Rosa H ruled 6 to favorite for the opening
six furlong dash, but she was beaten head
in ding dong finish by Wah Jim, to 1.
Nomad,>2 to o, galloped away from his
opponents in the third race, but Queenie
Trowbridge, l to 2, was defeated by Osric
10 to l, in the last few strides, Taral out
riding Mccarthy.
The Speculation stakes was captured after
well-contested race by j. A Cassatt's
splendid mare Equity, the to favorite.
She was cleverly ridden by Sims. Estelle
and Lowlander acted as pace makers for six
furlonga
Mary Stone, to 1, won the fifth race
handily from Candelabra, 10 to Land Fidelio
third. Spartan, 9 to 10, Taral up, landed
the last race by half length, after stand
ing drive from flag fall. Summaries:
First race, three e-quarters of mile.Wah Jim
III: Midgely, first: Rosa H l2s. DSggett second; nd
tinsaAgains.: Rosa il, .o !; wan Jim: ! q 1; IN
!. Mutuals paid s25 50; 81 70; S. 20.
Second race. one mile-Nomad liz. Taral first;
Mordotte 1o7. Bergen, second King Mac 107. Gov
ington. third; ZampOst. Joy and st. Anthony also
ran. Time, I:43. Betting: On Nomad, to 2.
Against: Mordotte, s to 1; King Mac. 5 to |;
Joy, to 1; ST. Anthony, 25 to l: Zampost 50 to
/. Mutuals paid 81 so, IS 50. s. Gu.
Third race, three-quarters of mile-Osric Ill,
Taral, first; Queenie Trowbrtdge liz, NcCafferty.
second; Addie 107, Sims, third. Sonora, Flavilia,
FrankKinncy, Uncle Sim and Hovey also ran. Time
1:l6. Betting: 2to on Queenie Trowbrldge; 2x
to against 0sric; to Addie; II 10 l. Flayllla;
sls Sc. s. rs.
Fourth race, one mile-EquiJy 107, Sims first;
May Win 10S Doggett, second; Count 90, J.. Lamb
ley. third. Diabio, King Grab, Lowlander, Dun
dee White Rose and Esteile also ran. Time, :42H.
Betting: to againsi Equity:5 to l, May Win.
5 to l, Lowlander: to l, Count: 6 to !, Dundee;
to l. King Grab: to ]. Dablo; IL to l. Estelle; 30
TO J. White Rose. Mutuals paid, s24 40, %, S4 30.
Fifth race, one mie-Mary Some ITO. Penn, first;
Candelabra l05 Midgley, second: Fidelio los. Ber-
gen. third. Aloha and Leonawell also ran. Time.
i:42h. Betting: 9 to against Aloha. ~ to
Candelabra. Muiuals paid s3s, SIS 35. s96 Is.
Sixth race, five furlongs-Spartan 1l3 Taral.
first: Sir Richard l13. D6ggett. second; Balance
100. W. Midgley, third. Minnehaha, Chattanooga
Jessie Lee B. Lawless. Japonica, Lady Belmont
and Podigal also ran. Third Cousin fliy was left
at the post. Time. 1:O2A. Betting: 10 to on
Spartan, to against Sir Richard, 10 Chatta-
nooga, to Minnehaha. to Japonca. 20 to
Lawless 10 TO Balance, 20 to Jessie Lee B. 10 to
Lady Belmont, so to / Third Cousin tiIly, 20 to
Podiga. Mutuals paid sI2 65. 81 IS. 50 60.
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Driftwood From the Levees.

THE Elizabeth went out on time yesterday.
The old shaft of the Diamond was removed yes
terday.
THE Rescue came down the river yesterday with
70 tow.
THE Tide made her usual two trips to Homestead
yesterday.
STAGE of water below Davis Island dam, 2 8 feet.
River falling.
CAPTAIN HARRY HAULINGs has gone on a trip
to Harrisburg.
The Charles Jutte will receive her three new
boilers on Thursday.
THE Little Bill came down from the fourth pool
last night with a tow of coal.
THE Robert Jenkins arrived with a tow of coal
from the fourth yool on Monday night.
CAPTAIN HARRY DONALDSON. of the Venice.
City. e''-'O'A
THE Adam Jacobs made her regular trip to Nor
time. ''"'Hu
CAPTAIN RENO took the Venice ND to Church.s
dock, at Hazelwood, yesterday to give her gen
eral overhauing.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM HoGE and Engineer Charles
Eges. both Of the Crescent, came In from the Alps
THE DR.. Kerr craneboat placed the John F.
Waton's huge new shaft In position before day
light this morning.
TILE Dave Wood twice came down from the first
pool with three light boats loaded with coal
amounting in all to about 18O. 900 bushels.
THE watchmsn on the L N Bunton had his right
forefnger torn off on Monday night by its being
caught In cogwheel of DIR. Kerr's crnneboat.
AFTER DIR. Kerr craneboat has the Crescent's
new shaft in position Captain Hoge and Dir. Egles
will have her towed up to Brownsville to-day to
ceive her new wheel.
CAPTAIN THOMAS DUNLEvEY. pilot on the Hor-
net No. . In the city yesterday. He leaves to-
day with Captain G. X. Farrow on posting trip
to Louisville In a skif.
CAPTAINS W. W. O'NEIL and T. j. Wood left
Monday and ADDISON Lysle last night for Cincinnati
to have further conference with Major Steiner
with references to the removal of the dixie from
the removal.
CAPTAIN GEORGE WALKER. of Missouri is in
the city. He is well known here and his presence
will recall memories OIL the palmy days of steam-
boating before the war. Previous TO the Rebellion
he was chief engineer on the steamer Mononga-
hela, then owned by Captain Cox, and during the
war he acted as chief engineer on board Commo-
dore Porter's flagship Black Hawk.
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PICKED UP BY THE POLICE,

AN inmate of the workhouse escaped from
the institution last week. He has not yet
been retaken.
KATIE MANKs was sent to Jail yesterday,
charged with selling liquor without license
and on Sunday.
A BLACK horse, valued at $500, was stolen
from the stable of John Larger, Collier
township, on Sunday night.
ROBERT BARR was held for court by Magis
trate McKelvey, of Allegheny, Yesterday,
charged with assaulting Charles Totten.
THE Horsemen's Home Hotel at Sharps-
burg was robbed early yesterday morning.
About $50 in money was taken from the
place.
WILLIAM SMITH, colored, was sent to Jail
yesterday in default OF $1,000, charged with
assaulting Mrs. William Burns, white
woman OF Homewood.
MAGGIE BROWN, who says she has no home
and who was released from 80 days. stay in
the workhouse only last Saturday, was
arrested last night in Allegheny for drunk
enness.
ROGER FEENY, Of the Third ward, ALLIE.
gheny, in default of $500 bail was sent to Jail
yesterday by Police Magistrate McKelvey.
Feeny is charged by Thomas Willeby with
the larceny Of a coat.
THE Humane Society was yesterday mott.
fed that S. Mason, who lives on Collins
avenue, East End, was neglecting his three
motherless children. The little ones will be
cared for by the society.
Mrs. GRAHAM, who keeps boarding b ouse
at 2o3 Second avenue, reported to the police
yesterday that sneak thieves had entered
her hallway in the morning and bad stolen
three gold headed umbrellas.
OFFICER SMITH arrested Tim Hennessy on
Grant street last night while in company
with a drunken man. At Central station
Hennessy had 81 9s in his pocket while the
drunken man had nothing. Hennessy was
charged with being suspicious character.
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and he did nothing but rub it into the
Browns. He saw that he had a snap, and
let up in his speed after the sixth inning.
Gleason and Buckley both had an off day,
Gleason especially showing a spirit of in
difference and slovenly work which reflected
in any way but creditably.
In the seventh inning the team got tired
of his indifference and gave beautiful ex-
hibition OF juggling, fumbIing and weirdly
wild throwing that simply resulted in
cinching the Pittsburg's walk-away. Pitts
burg's game was perfection itself, their only
error Of any description being question
able one BY Baldwin on his fielding of a
bunt hit. He was superbly backed upon
all sides, and when Miller's hand began
paining him and Mack succeeded him
Kelly retired, and their team work was q
marvel to behold.
After the sixth inning Baldwin took
things easy and the Browns got in two
runs in the last two innings on Glasscock's
triple, a wild witch in the eighth and Bro
dies single, a wild pitch and two sacrifices.
The Pittsburgs hit Gleason at will, Dono-
van, Miller and Bierbauer especially get
ting in their stick work. The fielding of
Shugart and Bierbauer has seldom been ex-
celled. They had 20 chances between them
and accepted them all. Attendance 900.
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To-Day's Grayesend Card.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. s7.-[SpecfaLl-Th fol-
lowing pools were sold this evening on to-
morrow's races at Gravesend:
First race. three-quarrers Of a mile i Prince
George 116 SIS: Marshall 10. 500 Emin Bey 1l2 sl0
Chiswick los, 8: Frieze 105 s5; Lawless 102 S5:
Evanatus 1os. $40: Forest Rose 1oo. Integrity 90,
Industry 80, field, IS.
Second race. three-quarters of mile -
Masher 115 SIS; The Fop l09. $50; Acilojam 109,
IS; Chauncey i09 s5: Canvass los. slS: Elmer l09,
q; Infanta gedng leg. s5 Sadie Gray 1l2. IS; Rose
Dance 106 IS; Nellie NJ JOG, s..
Third race, one and one-sixteenth miles-Dagonet
los, $50; Strephon los, $40; Speculation l05 $40;
Ronald los, $40; Dolly McCone 102 s.; Acalde 100,
SO; Miss Dixie 90, S..
Fourth race. three-fourths of mickey West
lO7. Lyceum lo7. Major DAILY l07. Roqueford l07,
Gold Dollar 107 IS; Kingston I27, $50; stonenel H.
SIS: Melba 103, Ella l04. field. IS.
Fifth race. one mile-Walcott l12 go; Silver
Prince 1o4. IS; Bob Sutherland los. 80; Fairpay
106 IS: Stalactte 81, IS; Dagonet ". $40; Fagot 81.
$40.
Sixth race. five and one-half ffurlongs-Middeton
ILL., $40; Uncle Jim Ill. s.; Fitzsimmons Ill, $40:
Sport Ill, s20 Sir Richard Ill, sl5: Lawess Ill s5
Virgie l0S IS; Minnehaha los, SIS; Maid Marian
10S S.
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A REPLY TO MULDo0N.
Charley Johnston Says a Few Words About
Sullivan's Recent Training.

Charley Johnston Says Few Words About
Sullivan's Recent Training.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-[Special. .1-Muldoon's
statement in yesterdays DISPATCH that Sui
Iivan's brain should have been trained as
much as any other part of his anatomy for
his late fight with Corbett caused consider
able merriment among those who have been
associated with John L. for years. When
spoken to regarding the matter Charley
Johnston said:
"Muldoon is losing his hold with the pub
lie and is trying to DO something to get it
back. That's my honest opinion about the
affair. If did not think that his statement
was fling at Casey would take no notice
of him; but when he says that John L. Sui
livan was not trained for his fight with Cor
bett he is wrong. John was trained as well
as any man in the history of the prize ring
and could not have been placed in better
condition. AS far as condition was con-
cerned, he could have fought all night on
September ., and Sullivan will say to-day
that he was a 100 per cent better man then
than whom he fought Kilrain. In that fight
he was putting and blowing in three rounds,
but at New Orleans his wind and strength
were just as good ut the end OF the twen-
tieth round as when he started
"Muldoon further says that Sullivan has
tendency to take on flesh at the brain, near
the spinal cord! and this would make him
slow in his movements. Sullivan is not near
as likely TO make as much flesh at the base
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miscellaneous Sporting Notes.

x x X-(D Mitchell and Mace boxed four
rounds on theater stage, Mitchell being the win
ner He was in his I'D year when he boxed Sulli-
van and no weight was given.
W, II. CARPENTER, Chairman pro TEN of the
Trotting Horse Drivers Association. has issued
call for permanent organization. the meeting to
be held at Lexington, KY, october 8.
&C. M.-The question was fully explained in
the Sunday DISPATCH of September l8sand we
have not space to repeat the reasons and facts
every week showing that Corbett is not champion
of the world.
ELECTIoNEER's sons have produced % new
corners to the list Chimes heads the list. with
four to his credit: Anse has three; Anteo. Wool
sey, Richards Elector and St. Bel, two each; Az
moor. Norval. Albert w, Elect Antevolo. Falls.
Gaviota, Whips. Egotist St. just Eros, Anteros,
Palo Alto and Clay, one each.
SNAPPER Garrison has the best percentage of
the winning jockeys thus far this season. with the
exceedingly good average of "a per cent. Fitz-
pa trick. however him very close. with 80 per
cent while the Western Jockey, R; Williams, is an
badly. with only ID per cent to his credit.
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TRI-STATE BRRvITIEs.

HARRIsBuRe-W. j. Bremen appeared be-
fore the Board of Pardons to-day for John
Borden of Allegheny, convicted of burglary,
but no action was taken in the case.
WAsH1NaToN-Chief of Police John A. Orr,
of this place, who was shot by John Reed,
at Noblestown, and who went on duty last
week for the first time since he was shot,
has been forced to give up work again on
account of the trouble that the gunshot
wound is giving him.
BELLEFoNTE-The railroad strife between
the Beech Creek and Pennsylvania, in tho
Snow Shoe coal district has been settled by
the Lehigh Valley Coal Company agreeing
ments of coal over whichever road is the
most direct line to their markets.
CoNNELLsvILLE-An organized band Of
sneak thieves have been operating in this
vicinity for the past two months. Monday
a man entered W. M. McCormick's boarding
house and engaged a room. He took $500 in
cash from the trunks of the boarders, and
his valise was filled with their clothes and
jewelry.
MoNoNGAH, W. VA.-Mayor Jonn J.. Mar
tin was shot Monday by r. P. Harris, keeper
of speak-easy. Yap Harris wife was ar
rested for selling liquor without a license.
When the hearing was in progress Harris
shot the Mayor with Winchester rifle. He
then left Monongah, and going to Fairmont,
the county seat, gave himself up and is now
in Jail
CANToN-The case of Edward Snyder
against Peter J. Albright, a wealthy banker,
for Sc, ,0U0 claimed to be due on promissory
note, began to-day. 1t is claimed by the
prosecution that the note was given by Al
bright to satisfy claim for damages which
Snyder threatened to bring against him on
charge that Albright was intimate with his
wife.
FRANKLIN-An attempt was made to wreck
the fast express train on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad that arrived in
Franklin at lO:37 yesterday morning. The
section boss discovered Amos Redman in
the act of wedging rails between the tracks
in such q manner that they would derail the
train and cause it to plunge down a steep
embankment. Redman was arrested and
placed in Jail. His motive was revenge.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-28
VETERAN WEIGHTS OPINIONS.
He Does Not Want a Worlds Championship
Series This Year.

WASHINGTON, sept. s7.-ISoecfoL l-Manager
Wright, in discussing the baseball outlook
to-day, expressed the spinion that it would
be better for the interests of the national
game If the Bostons and Clevelands de-
clined to play a worlds championship series
at the close of the second half OF the present
season.
Just SO sure as Boston and Cleveland
come together for such an exhibition" re-
marked the veteran manager, "then will go
up hue and cry of collusion and throwing
games, which cannot fail to hurt this great
pastime. Better let the Bostons remain
champions of the East and Cleveland of the
West without making any further attempt
at superiority. am glad to know that this
disposition is manifested upon the part OF
the management of the Bostons, and they
can stand any charge ofcowardice or lack of
enterprise that may be hurled against them
for taking such a stand. There is an idea in
the minds of the public that the bunt hit
should be abolished, as well as the double
championship series. Encourage bunting
and sacrifice hitting by all means say I.
Baseball has not been a very prosperous
enterprise this year, and the indications
point strongly to q radical reduction in
players salaries next season."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-28
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL.
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
Louisville Items-The Stage OF Water and
the Movements of Boats.


LOUISVILLE. Sept. Z.-Business dull. Weather
clear and pleasant. River falling, with foot
inches the falls, feet 10 Inches i'll the canal and
feet inches below. The Ashland is laid up At
Lexington. Departures-For Cincinnati, Bonanza;
for Carrolltou, Big Kanawha; for Evansville, l. T.
Rhea; for Kentucky river, Falls City,
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NO ALsAcE-LoRRA1NE QUESTION.
French and German Socialists United for
Their New Republic.

French and German Socialists United for
Their New Republic.
MARsEILLEs, Sept. N.-At the Work
mems Congress yesterday, when M. Guesdo
announced that he had heard that Herr
Liebknecht would be expelled from France,
it at once elected him President as protest
against any such action on the part of the
Government On taking the chair, Herr
Liebknecht received an ovation. He said
that he could not believe that the French
Republic would incur such a stain; but he
thanked the delegates for their confidence.
One delegate, having raised the question
of Alsace-Lorraine, Herr Liebknecht said,
'Let us create our social republic; then the
Alsace-Lorraine question will disappear.
War would not solve the problem. The
triumph of Socialism In France and Ger
many will alone solve it." His remarks
were received with cheers.
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Pittsburrers i'm New york..

NEW YORK, Sept. 2Z-[Spectdl 1.-The arri-
walls from Pittsburg at New York hotels to-
day were as follows: j. B. Speer, Fifth Ave.
nue. Hotel; c. c. Briggs, Mrs. C. jackson,
Windsor; J. Corson, Devonshire; Mrs. M. G.
Curry, st. Stephens Hotel; C. H. Fitzgerald,
e. A Ford. D. C. Mac WATERS Gilsey House;
II. D. Gamble, F. J. Lanahan. Astor House:
D. Horne, Miss M. Jones, 81. w. Scott. W. p.
and W. Tyler, Imperial: II. C. Hull, New
York Hotel; w. A. Kinnell, 8. c. Lighter, T.
II. Z. Mueller, Mrs. L. j. Rogers, Cosmopoli.
tan; J. j. Quinn, sturtevant; s. B. Schoyer,
S. Schoyer, Jr., Hotel Albemarle; N T. and W.
Ansley, Park Avenue Hotel; s. O. Barbour.
Westminster; E D. Gilman, Metropolitan; j.
G. Roak, Albert Hotel; Mrs. NJ. Scnumpf. b.
Vonderau, Earles Hotel; Il. w. Taite, Nor
ton House.
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Shugart Slated for st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. a7.-Shugart. the Pitts
burg teams short-stop. will, it is reported,
tomorrow be traded to the st. Louis club
for Glasscock, who holds the same position
in the home team The ten days notice of
release given Glasscock in Washington by
Mr.. Won der Abe expires tonight, and the
exchange for the Pittsburg man has been
on the books several days The only bar to
its consummation is O cash bonus which Mr..
Won der Abe thinks he should have, and
this question will not, it is thought be al
lowed to interfere long.
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More Games Transferred.

The fire at the Louisville baseball grounds,
which destroyed the grand stand, has caused
the Louisville club to transfer the three
games which mad to be played there this
week with the Pittsburg team tothfs city.
The local team cannot get home from St.
Louis to play here tomorrow, and two
games will be played on Friday or Saturday.
With the Louisville games the local team
will have II games at home straight away be-
fore the season closes.
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Wouldn't Pay for His Supper.

George Smith, while intoxicated, went
into Swoger's restaurant in the Allegheny
market last night, and after ordering and
eating hearty meal refused to pay for it.
When Swoger demanded pay for the meal
Smith became very abusive and threatened
to put daylight through Swoger and anyone
else who laid hands on him. Market Con-
stable Long arrested Smith and took him to
the Central station.
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MILLINERY opening to-day.
FLEIsHMAN & Co., Market street.
100 Per Cent

Can be saved By any man on the price of his
new fall suit or fall overcoat If he buys at
our store during the next few days. Take
notice that our great s5 sale Is In progress.
It's no regular offer. but it gives you the ad-
vantage of buying q fine suit of clothes or a
dressy fall overcoat Cor IS, regular Sl5 quail
fty. Save 100 per cent and buy at our store
during this 50 sale. p. c. c. c., Clothiars,
Corner Grant and Diamond streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-28

The weather is fair in all districts, except
showers on the Florida coast, and similar
conditions are anticipated for Wednesday.
The air pressure is highest over the district
from the Upper Ohio valley southwark to
Northern Georgia and South Carolina. 1t is
lowest over the Northeast, In which section
and over the East Lake region, brisk south
westerly winds have blown during the day.
A trough of low pressure is also advancing
eastward over British Columbia and extends
to the Upper Saskatchewan valley this
avenin1.
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VALUABLE DOGS DESTROYED,
The Recent Storm Kills Sixteen of Famous
Hunting CANNES at Long Island.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Lightning did
strangely fatal work at the kennels of the
Brooklyn Gun Club, Smithtown, L. l., DUR
ing Saturdays violent thunder storm. It
resulted in the electrocution of sixteen
hunting dogs with long pedigrees.
AS all OF the members owned valuable
dogs that were to be quartered on the clubs
preserves during the shooting season, a row
OF kennels was constructed on the brow of O
hill at the rear OF the club house. They
were placed twenty feet apart. A strong
steel wire was stretched from the tops OF
each kennel, and thicker wire, forty feet
distant ran parallel with the kennels.
Each dog was attached to the wire on it's
kennel by metal collar about its neck
chain and ring. The ring and chain allow
the dogs to move forty feet from their
kennels without being able to fight with ono
another.
During the storm q stroke of lightning
struck the larger wire and communicating
to the dogs by the individual wires, chains
and metal collars killed sixteen OF them.
One Of the dogs thus destroyed was tho red