Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-25
TERRORIzED BY A MAD DOG.
The Rabio Brute Created Great Ex-
citemcht on the East side.

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lie Caused People to Flee Into Their
Houses in Terror Narrow Escape OF
Two Young Men--Ths Dog Makes Havoc
in Drug Store--ShOt by Detective
McNey.
The residents living along East Fifth
street were thrown into wild state of
excitement a few minutes before )
o'clock p. III. Sunday, by the appearance
of large yellow dog showing unmis-
taxable signs of rabies. Where the
animal came from is what the residents
OF that peaceful neighborhood would
like to know. His appearance was as
sudden and unexpected MS the dark
threatening clouds that gathered in the
west later in the evening.
The rapid brute came on the scene at
time when nearly ali the residents Of
the thoroughfare were gathered about
the front steps awaiting the preparation
of the evening meal There were u
number Of children in the streets, MAX
ing the situation all the more danger
Gus. The first that was noticed OF the
animal was his appearance at the north
west corner of Fourth and Pine streets
George ). Mari, son of Special Officer
bemuel Mari and John ID. Bice, aclerk,
We're standing in the Pine street door of
Edgar f. Fcll's drug store, when the dog
came rushing into Fifth street. His
eyes were stunning like two diminutive
balls of fire, and the brute was frothing
at the mouth. The sight of him caused
general alarm in the ncighborhoud and
almost instantly the streets and side
walks were cleared of people. This
action was taken none to soon for the
rabid brute rushed madly up and down
the street, biting and swapping right
and left. He finally turned his course
toward the drug store again and many
people narrowly escaped being bitten. As
he approached the drug store young
Marr and the drug clerk were too badly
frightened to beat q retreat, and their
escape from being bitten was marvellous
The dog passed right between the
couple, almost touching them. Neither
received scratch.
The animal then began amusing him.
self by turning things upside down in
the drug store. He cleared the sale
counter with one bound and the next
instant he was playing havoc among
medicine bottles. He bounded from the
counter to the show case and knocked a
bottle of condensed milk upon the tile
floor, breaking it into hundred pieces,
and also small sign in fancy lettering
upon the show case.
After causing great confusion in the
drug store and breaking things gener-
ally, the animal made break for the
sidewalk. Clerk Bicc then closed the
doors of the store and sent hasty tele-
phone message to the police station to
"a II n, l,A,1 4ni.
session of the ncighborhood TO the point
OF driving every one from the sidewalk in
terror.
Special Officer Lemuel Mrrr and State
Detective Bernard j. McNey immc-
diately responded to the call for assist
ance. When they arrived in the neigh
borhood the mad dog was whirling
round and round in front Of the drug
store, while the frightened citizens We're
viewing the field from every available
door or window. Detective McVey
walked close up to the rabid animal and
then opened fire on him. The first shot
took effect in the dogs head, and the
detective, who is an expert marksman,
followed this shot up with several more
shots from his smoking revolver. The
animal came bounding toward the de-
tcctlve when the first shot was fired, but
before he had gotten many PAGES he
rceled and fell upon the sidewalk with
several bullets IN his body. Then the
detective and Officer Mari had the life.
less body removed to an adjacent lot,
where the Board of Health was notified
it could be found if wanted.
After the firing by Detective McNey
began, residents of the ncighborhood
began emerging from doors and windows
and soon Fifth street from Walnut to
Poplar, was black with people. The
firing also attracted people from all the
surrounding streets, and it is estimated
that thousand persons We're assembled
on the pavement and in the open street
by the time the mad dog had succumocd
to the shooting and was lying notion
less on the pavement.
The body OF the deceased canine was
removed on Monday by an executive
officer of the Board Of Hcalth and will
he buried in the burying ground used
by the city dog-catcher, in the western
part of the city.